Costa Rica competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015.
| Costa Rica at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships | |
|---|---|
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| FINA code | CRC |
| National federation | Federación Costarricense de Natación |
| Website | www |
| in Kazan, Russia | |
| Competitors | 16 in 3 sports |
| Medals |
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| World Aquatics Championships appearances | |
Open water swimming edit
Two swimmers from Costa Rica qualified to compete in the open water marathon.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cristofer Lanuza | Men's 5 km | 1:02:49.1 | 44 |
| Men's 10 km | 2:12:23.3 | 65 | |
| Angélica Astorga | Women's 5 km | 1:09:19.7 | 36 |
| Women's 10 km | 2:20:39.4 | 49 |
Swimming edit
Costa Rican 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][4]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Esteban Araya | 200 m individual medley | 2:08.89 | 41 | did not advance | |||
| 400 m individual medley | 4:40.23 | 41 | — | did not advance | |||
| Mario Montoya | 100 m freestyle | 52.06 | 71 | did not advance | |||
| 200 m freestyle | 1:52.92 | 60 | did not advance | ||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Marie Laura Meza | 100 m butterfly | 1:01.59 | 41 | did not advance | |||
| Helena Moreno | 400 m freestyle | 4:26.87 | 40 | — | did not advance | ||
| 800 m freestyle | 9:09.27 | 36 | — | did not advance | |||
- Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Marie Laura Meza Esteban Araya Helena Moreno Mario Montoya |
4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:46.16 | 19 | did not advance | |
| Mario Montoya Esteban Araya Marie Laura Meza Helena Moreno |
4×100 m medley relay | 4:10.75 | 17 | did not advance | |
Synchronized swimming edit
Costa Rica fielded a full team of ten synchronized swimmers to compete in each of the following events.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Fiorella Calvo Natalia Jenkins |
Duet technical routine | 68.2496 | 35 | did not advance | |
| Duet free routine | 68.5667 | 34 | did not advance | ||
| Johanna Akerman Bianca Benavides Carolina Bolanos* Fiorella Calvo Mariela Jenkins Natalia Jenkins Valeria Lizano Violeta Mitinian Elda Moreira Karina Sanchéz* |
Team technical routine | 67.3454 | 23 | did not advance | |
| Team free routine | 71.8000 | 19 | did not advance | ||
References edit
- ^ Tayver, Fanny (16 July 2015). "Angélica Astorga quedó contenta con su actuación en aguas abiertas de Toronto" [Angélica Astorga was pleased with her performance in open water at Toronto] (in Spanish). San José, Costa Rica: La Nación. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ "Kazan 2015 (Swimming) – Qualifying Procedures". FINA. 6 November 2014. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "Kazan 2015 (Swimming) – Entry List by NAT". FINA. pp. 78–132. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ Sanabria, Francisco (30 July 2015). "Ticos listos para el Mundial de Natación en Rusia" [Swimmers are ready for the World Championships in Kazan] (in Spanish). Prensa Libre. Retrieved 31 July 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Kazan 2015 (Synchronized Swimming) – Entry List by NAT". FINA. pp. 1–10. Retrieved 29 July 2015.