On 17 July, the 27th Summer Universiade swimming competitions, which were held in the Aquatics Palace and the Rowing Centre, came to a close. This sports disciplines featured 42 medal events in total.

The Italian swimmer Matteo Furlan said that he had not expected to be able to win the 10 km open water swimming at the Universiade.

American swimmer Ashley Twichell said that she did not have any problems with the warm water during the 10 km swim at the Universiade.

The Russian swimmer Artem Podyakov thinks that he had not enough stamina in the men’s 10km open water.

The Russian athlete Angelina Borodina said that she had to think better in the swim 10 kilometers in open water in Kazan.

Russian swimmer Dannil Serebrennikov was focused on winning the gold medal in the 10-kilometre open water race at the Universiade.

Russia’s Sofia Petrenko stated that she wanted to finish the heat in the women's open water 10km during the third race out of four at the 27th Summer Universiade 2013 in Kazan.

American Ashley Twichell became winner of the women’s open water 10km final.

On July 17, the men's and women's finals in 10 km open water swimming will be held at the 27th World University Summer Games at the Rowing Center.

The American swimmer Megan Romano stated that she got the necessary practice before the FINA World Championships participation in the Summer Universiade 2013 in Kazan.