Singapore at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships
| Singapore at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships | |
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| FINA code | SIN |
| National federation | Singapore Swimming Association |
| Website | www |
| in Kazan, Russia | |
| Competitors | 22 in 3 sports |
| Medals Ranked 28th |
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| 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]
Medalists
[edit]| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Joseph Schooling | Swimming | Men's 100 m butterfly | 8 August |
Diving
[edit]Singaporean divers qualified for the individual spots and synchronized teams at the World Championships.[2]
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Fong Kay Yian | 3 m springboard | 206.20 | 44 | did not advance | |||
| Freida Lim | 10 m platform | 191.05 | 37 | did not advance | |||
| Myra Lee Freida Lim | 10 m synchronized platform | 244.32 | 16 | — | did not advance | ||
Swimming
[edit]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
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Lionel Khoo | 50 m breaststroke | 28.87 | 46 | did not advance | |||
| Pang Sheng Jun | 400 m individual medley | 4:29.61 | 38 | — | did not advance | ||
| Quah Zheng Wen | 100 m freestyle | 49.99 | 39 | did not advance | |||
| 50 m backstroke | 25.44 | 20 | did not advance | ||||
| 100 m backstroke | 54.40 NR | 21 | did not advance | ||||
| 200 m butterfly | 1:59.32 | 21 | did not advance | ||||
| Joseph Schooling | 50 m butterfly | 23.40 NR | 5 Q | 23.27 AS | 7 Q | 23.25 AS | 7 |
| 100 m butterfly | 51.65 NR | 5 Q | 51.40 NR | 7 Q | 50.96 AS | | |
| 200 m butterfly | 1:56.85 | 13 Q | 1:56.11 | 10 | did not advance | ||
| Danny Yeo | 200 m freestyle | 1:51.29 | 49 | did not advance | |||
| 400 m freestyle | 3:57.44 | 50 | — | did not advance | |||
| Quah Zheng Wen Danny Yeo Pang Sheng Jun Lionel Khoo | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:27.01 | 28 | — | did not advance | ||
| Lionel Khoo Quah Zheng Wen Joseph Schooling Danny Yeo | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:40.93 | 19 | — | did not advance | ||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Roanne Ho | 50 m breaststroke | 32.20 | 38 | did not advance | |||
| Quah Ting Wen | 50 m freestyle | 26.51 | 53 | did not advance | |||
| 100 m freestyle | 56.84 | 43 | did not advance | ||||
| 200 m freestyle | 2:02.13 | 38 | did not advance | ||||
| 50 m butterfly | 27.58 | 37 | did not advance | ||||
| 100 m butterfly | 1:00.30 | 36 | did not advance | ||||
| 200 m butterfly | 2:14.93 | 29 | did not advance | ||||
| Rachel Tseng | 400 m freestyle | 4:19.97 | 33 | — | did not advance | ||
| 800 m freestyle | 9:01.19 | 34 | — | did not advance | |||
| 1500 m freestyle | 17:26.53 | 23 | — | did not advance | |||
| Samantha Yeo | 200 m breaststroke | 2:33.85 | 36 | did not advance | |||
| Amanda Lim Quah Ting Wen Marina Chan Rachel Tseng | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:51.10 | 18 | — | did not advance | ||
| Quah Ting Wen Amanda Lim Marina Chan Rachel Tseng | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 8:24.60 | 18 | — | did not advance | ||
| Quah Ting Wen Samantha Yeo Amanda Lim Marina Chan | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:17.26 | 23 | — | did not advance | ||
- Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Danny Yeo Amanda Lim Quah Ting Wen Quah Zheng Wen | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:34.58 | 13 | did not advance | |
| Quah Zheng Wen Roanne Ho Quah Ting Wen Danny Yeo | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:57.51 | 13 | did not advance | |
Synchronized swimming
[edit]Singapore fielded a full squad of eight synchronized swimmers to compete in each of the following events.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Stephanie Chen Debbie Soh | Duet technical routine | 71.6715 | 29 | did not advance | |
| Carolyn Buckle Natalie Chen Stephanie Chen Gwyneth Goh Nadine Khor Shona Lim Debbie Soh Miya Yong | Team technical routine | 71.5776 | 19 | did not advance | |
References
[edit]- ^ Auto, Hermes (8 August 2015). "Swimming: Joseph Schooling wins Singapore's first ever medal at the World Championships | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ a b Chua, Siang Yee (25 July 2015). "Happily in the deep end: Divers and synchro swimmers can improve further with top-class experience". The Straits Times. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ "Kazan 2015 (Swimming) – Qualifying Procedures". FINA. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "2015 FINA World Championships Kazan, Russia – Athletes Entries". Singapore Swimming Federation. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ "Quah Zheng Wen set for another tough schedule at world meet". AsiaOne. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.