| Albania at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| FINA code | ALB |
| National federation | Albanian Swimming Federation |
| Website | fshn |
| in Doha, Qatar | |
| Competitors | 4 in 1 sport |
| Medals |
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| World Aquatics Championships appearances | |
Albania competed at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar from 2 to 18 February.
The following is the list of competitors in the Championships. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Albania entered 4 swimmers. [2]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Gresi Koxhaku | 50 metre freestyle | 23.41 | 46 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 metre freestyle | 52.17 | 62 | |||||
| Paolo Priska | 50 metre butterfly | 26.56 | 49 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 metre butterfly | 59.01 | 57 | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Arla Dermishi | 100 metre freestyle | 1:01.23 | 51 | Did not advance | |
| Kaltra Meca | 200 metre freestyle | 2:15.95 | 45 | Did not advance | |
| 400 metre freestyle | 4:40.47 | 31 | |||
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