| Lithuania at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships | |
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| FINA code | LTU |
| National federation | Lietuvos plaukimo federacija |
| Website | www |
| in Rome, Italy | |
| Competitors | 14 in 2 sports |
| Medals Ranked 24thth |
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| World Aquatics Championships appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Soviet Union (1973–1991) | |
Lithuania competed at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Giedrius Titenis | Swimming | Men's 200 m breaststroke | 31 July |
Lithuania qualified 2 quota places for the following diving events.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Ignas Barkauskas | 1 m springboard | 311.50 | 26 | — | did not advance | ||
| 3 m springboard | 314.65 | 43 | did not advance | ||||
| Sergej Baziuk | 279.30 | 49 | did not advance | ||||
| Ignas Barkauskas Sergej Baziuk | 3 m synchro springboard | 327.42 | 19 | — | did not advance | ||
12 swimmers represented Lithuania: [1]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Gritė Apanavičiūtė | 50 m freestyle | 26.43 | 58 | did not advance | |||
| 100 m freestyle | 58.70 | 81 | did not advance | ||||
| 50 m butterfly | 28.38 | 62 | did not advance | ||||
| 100 m butterfly | 1:03.38 | 67 | did not advance | ||||
| Aistė Dobrovolskaitė | 50 m freestyle | 2:08.47 | 61 | did not advance | |||
| 50 m butterfly | 28.62 | 65 | did not advance | ||||
| 100 m butterfly | 1:02.60 (NR) | 61 | did not advance | ||||
| 200 m butterfly | 2:22.48 | 48 | did not advance | ||||
| 200 m individual medley | 2:24.35 (NR) | 50 | did not advance | ||||
| Raminta Dvariškytė | 50 m breaststroke | 32.53 | 44 | did not advance | |||
| 100 m breaststroke | 1:10.63 (NR) | 44 | did not advance | ||||
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:29.40 | 29 | |||||
| Urtė Kazakevičiūtė | 50 m breaststroke | 32.37 (NR) | 42 | did not advance | |||
| 100 m breaststroke | 1:12.24 | 59 | did not advance | ||||
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:28.13 (NR) | 25 | did not advance | ||||
| Rugilė Mileišytė | 50 m freestyle | 26.48 | 60 | did not advance | |||
| 100 m freestyle | 57.30 | 62 | did not advance | ||||
| 50 m backstroke | 29.58 (NR) | 45 | did not advance | ||||
| Rugilė Mileišytė Gritė Apanavičiūtė Raminta Dvariškytė Aistė Dobrovolskaitė | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:54.97 (NR) | 23 | — | did not advance | ||
| Rugilė Mileišytė (1:02.72 - NR) Raminta Dvariškytė Aistė Dobrovolskaitė Gritė Apanavičiūtė | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:12.30 (NR) | 22 | — | did not advance | ||
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