Cyprus at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships

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Cyprus at the
2017 World Aquatics Championships
Flag of Cyprus.svg
FINA codeCYP
National federation Swimming Association of Cyprus
in Budapest, Hungary
Competitors4 in 1 sport
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
World Aquatics Championships appearances

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

Cyprus Island country in the Mediterranean

Cyprus, officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean and the third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean, located south of Turkey, west of Syria and Lebanon, northwest of Israel and Palestine, north of Egypt, and southeast of Greece.

2017 World Aquatics Championships 2017 edition of the World Aquatics Championships

The 17th FINA World Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary from 14 to 30 July 2017.

Budapest Capital of Hungary

Budapest is the capital and the most populous city of Hungary, and the tenth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits. The city has an estimated population of 1,752,286 over a land area of about 525 square kilometres. Budapest is both a city and county, and forms the centre of the Budapest metropolitan area, which has an area of 7,626 square kilometres and a population of 3,303,786, comprising 33% of the population of Hungary.

Swimming

Cyprus has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send a maximum of four swimmers (two men and two women) 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
Constantinos Hadjittooulis Men's 400 m freestyle 3:58.5841N/ADid not advance
Men's 800 m freestyle 8:23.3029N/ADid not advance
Thomas Tsiopanis Men's 200 m individual medley 2:05.1933Did not advance
Men's 400 m individual medley 4:34.4935N/ADid not advance
Kalia Antoniou Women's 50 m freestyle 26.3142Did not advance
Women's 50 m backstroke 30.5946Did not advance
Alexandra Schegoleva Women's 200 m breaststroke 2:38.6029Did not advance
Women's 50 m butterfly 28.22 NR =39Did 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.