Moesha Johnson<\/strong> wrote a unique line in history as she became the first Australian to win a world 10k title with victory in Singapore.<\/p>\n The Olympic silver medallist went ahead on the third of six laps at Sentosa Bay and dictated the race thereafter to come home in 2:07:51.3.<\/p>\n With victory she became the first Australian – female or male – to win the world title as she added individual gold to her Doha 2024 team crown, two years after the quartet won bronze in Fukuoka.<\/p>\n It followed teammate Kyle Lee’s<\/strong> bronze in the men’s event when he became the first Australian man to reach the podium in the individual 10k event.<\/p>\n Johnson’s victory came a year after she finished second in Paris behind Sharon van Rouwendaal<\/strong>, her friend and training partner with the pair coached by Bernd Berkhahn<\/strong> in Magdeburg. It means the men’s and women’s titles in Singapore were clinched by swimmers steered by Berkhahn with Florian Wellbrock<\/strong> having claimed the former with a masterclass in the opening race of the World Championships.<\/p>\n Paris bronze medallist Ginevra Taddeucci<\/strong> of Italy was second in 2:07:55.7 as she claimed her third world medal and first in the individual with Lisa Pou<\/strong> of Monaco third in 2:07:57.5 as she made her first trip to the individual podium, seven years after European team bronze at Glasgow 2018. Spanish duo Maria de Valdes<\/strong> and Angela Martinez Guillen<\/strong> were fourth and fifth respectively.<\/p>\n In the first day of open water competition, four of the six available medals were claimed by European swimmers and two by Australians.<\/p>\n