Kosovo at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

Kosovo at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships
Flag of Kosovo
FINA code	KOS
National federation	Kosovo Swimming Federation
in Kazan, Russia
Competitors	4 in 1 sport
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
World Aquatics Championships appearances
2015 2017 2019
Other related appearances
Yugoslavia (1973–1991)   Serbia and Montenegro (1998–2005)   Serbia (2007–2013)

Kosovo competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015. This will be Kosovo's first participation at the World Championships since gaining membership by FINA in February 2015. ^{[1] [2]}

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

Kosovar swimmers have achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard entry time, and 1 at the B-standard): ^{[3] [4]}

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Meriton Veliu	100 m freestyle	1:00.41	109	Did not advance
	50 m butterfly	28.67	65	Did not advance
Lum Zhaveli	50 m freestyle	24.91	74	Did not advance
	50 m breaststroke	30.95	59	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Flaka Pruthi	50 m freestyle	30.16	89	Did not advance
	100 m backstroke	1:14.29	63	Did not advance
Rita Zeqiri	50 m backstroke	33.65	46	Did not advance

References

1. "Kosovo is the 208th FINA member". FINA. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
2. Keith, Braden (17 February 2015). "FINA Announces Kosovo as 208th Member Federation". SwimSwam. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
3. "Kazan 2015 (Swimming) – Qualifying Procedures". FINA. 6 November 2014. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
4. "Kazan 2015 (Swimming) – Entry List by NAT". FINA. pp. 78–132. Retrieved 29 July 2015.

External links

• Kazan 2015 web site