Grenada at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships | |
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FINA code | GRN |
National federation | Grenada Amateur Swimming Association |
in Gwangju, South Korea | |
Competitors | 3 in 1 sport |
Medals |
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World Aquatics Championships appearances | |
Grenada is scheduled to compete at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July.
Grenada is a sovereign state in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea at the southern end of the Grenadines island chain. Grenada consists of the island of Grenada itself plus six smaller islands which lie to the north of the main island. It is located northwest of Trinidad and Tobago, northeast of Venezuela and southwest of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Its size is 348.5 square kilometres (134.6 sq mi), and it had an estimated population of 112,200 in July 2018. Its capital is St. George's. Grenada is also known as the "Island of Spice" due to its production of nutmeg and mace crops, of which it is one of the world's largest exporters. The national bird of Grenada is the critically endangered Grenada dove.
The 2019 World Aquatics Championships are the 18th FINA World Aquatics Championships, held in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July 2019. The city has hosted the 2015 Summer Universiade aquatics events in the same venues.
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Grenada has entered three swimmers. [1]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Delron Felix | 100 m freestyle | 53.08 | 85 | Did not advance | |||
50 m backstroke | 28.15 | 58 | Did not advance | ||||
Kerry Ollivierre | 50 m freestyle | 24.23 | 81 | Did not advance | |||
50 m butterfly | 26.93 | 70 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Kimberly Ince | 50 m backstroke | 32.27 | 36 | Did not advance | |||
100 m backstroke | 1:09.85 | 56 | Did not advance |
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