Swimming at the
2019 World Aquatics Championships
The 2019 World Aquatics Championships were the 18th FINA World Aquatics Championships, held in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July 2019. The city had previously hosted the 2015 Summer Universiade aquatics events in the same venues. was held from 21 to 28 July 2019.
Schedule
42 events were held.
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Medal summary
Medal table
Men
Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Women
Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Mixed
Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Doping
Days before the competition, 20-year-old Australian swimmer
Shayna Jack withdrew from the World Championships, mentioning “personal reasons”. On 27 July 2019, Jack published a statement on her social media profiles, confirming doping allegations over testing positive for a banned substance.
Records
The following
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and
championship
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Championship systems
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Title match system
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records were broken during the competition.
World records
Championship records
References
External links
Official website
{{World championships in 2019
Swimming
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Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships
World Aquatics Championships
The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events ...
Swimming competitions in South Korea