The World Aquatics Championships continued this morning in Doha, Qatar, with the Men’s and Women’s 5K. The U.S’ top finishers were Katie Grimes (Las Vegas, Nev./Sandpipers of Nevada) and Joshua Brown (Winter Park, Fla./Sandpipers of Nevada), who finished in fourth and 24th, respectively.

Women’s 5K – FINAL
4 – Katie Grimes (Las Vegas, Nev./Sandpipers of Nevada), 57:38.40
12 – Mariah Denigan (Walton, Ky./Indiana Swim Club), 57:55.30

Race Notes:

• Grimes finished 4.5 seconds behind gold medalist Sharon Van Rouwendaal (NED), while Denigan finished 21.4 seconds back.
• Grimes becomes just the fourth American to post a top-5 finish in the event at World Championships since 2011, joining Haley Anderson, Ashley Twichell, and Hannah Moore. 

Men’s 5K – FINAL
24 – Joshua Brown (Winter Park, Fla./Sandpipers of Nevada), 53:23.90
30 – Ivan Puskovitch (West Chester, Pa./TSM Aquatics), 53:51.00

Race Notes:

• Brown made his World Aquatics Championships debut.
• Brown was involved in a photo finish, with 0.6 seconds separating 22nd from 26th place. Puskovitch’s placement also came down to a photo finish, with less than a second separating 28th from 30th.
• Brown finished 1:54.60 back from gold medalist Logan Fontaine (FRA), while Puskovitch finished 2:21.70 back.

The open-water programming at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships concludes tomorrow with the 4x1500-meter freestyle relay, which begins at 2:30 a.m. ET. Fans in the United States can stream the race live on Peacock.

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