| Denmark at the World Aquatics Championships | |
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| FINA code | DEN |
| National federation | Danish Swimming Federation |
| Website | svoem |
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| World Aquatics Championships appearances (overview) | |
Denmark first participated at the FINA World Aquatics Championships at the third championships in 1978 when it was held in West Berlin, and has participated in every championships since then. [1]
Lotte Friis is the most winning Danish swimmer at the Championships, with two gold medals and four silver medals. [2] Nine women and two men from Denmark have received at least one medal, all won in the swimming events.
The most successful championships for Denmark by gold medal count was the 2011 championships, while the most total medals were achieved in 2013 and 2015.
| Championships | Athletes [1] | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank [n 4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 West Berlin | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| 1982 Guayaquil | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1986 Madrid | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| 1991 Perth | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| 1994 Rome | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1998 Perth | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2001 Fukuoka | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2003 Barcelona | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 2005 Montreal | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2007 Melbourne | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| 2009 Rome | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 2011 Shanghai | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2013 Barcelona | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 2015 Kazan | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| 2017 Budapest | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| Total [n 5] | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 23 | |
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