United Arab Emirates at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships
| United Arab Emirates at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships | |
|---|---|
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| FINA code | UAE |
| National federation | UAE Swimming Federation |
| Website | www |
| in Kazan, Russia | |
| Competitors | 5 in 2 sports |
| Medals |
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| World Aquatics Championships appearances | |
United Arab Emirates competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015.
Open water swimming
[edit]United Arab Emirates has qualified one swimmer to compete in the open water marathon.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdulla Al-Balooshi | Men's 5 km | 1:09:39.3 | 47 |
| Men's 10 km | 2:14:43.3 | 67 |
Swimming
[edit]Emirati swimmers have achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard entry time, and 1 at the B-standard):[2][3][4]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Mubarak Al-Besher | 100 m breaststroke | 1:09.08 | 70 | did not advance | |||
| Yaaqoub Al-Saadi | 50 m backstroke | 28.04 | 55 | did not advance | |||
| 100 m backstroke | 1:01.04 | 60 | did not advance | ||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Nada Al-Bedwawi | 100 m backstroke | 1:35.83 | 66 | did not advance | |||
| Alia Al-Shamsi | 100 m breaststroke | DSQ | did not advance | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ Passela, Amith (11 March 2015). "Some hope Abu Dhabi swim takes them onto Brazil". Abu Dhabi: The National. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "Kazan 2015 (Swimming) – Qualifying Procedures". FINA. 6 November 2014. Archived from the original on July 13, 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "Kazan 2015 (Swimming) – Entry List by NAT". FINA. pp. 78–132. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ Khaled, Ali (29 July 2015). "Troyden Prinsloo: South African Olympian making waves in the UAE's swim culture". Abu Dhabi: The National. Retrieved 1 August 2015.