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{{Short description|14th FINA World Championships}}
{{Infobox swimming meet
| name           = 14th FINA World Championships
| image          = 14th_Fina.svg
| imagesize      = 150px
| hostcity       = [[Shanghai|Shanghai, China]]
| dates          = 16–31 July 2011
| venues         = [[Shanghai Oriental Sports Center]]
| teams          =
| nations        = 181
| athletes       = 2220
| events         =
| opened         = [[Yu Zhengsheng]]
| closed         = [[Julio Maglione]]
| footnotes      =
| previous       = [[2009 World Aquatics Championships|Rome 2009]]
| next           = [[2013 World Aquatics Championships|Barcelona 2013]]
}}
{{2011 World Aquatics Championships}}
The '''14th [[FINA World Aquatics Championships|FINA World Championships]]''' ({{zh|2011年世界游泳锦标赛}}) were held on 16–31 July 2011 in [[Shanghai|Shanghai, China]] at the [[Shanghai Oriental Sports Center]]. The 2011 World Championships featured five aquatics disciplines: [[swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships|swimming]], [[Water polo at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships|water polo]], [[Diving at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships|diving]], [[Open water swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships|open water]], and [[Synchronised swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships|synchronized swimming]].  At this championships, synchronized swimmer [[Natalia Ishchenko]], of Russia, was the most decorated competitor winning all six gold medals of her events, at solo, duet and team routines. These championships served as qualifying stages for the [[2012 Summer Olympics]].

[[FINA]] announced Shanghai as the host on 24 March 2007, over other finalist [[Doha|Doha, Qatar]].<ref>{{cite news|title =12 - Shanghai (CHN) will be the Organiser|url =http://www.fina.org/project/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=258&Itemid=309|publisher =Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA)|access-date =2011-01-11|url-status =dead|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150921050138/http://www.fina.org/project/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=258&Itemid=309|archive-date =2015-09-21}}</ref>

==Schedule==
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:''All dates are [[China Standard Time|CST]] ([[UTC+08:00|UTC+8]])''
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!Total gold medals !!1 !!2 !!3 !! 4 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 4 !! 5 !! 4 !! 5 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 7 !! 66
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==Medal table==
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{{Color box|#ccccff|&nbsp;<nowiki>*</nowiki>&nbsp;|border=darkgray}} Host Nation 
{{Medals table
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 | host           = CHN
 | flag_template  = flaglink
 | event          = at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
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 | gold_USA = 17 | silver_USA = 6 | bronze_USA = 9
 | gold_CHN = 15 | silver_CHN = 13 | bronze_CHN = 8 | host_CHN = yes 
 | gold_RUS = 8 | silver_RUS = 6 | bronze_RUS = 4
 | gold_BRA = 4 | silver_BRA = 0 | bronze_BRA = 0
 | gold_ITA = 3 | silver_ITA = 4 | bronze_ITA = 2
 | gold_GBR = 3 | silver_GBR = 3 | bronze_GBR = 0
 | gold_AUS = 2 | silver_AUS = 10 | bronze_AUS = 4
 | gold_FRA = 2 | silver_FRA = 4 | bronze_FRA = 5
 | gold_NED = 2 | silver_NED = 1 | bronze_NED = 3
 | gold_GRE = 2 | silver_GRE = 1 | bronze_GRE = 1
 | gold_DEN = 2 | silver_DEN = 1 | bronze_DEN = 0
 | gold_GER = 1 | silver_GER = 3 | bronze_GER = 9
 | gold_SWE = 1 | silver_SWE = 1 | bronze_SWE = 0
 | gold_HUN = 1 | silver_HUN = 0 | bronze_HUN = 4
 | gold_BLR = 1 | silver_BLR = 0 | bronze_BLR = 0
 | gold_BUL = 1 | silver_BUL = 0 | bronze_BUL = 0
 | gold_NOR = 1 | silver_NOR = 0 | bronze_NOR = 0
 | gold_KOR = 1 | silver_KOR = 0 | bronze_KOR = 0
 | gold_SUI = 1 | silver_SUI = 0 | bronze_SUI = 0
 | gold_CAN = 0 | silver_CAN = 4 | bronze_CAN = 3
 | gold_JPN = 0 | silver_JPN = 4 | bronze_JPN = 2
 | gold_ESP = 0 | silver_ESP = 1 | bronze_ESP = 5
 | gold_POL = 0 | silver_POL = 1 | bronze_POL = 0
 | gold_SRB = 0 | silver_SRB = 1 | bronze_SRB = 0
 | gold_RSA = 0 | silver_RSA = 0 | bronze_RSA = 3
 | gold_MEX = 0 | silver_MEX = 0 | bronze_MEX = 2
 | gold_CRO = 0 | silver_CRO = 0 | bronze_CRO = 1
 | gold_UKR = 0 | silver_UKR = 0 | bronze_UKR = 1
}}

==Competition==

===Diving===
{{main|Diving at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships}}

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| footer = Teaming in the women's 3&nbsp;m synchro springboard, [[Wu Minxia]] (left) and [[He Zi]] (right) won the first gold medal in the competition.
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The diving program consisted of 10 events (5 male and 5 female). Diving was contested at the [[Shanghai Oriental Sports Center]] from July 16–24. China came out on top in the gold medal count in the diving swimming competition with ten golds, winning all events.

On the first day of competition on July 16, host nation China won the first gold medal of the meet in the [[Diving at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard|women's 3&nbsp;m synchro springboard]].  The duo of [[Wu Minxia]] and [[He Zi]] had a score of 356.40 to win by more than 40 points ahead of Canadians [[Émilie Heymans]] and [[Jennifer Abel]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FINA World Championships, Diving: China Starts Off Strong, Wins Women's Three-Meter Synchro|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27542.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,-Diving:-China-Starts-Off-Strong,-Wins-Women%27s-Three-Meter-Synchro|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104212951/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27542.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,-Diving:-China-Starts-Off-Strong,-Wins-Women's-Three-Meter-Synchro|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 4, 2013|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=2011-07-16|access-date=2011-07-16}}</ref> On the second day of competition, the Chinese duo of [[Qiu Bo]] and [[Huo Liang]] won gold in the [[Diving at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's synchronized 10 metre platform|men's 10&nbsp;m synchro platform]] with a score of 480.03.  On the third day of competition, two finals were held.  In the [[Diving at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 1 metre springboard|men's 1&nbsp;m springboard]], China continued its strong performance with a 1-2 finish, with [[Li Shixin]] winning the gold and [[He Min]] winning the silver.  In the [[Diving at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's synchronized 10 metre platform|women's 10&nbsp;m synchro platform]], the Chinese duo of [[Wang Hao (diver)|Wang Hao]] and [[Chen Ruolin]] won gold with a score of 362.58 points.  On the fourth day of competition, two finals were held and China continued its dominance.  In the [[Diving at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 1 metre springboard|women's 1&nbsp;m springboard]], China finished 1-2 with [[Shi Tingmao]] winning the gold and [[Wang Han (diver)|Wang Han]] taking the silver.  In the [[Diving at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's synchronized 3 metre springboard|men's 3&nbsp;m synchro springboard]], the Chinese duo of [[Qin Kai (diver)|Qin Kai]] and [[Luo Yutong]] won the gold with a score of 463.98. On the fifth day of competition, China swept the [[Diving at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 10 metre platform|women's 10&nbsp;m platform]], with [[Chen Ruolin]] winning the gold and [[Hu Yadan]] winning the silver.  On the sixth day of competition, China won gold in the [[Diving at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 3 metre springboard|men's 3&nbsp;m springboard]].  However, it was the first individual event in the diving competition in which China did not go 1-2, with Russian diver [[Ilya Zakharov]] taking the silver.  On the seventh day of competition, China won gold in the [[Diving at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 3 metre springboard|women's 3&nbsp;m springboard]] with [[Wu Minxia]] taking the gold and [[He Zi]] winning the silver.  On the eight and last day of competition, China won gold in the [[Diving at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 10 metre platform|men's 10&nbsp;m platform]].  In winning this event, China won all the possible golds in the diving competition.

===Open water swimming===
{{main|Open water swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships}}

[[File:Thomas Lurz (GER) 2009.jpg|thumb|right|[[Thomas Lurz|Lurz]] was the most decorated open water swimmer with three medals.|150px]]

The open water swimming competition featured 7 events (3 male, 3 female, and a mixed team competition).  The open water swimming competition was contested at the Jinshan City Beach from July 19–23.  Germany came out on top in the gold medal count in the open water swimming competition with one gold, two silvers, and one bronze.

On the first day of competition on July 19, British [[Keri-Anne Payne]] won the first gold of the open water competition in the [[Open water swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 10 km|women's 10&nbsp;km]].  On the second day of competition, Greek [[Spyridon Gianniotis]] won the gold in the [[Open water swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 10 km|men's 10&nbsp;km]], finishing ahead of German [[Thomas Lurz]].  On the third day of competition, the American threesome of [[Andrew Gemmell]], [[Ashley Twichell]] and [[Sean Ryan (swimmer)|Sean Ryan]] won gold in the [[Open water swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Team|5&nbsp;km team event]] in a tallied time of 57:00.6.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FINA World Championships, Open Water: United States Wins Team 5K Event|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27588.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,-Open-Water:-United-States-Wins-Team-5K-Event|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=2011-07-20|access-date=2011-07-20|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111229084209/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27588.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships%2C-Open-Water%3A-United-States-Wins-Team-5K-Event|archive-date=2011-12-29}}</ref> On the fourth day of competition, two events were held, the women's and men's 5&nbsp;km.  In the [[Open water swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 5 km|women's 5&nbsp;km]], Swiss [[Swann Oberson]] won the gold in a time of 1:00:39.7.  In the [[Open water swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 5 km|men's 5&nbsp;km]], German [[Thomas Lurz]] won gold in a time of 56:16.2.  On the fifth and last day of competition, two events were held, the men's and women's 25&nbsp;km.  In the [[Open water swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 25 km|men's 25&nbsp;km]], Bulgarian [[Petar Stoychev]] won the gold in a time of 5:10:39.8.  In the [[Open water swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 25 km|women's 25&nbsp;km]], Brazilian [[Ana Marcela Cunha]] won the gold in a time of 5:29:22.9. Four women and 10 men who started the 25&nbsp;km competition did not complete the race because water temperatures reached what FINA says is an unsafe level for competition.

===Swimming===
{{main|Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships}}
The swimming competition featured races in a [[long course]] (50&nbsp;m) pool in 40 events (20 for males, 20 for females; 17 individual events and 3 relays for each gender). The events were held at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center from July 24–31.  The United States lead the gold medal count in the swimming competition with sixteen golds.  Overall, the United States came out on top in the swimming competition with twenty-nine medals.  A total of two [[List of world records in swimming|world records]] were set during the swimming competition.  Just two years ago, at the [[2009 World Aquatics Championships]] in [[Rome]], 43 world records were set.  This is attributed to high-tech bodysuits being banned in January 2010.

American [[Ryan Lochte]] won the most gold medals among the male competitors with five and was named the best male swimmer of the championships.  American [[Rebecca Soni]] won a total of three golds and one bronze medal and was named the best female swimmer of the championships.  American [[Michael Phelps]] had the most overall medals in the competition with seven (four golds, two silvers, one bronze).

====Day one====
[[File:Femke Heemskerk-2.jpg|thumb|left|[[Femke Heemskerk|Heemskerk]] had a 52.46 split to overcome to Americans in the 4×100&nbsp;m freestyle relay on day one.|150px]]

On the first day of competition on July 24, four finals were contested, the women's and men's 400&nbsp;m freestyle and women's and men's 4×100&nbsp;m freestyle relay. In the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 400 metre freestyle|women's 400&nbsp;m freestyle]], Italian [[Federica Pellegrini]] successfully defended her 2009 crown and crushed the field to win gold in a time of 4:01.97, over two seconds ahead of British [[Rebecca Adlington]].  In the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 400 metre freestyle|men's 400&nbsp;m freestyle]], Korean [[Park Tae-Hwan]] won the gold in a time of 3:42.04, over one second ahead of second-place finisher Chinese [[Sun Yang (swimmer)|Sun Yang]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FINA World Championships, Swimming: Outside Smoke Tae Hwan Park Upsets Sun Yang for 400 Free Gold|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27641.asp|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=2011-07-24|access-date=2011-07-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915003739/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27641.asp|archive-date=2012-09-15|url-status=dead}}</ref> After the 400&nbsp;m freestyle event was the women's and men's 4×100&nbsp;m freestyle relay.  In the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|women's 4×100&nbsp;m freestyle relay]], the Dutch team of [[Inge Dekker]], [[Ranomi Kromowidjojo]], [[Marleen Veldhuis]], and [[Femke Heemskerk]] finished ahead of the United States 3:33.96 to 3:34.47.  Because of Heemskerk's 100&nbsp;m split of 52.46, the Dutch were able to overcome the United States on the final leg.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FINA World Championships, Swimming: The Netherlands Wins Shootout With United States |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27646.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,-Swimming:--The-Netherlands-Wins-Shootout-With-United-States |magazine=Swimming World Magazine |date=2011-07-24 |access-date=2011-07-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913022659/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27646.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships%2C-Swimming%3A--The-Netherlands-Wins-Shootout-With-United-States |archive-date=2012-09-13 }}</ref>  Next in the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|men's 4×100&nbsp;m freestyle relay]], the Australian team of [[James Magnussen]], [[Matthew Targett (swimmer)|Matthew Targett]], [[Matthew Abood]], and [[Eamon Sullivan]] won the gold in a time of 3:11.00.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FINA World Championships, Swimming: Australia Stuns France, U.S. For Men's 400 Free Relay Triumph; Two New Textile Bests |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27647.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,-Swimming:--Australia-Stuns-France,-U.S.-For-Men's-400-Free-Relay-Triumph;-Two-New-Textile-Bests |magazine=Swimming World Magazine |date=2011-07-24 |access-date=2011-07-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114045304/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27647.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships%2C-Swimming%3A--Australia-Stuns-France%2C-U.S.-For-Men%27s-400-Free-Relay-Triumph%3B-Two-New-Textile-Bests |archive-date=2012-11-14 }}</ref> Magnussen jolted the Australians ahead in the first leg with a split of 47.49.  American [[Michael Phelps]] (whose team finished third) had the second-best start with a 48.08.  After the race, Phelps said of Magnussen, "He's talented, he's young. I think it's going to make it exciting for the sport and add something else to that relay, that's for sure." No new world or competition records were set during day one.

====Day two====
[[File:Cesar Cielo at 2009 US World Trials.jpg|thumb|right|[[César Cielo|Cielo]] won gold in the 50&nbsp;m butterfly on day two.|200px]]

On the second day of competition on July 25, four finals were contested, the women's 100&nbsp;m butterfly, men's 50&nbsp;m butterfly, women's 200&nbsp;m individual medley, and the men's 100&nbsp;m breaststroke.  In the first final of day two, the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 100 metre butterfly|women's 100&nbsp;m butterfly]], American [[Dana Vollmer]] won the gold after posting the top times in the heats and semifinals.  Vollmer's winning time of 56.87 was slower than her semifinal time of 56.47 but was still good enough for gold.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FINA World Championships, Swimming: Dana Vollmer Grabs World Title|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27658.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,-Swimming:-Dana-Vollmer-Grabs-World-Title|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=2011-07-25|access-date=2011-07-27|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913023106/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27658.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships%2C-Swimming%3A-Dana-Vollmer-Grabs-World-Title|archive-date=2012-09-13}}</ref> In the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre butterfly|men's 50&nbsp;m butterfly]], Brazilian [[César Cielo]], just recently cleared to compete after failing a drug test, won in a time of 23.10.  Cielo was very emotional after the race and sobbed uncontrollably.  After he said, "This gold medal has a different feel from the other ones. This one was the hardest of my life." In the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre individual medley|women's 200&nbsp;m individual medley]], fifteen-year-old Chinese [[Ye Shiwen]] won the gold in a time of 2:08.90 to give host nation China its first gold in the swimming competition. At the 150 mark, Ye was in fifth place but covered the last 50 metres in 29.42 to surge ahead of American [[Ariana Kukors]] and Australian [[Alicia Coutts]] for the win.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FINA World Championships, Swimming: Ye Shiwen Blows Doors Off Stadium With 200 IM Textile Best|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27664.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,-Swimming:-Ye-Shiwen-Blows-Doors-Off-Stadium-With-200-IM-Textile-Best|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=2011-07-25|access-date=2011-07-27|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913023121/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27664.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships%2C-Swimming%3A-Ye-Shiwen-Blows-Doors-Off-Stadium-With-200-IM-Textile-Best|archive-date=2012-09-13}}</ref> In the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre breaststroke|men's 100&nbsp;m breaststroke]] Norwegian [[Alexander Dale Oen]] won the gold in a time of 58.71.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FINA World Championships, Swimming: Storybook Ending for Alexander Dale Oen, Clocks Textile Best|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27665.asp|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=2011-07-25|access-date=2011-07-28|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915003817/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27665.asp|archive-date=2012-09-15}}</ref> After the race, he pointed to the Norwegian flag on his swimming cap in reference to the [[2011 Norway attacks]].  No new world or competition records were set during day two.

====Day three====

On the third day of competition on July 26, five finals were contested, the men's 200&nbsp;m freestyle, women's 100&nbsp;m backstroke, women's 1500&nbsp;m freestyle, men's 100&nbsp;m backstroke, and the women's 100&nbsp;m breaststroke.  In the first final of day three, the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre freestyle|men's 200&nbsp;m freestyle]], American [[Ryan Lochte]] won gold in a time of 1:44.44.  Fellow American [[Michael Phelps]] won the silver with a time of 1:44.79, his second consecutive silver in the event at a World Aquatics Championships.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FINA World Championships, Swimming: Ryan Lochte Bests Michael Phelps For 200 Free Gold |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27675.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,-Swimming:-Ryan-Lochte-Bests-Michael-Phelps-For-200-Free-Gold |magazine=Swimming World Magazine |date=2011-07-26 |access-date=2011-07-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913023136/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27675.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships%2C-Swimming%3A-Ryan-Lochte-Bests-Michael-Phelps-For-200-Free-Gold |archive-date=2012-09-13 }}</ref> In the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 100 metre backstroke|women's 100&nbsp;m backstroke]], Chinese [[Zhao Jing (swimmer)|Zhao Jing]] won the gold in a time of 59.05, just 1/100 of a second ahead of Russian [[Anastasia Valeryevna Zuyeva|Anastasia Zuyeva]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FINA World Championships, Swimming: Zhao Jing Captures 100 Back Victory|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27676.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,-Swimming:-Zhao-Jing-Captures-100-Back-Victory|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=2011-07-26|access-date=2011-07-27|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913023206/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27676.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships%2C-Swimming%3A-Zhao-Jing-Captures-100-Back-Victory|archive-date=2012-09-13}}</ref> In the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 1500 metre freestyle|women's 1500&nbsp;m freestyle]], Dane [[Lotte Friis]] won the gold in 15:55.60, improving on her second-place finish in the event two year ago.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FINA World Championships, Swimming: Denmark's Lotte Friis Grabs 1500 Free Crown |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27678.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,-Swimming:--Denmark's-Lotte-Friis-Grabs-1500-Free-Crown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180520060257/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27678.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,-Swimming:--Denmark's-Lotte-Friis-Grabs-1500-Free-Crown |url-status=dead |archive-date=2018-05-20 |magazine=Swimming World Magazine |date=2011-07-26 |access-date=2011-07-27 }}</ref> In the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre backstroke|men's 100&nbsp;m backstroke]], Frenchmen [[Camille Lacourt]] and [[Jérémy Stravius]] had matching times of 52.76 to win gold.  In the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 100 metre breaststroke|women's 100&nbsp;m breaststroke]], American [[Rebecca Soni]] dominated the field to win in a time of 1:05.05, over a second ahead of second-place finisher [[Leisel Jones]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FINA World Championships, Swimming: Rebecca Soni Defends 100 Breast Crown |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27683.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,-Swimming:--Rebecca-Soni-Defends-100-Breast-Crown |magazine=Swimming World Magazine |date=2011-07-26 |access-date=2011-07-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915002750/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27683.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships%2C-Swimming%3A--Rebecca-Soni-Defends-100-Breast-Crown |archive-date=2012-09-15 }}</ref>  No new world or competition records were set during day three.

====Day four====
[[File:Federica Pellegrini.jpg|thumb|right|[[Federica Pellegrini|Pellegrini]] won her second individual gold medal in the 200&nbsp;m freestyle on day four.|150px]]

On the fourth day of competition on July 27, four finals were contested, the men's 200&nbsp;m butterfly, women's 200&nbsp;m freestyle, men's 800&nbsp;m freestyle, and the men's 50&nbsp;m breaststroke.  In the first final of day four, the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre butterfly|men's 200&nbsp;m butterfly]], American [[Michael Phelps]] won the gold with a time of 1:53.34, becoming the first swimmer to win five gold medals in one discipline at the World Aquatics Championships.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FINA World Championships, Swimming: Michael Phelps Closes Out Takeshi Matsuda for Gold Medal|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27694.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,-Swimming:-Michael-Phelps-Closes-Out-Takeshi-Matsuda-for-Gold-Medal|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=2011-07-27|access-date=2011-07-27|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915002838/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27694.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships%2C-Swimming%3A-Michael-Phelps-Closes-Out-Takeshi-Matsuda-for-Gold-Medal|archive-date=2012-09-15}}</ref> In the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre freestyle|women's 200&nbsp;m freestyle]], Italian [[Federica Pellegrini]] won her second gold medal of the meet and successfully defended her 2009 crown.  In the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 800 metre freestyle|men's 800&nbsp;m freestyle]], Chinese [[Sun Yang (swimmer)|Sun Yang]] won his first ever world title with a time of 7:38.57.  In the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre breaststroke|men's 50&nbsp;m breaststroke]], Brazilian [[Felipe França Silva]] won the gold in a time of 27.01.  However, it was not without controversy as video showed Silva performed an illegal dolphin kick at the finish of the race.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Felipe Silva's Win at Worlds Questioned With Illegal Dolphin Kick; Call to FINA to Use Underwater Video Judging|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27700.asp?q=Felipe-Silva's-Win-at-Worlds-Questioned-With-Illegal-Dolphin-Kick;-Call-to-FINA-to-Use-Underwater-Video-Judging|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=2011-07-27|access-date=2011-07-27}}</ref> No new world or competition records were set during day four.

====Day five====
[[File:Ryan Lochte cropped.jpg|thumb|left|[[Ryan Lochte|Lochte]] set the first world record in the competition on day five.|150px]]

On the fifth day of competition on July 28, five finals were contested, the men's 200&nbsp;m individual medley, men's 100&nbsp;m freestyle, women's 200&nbsp;m butterfly, women's 50&nbsp;m backstroke, and the women's 4×200&nbsp;m freestyle relay.  In the first final of day five, the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre individual medley|men's 200&nbsp;m individual medley]], American [[Ryan Lochte]] set the first world record of the competition en route to winning gold with a time of 1:54.00 and successfully defended his 2009 title.  After the race, Lochte said, "All I can say is summed up in one word ... Jeah! That's really all." American [[Michael Phelps]] finished second in 1:54.16.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FINA World Championships, Swimming: Ryan Lochte Sets First Post Techsuit-Era World Record |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27712.asp?=FINA-World-Championships,-Swimming:-Ryan-Lochte-Sets-First-Post-Techsuit-Era-World-Record |magazine=Swimming World Magazine |date=2011-07-28 |access-date=2011-07-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915003558/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27712.asp?=FINA-World-Championships%2C-Swimming%3A-Ryan-Lochte-Sets-First-Post-Techsuit-Era-World-Record |archive-date=2012-09-15 }}</ref> In the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre freestyle|men's 100&nbsp;m freestyle]], Australian [[James Magnussen]] continued his strong performance with gold in a time of 47.63, becoming the first Australian man to win the event.  After the race, Magnussen said, "When I get back to Australia, I will be relaxing with my friends, and it will sound amazing to be called a world champion. It has been six weeks since I have gotten a good night's sleep. No Australian has won this race at the world championships before, so it is good to be in the same club as the legends of this sport." Defending champion [[César Cielo]] finished in fourth place after fading badly the last 15 meters with a time of 48.01.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FINA World Championships, Swimming: James Magnussen Victorious in Men's 100 Free Finale|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27714.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,-Swimming:-James-Magnussen-Victorious-in-Men's-100-Free-Finale|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=2011-07-28|access-date=2011-07-28}}</ref> In the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre butterfly|women's 200&nbsp;m butterfly]], Chinese [[Jiao Liuyang]] won her first individual world title with a time of 2:05.55, just holding off Brit [[Ellen Gandy]] who finished second in 2:05.59.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FINA World Championships, Swimming: Jiao Liuyang Edges Ellen Gandy for 200 Fly Title  |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27715.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,-Swimming:-Jiao-Liuyang-Edges-Ellen-Gandy-for-200-Fly-Title|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=2011-07-28|access-date=2011-07-28}}</ref> In the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre backstroke|women's 50&nbsp;m backstroke]], Russian [[Anastasia Valeryevna Zuyeva|Anastasia Zuyeva]] won the gold in a time of 27.79.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FINA World Championships, Swimming: Russia's Anastasia Zueva Sprints to 50 Back Triumph  |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27717.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,-Swimming:-Russia's-Anastasia-Zueva-Sprints-to-50-Back-Triumph|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=2011-07-28|access-date=2011-07-28}}</ref> In the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|women's 4×200&nbsp;m freestyle relay]], the American team of [[Missy Franklin]], [[Dagny Knutson]], [[Katie Hoff]], and [[Allison Schmitt]] won the gold with a time of 7:46.14.  Leading off the relay, the sixteen-year-old Franklin recorded a time of 1:55.06, which was fast enough to win the individual 200&nbsp;m freestyle (won in 1:55.58).<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FINA World Championships, Swimming: U.S. Dominates Women's 800 Free Relay With Textile Best; Missy Franklin Leads Off With Textile Best |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27719.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,-Swimming:-U.S.-Dominates-Women's-800-Free-Relay-With-Textile-Best;-Missy-Franklin-Leads-Off-With-Textile-Best |magazine=Swimming World Magazine |date=2011-07-28 |access-date=2011-07-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812071921/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27719.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships%2C-Swimming%3A-U.S.-Dominates-Women%27s-800-Free-Relay-With-Textile-Best%3B-Missy-Franklin-Leads-Off-With-Textile-Best |archive-date=2011-08-12 }}</ref> One world record, set by Lochte in the 200&nbsp;m individual medley, was set during day five.

====Day six====
[[File:Rebecca soni cropped.jpg|thumb|right|[[Rebecca Soni|Soni]] won her second individual gold medal in the 200&nbsp;m breaststroke on day six.|140px]]

On the sixth day of competition on July 29, five finals were contested, the women's 100&nbsp;m freestyle, men's 200&nbsp;m backstroke, women's 200&nbsp;m breaststroke, men's 200&nbsp;m breaststroke, and the men's 4×200&nbsp;m freestyle relay.  In the first final of day six, the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 100 metre freestyle|women's 100&nbsp;m freestyle]], Dane [[Jeanette Ottesen]] and Belarusian [[Aleksandra Gerasimenya]] tied for the gold medal with a time of 53.45.  For Ottesen and Gerasimenya, it is the first ever individual world titles for them.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FINA World Championships, Swimming: Jeanette Ottesen, Aliaksandra Herasimenia Tie for 100 Free Crown|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27732.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,-Swimming:-Jeanette-Ottesen,-Aliaksandra-Herasimenia-Tie-for-100-Free-Crown|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=2011-07-29|access-date=2011-07-29}}</ref> In the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre backstroke|men's 200&nbsp;m backstroke]], American [[Ryan Lochte]] continued his strong performance with a winning time of 1:52.96.  Japanese [[Ryosuke Irie]] finished second in 1:54.11.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FINA World Championships, Swimming: Ryan Lochte Continues Remarkable Meet, Wins 200 Back With Textile Best|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27733.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,-Swimming:-Ryan-Lochte-Continues-Remarkable-Meet,-Wins-200-Back-With-Textile-Best|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=2011-07-29|access-date=2011-07-29|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915004135/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27733.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships%2C-Swimming%3A-Ryan-Lochte-Continues-Remarkable-Meet%2C-Wins-200-Back-With-Textile-Best|archive-date=2012-09-15}}</ref> In the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre breaststroke|women's 200&nbsp;m breaststroke]], American [[Rebecca Soni]] won her second gold medal of the meet with a time of 2:21.47, slower than her semifinal time of 2:21.03, but still comfortably ahead of Russian [[Yuliya Yefimova]] who finished in 2:22.22.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FINA World Championships, Swimming: Stain Erased; Rebecca Soni Triumphs in 200 Breast |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27736.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,-Swimming:-Stain-Erased;-Rebecca-Soni-Triumphs-in-200-Breast |magazine=Swimming World Magazine |date=2011-07-29 |access-date=2011-07-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915004150/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27736.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships%2C-Swimming%3A-Stain-Erased%3B-Rebecca-Soni-Triumphs-in-200-Breast |archive-date=2012-09-15 }}</ref> In the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre breaststroke|men's 200&nbsp;m breaststroke]], Hungarian [[Dániel Gyurta]] successfully defended his 2009 title with a time of 2:08.41.  Throughout the race, Japanese [[Kosuke Kitajima]] lead the way and at 150 metre mark was leading Gyurta 1:34.22 to 1:34.71.  However, Gyurta had superior comeback in the final 50 metres to overtake Kitajima for the win.  Kitajima ended up second with a time of 2:08.63.<ref>{{cite magazine
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 |archive-date=2012-09-15 
}}</ref> In the final event of day six, the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|men's 4×200&nbsp;m freestyle relay]], the American team of [[Michael Phelps]], [[Peter Vanderkaay]], [[Ricky Berens]], and [[Ryan Lochte]] won the gold with a time of 7:02.67.  At the 600 metre mark, the American team was trailing France 5:18.11 to 5:17.46.  However, Lochte had a split of 1:44.56 to win it for the Americans.  France's last leg, [[Fabien Gilot]] could not keep up with Lochte and recorded a time of 1:47.35.  France's final time was 7:04.81.  Notably, China's relay team finished in third place with a time of 7:05.67, its first ever medal in the event.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FINA World Championships, Swimming: Ryan Lochte's Monster Anchor Leg Secures United States Victory in 800 Free Relay |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27740.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,-Swimming:-Ryan-Lochte's-Monster-Anchor-Leg-Secures-United-States-Victory-in-800-Free-Relay |magazine=Swimming World Magazine |date=2011-07-29 |access-date=2011-07-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114045257/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27740.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships%2C-Swimming%3A-Ryan-Lochte%27s-Monster-Anchor-Leg-Secures-United-States-Victory-in-800-Free-Relay |archive-date=2012-11-14 }}</ref> No new world or competition records were set during day six.

====Day seven====
[[File:Inge Dekker - Rome 2009 - 2.jpg|thumb|left|[[Inge Dekker|Dekker]] won the women's 50&nbsp;m butterfly on day seven.|150px]]

On the seventh day of competition on July 30, six finals were contested, the women's 50&nbsp;m butterfly, men's 50&nbsp;m freestyle, women's 200&nbsp;m backstroke, men's 100&nbsp;m butterfly, women's 800&nbsp;m freestyle, and the women's 4×100&nbsp;m medley relay.  In the first final of day seven, the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre butterfly|women's 50&nbsp;m butterfly]], Dutch swimmer [[Inge Dekker]] pulled an upset and won the gold ahead world record holder [[Therese Alshammar]] 25.71 to 25.76.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FINA World Championships, Swimming: Inge Dekker Upsets Therese Alshammar in 50 Fly|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27751.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,-Swimming:-Inge-Dekker-Upsets-Therese-Alshammar-in-50-Fly|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=2011-07-30|access-date=2011-07-30}}</ref> In the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre freestyle|men's 50&nbsp;m freestyle]], Brazilian [[César Cielo]] successfully defended his 2009 title with a win in a time of 21.52.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FINA World Championships, Swimming: Cesar Cielo Defends 50 Free Title|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27752.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,-Swimming:-Cesar-Cielo-Defends-50-Free-Title|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=2011-07-30|access-date=2011-07-30}}</ref> In the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre backstroke|women's 200&nbsp;m backstroke]], American [[Missy Franklin]] dominated the competition with a [[List of United States records in swimming|national record]] time of 2:05.10, almost a second ahead of second-place finisher [[Belinda Hocking]] and nearly breaking the world record set in 2009.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FINA World Championships, Swimming: Missy Franklin Unstoppable in 200 Back Win; Crushes Textile Best, American Record |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27754.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,-Swimming:-Missy-Franklin-Unstoppable-in-200-Back-Win;-Crushes-Textile-Best,-American-Record |magazine=Swimming World Magazine |date=2011-07-30 |access-date=2011-07-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916181429/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27754.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships%2C-Swimming%3A-Missy-Franklin-Unstoppable-in-200-Back-Win%3B-Crushes-Textile-Best%2C-American-Record |archive-date=2012-09-16 }}</ref> Franklin's time of 2:05.10 is the third-fastest ever in the event.   In the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre butterfly|men's 100&nbsp;m butterfly]], American [[Michael Phelps]] won the expected gold in a time of 50.71, his third consecutive title in the event (also winning in 2007 and 2009) and second individual title of the meet.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FINA World Championships, Swimming: Michael Phelps Threepeats 100 Fly|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27755.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,-Swimming:-Michael-Phelps-Threepeats-100-Fly|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=2011-07-30|access-date=2011-07-30|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916181518/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27755.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships%2C-Swimming%3A-Michael-Phelps-Threepeats-100-Fly|archive-date=2012-09-16}}</ref> In the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 800 metre freestyle|women's 800&nbsp;m freestyle]], Brit [[Rebecca Adlington]] was able to hold off Dane [[Lotte Friis]] for the win with a time of 8:17.51.  Friis finished second with a time of 8:18.20.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FINA World Championships, Swimming: Rebecca Adlington Overtakes Lotte Friis for 800 Free Gold|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27759.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,-Swimming:-Rebecca-Adlington-Overtakes-Lotte-Friis-for-800-Free-Gold|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=2011-07-30|access-date=2011-07-30}}</ref> In the final event of day seven, the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|women's 4×100&nbsp;m medley relay]], the American team of [[Natalie Coughlin]], [[Rebecca Soni]], [[Dana Vollmer]], and [[Missy Franklin]] won the gold with a time of 3:52.36, over three seconds ahead of second-place finisher China.  Their time was the second-fastest of all time and was just outside the Chinese owned world record of 3:52.19 from 2009.  It was the first title for the American team since 1998.  Notably, Franklin, who had just completed the 200&nbsp;m backstroke, completed the freestyle leg in the medley relay in 52.79, the fastest freestyle leg in the field.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FINA World Championships, Swimming: United States Smokes Women's 400 Medley Relay; Rattles World Record; Sets American Record, Textile Best |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27760.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,-Swimming:-United-States-Smokes-Women's-400-Medley-Relay;-Rattles-World-Record;-Sets-American-Record,-Textile-Best |magazine=Swimming World Magazine |date=2011-07-30 |access-date=2011-07-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029204332/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27760.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships%2C-Swimming%3A-United-States-Smokes-Women%27s-400-Medley-Relay%3B-Rattles-World-Record%3B-Sets-American-Record%2C-Textile-Best |archive-date=2013-10-29 }}</ref> No new world or competition records were set during day seven.

====Day eight====
On the eighth day of competition on July 31, seven finals were contested, the women's 50&nbsp;m breaststroke, men's 400&nbsp;m individual medley, women's 50&nbsp;m freestyle, men's 50&nbsp;m backstroke, men's 1500&nbsp;m freestyle, women's 400&nbsp;m individual medley, and the men's 4×100&nbsp;m medley relay.  In the first final of day eight, the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre breaststroke|women's 50&nbsp;m breaststroke]], American [[Jessica Hardy]] outtouched Russian [[Yuliya Yefimova]] for the gold medal 30.19 to 30.49.  American [[Rebecca Soni]] finished third in the race with a time of 30.58.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FINA World Championships, Swimming: Jessica Hardy Dominates 50 Breast, Trojan Swim Club Sweeps Podium |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27769.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,-Swimming:-Jessica-Hardy-Dominates-50-Breast,-Trojan-Swim-Club-Sweeps-Podium |magazine=Swimming World Magazine |date=2011-07-31 |access-date=2011-07-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916181759/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27769.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships%2C-Swimming%3A-Jessica-Hardy-Dominates-50-Breast%2C-Trojan-Swim-Club-Sweeps-Podium |archive-date=2012-09-16 }}</ref> In the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 400 metre individual medley|men's 400&nbsp;m individual medley]], American [[Ryan Lochte]] won by over four seconds with a time of 4:07.13.  It was Lochte's sixth medal of the competition and his fifth gold.  After the race, Lochte said, "I'm so glad this meet is over ... It has been a long, long eight days. For the most part, I'm not really happy. I mean, it's definitely great to have won five golds, but I know I can go a lot faster." American [[Tyler Clary]] earned a silver behind Lochte, repeating his 2009 result.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FINA World Championships, Swimming: Ryan Lochte Grabs 400 IM Title In Impressive Fashion |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27770.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,-Swimming:-Ryan-Lochte-Grabs-400-IM-Title-In-Impressive-Fashion |magazine=Swimming World Magazine |date=2011-07-31 |access-date=2011-07-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916181807/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27770.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships%2C-Swimming%3A-Ryan-Lochte-Grabs-400-IM-Title-In-Impressive-Fashion |archive-date=2012-09-16 }}</ref> In the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre freestyle|women's 50&nbsp;m freestyle]], Swede [[Therese Alshammar]] won the gold in a time of 24.14.  Dutch swimmers [[Ranomi Kromowidjojo]] (24.27) and [[Marleen Veldhuis]] (24.49) finished third and fourth, respectively.  At 33, Alshammar is the oldest female world champion in history.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FINA World Championships, Swimming: Therese Alshammar Races to Victory in 50 Free|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27771.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,-Swimming:-Therese-Alshammar-Races-to-Victory-in-50-Free|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=2011-07-31|access-date=2011-07-31}}</ref> In the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre backstroke|men's 50&nbsp;m backstroke]], Brit [[Liam Tancock]] successfully defended his 2009 title with a time of 24.50.  Tancock was pleased with the result but second-place finisher [[Camille Lacourt]] of France said, "I'm not happy with the result ... That was a good chance for me to grab a gold. I will work hard to prepare for next year's Olympics."<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FINA World Championships, Swimming: Liam Tancock Defends 50 Back Title|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27772.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,-Swimming:-Liam-Tancock-Defends-50-Back-Title|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=2011-07-31|access-date=2011-07-31}}</ref> In the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 1500 metre freestyle|men's 1500&nbsp;m freestyle]], Chinese [[Sun Yang (swimmer)|Sun Yang]] set the second world record of the competition en route to winning gold with a time of 14:34.14, improving Australian [[Grant Hackett]]'s 2001 record of 14:34.56 and improving on the bronze medal he got two years ago.  After the race, Sun said, "With the London Games a year out, I will have to be more strict with myself and start back at zero. Hopefully, I can create miracles at the Olympics."<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FINA World Championships, Swimming: Sun Yang Downs Grant Hackett's 1500 Free World Record |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27773.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,-Swimming:-Sun-Yang-Downs-Grant-Hackett's-1500-Free-World-Record|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=2011-07-31|access-date=2011-07-31}}</ref>  Prior to this, Hackett's record was the longest standing record unbroken even with the "supersuits" of 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/swimming/hacketts-longstanding-record-likely-to-be-eclipsed-by-sun-20110730-1i5cn.html|title=Hackett's long-standing record likely to be eclipsed by Sun|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=2011-07-31|date=2011-07-31}}</ref> In the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 400 metre individual medley|women's 400&nbsp;m individual medley]], American [[Elizabeth Beisel]] won her first ever world championship gold with a time of 4:31.78.  Second-place finisher Brit [[Hannah Miley]] finished over two seconds behind with a time of 4:34.22.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FINA World Championships, Swimming: Elizabeth Beisel Smashes Textile Best in 400 IM Triumph |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27774.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,-Swimming:-Elizabeth-Beisel-Smashes-Textile-Best-in-400-IM-Triumph|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=2011-07-31|access-date=2011-07-31}}</ref> In the final event of day eight, the [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|men's 4×100&nbsp;m medley relay]], the American team of [[Nick Thoman]], [[Mark Gangloff]], [[Michael Phelps]], and [[Nathan Adrian]] won the gold with a time of 3:32.06.  At the 300 metre mark, the Australian team was in fourth place but [[James Magnussen]] has a split of 47.00 to get his team second place in 3:32.26.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FINA World Championships, Swimming: United States Edges Australia for 400 Medley Relay Win |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27775.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,-Swimming:-United-States-Edges-Australia-for-400-Medley-Relay-Win |magazine=Swimming World Magazine |date=2011-07-31 |access-date=2011-07-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916182119/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27775.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships%2C-Swimming%3A-United-States-Edges-Australia-for-400-Medley-Relay-Win |archive-date=2012-09-16 }}</ref> One world record, set by Sun in the 1500&nbsp;m freestyle, was set during day eight.

====World records====
The following [[List of world records in swimming|world records]] were established during the competition:
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| July 28, 2011 || [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre individual medley|Men's 200&nbsp;m individual medley final]] ||align="right"| 1:54.00 ||[[Ryan Lochte]]|| {{flaglink|USA|at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships}}
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| July 31, 2011 || [[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 1500 metre freestyle|Men's 1500&nbsp;m freestyle final]] ||align="right"| 14:34.14||[[Sun Yang (swimmer)|Sun Yang]]|| {{flaglink|CHN|at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships}}
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===Synchronised swimming===
{{main|Synchronised swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships}}

The synchronised swimming events were held at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center from July 17–23.  Russia came out on top in the gold medal count in the synchronised swimming competition with seven golds, winning all events.

On the first day of the synchronised swimming competition on July 17, Russia took the first gold in the [[Synchronised swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Solo technical routine|solo technical routine]], with [[Natalia Ishchenko]] winning with a score of 98.300.  On the second day of competition, Russia picked up its second gold in the [[Synchronised swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Duet technical routine|duet technical routine]], with Natalia Ishchenko and [[Svetlana Romashina]] winning gold with a score of 98.200.  On day three of the synchronised swimming competition, Russia continued its strong performance with gold in the [[Synchronised swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Team technical routine|team technical routine]] with 98.300 points.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FINA World Championships, Synchronized Swimming: Russia Wins Technical Teams Routine World Title; Natalia Ishchenko In Position for 14th, 15th World Titles|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27564.asp|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=2011-07-19|access-date=2011-07-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915003823/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27564.asp|archive-date=2012-09-15|url-status=dead}}</ref> On the fourth day of competition, Russia continued its dominance with Natalia Ishchenko picking up her third gold medal in the [[Synchronised swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Solo free routine|solo free routine]].   On the fifth day of competition, Russia won its fifth gold in the [[Synchronised swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Free routine combination|free routine combination]] and Natalia Ishchenko won her fourth individual gold, while Canada won its first medal.  On the sixth day of competition, Russian [[Natalia Ishchenko]] and [[Svetlana Romashina]] won gold in the [[Synchronised swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Duet free routine|duet free routine]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FINA World Championships, Synchronized Swimming: Natalia Ishchenko and Svetlana Romashina Win Duet Routine; Ishchenko Up to 16 Career World Titles|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27612.asp|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=2011-07-22|access-date=2011-07-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915003915/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27612.asp|archive-date=2012-09-15|url-status=dead}}</ref> Also, Ishchenko won her fifth individual gold of the competition.  On the seventh and last day of competition, Russia won gold in the [[Synchronised swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Team free routine|team free routine]] with a score of 98.620 and Ishchenko won her sixth individual gold.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=FINA World Championships, Synchronized Swimming: Russia Completes Clean Sweep of Synchronized Swimming; Natalia Ishchenko Up to 17 Career World Titles|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27627.asp|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=2011-07-23|access-date=2011-07-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915003935/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27627.asp|archive-date=2012-09-15|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Water polo===
{{main|Water polo at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships}}
The water polo events were held at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center from July 17–30.  In the [[Water polo at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament|men's tournament]], Italy upset the defending champions Serbia for the gold.  In the [[Water polo at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament|women's tournament]], Greece won the gold over China.

==Participating nations==
181 nations have entered at least one athlete in one of the five disciplines; diving,<ref>[http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2216&Itemid=1005 Athletes listed in Diving] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720101504/http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2216&Itemid=1005 |date=2011-07-20 }}</ref> open water swimming,<ref>[http://www.omegatiming.com/openwater/racearchives/2011/shanghai2011/EntryListByNocMen.pdf Men listed in Open Water Swimming]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>[http://www.omegatiming.com/openwater/racearchives/2011/shanghai2011/EntryListByNocWomen.pdf Women listed in Open Water Swimming]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> swimming,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.omegatiming.com/index_home.htm#swimming/racearchives/2011/shanghai2011/SW_Shanghai2011_by_events.htm |title=Swimming Schedule |access-date=2011-07-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902033907/http://www.omegatiming.com/index_home.htm#swimming/racearchives/2011/shanghai2011/SW_Shanghai2011_by_events.htm |archive-date=2011-09-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> synchronized swimming,<ref>[http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2214&Itemid=1003 Athletes listed in synchronized swimming] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720101459/http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2214&Itemid=1003 |date=2011-07-20 }}</ref> and water polo.<ref>[http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1982&Itemid=854 Teams Qualified to Water Polo] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720100803/http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1982&Itemid=854 |date=2011-07-20 }}</ref>  
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==See also==
*[[List of World Championships records in swimming]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100820081828/http://www.shanghai-fina2011.com/en/ Official event website]
* [http://i2.sinaimg.cn/ty/37/2010/1021/U1647P6T37D11131F2170DT20101021181329.pdf Summons for the 14th FINA World Championships]

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