Finland at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

Finland at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships
Flag of Finland
FINA code	FIN
National federation	Suomen Uimaliitto
Website	www.uimaliitto.fi
in Kazan, Russia
Competitors	15 in 2 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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Finland competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015.

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

Finnish 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
Jouni Kallunki	1 m springboard	296.60	28	—		Did not advance
	3 m springboard	391.20	28	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Taina Karvonen	1 m springboard	227.30	23	—		Did not advance
Iira Laatunen		229.65	20	—		Did not advance
Taina Karvonen Iira Laatunen	3 m synchronized springboard	230.88	16	—		Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

Finnish 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] Swimmers must qualify at the 2015 Finnish Grand Prix series (for pool events) to confirm their places for the Worlds.

Twelve Finnish swimmers (four men and eight women) have been selected to the nation's official roster at the World Championships, including four-time Olympian Hanna-Maria Seppälä and 2013 World bronze medalist Matti Mattsson.^[3][4]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Sami Aaltomaa	50 m breaststroke	27.99	=23	Did not advance
Matias Koski	200 m freestyle	1:51.00	47	Did not advance
	400 m freestyle	3:52.86	40	—		Did not advance
	800 m freestyle	8:07.28	31	—		Did not advance
	1500 m freestyle	DNS		—		Did not advance
Ari-Pekka Liukkonen	50 m freestyle	22.54	22	Did not advance
	100 m freestyle	50.64	48	Did not advance
Matti Mattsson	100 m breaststroke	1:01.44	30	Did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	2:09.89	6 Q	2:10.51	12	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Mimosa Jallow	50 m backstroke	DSQ		Did not advance
	100 m backstroke	1:01.10	20	Did not advance
Veera Kiivirinta	50 m breaststroke	31.65	=26	Did not advance
Jenna Laukkanen	50 m breaststroke	30.79	8 Q	31.18	15	Did not advance
	100 m breaststroke	1:07.58 NR	16 Q	1:07.60	14	Did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	2:25.91 NR	16 Q	2:25.45 NR	15	Did not advance
Tessa Nurminen	50 m freestyle	26.23	48	Did not advance
Emilia Pikkarainen	100 m butterfly	1:00.16	34	Did not advance
Hanna-Maria Seppälä	100 m freestyle	55.65	30	Did not advance
Fanny Teijonsalo	50 m butterfly	27.49	36	Did not advance
Hanna-Maria Seppälä Mimosa Jallow Roosa Mört Fanny Teijonsalo	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	DSQ		—		Did not advance
Mimosa Jallow Jenna Laukkanen Emilia Pikkarainen Hanna-Maria Seppälä	4 × 100 m medley relay	4:02.30	13	—		Did not advance

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Mimosa Jallow Sami Aaltomaa Emilia Pikkarainen Ari-Pekka Liukkonen	4 × 100 m medley relay	3:55.37	11	Did not advance

References

1. "Kovia tuloksia uimahyppyjen SM-kisoissa" [Harsh dives and results at the swimming championships] (in Finnish). Suomen Uimaliitto. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
2. "Kazan 2015 (Swimming) – Qualifying Procedures". FINA. 6 November 2014. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
3. Grace, Jeff (30 April 2015). "Finland Set to Send 12 Swimmers to Kazan". Swim Swam. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
4. "Kazan 2015 (Swimming) – Entry List by NAT". FINA. pp. 78–132. Retrieved 29 July 2015.

External links

• Suomen Uimaliitto (in Finnish)