El Salvador at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships

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El Salvador competed at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China between July 16 and 31, 2011.

Swimming

El Salvador qualified 3 swimmers. [1]

Men
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Juan Guerra Men's 100m Breaststroke 1:05.8866did not advance
Men's 200m Breaststroke 2:22.8245did not advance
Rafael Ferracuti Men's 200m IM 2:09.1639did not advance
Men's 400m IM 4:35.8432did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Alexia Benitez Women's 400m Freestyle 4:22.5930did not advance
Women's 800m Freestyle 9:00.0427did not advance

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References

  1. "Swimming Archive". Archived from the original on 2011-09-02. Retrieved 2011-07-31.