US edge out Australia

ByReuters

Updated 21/07/2011 at 10:45 GMT

United States won the world 5-km open water team title, narrowly edging out Australia in the first running of the event at the World Championships.

Andrew Gemmell, Ashley Grace Twichell (C) and Sean Ryan of the United States display their gold medals after winning at the team's 5km open water race

Image credit: Reuters

The US team of Andrew Gemmell, Ashley Twichell and Sean Ryan clocked 57 minutes and 0.06 seconds for the two laps of the course at Jinshan City Beach.

The event is raced as a mixed team time trial, with each team setting off at one-minute intervals. The last member to finish is recorded as the official finishing time with the fastest team to complete the course winning the gold.

Australia's Melissa Gorman, Ky Hurst and Rhys Mainstone finished in a time of 57:01.8, while Germany's Isabelle Haerle, Thomas Lurz and Jan Wolfgarten won bronze in 57:44.2.

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