Malaysia at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

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Malaysia at the
2015 World Aquatics Championships
Flag of Malaysia.svg
Flag of Malaysia
FINA codeMAS
National federationAmateur Swimming Union of Malaysia
Websitemalaysiaswimming.org
in Kazan, Russia
Competitors20 in 4 sports
Medals
Ranked 28th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
World Aquatics Championships appearances

Malaysia competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015.

Medalists[]

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Bronze Pandelela Rinong Diving Women's 10 m platform July 30

Diving[]

Main article: Diving at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

Malaysian divers qualified for the individual spots and the synchronized teams at the World Championships.[1]

Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Ahmad Azman 3 m springboard 401.25 24 Did not advance
Ooi Tze Liang 391.35 27 Did not advance
Chew Yi Wei 10 m platform 353.70 35 Did not advance
Ooi Tze Liang 400.75 22 Did not advance
Ahmad Azman
Ooi Tze Liang 		3 m synchronized springboard 374.97 11 Q N/A 401.37 10
Chew Yi Wei
Ooi Tze Liang 		10 m synchronized platform 383.40 11 Q N/A 386.52 10
Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Ng Yan Yee 3 m springboard 294.60 12 Q 296.10 =11 Q 311.10 8
Nur Dhabitah Sabri 276.65 19 Did not advance
Pandelela Rinong 10 m platform 363.55 3 Q 338.10 8 Q 385.05 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Nur Dhabitah Sabri 307.15 18 Q 316.40 14 Did not advance
Ng Yan Yee
Nur Dhabitah Sabri 		3 m synchronized springboard 274.11 9 Q N/A 294.66 8
Leong Mun Yee
Pandelela Rinong 		10 m synchronized platform 311.04 3 Q N/A 303.60 7
Mixed
Athlete Event Final
Points Rank

Ng Yan Yee 		3 m synchronized springboard 291.42 7
Chew Yi Wei
 10 m synchronized platform 289.89 10
Team 360.50 9

Open water swimming[]

Main article: Open water swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

Malaysia has qualified one swimmer to compete in the open water marathon.[2]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Heidi Gan Women's 5 km 1:00:52.1 21
Women's 10 km 2:00:34.4 33

Swimming[]

Main article: Swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

Malaysian 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][4][5]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Lim Ching Hwang 100 m freestyle 51.31 62 Did not advance
Welson Sim 200 m freestyle 1:51.65 51 Did not advance
400 m freestyle 3:58.75 53 N/A Did not advance
800 m freestyle 8:18.20 38 N/A Did not advance
1500 m freestyle 16:09.72 43 N/A Did not advance
50 m backstroke 26.73 47 Did not advance
100 m breaststroke 1:02.89 45 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
50 m backstroke 30.14 37 Did not advance
Chui Lai Kwan 50 m freestyle 26.13 44 Did not advance
Khoo Cai Lin 400 m freestyle 4:18.75 31 N/A Did not advance
800 m freestyle 8:55.20 31 N/A Did not advance
Phee Jinq En 50 m breaststroke 32.37 41 Did not advance
100 m breaststroke 1:11.76 46 Did not advance

Synchronized swimming[]

Main article: Synchronised swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

Malaysia has qualified one synchronized swimmer in the women's solo events.

Athlete Event Preliminaries Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Solo free routine 73.0333 22 Did not advance

References[]

  1. ^ Lim, Teik Huat (11 June 2015). "Divers may be 'homeless' when they get back". The Star. Malaysia. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. ^ Tan, Ming Wai (24 July 2015). "Heidi eyeing early Olympic qualification in Kazan". The Star. Malaysia. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Kazan 2015 (Swimming) – Qualifying Procedures". FINA. 6 November 2014. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  4. ^ "New Faces To Make Debut In World Swimming Championships". Divher. 14 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  5. ^ Singh, Ajitpal (14 April 2014). "Swimming: Kevin, Cai Lin flying". New Straits Times. Retrieved 26 July 2015.[permanent dead link]

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