When the splashing stops at Open Water World Championships, the points are tallied and the team champions are awarded the Championship Team Trophy. At the 2009 FINA Swimming World Championships, host nation Italy came out on top with 84 points, followed by Russia (82.5 points), Germany (69 points), and the USA (57 points).
2009 FINA Open Water Swimming Championships Team Trophy
|
Nation |
Men |
Women |
Total |
| 1 |
Italy |
47 |
37 |
84 |
| 2 |
Russia |
20.5 |
62 |
82.5 |
| 3 |
Germany |
36 |
33 |
69 |
| 4 |
USA |
48 |
9 |
57 |
| 5 |
Australia |
27 |
23 |
50 |
| 6 |
Spain |
13.5 |
30 |
43.5 |
| 7 |
France |
26 |
10 |
36 |
| 8 |
Greece |
24 |
4 |
28 |
| 9 |
Belgium |
22 |
1 |
23 |
| 10 |
Brazil |
0 |
20 |
20 |
| 11 |
Venezuela |
0 |
18 |
18 |
| 11 |
GBR |
0 |
18 |
18 |
| 13 |
Netherlands |
0 |
16 |
16 |
| 14 |
Czech Republic |
9 |
5 |
14 |
| 14 |
RSA |
14 |
0 |
14 |
| 16 |
Chile |
0 |
8 |
8 |
| 17 |
Canada |
4 |
0 |
4 |
| 17 |
Egypt |
4 |
0 |
4 |
| 19 |
Ukraine |
0 |
3 |
3 |
| 20 |
Mexico |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 21 |
China |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 21 |
Switzerland |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 21 |
Slovenia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 21 |
Ecuador |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 21 |
NZL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 21 |
Hong Kong |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 21 |
Hungary |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 21 |
Guatemala |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 21 |
Slovakia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 21 |
Portugal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 21 |
Costa Rica |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 21 |
Saudi Arabia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 21 |
Croatia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 21 |
Israel |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 21 |
Bulgaria |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 21 |
Syria |
0 |
0 |
0 |