Belgium at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

Belgium at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships
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FINA code	BEL
National federation	Koninklijke Belgische Zwembond
Website	www.belswim.be
in Kazan, Russia
Competitors	11 in 2 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
World Aquatics Championships appearances
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Belgium 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

Belgium has qualified one swimmer to compete in the open water marathon. ^[1]

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Brian Ryckeman	Men's 10 km	Did not start

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

Belgian 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): ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jasper Aerents	50 m freestyle	22.67	=27	Did not advance
	100 m freestyle	49.24	22	Did not advance
Louis Croenen	100 m butterfly	DNS		Did not advance
	200 m butterfly	1:56.33	12 Q	1:55.49	7 Q	1:55.39	7
François Heersbrandt	50 m freestyle	22.48	=17	Did not advance
	50 m backstroke	25.55	26	Did not advance
	50 m butterfly	23.59	12 Q	23.34	10	Did not advance
Lander Hendrickx	400 m freestyle	3:51.61	31	N/A		Did not advance
Pieter Timmers	100 m freestyle	48.58	6 Q	48.22	4 Q	48.31	=7
	200 m freestyle	1:48.43	25	Did not advance
Jasper Aerents Emmanuel Vanluchenne Pieter Timmers Glenn Surgeloose	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:15.50	9	N/A		Did not advance
Louis Croenen Glenn Surgeloose Dieter Dekoninck Pieter Timmers	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	7:10.92	8 Q	N/A		7:09.64	6

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Kimberly Buys	100 m freestyle	55.66	31	Did not advance
	200 m freestyle	2:02.54	40	Did not advance
	50 m butterfly	26.28	10 Q	26.43	16	Did not advance
	100 m butterfly	58.36	13 Q	59.08	16	Did not advance
Fanny Lecluyse	50 m breaststroke	30.75	7 Q	31.04	=10	Did not advance
	100 m breaststroke	1:07.29	11 Q	1:07.75	15	Did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	2:23.77 NR	4 Q	2:23.83	10	Did not advance

References

1. "Onze nageurs belges aux Mondiaux de Kazan" [Eleven Belgian swimmers will compete at the Worlds in Kazan] (in French). Le Soir. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
2. "Kazan 2015 (Swimming) – Qualifying Procedures". FINA. 6 November 2014. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
3. Bogaert, Glenn (22 May 2015). "België trekt met elf atleten naar Kazan voor WK zwemmen" [Belgium sends eleven swimmers to Kazan for the World Champs] (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws . Retrieved 30 July 2015.

External links

• Koninklijke Belgische Zwembond (KBZB) (in Dutch)