Palestine at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships | |
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FINA code | PLE |
National federation | Palestine Swimming Federation |
in Kazan, Russia | |
Competitors | 3 in 1 sport |
Medals |
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World Aquatics Championships appearances | |
Palestine competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015.
Palestine, officially the State of Palestine, is a de jure sovereign state in Western Asia claiming the West Bank and Gaza Strip with Jerusalem as the designated capital, although its administrative center is currently located in Ramallah. The entirety of territory claimed by the State of Palestine has been occupied by Israel since the Six-Day War in 1967. Palestine has a population of 4,816,503 as of 2016, ranked 123rd in the world.
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.
Palestinian 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 | ||
Mohammad Abdo | 50 m freestyle | 25.84 | 81 | Did not advance | |||
Ahmed Gebrel | 200 m freestyle | 1:58.54 | 72 | Did not advance | |||
400 m freestyle | 4:09.97 | 65 | N/A | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Miri Al-Atrash | 50 m freestyle | 30.25 | 92 | Did not advance |
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Indonesia competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015.
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