Denmark first participated at the FINA World Aquatics Championships at the third championships in 1978 when it was held in West Berlin, and has participated in every championships since then.
Medalists Lotte Friis is the most winning Danish swimmer at the Championships, with two gold medals and four silver medals. Nine women and two men from Denmark have received at least one medal, all won in the swimming events. Medal Name Championships Sport Event 2009 Rome Swimming Women's 800 m freestyle 2011 Shanghai Swimming Women's 1500 m freestyle Shared with Aleksandra Gerasimenya of Belarus 2011 Shanghai Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle 2013 Barcelona Swimming Women's 50 m butterfly Shared with Katy Sexton of Great Britain 2003 Barcelona Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke 2009 Rome Swimming Women's 1500 m freestyle 2011 Shanghai Swimming Women's 800 m freestyle 2013 Barcelona Swimming Women's 1500 m freestyle 2013 Barcelona Swimming Women's 200 m breaststroke 2013 Barcelona Swimming Women's 800 m freestyle 2015 Kazan Swimming Women's 100 m butterfly 2015 Kazan Swimming Women's 50 m butterfly 1978 West Berlin Swimming Women's 200 m breaststroke 1986 Madrid Swimming Men's 200 m butterfly , Berit Puggaard, Annette Poulsen, Mette Jacobsen 1991 Perth Swimming Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle 1991 Perth Swimming Women's 200 m freestyle 2007 Melbourne Swimming Men's 50 m butterfly 2015 Kazan Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke Shared with Jessica Vall of Spain and Shi Jinglin of China 2015 Kazan Swimming Women's 200 m breaststroke 2017 Budapest Swimming Women's 50 m freestyle
Medals by championships The most successful championships for Denmark by gold medal count was the 2011 championships, while the most total medals were achieved in 2013 and 2015. Championships Athletes Gold SilverBronzeTotalRankRanked by gold medals1978 West Berlin 11 0 0 1 1 151982 Guayaquil 5 0 0 0 0 –1986 Madrid 7 0 0 1 1 191991 Perth 8 0 0 2 2 171994 Rome 4 0 0 0 0 –1998 Perth 10 0 0 0 0 –2001 Fukuoka 6 0 0 0 0 –2003 Barcelona 3 0 1 0 1 202005 Montreal 8 0 0 0 0 –2007 Melbourne 11 0 0 1 1 232009 Rome 12 1 1 0 2 152011 Shanghai 6 2 1 0 3 112013 Barcelona 4 1 3 0 4 122015 Kazan 11 0 2 2 4 182017 Budapest 11 0 0 1 1 26 TotalAfter 2017 Championships 4 8 8 20 23
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