Croatia at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships

Croatia at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships
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FINA code	CRO
National federation	Croatian Swimming Federation
Website	www.hrvatski-plivacki-savez.hr (in Croatian)
in Fukuoka, Japan
Competitors	23 in 5 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
World Aquatics Championships appearances
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Other related appearances
Yugoslavia (1973–1991)

Croatia competed at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan from 14 to 30 July.

Artistic swimming

Main article: Artistic swimming at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships

Croatia entered 1 artistic swimmer.^[1]

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Matea Butorac	Solo free routine	166.7458	9 Q	151.1520	11

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships

Croatia entered 2 divers.^[2]

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
David Ledinski	1 m springboard	288.55	38	—		Did not advance
	3 m springboard	297.35	49	Did not advance
Matej Neveščanin	1 m springboard	257.55	49	—		Did not advance
	3 m springboard	366.50	23	Did not advance
David Ledinski Matej Neveščanin	Synchronized 3 m springboard	335.73	15	—		Did not advance

Open water swimming

Main article: Open water swimming at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships

Croatia entered 2 open water swimmers.^[3][4]

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Grgo Mujan	Men's 5 km	1:01:09.6	50

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Klara Bošnjak	Women's 5 km	1:03:12.3	43

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships

Croatia entered 3 swimmers.^[5]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Nikola Miljenić	50 metre freestyle	22.61	45	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ana Blažević	100 metre breaststroke	1:08.70	30	Did not advance
	200 metre breaststroke	2:26.60	17	Did not advance
Amina Kajtaz	100 metre butterfly	58.50 NR	14 Q	58.49 NR	14	Did not advance
	200 metre butterfly	2:12.57	21	Did not advance

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage				Playoff	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Croatia	Men's tournament	Argentina W 24–5	Hungary L 10–12	Japan W 17–12	2 QP	Montenegro L 12–13	—	Canada W 13–5	Australia W 17–10	9

Men's tournament

Main article: Water polo at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

Team roster

The following is the Croatian roster.^[6]

Head coach: Ivica Tucak

• 1 Marko Bijač GK
• 2 Rino Burić FP
• 3 Marino Čagalj FP
• 4 Ivan Krapić FP
• 5 Franko Lazić FP
• 6 Luka Bukić FP
• 7 Ante Vukičević FP
• 8 Marko Žuvela FP
• 9 Jerko Marinić Kragić FP
• 10 Josip Vrlić FP
• 11 Andrija Bašić FP
• 12 Konstantin Kharkov FP
• 13 Toni Popadić GK
• Filip Kržić FP
• Zvonimir Butić FP

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	3	0	0	0	49	31	+18	9	Quarterfinals
2	Croatia	3	2	0	0	1	51	29	+22	6	Playoffs
3	Japan (H)	3	1	0	0	2	40	42	−2	3
4	Argentina	3	0	0	0	3	27	65	−38	0

Source: Sportresult^{[dead link‍]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Host

17 July 2023 16:00	Report^[dead link‍]	Argentina	5–24	Croatia	Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: David Couper (NZL), Jennifer McCall (USA)
		Score by quarters: 2–8, 1–4, 0–7, 2–5
		five players 1	Goals	Marinić Kragić 5

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19 July 2023 12:00	Report^[dead link‍]	Croatia	10–12	Hungary	Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Adrian-Tiberiu Alexandrescu (ROU), Frank Ohme (GER)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–2, 3–3, 4–4
		three players 2	Goals	Zalánki 3

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21 July 2023 19:00	Report^[dead link‍]	Croatia	17–12	Japan	Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Michiel Zwartt (NED)
		Score by quarters: 4–3, 3–3, 8–3, 2–3
		Kharkov 4	Goals	Adachi 4

Playoffs

23 July 2023 17:00	Report^[dead link‍]	Croatia	12–13	Montenegro	Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Michiel Zwartt (NED)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 0–3, 5–4, 4–4
		Marinić Kragić 4	Goals	Matković, Radović 4

9–12th place semifinals

25 July 2023 12:00	Report^[dead link‍]	Canada	5–13	Croatia	Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Veselin Mišković (MNE), Zhang Liang (CHN)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–3, 1–5, 1–2
		five players 1	Goals	Butić, Lazić 3

Ninth place game

27 July 2023 10:30	Report^[dead link‍]	Croatia	17–10	Australia	Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Veselin Mišković (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 5–4, 6–2, 3–2
		Vukičević 5	Goals	Poot 3

References

1. "Solo free routine preliminary round results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
2. "20th World Aquatics World Championships Diving Entry List" (PDF). Omega Timing. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
3. "20th World Aquatics World Championships Open Water Swimming Entry List - Men" (PDF). Omega Timing. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
4. "20th World Aquatics World Championships Open Water Swimming Entry List - Women" (PDF). Omega Timing. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
5. "20th World Aquatics World Championships Swimming Entry List" (PDF). Omega Timing. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
6. "20th World Aquatics World Championships Men's Water Polo Team Roster CRO" (PDF). waterpolo.sportresult.com. Omega Timing. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.^{[dead link‍]}