| Faroe Islands at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships | |
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| FINA code | FAR |
| National federation | Svimjisamband Føroya |
| Website | www |
| in Budapest, Hungary | |
| Competitors | 4 in 1 sport |
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| World Aquatics Championships appearances | |
The Faroe Islands competed at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary from 14 July to 30 July.
The Faroe Islands has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send a maximum of four swimmers (two men and two women) to the World Championships. [1]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Óli Mortensen | Men's 800 m freestyle | 8:16.25 | 28 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Men's 1500 m freestyle | 15:37.77 | 34 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Roland Toftum | Men's 50 m breaststroke | 30.16 | 57 | Did not advance | |||
| Men's 100 m breaststroke | 1:07.22 | 63 | Did not advance | ||||
| Signhild Joensen | Women's 100 m backstroke | 1:04.50 | 41 | Did not advance | |||
| Women's 200 m backstroke | 2:19.11 | 29 | Did not advance | ||||
| Sara Nysted | Women's 200 m individual medley | 2:26.48 | 32 | Did not advance | |||
| Women's 400 m individual medley | 5:21.21 | 27 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Óli Mortensen Roland Toftum Signhild Joensen Sara Nysted | Mixed 4×100 m freestyle relay | DNS | — | Did not advance | |||
| Mixed 4×100 m medley relay | 4:10.29 | 19 | — | Did not advance | |||
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