El Salvador competed at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China between July 16 and 31, 2011.
El Salvador competed at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China between July 16 and 31, 2011.
El Salvador qualified 3 swimmers. [1]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Juan Guerra | Men's 100m Breaststroke | 1:05.88 | 66 | did not advance | |||
| Men's 200m Breaststroke | 2:22.82 | 45 | did not advance | ||||
| Rafael Ferracuti | Men's 200m IM | 2:09.16 | 39 | did not advance | |||
| Men's 400m IM | 4:35.84 | 32 | did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Alexia Benitez | Women's 400m Freestyle | 4:22.59 | 30 | did not advance | |||
| Women's 800m Freestyle | 9:00.04 | 27 | did not advance | ||||
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El Salvador is a member of the United Nations and several of its specialized agencies, the Organization of American States (OAS), the Central American Common Market (CACM), the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), and the Central American Integration System (SICA). It actively participates in the Central American Security Commission (CASC), which seeks to promote regional arms control.
San Salvador is the capital and the largest city of El Salvador and its eponymous department. It is the country's political, cultural, educational and financial center. The Municipality of San Salvador has 209,633 inhabitants (2020). The Metropolitan Area of San Salvador, which comprises the capital itself and 13 of its municipalities, has a population of 2,404,097. The urban area of San Salvador has a population of 1,600,000 inhabitants.
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