Cambodia at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships

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Cambodia at the
2017 World Aquatics Championships
Flag of Cambodia.svg
FINA codeCAM
National federation Khmer Amateur Swimming Federation
in Budapest, Hungary
Competitors3 in 1 sport
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
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World Aquatics Championships appearances

Cambodia competed at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary from 14 July to 30 July.

Cambodia Southeast Asian sovereign state

Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is 181,035 square kilometres in area, bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the northeast, Vietnam to the east and the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest.

2017 World Aquatics Championships 2017 edition of the World Aquatics Championships

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Cambodia has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send three swimmers (two men and one woman) to the World Championships. [1]

FINA international sport governing body

FINA is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administering international competition in water sports. It is one of several international federations which administer a given sport or discipline for the IOC and international community. It is based in Lausanne, Switzerland.

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Cheng Pirort Men's 50 m freestyle 26.29=103Did not advance
Men's 100 m freestyle 58.52102Did not advance
Thoi Thoeun Men's 50 m backstroke 30.7250Did not advance
Men's 50 m butterfly 27.4560Did not advance
Hemthon Vitiny Women's 50 m freestyle 29.6968Did not advance
Women's 50 m butterfly 32.3951Did not advance

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References

  1. "Entry List by Nation (Swimming)". www.omegatiming.com. Omega Timing. 19 July 2017. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2017.