title: Kazakhstan at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships
text: # 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) |
  