Kazakhstan at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships
# Kazakhstan at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

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

## Open water swimming

Kazakhstan has qualified five swimmers to compete in the open water marathon.

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| Timur Abzhanov | Men's 5 km | 1:01:54.2 | 42 |
| Kennesary Kenenbayev | Men's 5 km | 59:47.0 | 38 |
| Kennesary Kenenbayev | Men's 10 km | 2:05:43.6 | 61 |
| Vitaliy Khudyakov | Men's 10 km | 1:51:33.7 | 32 |
| Vitaliy Khudyakov | Men's 25 km | 5:03:16.3 | 13 |
| Mariya Ivanova | Women's 5 km | 1:09:22.8 | 37 |
| Mariya Ivanova | Women's 10 km | 2:20:44.9 | 50 |
| Xeniya Romanchuk | Women's 10 km | 2:16:23.8 | 47 |
| Xeniya Romanchuk | Women's 25 km | did not finish | did not finish |
| Kennesary Kenenbayev Vitaliy Khudyakov Xeniya Romanchuk | Mixed team | 1:02:12.7 | 20 |

## Swimming

Kazakh 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):

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Dmitriy Balandin | 50 m breaststroke | 27.47 | =13 Q | 27.24 AS | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Dmitriy Balandin | 100 m breaststroke | 59.38 | 3 Q | 59.39 | 4 Q | 59.42 | 4 |
| Dmitriy Balandin | 200 m breaststroke | 2:09.76 | 4 Q | 2:09.22 | 6 Q | 2:09.58 | 6 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Yekaterina Rudenko | 50 m backstroke | 28.67 | =20 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Yekaterina Rudenko | 100 m backstroke | 1:01.62 | =29 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Synchronized swimming

Kazakhstan fielded a full squad of twelve synchronized swimmers to compete in each of the following events at the World Championships.

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Alexandra Nemich Yekaterina Nemich | Duet technical routine | 80.9472 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Aigerim Anarbayeva Aigerim Issayeva* Xeniya Kachurina Yuliya Kempel Aida Meimantay* Alina Matkova Aisulu Nauryzbayeva Kristina Tynbayeva Amina Yermakhanova Aigerim Zhexembinova | Team technical routine | 77.0015 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Aigerim Anarbayeva Aigerim Issayeva Xeniya Kachurina Yuliya Kempel Aida Meimantay Alina Matkova Aisulu Nauryzbayeva Alexandra Nemich* Yekaterina Nemich* Kristina Tynbayeva Amina Yermakhanova Aigerim Zhexembinova | Free routine combination | 80.1000 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Water polo

### Men's tournament

**Team roster**

* Aleksandr Fyodorov
* Sergey Gubarev
* Alexandr Axenov
* Roman Pilipenko
* Vladimir Ushakov
* Alexey Shmider
* Murat Shakenov
* Anton Koliadenko
* Rustam Ukumanov
* Yevgeniy Medvedev
* Ravil Manafov
* Branko Pekovich
* Valeriy Shlemov

**Group play**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Hungary | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 13 | +39 | 6 | Advanced to quarterfinals |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 4 | Advanced to playoffs |
| 3 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 37 | −20 | 2 | Advanced to playoffs |
| 4 | Argentina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 46 | −29 | 0 | |
| 27 July 2015 17:30 | Report | Hungary | 14–5 | Kazakhstan | Kazan Attendance: 1,180 Referees: Joseph Peila (USA), Cory Williams (NZL) |
| Kazan Attendance: 1,180 Referees: Joseph Peila (USA), Cory Williams (NZL) |||
| 27 July 2015 17:30 | Report | Hárai 4 | Goals | Ushakov 2 | Kazan Attendance: 1,180 Referees: Joseph Peila (USA), Cory Williams (NZL) |
| 29 July 2015 10:50 | Report | Kazakhstan | 15–7 | Argentina | Kazan Attendance: 1,016 Referees: Nenad Peris (CRO), Hatem Gaber (EGY) |
| Kazan Attendance: 1,016 Referees: Nenad Peris (CRO), Hatem Gaber (EGY) |||
| 29 July 2015 10:50 | Report | Axenov, Pekovich 4 | Goals | Yañez 3 | Kazan Attendance: 1,016 Referees: Nenad Peris (CRO), Hatem Gaber (EGY) |
| 31 July 2015 09:30 | Report | South Africa | 3–14 | Kazakhstan | Kazan Attendance: 884 Referees: Fabio Toffoli (BRA), Hatem Gaber (EGY) |
| Kazan Attendance: 884 Referees: Fabio Toffoli (BRA), Hatem Gaber (EGY) |||
| 31 July 2015 09:30 | Report | three players 1 | Goals | Axenov 5 | Kazan Attendance: 884 Referees: Fabio Toffoli (BRA), Hatem Gaber (EGY) |

**Playoffs**

| 2 August 2015 18:50 | Report | Kazakhstan | 8–12 | Montenegro | Kazan Attendance: 2,896 Referees: Joseph Peila (USA), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kazan Attendance: 2,896 Referees: Joseph Peila (USA), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |||
| 2 August 2015 18:50 | Report | Gubarev 3 | Goals | Brguljan, Janović 3 | Kazan Attendance: 2,896 Referees: Joseph Peila (USA), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |

**9th–12th place semifinals**

| 4 August 2015 12:10 | Report | Canada | 9–7 | Kazakhstan | Kazan Attendance: 421 Referees: Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), German Moller (ARG) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kazan Attendance: 421 Referees: Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), German Moller (ARG) |||
| 4 August 2015 12:10 | Report | Conway 4 | Goals | Axenov 3 | Kazan Attendance: 421 Referees: Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), German Moller (ARG) |

**Eleventh place game**

| 6 August 2015 10:50 | Report | Kazakhstan | 11–7 | South Africa | Kazan Attendance: 450 Referees: Fabio Toffoli (BRA), Tadao Tahara (JPN) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kazan Attendance: 450 Referees: Fabio Toffoli (BRA), Tadao Tahara (JPN) |||
| 6 August 2015 10:50 | Report | Axenov 7 | Goals | P. Le Roux 3 | Kazan Attendance: 450 Referees: Fabio Toffoli (BRA), Tadao Tahara (JPN) |

### Women's tournament

**Team roster**

* Alexandra Zharkimbayeva
* Aruzhan Yegemberdiyeva
* Aizhan Akilbayeva
* Anna Turova
* Kamila Zakirova
* Oxana Tikhonova
* Zamira Myrzabekova
* Oxana Saichuk
* Darya Muravyeva
* Darya Roga
* Anastassiya Mirshina
* Assem Mussarova
* Darya Ryzhinskaya

**Group play**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 15 | +34 | 6 | Advanced to quarterfinals |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 4 | Advanced to playoffs |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 2 | Advanced to playoffs |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 52 | −40 | 0 | |
| 26 July 2015 10:50 | Report | Kazakhstan | 7–14 | Spain | Kazan Attendance: 993 Referees: Anne Grandin (FRA), Ni Shi Wei (CHN) |
| Kazan Attendance: 993 Referees: Anne Grandin (FRA), Ni Shi Wei (CHN) |||
| 26 July 2015 10:50 | Report | Mirshina 3 | Goals | Pareja 5 | Kazan Attendance: 993 Referees: Anne Grandin (FRA), Ni Shi Wei (CHN) |
| 28 July 2015 21:30 | Report | Canada | 17–4 | Kazakhstan | Kazan Attendance: 240 Referees: György Kun (HUN), Ni Shi Wei (CHN) |
| Kazan Attendance: 240 Referees: György Kun (HUN), Ni Shi Wei (CHN) |||
| 28 July 2015 21:30 | Report | M. Eggens 5 | Goals | Mirshina 2 | Kazan Attendance: 240 Referees: György Kun (HUN), Ni Shi Wei (CHN) |
| 30 July 2015 17:30 | Report | Kazakhstan | 14–4 | New Zealand | Kazan Attendance: 985 Referees: Ursula Wengenroth (SUI), Tadao Tahara (JPN) |
| Kazan Attendance: 985 Referees: Ursula Wengenroth (SUI), Tadao Tahara (JPN) |||
| 30 July 2015 17:30 | Report | Akilbayeva 6 | Goals | D. Lewis 3 | Kazan Attendance: 985 Referees: Ursula Wengenroth (SUI), Tadao Tahara (JPN) |

**Playoffs**

| 1 August 2015 17:30 | Report | Kazakhstan | 1–21 | Netherlands | Kazan Attendance: 2,150 Referees: Joseph Peila (AUS), Cory Williams (NZL) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kazan Attendance: 2,150 Referees: Joseph Peila (AUS), Cory Williams (NZL) |||
| 1 August 2015 17:30 | Report | Mirshina 1 | Goals | Smit 5 | Kazan Attendance: 2,150 Referees: Joseph Peila (AUS), Cory Williams (NZL) |

**9th–12th place semifinals**

| 3 August 2015 13:30 | Report | Kazakhstan | 5–10 | Brazil | Kazan Attendance: 155 Referees: Anne Grandin (FRA), Ni Shi Wei (CHN) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kazan Attendance: 155 Referees: Anne Grandin (FRA), Ni Shi Wei (CHN) |||
| 3 August 2015 13:30 | Report | Mirshina 3 | Goals | Chiappini 3 | Kazan Attendance: 155 Referees: Anne Grandin (FRA), Ni Shi Wei (CHN) |

**Eleventh place game**

| 5 August 2015 10:50 | Report | Canada | 20–4 | Kazakhstan | Kazan Attendance: 235 Referees: Anne Grandin (FRA), Cory Williams (NZL) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kazan Attendance: 235 Referees: Anne Grandin (FRA), Cory Williams (NZL) |||
| 5 August 2015 10:50 | Report | M. Eggens 5 | Goals | Mirshina 2 | Kazan Attendance: 235 Referees: Anne Grandin (FRA), Cory Williams (NZL) |
