| Cyprus at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| FINA code | CYP |
| National federation | Cyprus Swimming Federation |
| Website | koek |
| in Doha, Qatar | |
| Competitors | 3 in 1 sport |
| Medals |
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| World Aquatics Championships appearances | |
Cyprus 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 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Cyprus entered 3 swimmers. [2]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Filippos Iakovidis | 50 metre backstroke | 26.43 | 34 | Did not advance | |||
| 50 metre butterfly | 26.00 | 47 | |||||
| Panayiotis Panaretos | 50 metre breaststroke | 28.75 | 37 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 metre breaststroke | 1:03.35 | 43 | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Kalia Antoniou | 50 metre freestyle | 25.21 | 16 Q | 24.96 | 14 | Did not advance | |
| 100 metre freestyle | 54.49 | 7 Q | 55.04 | 14 | |||
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