United Arab Emirates at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

United Arab Emirates at the
2015 World Aquatics Championships
Flag of the United Arab Emirates
FINA codeUAE
National federationUAE Swimming Federation
Websitewww.uaeswimming.com
in Kazan, Russia
Competitors5 in 2 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
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

Main article: Open water swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

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

Main article: Swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

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

  1. ^ Passela, Amith (11 March 2015). "Some hope Abu Dhabi swim takes them onto Brazil". Abu Dhabi: The National. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Kazan 2015 (Swimming) – Qualifying Procedures". FINA. 6 November 2014. Archived from the original on July 13, 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Kazan 2015 (Swimming) – Entry List by NAT". FINA. pp. 78–132. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  4. ^ 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.