Sri Lanka competed at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary from 17 June to 3 July. Five of the six entered swimmers could not compete due to their visa's being rejected. Aniqah Gaffoor was able to compete as she was a FINA Scholarship holder.[1]
| Sri Lanka at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| FINA code | SRI |
| National federation | Sri Lanka Aquatics Sports Union |
| in Budapest, Hungary | |
| Competitors | 6 in 2 sports |
| Medals |
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| World Aquatics Championships appearances | |
| Other related appearances | |
 FINA athletes (2015) | |
Open water swimming edit
Sri Lanka entered one male and one female open water swimmers.[2][3]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dilanka Bandisaththamge | Men's 5 km | DNS | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seneshi Herath | Women's 5 km | DNS | |
Swimming edit
Sri Lanka entered four swimmers.[4]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Akalanka Peiris | 50 m backstroke | Withdrawn | Did not advance | ||||
| 100 m backstroke | Withdrawn | Did not advance | |||||
| Dhinal Weerasinghe | 50 m freestyle | Withdrawn | Did not advance | ||||
| 100 m freestyle | Withdrawn | Did not advance | |||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Aniqah Gaffoor | 50 m butterfly | 29.79 | 48 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 m butterfly | 1:07.79 | 27 | Did not advance | ||||
| Ganga Senavirathne | 100 m backstroke | Withdrawn | Did not advance | ||||
| 200 m backstroke | Withdrawn | Did not advance | |||||
References edit
- ^ Sivakumar, Pranaveesh (19 June 2022). "Big blow for Sri Lankan swimmers". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "19th FINA World Championships Open water swimming – Men's entry list by nationality" (PDF). Omega Timing. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "19th FINA World Championships Open water swimming – Women's entry list by nationality" (PDF). Omega Timing. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "19th FINA World Championships Swimming Entry List" (PDF). Omega Timing. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.