Singapore at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

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Singapore at the
2015 World Aquatics Championships
Flag of Singapore.svg
FINA code SIN
National federation Singapore Swimming Association
Website www.swimming.org.sg
in Kazan, Russia
Competitors22 in 3 sports
Medals
Ranked 28th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
World Aquatics Championships appearances

Singapore competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015. This was the first time Singapore won a medal at the World Aquatics Championship, with Joseph Schooling winning bronze in the Men's 100 m butterfly event. [1]

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Joseph Schooling Swimming Men's 100 m butterfly 8 August

Diving

Singaporean divers qualified for the individual spots and synchronized teams at the World Championships. [2]

Women
AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Fong Kay Yian 3 m springboard 206.2044did not advance
Freida Lim 10 m platform 191.0537did not advance
Myra Lee
Freida Lim
10 m synchronized platform 244.3216did not advance

Swimming

Singaporean 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] Swimmers must qualify at the 2015 Singapore Championships and Southeast Asian Games (for pool events) to confirm their places for the Worlds.

The Singaporean team consists of 11 swimmers (five men and six women), all coached by former Spanish breaststroker and 1988 Olympic bronze medalist Sergio Lopez Miro. [4] Among the official roster featured U.S.-based swimmer and Asian Games champion Joseph Schooling and Olympic siblings Quah Zheng Wen and Quah Ting Wen. [5]

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Lionel Khoo 50 m breaststroke 28.8746did not advance
Pang Sheng Jun 400 m individual medley 4:29.6138did not advance
Quah Zheng Wen 100 m freestyle 49.9939did not advance
50 m backstroke 25.4420did not advance
100 m backstroke 54.40 NR 21did not advance
200 m butterfly 1:59.3221did not advance
Joseph Schooling 50 m butterfly 23.40 NR 5 Q23.27 AS 7 Q23.25 AS 7
100 m butterfly 51.65 NR 5 Q51.40 NR 7 Q50.96 AS Bronze medal icon.svg
200 m butterfly 1:56.8513 Q1:56.1110did not advance
Danny Yeo 200 m freestyle 1:51.2949did not advance
400 m freestyle 3:57.4450did not advance
Quah Zheng Wen
Danny Yeo
Pang Sheng Jun
Lionel Khoo
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:27.0128did not advance
Lionel Khoo
Quah Zheng Wen
Joseph Schooling
Danny Yeo
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:40.9319did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Roanne Ho 50 m breaststroke 32.2038did not advance
Quah Ting Wen 50 m freestyle 26.5153did not advance
100 m freestyle 56.8443did not advance
200 m freestyle 2:02.1338did not advance
50 m butterfly 27.5837did not advance
100 m butterfly 1:00.3036did not advance
200 m butterfly 2:14.9329did not advance
Rachel Tseng 400 m freestyle 4:19.9733did not advance
800 m freestyle 9:01.1934did not advance
1500 m freestyle 17:26.5323did not advance
Samantha Yeo 200 m breaststroke 2:33.8536did not advance
Amanda Lim
Quah Ting Wen
Marina Chan
Rachel Tseng
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:51.1018did not advance
Quah Ting Wen
Amanda Lim
Marina Chan
Rachel Tseng
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 8:24.6018did not advance
Quah Ting Wen
Samantha Yeo
Amanda Lim
Marina Chan
4 × 100 m medley relay 4:17.2623did not advance
Mixed
AthleteEventHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Danny Yeo
Amanda Lim
Quah Ting Wen
Quah Zheng Wen
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:34.5813did not advance
Quah Zheng Wen
Roanne Ho
Quah Ting Wen
Danny Yeo
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:57.5113did not advance

Synchronized swimming

Singapore fielded a full squad of eight synchronized swimmers to compete in each of the following events. [2]

AthleteEventPreliminariesFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Stephanie Chen
Debbie Soh
Duet technical routine 71.671529did not advance
Carolyn Buckle
Natalie Chen
Stephanie Chen
Gwyneth Goh
Nadine Khor
Shona Lim
Debbie Soh
Miya Yong
Team technical routine 71.577619did not advance

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References

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