Croatia at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships

Croatia at the
2023 World Aquatics Championships
Flag of Croatia
FINA codeCRO
National federationCroatian Swimming Federation
Websitewww.hrvatski-plivacki-savez.hr (in Croatian)
in Fukuoka, Japan
Competitors23 in 5 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
World Aquatics Championships appearances
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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

Group play
Pos Team
 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
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
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]