North Korea at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

North Korea at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships
Flag of North Korea
FINA code	PRK
National federation	North Korean Aquatics Federation
in Kazan, Russia
Competitors	18 in 3 sports
Medals Ranked 14th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 2
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North Korea competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Kim Kuk-hyang	Diving	Women's 10 m platform	July 30
Bronze	Kim Un-hyang Song Nam-hyang	Diving	Women's 10 m synchronized platform	July 27

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

North Korean divers qualified for the individual spots at the World Championships. ^[1]

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Kim Sun-bom	10 m platform	388.60	25	Did not advance
Hyon Il-myong Kim Sun-bom	10 m synchronized platform	385.08	10 Q	N/A		378.18	11

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Kim Kuk-hyang	10 m platform	332.95	7 Q	379.90	3 Q	397.05
Song Nam-hyang		312.65	16 Q	346.55	5 Q	315.85	10
Kim Un-hyang Song Nam-hyang	10 m synchronized platform	301.44	5 Q	N/A		325.26

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Final
		Points	Rank
Hyon Il-myong Kim Kuk-hyang	10 m synchronized platform	305.52	4

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

North Korean 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): ^{[2] [3]}

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Yun Chung-il	50 m breaststroke	31.00	61	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Choe Su-rim	50 m butterfly	29.57	50	Did not advance
	100 m butterfly	1:08.98	63	Did not advance
Sin Jin-hui	50 m breaststroke	34.02	50	Did not advance
	100 m breaststroke	1:14.52	51	Did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	2:41.41	45	Did not advance

Synchronized swimming

Main article: Synchronised swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

North Korea fielded a full squad of ten synchronized swimmers to compete in each of the following events. ^[4]

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Kang Un-ha	Solo technical routine	80.2460	12 Q	83.0956	11
	Solo free routine	83.4333	12 Q	83.7000	12
Kang Un-ha Kim Un-a	Duet technical routine	82.0469	13	Did not advance
	Duet free routine	83.5667	14	Did not advance
Jang Hyon-ok Jong Na-ri Kang Un-ha* Kim Ju-hye Kim Un-a* Min Hae-yon Ri Il-sim Ri Ji-hyang Ryu Mi-hyang Yun Yu-jong	Team technical routine	81.9749	13	Did not advance
Jang Hyon-ok Jong Na-ri Kang Un-ha Kim Ju-hye Kim Un-a Min Hae-yon Ri Il-sim Ri Ji-hyang Ryu Mi-hyang Yun Yu-jong	Free routine combination	81.7667	12 Q	82.6000	11

References

1. "Kazan 2015 (Diving) – Entry List by NAT". FINA. pp. 1–7. Retrieved 29 July 2015.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
2. "Kazan 2015 (Swimming) – Qualifying Procedures". FINA. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
3. "Kazan 2015 (Swimming) – Entry List by NAT". FINA. pp. 78–132. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
4. "Kazan 2015 (Synchronized Swimming) – Entry List by NAT". FINA. pp. 1–10. Retrieved 29 July 2015.