title: Kazakhstan at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships
text: # Kazakhstan at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships
  
  Kazakhstan competed at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July.
  
  ## Artistic swimming
  
  Kazakhstan entered 14 artistic swimmers.
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Alexandra Nemich Yekaterina Nemich | Duet technical routine | 82.4232 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Alexandra Nemich Yekaterina Nemich | Duet free routine | 83.1000 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Karina Abdulina Nargiza Bolatova Eteri Kakutia Yelena Krylova Aigerim Kurmangaliyeva Yekaterina Simonova Olga Yezdakova Zhaniya Zhiyengazy Xeniya Makarova (R) Jennifer Russanova (R) | Team free routine | 80.5667 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Karina Abdulina Nargiza Bolatova Eteri Kakutia Yelena Krylova Aigerim Kurmangaliyeva Xeniya Makarova Jennifer Russanova Yekaterina Simonova Olga Yezdakova Zhaniya Zhiyengazy | Free routine combination | 81.6667 | 9 Q | 82.0000 | 10 |
  
  ### Mixed
  
  | Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Aigerim Issayeva Olzhas Makhanbetiyarov | Duet technical routine | 71.7055 | 9 Q | 72.2398 | 9 |
  
  Legend: (R) = Reserve Athlete
  
  ## Open water swimming
  
  Kazakhstan qualified three male and one female open water swimmers.
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Lev Cherepanov | Men's 10 km | 1:58:04.4 | 60 |
  | Lev Cherepanov | Men's 25 km | 5:22:47.4 | 21 |
  | Kenessary Kenenbayev | Men's 5 km | 1:04:41.7 | 59 |
  | Vitaliy Khudyakov | Men's 5 km | 53:48.3 | 31 |
  | Vitaliy Khudyakov | Men's 25 km | 4:58:33.0 | 16 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Mariya Fedotova | Women's 5 km | 1:06:24.0 | 49 |
  | Mariya Fedotova | Women's 10 km | 2:07:42.5 | 51 |
  
  ## Swimming
  
  Kazakhstan entered seven swimmers.
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Dmitriy Balandin | 50 m breaststroke | 27.36 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Dmitriy Balandin | 100 m breaststroke | 59.56 | 13 Q | 59.03 | 6 Q | 59.14 | 7 |
  | Dmitriy Balandin | 200 m breaststroke | 2:09.72 | 11 Q | 2:08.19 | 7 Q | 2:08.25 | 7 |
  | Adil Kaskabay | 100 m freestyle | 50.34 | 50 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Adil Kaskabay | 100 m backstroke | 55.89 | 40 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Adilbek Mussin | 50 m butterfly | 23.64 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Adilbek Mussin | 100 m butterfly | 52.46 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Adilbek Mussin | 200 m butterfly | 1:58.58 | 25 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Alexandr Varakin | 50 m freestyle | 22.72 | 43 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Adil Kaskabay Dmitriy Balandin Adilbek Mussin Alexandr Varakin | 4×100 m medley relay | 3:38.13 | 22 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Diana Nazarova | 50 m backstroke | 29.51 | 27 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Diana Nazarova | 100 m backstroke | 1:04.22 | 47 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Adelaida Pchelintseva | 50 m breaststroke | 31.94 | 26 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Adelaida Pchelintseva | 100 m breaststroke | 1:13.24 | 40 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Diana Zlobina | 400 m freestyle | 4:35.38 | 38 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Diana Zlobina | 800 m freestyle | 9:31.05 | 40 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Water polo
  
  ### Men's tournament
  
  **Team roster**
  
  * Pavel Lipilin
  * Yevgeniy Medvedev
  * Maxim Zhardan
  * Roman Pilipenko
  * Miras Aubakirov
  * Altay Altayev
  * Murat Shakenov (C)
  * Yegor Berbelyuk
  * Stanislav Shvedov
  * Mikhail Ruday
  * Ravil Manafov
  * Yulian Verdesh
  * Valeriy Shlemov
  * Coach: Dejan Stanojević
  
  **Group B**
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 16 | +36 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
  | 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 4 | Playoffs |
  | 3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 2 | Playoffs |
  | 4 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 54 | −34 | 0 | |
  | 15 July 2019 11:10 | Report | United States | 16–7 | Kazakhstan | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
  | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |||
  | 15 July 2019 11:10 | Report | four players 3 | Goals | seven players 1 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
  | 17 July 2019 08:30 | Report | Australia | 17–8 | Kazakhstan | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Germán Moller (ARG), Dion Willis (RSA) |
  | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Germán Moller (ARG), Dion Willis (RSA) |||
  | 17 July 2019 08:30 | Report | Howden 4 | Goals | Zhardan 3 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Germán Moller (ARG), Dion Willis (RSA) |
  | 19 July 2019 20:30 | Report | Croatia | 21–5 | Kazakhstan | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Michiel Zwart (NED) |
  | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Michiel Zwart (NED) |||
  | 19 July 2019 20:30 | Report | Joković, Šetka 3 | Goals | five players 1 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Michiel Zwart (NED) |
  
  **13th–16th place semifinals**
  
  | 21 July 2019 10:30 | Report | South Korea | 4–17 | Kazakhstan | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Vojin Putniković (SRB) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Vojin Putniković (SRB) |||
  | 21 July 2019 10:30 | Report | four players 1 | Goals | Aubakirov 4 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Vojin Putniković (SRB) |
  
  **13th place game**
  
  | 23 July 2019 09:30 | Report | Kazakhstan | 8–9 | Brazil | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Nenad Peris (CRO), Frank Ohme (GER) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Nenad Peris (CRO), Frank Ohme (GER) |||
  | 23 July 2019 09:30 | Report | three players 2 | Goals | Real 3 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Nenad Peris (CRO), Frank Ohme (GER) |
  
  ### Women's tournament
  
  **Team roster**
  
  * Alexandra Zharkimbayeva (C)
  * Tomiris Kenenbayeva
  * Aizhan Akilbayeva
  * Anna Turova
  * Kamila Zakirova
  * Darya Roga
  * Anna Novikova
  * Darya Muravyeva
  * Anastassiya Yeremina
  * Zamira Myrzabekova
  * Anastasiya Mirshina
  * Viktoriya Khritankova
  * Azhar Alibayeva
  * Coach: Marat Naurazbekov
  
  **Group C**
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 16 | +35 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
  | 2 | Greece | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 4 | Playoffs |
  | 3 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 37 | −15 | 2 | Playoffs |
  | 4 | Cuba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 48 | −32 | 0 | |
  | 14 July 2019 16:30 | Report | Cuba | 6–9 | Kazakhstan | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Dion Willis (RSA) |
  | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Dion Willis (RSA) |||
  | 14 July 2019 16:30 | Report | Chávez 2 | Goals | Myrzabekova 3 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Dion Willis (RSA) |
  | 16 July 2019 11:10 | Report | Spain | 18–6 | Kazakhstan | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Germán Moller (ARG), Michiel Zwart (NED) |
  | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Germán Moller (ARG), Michiel Zwart (NED) |||
  | 16 July 2019 11:10 | Report | three players 3 | Goals | Mirshina, Yeremina 2 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Germán Moller (ARG), Michiel Zwart (NED) |
  | 18 July 2019 09:50 | Report | Greece | 13–7 | Kazakhstan | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |
  | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |||
  | 18 July 2019 09:50 | Report | Xenaki 3 | Goals | Zakirova 3 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |
  
  **Playoffs**
  
  | 20 July 2019 18:30 | Report | Kazakhstan | 3–13 | Australia | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Vojin Putniković (SRB), Marie-Claude Deslieres (CAN) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Vojin Putniković (SRB), Marie-Claude Deslieres (CAN) |||
  | 20 July 2019 18:30 | Report | Myrzabekova 2 | Goals | Halligan 4 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Vojin Putniković (SRB), Marie-Claude Deslieres (CAN) |
  
  **9th–12th place semifinals**
  
  | 22 July 2019 12:30 | Report | New Zealand | 12–14 | Kazakhstan | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Dion Willis (RSA), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Dion Willis (RSA), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |||
  | 22 July 2019 12:30 | Report | Doyle 4 | Goals | Mirshina 4 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Dion Willis (RSA), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
  
  **Ninth place game**
  
  | 24 July 2019 11:00 | Report | Canada | 24–7 | Kazakhstan | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Dion Willis (RSA) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Dion Willis (RSA) |||
  | 24 July 2019 11:00 | Report | Békhazi 5 | Goals | Roga, Mirshina 2 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Dion Willis (RSA) |
  