Greece women's national water polo team

Greece
FINA code	GRE
Nickname(s)	Galanolefki (The Blue-white); Ethniki (The National)
Association	Hellenic Swimming Federation
Head coach	Charis Pavlidis
Asst coach	Grigorios Dedes; Antonios Vlontakis
Captain	Eleftheria Plevritou
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current	4 (as of 24 July 2025)
Highest	4 (2025)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances	3 (first in 2004)
Best result	(2004)
World Championship
Appearances	15 (first in 1998)
Best result	(2011, 2025)
World Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 1997)
Best result	(2025)
World League
Appearances	7 (first in 2004)
Best result	(2005)
European Championship
Appearances	17 (first in 1989)
Best result	(2010, 2012, 2018, 2022)
Europa Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2018)
Best result	(2018)
Mediterranean Games
Appearances	1 (first in 2018)
Best result	(2018)
Media
Website	koe.org.gr

The Greece women's national water polo team represents Greece in international women's water polo competitions. Since the mid-1990s, Greece have emerged as one of the leading powers in the world, becoming World Champions after their gold medal win at the 2011 World Championship.14 years later, again in Asia, in Singapore this time they reapeated their triumph by beating Hungary in the final of the 2025 World Championship

They have also won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the gold medal at the 2005 World League, 4 silver medals at the 2010, 2012, 2018 European Championships and 2022 European Championships^[1]^[2] and the gold medal at the 2018 Europa Cup.

Honours

Gold medals

Silver medals

Olympic Games: 2004
European Championship: 2010, 2012, 2018, 2022

Bronze medals

Overview

Competition				Total
Olympic Games	0	1	0	1
World Championship	2	0	0	2
World Cup	1	0	0	1
World League	1	0	3	4
European Championship	0	4	1	5
Europa Cup	1	0	0	1
Mediterranean Games	0	0	1	1
Total	5	5	5	15

Results

Alexandra Asimaki, 2011 FINA World Player of the Year, led Greece to the 2011 World Championship in Shanghai

Alkisti Avramidou, prominent member of the Greek team that was crowned World Champion in 2011

Olympic Games

Year^[3]	Position
1996 (unofficial competition)	6th^[a]
2004
2008	8th
2024	7th
Total	3/7

World Championship

Year^[3]	Position
1998	5th
2001	7th
2003	9th
2005	5th
2007	8th
2009	4th
2011
2013	6th
2015	6th
2017	7th
2019	8th
2022	7th
2023	8th
2024	4th
2025
Total	15/18

FINA World Cup

Year^[3]	Position
1997	6th
1999	8th
2002	7th
2006	6th
2010	7th
2023	5th
2025
Total	7/19

FINA World League

Year^[3]	Position
2004	6th
2005
2007
2009	7th
2010
2011	4th
2012
2020	6th
Total	8/19

European Championships

Year	Position
1989	7th
1991	7th
1993	7th
1995	4th
1997	7th
1999	5th
2001	4th
2003	5th
2006	6th
2008	6th
2010
2012
2014	6th
2016	5th
2018
2020	6th
2022
2024
2026	Qualified
Total	19/21

LEN Europa Cup

Year	Position
2018
2019	6th

Mediterranean Games

Year	Position
2018

Note

a. ^{^} The women had to wait for Olympic recognition by the IOC, and played their own "Olympic Tournament" with twelve competing teams, from 29 May to 7 June 1996 in Emmen, Netherlands.

Team

Roster for the 2025 World Championships.^[4]^[5]

Head coach: Charis Pavlidis

1 Ioanna Stamatopoulou GK
2 Eleftheria Plevritou FP
3 Foteini Tricha FP
4 Stefania Santa FP
5 Athina Giannopoulou FP
6 Eleni Xenaki FP
7 Eirini Ninou FP
8 Maria Patra FP
9 Christina Siouti FP
10 Vasiliki Plevritou FP
11 Sofia Tornarou FP
12 Maria Myriokefalitaki FP
13 Alexia Evgenia Tzourka GK
14 Dionysia Koureta FP
15 Nefeli Anna Krassa FP

Past squads

2004 Olympic Games – Silver Medal

Georgia Ellinaki, Dimitra Asilian, Antiopi Melidoni, Angeliki Karapataki, Kyriaki Liosi, Stavroula Kozompoli, Aikaterini Oikonomopoulou, Antigoni Roumpesi, Evangelia Moraitidou, Eftychia Karagianni, Georgia Lara, Antonia Moraiti, Anthoula Mylonaki. Head Coach: Kyriakos Iosifidis

2005 FINA World League – Gold Medal

Georgia Ellinaki, Vasileia Mavrelou, Kelina Kantzou, Sofia Iosifidou, Kyriaki Liosi, Stavroula Kozompoli, Aikaterini Oikonomopoulou, Antigoni Roumpesi, Evangelia Moraitidou, Eftychia Karagianni, Alexandra Asimaki, Georgia Lara, Maria Tsouri. Head Coach: Kyriakos Iosifidis

2010 European Championship – Silver Medal

Maria Tsouri, Christina Tsoukala, Antiopi Melidoni, Ilektra Psouni, Kyriaki Liosi, Alkisti Avramidou, Alexandra Asimaki, Antigoni Roumpesi, Angeliki Gerolymou, Triantafyllia Manolioudaki, Stavroula Antonakou, Georgia Lara, Eleni Kouvdou. Head Coach: Giorgos Morfesis

2011 World Championship – Gold Medal

Eleni Kouvdou, Christina Tsoukala, Antiopi Melidoni, Ilektra Psouni, Kyriaki Liosi, Alkisti Avramidou, Alexandra Asimaki, Antigoni Roumpesi, Angeliki Gerolymou, Triantafyllia Manolioudaki, Stavroula Antonakou, Georgia Lara, Eleni Goula. Head Coach: Giorgos Morfesis

2012 European Championship – Silver Medal

Eleni Kouvdou, Christina Tsoukala, Antiopi Melidoni, Ilektra Psouni, Kyriaki Liosi, Alkisti Avramidou, Alexandra Asimaki, Antigoni Roumpesi, Angeliki Gerolymou, Triantafyllia Manolioudaki, Stavroula Antonakou, Georgia Lara, Chrysi Diamantopoulou. Head Coach: Giorgos Morfesis

2018 Europa Cup – Gold Medal

Eleni Kouvdou, Christina Tsoukala, Vasiliki Diamantopoulou, Nikoleta Eleftheriadou, Margarita Plevritou, Alkisti Avramidou, Alexandra Asimaki, Ioanna Chydirioti, Maria Patra, Anastasia Kalargirou, Eleftheria Plevritou, Eleni Xenaki, Chrysi Diamantopoulou. Head Coach: Giorgos Morfesis^[6]

2018 European Championship – Silver Medal

Chrysi Diamantopoulou, Christina Tsoukala, Vasiliki Diamantopoulou, Nikoleta Eleftheriadou, Margarita Plevritou, Alkisti Avramidou, Alexandra Asimaki, Ioanna Chydirioti, Maria Patra, Elisavet Protopapas, Eleftheria Plevritou, Eleni Xenaki, Ioanna Stamatopoulou. Head Coach: Giorgos Morfesis

2022 European Championship – Silver Medal

Ioanna Stamatopoulou, Eleftheria Plevritou, Ioanna Chydirioti, Eleni Elliniadi, Margarita Plevritou, Eleni Xenaki, Eirini Ninou, Maria Patra, Foteini Tricha, Vasiliki Plevritou, Athina Giannopoulou, Maria Myriokefalitaki, Stefania Santa, Christina Siouti, Eleni Sotireli, Alexandra Asimaki; Head Coach: Alexia Kammenou

Under-20 team

Greece lastly competed at the 2021 FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships^[7] where they won the silver medal.

References

^ [1] Archived 31 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
^ H αρχηγός της Εθνικής, Αλεξάνδρα Ασημάκη, στο Aquafeed24.com
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 56, 57, 67, 78, 83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^ "Women's Water Polo Team Roster GRE" (PDF). Omega Timing. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
^ "Women's Water Polo Team Roster GRE (2)" (PDF). Omega Timing. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
^ LEN Europa Cup 2018 – Final Greece–Russia 9–8
^ Russia after fourth title at FINA World Women's Junior Water Polo Championship Owen Lloyd (Inside the Games), 9 October 2021. Accessed 7 November 2021.

FINA

External links

Official website

[1] [1] Archived 31 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine

[2] H αρχηγός της Εθνικής, Αλεξάνδρα Ασημάκη, στο Aquafeed24.com

[HistoFINA_PDF-3] "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 56, 57, 67, 78, 83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

[4] "Women's Water Polo Team Roster GRE" (PDF). Omega Timing. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.

[5] "Women's Water Polo Team Roster GRE (2)" (PDF). Omega Timing. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.

[6] LEN Europa Cup 2018 – Final Greece–Russia 9–8

[7] Russia after fourth title at FINA World Women's Junior Water Polo Championship Owen Lloyd (Inside the Games), 9 October 2021. Accessed 7 November 2021.

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Water polo in Greece
National teams	Men
League Competitions	A1 Ethniki A2 Ethniki A1 Ethniki Women
Cup Competitions	Greek Cup Greek Cup Women Greek Super Cup Greek Super Cup Women