| Cook Islands at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships | |
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| FINA code | COK |
| National federation | Cook Islands Aquatics Federation |
| Website | cookislandsaquatics |
| in Fukuoka, Japan | |
| Competitors | 4 in 1 sport |
| Medals |
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| World Aquatics Championships appearances | |
Cook Islands is set to compete at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar from 2 to 18 February.
Cook Islands entered 4 swimmers. [1]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jacob Story | 100 metre breaststroke | 1:04.32 | 53 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 metre breaststroke | |||||||
| Wesley Roberts | 100 metre freestyle | ||||||
| 200 metre freestyle | 1:49.78 | =35 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Lanihei Connolly | 50 metre breaststroke | ||||||
| 100 metre breaststroke | 1:10.87 | 34 | Did not advance | ||||
| Mia Laban | 50 metre butterfly | ||||||
| 100 metre butterfly | 1:07.35 | 39 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | |||||
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