Nicaragua at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships | |
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FINA code | NCA |
National federation | Federación de Natación de Nicaragua |
in Kazan, Russia | |
Competitors | 3 in 1 sport |
Medals |
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World Aquatics Championships appearances | |
Nicaragua competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015.
Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the largest country in the Central American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the northwest, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. Managua is the country's capital and largest city and is also the third-largest city in Central America, behind Tegucigalpa and Guatemala City. The multi-ethnic population of six million includes people of indigenous, European, African, and Asian heritage. The main language is Spanish. Indigenous tribes on the Mosquito Coast speak their own languages and English.
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. Kazan is one of the largest religious, economic, political, scientific, educational, cultural and sports centers in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia, about 715 kilometres (444 mi) east from Moscow. The Kazan Kremlin is a World Heritage Site.
Nicaraguan 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]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Eisner Barberena | 50 m backstroke | 27.35 | 53 | Did not advance | |||
100 m backstroke | 58.95 | 53 | Did not advance | ||||
Miguel Mena | 50 m freestyle | 24.25 | 62 | Did not advance | |||
100 m freestyle | 52.78 | 77 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Dalia Torrez Zamora | 50 m butterfly | 29.31 | 49 | Did not advance | |||
100 m butterfly | 1:04.75 | 54 | Did not advance |
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