| Sri Lanka at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships | |
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| FINA code | SRI |
| National federation | Sri Lanka Aquatics Sports Union |
| Website | www |
| in Shanghai, China | |
| Competitors | 3 |
| Medals |
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| World Aquatics Championships appearances | |
| Other related appearances | |
 FINA athletes (2015) | |
Sri Lanka competed at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China. Sri Lanka sent 3 athletes to these championships. [1]
For the first time ever qualification standards were put in place, which meant smaller countries such as Sri Lanka could only send wild cards (2 male and 1 female). The three swimmers were selected after selection trials at the Police Pool in Colombo in April 2011. [1]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Heshan Unamboowe | 50 m freestyle | 24.64 | 57 | did not advance | |||
| 100 m backstroke | 57.95 | 43 | did not advance | ||||
| Matthew Abeysinghe | 200 m freestyle | 1:55.33 | 48 | did not advance | |||
| 400 m freestyle | 4:09.45 | 42 | did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Reshika Udugampola | 100 m freestyle | 1:04.23 | 63 | did not advance | |||
| 50 m butterfly | 31.15 | 42 | did not advance | ||||
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