The swimming portion of the 2011 FINA World Championships was held July 24–31 at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China. Swimming is one of five aquatic disciplines at the championships.
The American team competed at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China from July 16 to July 31. The United States topped the gold medal count in the competition with 17 golds and finished the competition with 32 total medals, behind China's 36. 16 of the 17 gold medals came from the swimming competition and one came from the open water swimming competition. Individually, Michael Phelps won the most overall medals in the competition with seven. Ryan Lochte won the most gold medals among the male competitors with five and finished the competition with six medals total.
The women's synchronized 3 metre springboard competition at 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 16 with the preliminary round in the morning and the final in the evening session. These were the first gold medals awarded of the 2011 World Aquatics Championships. The top three teams advanced to the 2012 Summer Olympics.
The men's synchronized 10 metre platform competition of the diving events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 17 with the preliminary round held in the morning and the final in the evening session.
The women's 1 metre springboard competition of the diving events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 17 with the preliminary round and the final on July 19.
The Solo technical routine competition of the Synchronised swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 17 with the preliminary round held in the morning and the final in the evening session.
The Duet technical routine competition of the Synchronised swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 17 with the preliminary round and the final on July 18.
The women's synchronized 10 metre platform competition at 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 18 with the preliminary round in the morning and the final in the evening session.
The Team technical routine competition of the Synchronised swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 18 with the preliminary round held and the final on July 19.
The men's synchronized 3 metre springboard competition of the diving events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 19 with the preliminary round held in the morning and the final in the evening session.
The women's 10 metre platform competition of the diving events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 20 with the preliminary round held in the morning and the semifinal in the evening session. The final was held on July 21.
The men's 3 metre springboard competition of the diving events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 21 with the preliminary round and the semifinals and the final on 22 July.
The women's 3 metre springboard competition of the diving events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 22 with the preliminary round and the semifinal and the final on 23 July.
The men's 10 metre platform competition of the diving events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 23 with the preliminary round and the semifinals and the final on 24 July.
The Free routine combination competition of the Synchronised swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 19 with the preliminary round and the final on 21 July.
The Duet free routine competition of the Synchronised swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 19 with the preliminary round and the final on 22 July.
The Team free routine competition of the Synchronised swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 20 with the preliminary round and the final on 23 July.
The Solo free routine competition of the Synchronised swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 20 with the preliminary round held in the morning and the final in the evening session.
The men's 100 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 25 with the preliminary round and the semifinals and July 26 with the final.
