Malaysia at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

Malaysia at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships
Flag of Malaysia
FINA code	MAS
National federation	Amateur Swimming Union of Malaysia
Website	malaysiaswimming.org
in Kazan, Russia
Competitors	20 in 4 sports
Medals Ranked 28th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
World Aquatics Championships appearances
1973 1975 1978 1982 1986 1991 1994 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2023 2024

Malaysia competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Pandelela Rinong	Diving	Women's 10 m platform	July 30

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

Malaysian divers qualified for the individual spots and the synchronized teams at the World Championships. ^[1]

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Ahmad Azman	3 m springboard	401.25	24	did not advance
Ooi Tze Liang		391.35	27	did not advance
Chew Yi Wei	10 m platform	353.70	35	did not advance
Ooi Tze Liang		400.75	22	did not advance
Ahmad Azman Ooi Tze Liang	3 m synchronized springboard	374.97	11 Q	—		401.37	10
Chew Yi Wei Ooi Tze Liang	10 m synchronized platform	383.40	11 Q	—		386.52	10

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Ng Yan Yee	3 m springboard	294.60	12 Q	296.10	=11 Q	311.10	8
Nur Dhabitah Sabri		276.65	19	did not advance
Pandelela Rinong	10 m platform	363.55	3 Q	338.10	8 Q	385.05
Nur Dhabitah Sabri		307.15	18 Q	316.40	14	did not advance
Ng Yan Yee Nur Dhabitah Sabri	3 m synchronized springboard	274.11	9 Q	—		294.66	8
Leong Mun Yee Pandelela Rinong	10 m synchronized platform	311.04	3 Q	—		303.60	7

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Final
		Points	Rank
Muhammad Puteh Ng Yan Yee	3 m synchronized springboard	291.42	7
Chew Yi Wei Loh Loh Zhiayi	10 m synchronized platform	289.89	10
	Team	360.50	9

Open water swimming

Main article: Open water swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

Malaysia has qualified one swimmer to compete in the open water marathon. ^[2]

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Heidi Gan	Women's 5 km	1:00:52.1	21
	Women's 10 km	2:00:34.4	33

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

Malaysian 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] [5]}

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Lim Ching Hwang	100 m freestyle	51.31	62	did not advance
Welson Sim	200 m freestyle	1:51.65	51	did not advance
	400 m freestyle	3:58.75	53	—		did not advance
	800 m freestyle	8:18.20	38	—		did not advance
	1500 m freestyle	16:09.72	43	—		did not advance
Tern Jian Han	50 m backstroke	26.73	47	did not advance
Wong Fu Kang	100 m breaststroke	1:02.89	45	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Caroline Chan	50 m backstroke	30.14	37	did not advance
Chui Lai Kwan	50 m freestyle	26.13	44	did not advance
Khoo Cai Lin	400 m freestyle	4:18.75	31	—		did not advance
	800 m freestyle	8:55.20	31	—		did not advance
Phee Jinq En	50 m breaststroke	32.37	41	did not advance
	100 m breaststroke	1:11.76	46	did not advance

Synchronized swimming

Main article: Synchronised swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

Malaysia has qualified one synchronized swimmer in the women's solo events.

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Lee Yhing Huey	Solo free routine	73.0333	22	did not advance

References

1. Lim, Teik Huat (11 June 2015). "Divers may be 'homeless' when they get back". The Star . Malaysia . Retrieved 26 July 2015.
2. Tan, Ming Wai (24 July 2015). "Heidi eyeing early Olympic qualification in Kazan". The Star . Malaysia . Retrieved 27 July 2015.
3. "Kazan 2015 (Swimming) – Qualifying Procedures". FINA. 6 November 2014. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
4. "New Faces To Make Debut In World Swimming Championships". Divher. 14 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
5. Singh, Ajitpal (14 April 2014). "Swimming: Kevin, Cai Lin flying". New Straits Times . Retrieved 26 July 2015.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

External links

• Malaysia Swimming