World Aquatics, formerly known as FINA, is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administering international competitions in water sports. It is one of several international federations which administer a given sport or discipline for both the IOC and the international community. It is based in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Sarah Fredrika Sjöström is a Swedish competitive swimmer specialising in the sprint freestyle and butterfly events.
Yuliya Andreyevna Yefimova is a Russian competitive swimmer. She is the Russian record holder in the 200 metre individual medley, 50 metre breaststroke, 100 metre breaststroke, and 200 metre breaststroke. After making her Olympic debut in 2008, she went on to win the bronze medal in the 200 metre breaststroke in 2012, and silver medals in the 100 metre and 200 metre breaststroke in 2016. She is a six-time World Champion, winning the 50 metre breaststroke in 2009 and 2013, the 100 metre breaststroke in 2015, and the 200 metre breaststroke in 2013, 2017, and 2019. In 2019, she became the first woman to win the 200 metre breaststroke at a FINA World Aquatics Championships three times. She is a former world record holder in the long course 50 metre breaststroke. She has won 109 medals, including 48 gold medals, at Swimming World Cups.
Haley Danita Anderson is an American competitive swimmer who is an Olympic silver medalist. She placed second in the 10-kilometer open water event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Ashley Grace Twichell is an American competition swimmer who specializes in long-distance freestyle and open-water events. She placed seventh in the 10 kilometer open water swim at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Twichell's age at her Olympic Games debut, 32 years of age, made her the oldest American swimmer first-timer at an Olympic Games since 1908.
Anastasiia Krapivina is a Russian swimmer. She competed in the women's marathon 10 kilometre event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Ammara Pinto is a Malawian swimmer. She has represented Malawi at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the World Aquatics Championships.
Germany competed at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July.
Kareena Lee is an Australian swimmer, specialising in open water events. She competed in the women's 10 km event at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships and she finished in 7th place. In April 2021, she qualified to represent Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics where she claimed bronze in the 10km event after occupying 3rd position of 25 at 5.2km.
Alice Georgina Nana Dearing is a British swimmer, specialising in open water events. In June 2021, Dearing qualified to represent Great Britain in the 2020 Olympics. Dearing co-founded the Black Swimming Association in 2020. The charity was founded to encourage swimming among BME communities in Britain, and has the support of Swim England.
Angélica Maria Ribeiro André is a Portuguese swimmer specialising in open water events. She competed in the women's 10 km event at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships and she finished in 19th place. She also competed in the women's 25 km event, but did not finish the race.
Danielle Huskisson is a British swimmer, specialising in open water events. She competed in the women's 10 km event at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships and she finished in 25th place.
Paula Ruiz Bravo is a Spanish swimmer, specialising in open water events. She competed in the women's 10 km event at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships, finishing in 24th place.
Hannah Moore is an American swimmer, specialising in open water events. She competed in the women's 5 km event at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships, winning the bronze medal.
Angelina Köhler is a German swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre butterfly at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. In 2018, she won the silver medal in the 100 m butterfly and the bronze medal in the 50 m butterfly event at the Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Rika Omoto is a Japanese swimmer. She competed in the women's 200 metre individual medley at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. She also competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle and women's 100 metre freestyle events. In both events she did not advance to compete in the semi-finals. She represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Laura Riedemann is a German swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre backstroke at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships. She qualified to represent Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Anna Charlott Darcel Elendt is a German swimmer. She competed in the women's 50 metre breaststroke and women's 100 metre breaststroke at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships. She holds the National Record in the 100m breaststroke, with a time of 1:06.50, which she achieved at the German Swimming Championships on 4 June 2021 in Berlin.
Anicka Delgado is an American and Ecuadorian swimmer. Born in the United States, she represents Ecuador internationally. She competed in the women's 50 metre butterfly and women's 100 metre freestyle events at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. In both events she did not advance to compete in the semi-finals.
María Victoria Schutzmeier is a swimmer. Born in Germany, she represents Nicaragua internationally. She competed in the women's 100 metre freestyle at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. In 2021, she competed in the women's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
