Belgium at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships

Belgium competed at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain between 19 July and 4 August 2013.

Belgium at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships
Flag of Belgium
FINA code	BEL
National federation	Koninklijke Belgische Zwembond
Website	www.belswim.be
in Barcelona, Spain
Competitors	11 in 2 sports
Medals Ranked 24th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 1
World Aquatics Championships appearances
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Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Brian Ryckeman	Open water swimming	Men's 25 km	27 July

Open water swimming

Belgium qualified a single quota in open water swimming.[1]

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Brian Ryckeman	Men's 10 km	1:49:29.3	11
	Men's 25 km	4:47:27.4

Swimming

Belgian swimmers earned 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]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ward Bauwens	400 m freestyle	3:53.60	23	N/A		Did not advance
	200 m individual medley	2:03.24	33	Did not advance
	400 m individual medley	4:25.07	27	N/A		Did not advance
Louis Croenen	50 m backstroke	DNS		Did not advance
Yoris Grandjean	50 m freestyle	22.85	33	Did not advance
	50 m butterfly	23.68	20	Did not advance
François Heersbrandt	50 m butterfly	23.75	22	Did not advance
	100 m butterfly	52.75	18	Did not advance
Glenn Surgeloose	200 m freestyle	1:49.04	25	Did not advance
Pieter Timmers	100 m freestyle	48.76	8 Q	48.65	12	Did not advance
	200 m freestyle	1:47.89	8 Q	1:47.99	15	Did not advance
Jasper Aerents Dieter Dekoninck Glenn Surgeloose Emmanuel Vanluchenne	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:15.52	9	N/A		Did not advance
Dieter Dekoninck Glenn Surgeloose Pieter Timmers Emmanuel Vanluchenne	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	7:10.69 NR	5 Q	N/A		7:11.15	7

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Kimberly Buys	100 m freestyle	55.68 NR	25	Did not advance
	50 m backstroke	29.16	27	Did not advance
	100 m backstroke	1:01.35	17 Q	1:01.24	15	Did not advance
	50 m butterfly	26.35	10 Q	26.48	15	Did not advance
	100 m butterfly	59.28	19	Did not advance
Kim Janssens	50 m breaststroke	31.52 NR	18	Did not advance
	100 m breaststroke	1:08.36 NR	16 Q	1:08.73	16	Did not advance

References

1. "BCN 2013 Belgium's Open Water Swimming Team". Barcelona 2013. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
2. "BCN 2013 (Swimming) – Qualifying Procedures". FINA. 1 July 2013. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
3. "BCN 2013 Belgium's Swimming Team". Barcelona 2013. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.

External links

• Barcelona 2013 Official Site
• Koninklijke Belgische Zwembond (KBZB (in Dutch)