Croatia at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships

Croatia at the
2025 World Aquatics Championships
World Aquatics codeCRO
in Singapore
Competitors50 in 5 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
World Aquatics Championships appearances
Other related appearances
 Yugoslavia (1973–1991)

Croatia are competing at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore from July 11 to August 3, 2025.[1]

Athletes by discipline

The following is the number of competitors who will participate at the Championships per discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Artistic swimming 0 3 3
Diving 4 0 4
Open water swimming 2 1 3
Swimming 10 1 11
Water polo 15 15 30
Total 30 20 50

Artistic swimming

Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Mia Piri Solo technical routine 197.9467 26 Did not advance
Matea Butorac Solo free routine 195.0713 17 Did not advance
Korina Maretić
Mia Piri
Duet technical routine 223.1858 27 Did not advance
Duet free routine 200.3586 22 Did not advance

Diving

Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semi-finals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Mikula Miočić 1 m springboard 263.20 47 Did not advance
Matej Nevešćanin 334.40 18 Did not advance
Marko Huljev 3 m springboard 283.10 59 Did not advance
Matej Nevešćanin DNS
Luka Martinović
Matej Nevešćanin
3 m synchronized springboard 337.44 16 Did not advance

Open water swimming

Men
Athlete Event Heats Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Marin Mugić Men's 5 km DNF
Grgo Mujan 1:03:55.5 56
Women
Athlete Event Heats Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Klara Bošnjak Women's 5 km 1:08:55.6 39

Swimming

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semi-final Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Luka Čarapović 100 m backstroke 55.84 39 Did not advance
Jere Hribar 50 m freestyle 21.86 13 Q 21.79 11 Did not advance
100 m freestyle 48.34 17 Did not advance
Niko Janković 200 m freestyle 1:48.74 35 Did not advance
Nikola Miljenić 50 m backstroke 25.91 46 Did not advance
50 m butterfly 23.87 36 Did not advance
Marin Mogić 400 m freestyle 3:56.15 33 Did not advance
1500 m freestyle 15:36.12 17 Did not advance
Filip Mujan 100 m breaststroke 1:01.42 35 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:11.53 18 Did not advance
Božo Puhalović 50 m freestyle 22.28 34 Did not advance
Vili Sivec 100 m butterfly 53.01 36 Did not advance
Jere Hribar
Nikola Miljenić
Vlaho Nenadić
Toni Dragoja
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:14.02 14 Did not advance
Luka Čarapović
Filip Mujan
Vili Sivec
Jere Hribar
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:36.39 18 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semi-final Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Amina Kajtaz 100 m butterfly 59.18 24 Did not advance
200 m butterfly 2:12.60 19 Did not advance

Water polo

Summary
Team Event Group stage Quarterfinals Semifinals Placement matches
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Croatia men's team Women's tournament  China
W 25–6
 Montenegro
W 13–11
 Greece
W 10–9
1 Q  Hungary
L 12–18
 United States
W 14–9
 Montenegro
W 19–13
5
Croatia women's team Women's tournament  Japan
L 12–25
 Greece
L 7–31
 Hungary
L 6–22
4 Q  South Africa
W 16–6
 Argentina
W 16–14
13

Men's tournament

Croatia men's team qualified by winning the silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Team roster
Group play
Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 3 3 0 0 0 48 26 +22 9 Quarterfinals
2  Montenegro 3 2 0 0 1 34 30 +4 6 Playoffs
3  Greece 3 1 0 0 2 44 25 +19 3
4  China 3 0 0 0 3 19 64 −45 0 13–16th place semifinals
Source: Omegatiming
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.
12 July 2025
12:10
Report China  6–25  Croatia OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Mihai Balanescu (ROU), Nicholas Hodgers (AUS)
Score by quarters: 1–7, 0–5, 4–7, 1–6
Xie 2 Goals Bukić 6
14 July 2025
17:35
Report Croatia  13–11  Montenegro OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Ivan Raković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–3, 3–2, 5–4
Bukić, Fatović 3 Goals Banićević, Radović 3
16 July 2025
17:35
Report Greece  9–10  Croatia OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Nicholas Hodgers (AUS), David Gómez (ESP)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 2–4, 1–4, 2–1
Alafragkis, Kalogeropoulos 2 Goals Fatović 3
Quarterfinals
20 July 2025
20:45
Report Croatia  12–18  Hungary OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), David Gómez (ESP)
Score by quarters: 6–6, 1–5, 2–2, 3–5
Butić 4 Goals Manhercz 4
5th–8th place semifinals
22 July 2025
20:00
Report United States  9–14  Croatia OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Zhang Liang (CHN), Ivan Raković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–5, 5–3, 2–4
C. Dodd, Vavic 2 Goals Burić 3
5th place match
24 July 2025
20:00
Report Montenegro  13–19  Croatia OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Frank Ohme (GER), Scott Volz (GER)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–2, 2–8, 5–6
Gardašević 3 Goals Zuvela 5

Women's tournament

Croatia's women's water polo team qualified by being in the top 3 not already qualified at the European Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands.

Team roster
  • Magdalena Butić
  • Jelena Butić
  • Ana Desnica
  • Nina Eterović
  • Ria Glas
  • Neli Janković
  • Nina Jazvin
  • Nina Maria Medić
  • Latica Medvešek
  • Roza Pešić
  • Iva Rožić
  • Matea Skelin
  • Lara Srhoj
  • Aurora Stipanov
  • Natasha Trojan
Group play
Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 3 3 0 0 0 65 28 +37 9 Quarterfinals
2  Greece 3 2 0 0 1 65 32 +33 6 Playoffs
3  Japan 3 1 0 0 2 53 70 −17 3
4  Croatia 3 0 0 0 3 25 78 −53 0 13–16th place semifinals
Source: Omegatiming
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.
11 July 2025
16:00
Report Japan  25–12  Croatia OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Fiona Haigh (AUS), Zhang Liang (CHN)
Score by quarters: 7–3, 4–3, 11–5, 3–1
Arima 7 Goals Rožić 4
13 July 2025
13:45
Report Croatia  7–31  Greece OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Ivan Raković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 1–9, 4–7, 1–7, 1–8
Srhoj 3 Goals Tricha 5
15 July 2025
20:45
Report Croatia  6–22  Hungary OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Fiona Haigh (AUS), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 2–9, 2–5, 1–5, 1–3
Rožić 4 Goals Garda, Keszthelyi 4
13th–16th place semifinals
17 July 2025
10:35
Report Croatia  16–6  South Africa OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR)
Score by quarters: 7–2, 2–3, 2–0, 5–1
Janković 4 Goals Meecham 2
13th place match
19 July 2025
10:35
Report Argentina  14–16  Croatia OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Dasch Barber (RSA), Ivan Raković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–2, 4–5, 4–2  PSO: 2–4
Bacigalupo 4 Goals Rožić 3

References

  1. ^ "Competition Athletes | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation.