Malawi at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships | |
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FINA code | MAW |
National federation | Malawi Aquatic Union |
in Kazan, Russia | |
Competitors | 3 in 1 sport |
Medals |
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World Aquatics Championships appearances | |
Malawi competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015.
Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. Malawi spans over 118,484 km2 (45,747 sq mi) and has an estimated population of 18,091,575. Lake Malawi takes up about a third of Malawi's area. Its capital is Lilongwe, which is also Malawi's largest city; the second largest is Blantyre, the third largest is Mzuzu and the fourth largest is its old capital Zomba. The name Malawi comes from the Maravi, an old name of the Nyanja people that inhabit the area. The country is nicknamed "The Warm Heart of Africa" because of the friendliness of the people.
The 16th FINA World Championships, also Aquatics 2015, were held in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015. Russia hosted this event for the first time. The number of participating national teams (190), athletes (2,400) and the number of medals (75) were the most ever amongst these championships. This was the first time the World Aquatics Championships partially overlaps with the FINA World Masters Championships that have a number of athletes, countries (110) and medals (635) which are the most ever also.
Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,243,500, it is the sixth most populous city in Russia.
Malawian 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): [1] [2] [3]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Brave Lifa | 50 m freestyle | 29.07 | 109 | Did not advance | |||
50 m butterfly | 30.92 | 73 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Tayamika Chang'anamuno | 50 m backstroke | 38.81 | 51 | Did not advance | |||
50 m breaststroke | 47.00 | 69 | Did not advance | ||||
Zahra Pinto | 50 m freestyle | 30.20 | 91 | Did not advance | |||
100 m freestyle | 1:07.32 | 87 | Did not advance |
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