| Games: | World Aquatics Championships |
| Nf: | PRK |
| Nfname: | North Korean Aquatics Federation |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of North Korea |
| Location: | Kazan, Russia |
| Competitors: | 18 |
| Sports: | 3 |
| Gold: | 1 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 1 |
| Rank: | 14 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| App Begin Year: | 1991 |
North Korea competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015.
See main article: Diving at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships. North Korean divers qualified for the individual spots at the World Championships.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Kim Sun-bom | 10 m platform | 388.60 | 25 | did not advance | |||
| Hyon Il-myong Kim Sun-bom | 10 m synchronized platform | 385.08 | 10 Q | 378.18 | 11 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | |||
| Kim Kuk-hyang | align=left rowspan=2 | 10 m platform | 332.95 | 7 Q | 379.90 | 3 Q | 397.05 | |
| Song Nam-hyang | 312.65 | 16 Q | 346.55 | 5 Q | 315.85 | 10 | ||
| Kim Un-hyang Song Nam-hyang | 10 m synchronized platform | 301.44 | 5 Q | 325.26 | ||||
See main article: Swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships. North Korean 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] [3]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Choe Su-rim | 50 m butterfly | 29.57 | 50 | did not advance | |||
| 100 m butterfly | 1:08.98 | 63 | did not advance | |||||
| align=left rowspan=3 | Sin Jin-hui | 50 m breaststroke | 34.02 | 50 | did not advance | |||
| 100 m breaststroke | 1:14.52 | 51 | did not advance | |||||
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:41.41 | 45 | did not advance | |||||
See main article: Synchronised swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships. North Korea fielded a full squad of ten synchronized swimmers to compete in each of the following events.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Kang Un-ha | Solo technical routine | 80.2460 | 12 Q | 83.0956 | 11 |
| Solo free routine | 83.4333 | 12 Q | 83.7000 | 12 | ||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Kang Un-ha Kim Un-a | Duet technical routine | 82.0469 | 13 | did not advance | |
| Duet free routine | 83.5667 | 14 | did not advance | |||
| Jang Hyon-ok Jong Na-ri Kang Un-ha
| Team technical routine | 81.9749 | 13 | did not advance | ||
| Jang Hyon-ok Jong Na-ri Kang Un-ha Kim Ju-hye Kim Un-a Min Hae-yon Ri Il-sim Ri Ji-hyang Ryu Mi-hyang Yun Yu-jong | Free routine combination | 81.7667 | 12 Q | 82.6000 | 11 | |