The 2022

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began on 28 May 2022 in Setúbal, Portugal for the first leg and ended in

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on 12 November 2022 for the fifth and final leg. It was the 16th edition of the

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Calendar

The calendar for the 2022 World Series, was scheduled by

to include five legs. : For leg 1, men and women raced the 10 kilometre course at the same time on 28 May, with a staggered start of men starting approximately ten minutes before the women.

(28 May 2022)
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Points and standings

At each stop of the World Series, the top ten finishers in the 10 kilometre events earned points for the place finish, overall standings and winners were determined by the total number of points each athlete has earned across all stops."FINA Marathon Swim World Series 2022: Men Ranking 2022"
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Points and prize money breakdown

Points and prize money for each leg and prize money for overall place were broken down as follows:"FINA Marathon Swim World Series: Rules & Regulations 2022 Edition"
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Medal summary

Men 10 km

Women 10 km

Mixed 4×1500 m relay

Medal table

Participating nations

Athletes from the following countries participated at the World Series."FINA Marathon Swim World Series 2022 - Leg 1: Athletes"
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National Swimming Federation withdrawals

On 23 March 2022, FINA announced that for the remaining duration of the 2022 year, the Russian Swimming Federation had withdrawn its athletes from all FINA events, which included the Marathon Swim World Series."PRESS RELEASE , FINA Bureau meets, makes further decisions on Russian and Belarusian athletes and event hosting"
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References

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External links

Official website
FINA Marathon Swim World Series 2022 in swimming