FINA Independent Athletes at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships

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FINA Independent Athletes at the
2011 World Aquatics Championships
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in Shanghai, China
Competitors4 in 2 sports
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World Aquatics Championships appearances

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

Kuwait Country in Western Asia

Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in Western Asia. Situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, it shares borders with Iraq and Saudi Arabia. As of 2016, Kuwait has a population of 4.5 million people: 1.3 million are Kuwaitis and 3.2 million are expatriates. Expatriates account for 70% of the population.

2011 World Aquatics Championships 2011 edition of the World Aquatics Championships

The 14th FINA World Championships were held on July 16–31, 2011 in Shanghai, China at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center. The 2011 World Championships featured five aquatics disciplines: swimming, water polo, diving, open water, and synchronized swimming. At this championships, synchronized swimmer Natalia Ishchenko, of Russia, was the most decorated competitor winning all six gold medals of her events, at solo, duet and team routines. These championships served as qualifying stages for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Shanghai Municipality in Peoples Republic of China

Shanghai is one of the four municipalities under the direct administration of the central government of the People's Republic of China. It is the most populous urban area in China, and the second most populous city proper in the world. Shanghai is a global financial, innovation and technology, and transport hub, with the world's busiest container port. Located in the Yangtze River Delta, it sits on the south edge of the estuary of the Yangtze in the middle portion of the Eastern China coast. The municipality borders the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the south, east and west, and is bound to the east by the East China Sea.

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Because the Kuwait Olympic Committee is suspended by the International Olympic Committee, Kuwaiti athletes participated as Athletes from Kuwait under the flag of FINA.

Kuwait Olympic Committee

Kuwait Olympic Committee is the National Olympic Committee representing Kuwait and organising the Kuwait Olympic team.

International Olympic Committee Non-governmental ruling body of the Olympic Movement

The International Olympic Committee is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Created by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas in 1894, it is the authority responsible for organising the modern Summer and Winter Olympic Games.

FINA international sport governing body

FINA is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administering international competition in water sports. It is one of several international federations which administer a given sport or discipline for the IOC and international community. It is based in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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Kuwait has qualified 2 athletes in diving. [1]

Men
AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalsFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Hamad Saleh Men's 1m Springboard 282.5532Did not advance
Rashid Alharbi Men's 3m Springboard 250.3551Did not advance

Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming

Kuwait qualified 2 swimmers. [2]

Men
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Mohamed Madouh Men's 100m Freestyle 53.0762Did not advance
Men's 200m Freestyle 1:57.6453Did not advance
Abdullah Al-Tuwaini Men's 100m Backstroke 56.9441Did not advance
Men's 200m Backstroke 2:07.6329Did not advance

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References

  1. Diving Entry List by Nation [ permanent dead link ]
  2. "Swimming Archive". Archived from the original on 2011-09-02. Retrieved 2011-08-01.