# Denmark at the World Aquatics Championships

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 |
| Gold | Lotte Friis | 2009 Rome | Swimming | Women's 800 m freestyle |
| Gold | Lotte Friis | 2011 Shanghai | Swimming | Women's 1500 m freestyle |
| Gold | Jeanette Ottesen | 2011 Shanghai | Swimming | Women's 100 m freestyle |
| Gold | Jeanette Ottesen Gray | 2013 Barcelona | Swimming | Women's 50 m butterfly |
| Silver | Louise Ørnstedt | 2003 Barcelona | Swimming | Women's 100 m backstroke |
| Silver | Lotte Friis | 2009 Rome | Swimming | Women's 1500 m freestyle |
| Silver | Lotte Friis | 2011 Shanghai | Swimming | Women's 800 m freestyle |
| Silver | Lotte Friis | 2013 Barcelona | Swimming | Women's 1500 m freestyle |
| Silver | Rikke Møller Pedersen | 2013 Barcelona | Swimming | Women's 200 m breaststroke |
| Silver | Lotte Friis | 2013 Barcelona | Swimming | Women's 800 m freestyle |
| Silver | Jeanette Ottesen | 2015 Kazan | Swimming | Women's 100 m butterfly |
| Silver | Jeanette Ottesen | 2015 Kazan | Swimming | Women's 50 m butterfly |
| Bronze | Susanne Nielsson | 1978 West Berlin | Swimming | Women's 200 m breaststroke |
| Bronze | Benny Nielsen | 1986 Madrid | Swimming | Men's 200 m butterfly |
| Bronze | Gitta Jensen, Berit Puggaard, Annette Poulsen, Mette Jacobsen | 1991 Perth | Swimming | Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle |
| Bronze | Mette Jacobsen | 1991 Perth | Swimming | Women's 200 m freestyle |
| Bronze | Jakob Andkjær | 2007 Melbourne | Swimming | Men's 50 m butterfly |
| Bronze | Mie Nielsen | 2015 Kazan | Swimming | Women's 100 m backstroke |
| Bronze | Rikke Møller Pedersen | 2015 Kazan | Swimming | Women's 200 m breaststroke |
| Bronze | Pernille Blume | 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 | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
| 1978 West Berlin | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| 1982 Guayaquil | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1986 Madrid | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| 1991 Perth | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| 1994 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 | 20 |
| 2005 Montreal | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2007 Melbourne | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| 2009 Rome | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 2011 Shanghai | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2013 Barcelona | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 2015 Kazan | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| 2017 Budapest | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| Total | Total | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 23 |

## Footnotes

* ↑ Shared with Aleksandra Gerasimenya of Belarus
* ↑ Shared with Katy Sexton of Great Britain
* ↑ Shared with Jessica Vall of Spain and Shi Jinglin of China
* ↑ Ranked by gold medals
* ↑ After 2017 Championships