Croatia at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships

Croatia competed at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July.

Croatia at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships
Flag of Croatia
FINA code	CRO
National federation	Croatian Swimming Federation
Website	www.croswim.org
in Gwangju, South Korea
Medals Ranked 23rd	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
World Aquatics Championships appearances
1994 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2023 2024
Other related appearances
Yugoslavia (1973–1991)

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Croatia men's national water polo team Marko Bijač Marko Macan Loren Fatović Luka Lončar Maro Joković Hrvoje Benić Ante Vukičević Andro Bušlje Lovre Miloš Josip Vrlić Anđelo Šetka Javier Gadea Garcia Ivan Marcelić	Water polo	Men's tournament	27 July

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships

Croatia's diving team consisted of 2 athletes (1 male and 1 female).^[1]

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Juraj Melša	Men's 1 m springboard	231.60	42	—		did not advance
	Men's 3 m springboard	326.30	44	did not advance
Marcela Marić	Women's 1 m springboard	199.75	35	—		did not advance
	Women's 3 m springboard	197.05	44	did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships

Croatia entered 11 swimmers.^[2]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Bruno Blašković	50 m freestyle	22.55	33	did not advance
	100 m freestyle	49.24	27	did not advance
Anton Loncar	100 m backstroke	55.44	35	did not advance
	200 m backstroke	1:59.07	23	did not advance
Ognjen Marić	200 m freestyle	1:50.84	41	did not advance
Nikola Miljenić	50 m butterfly	24.06	35	did not advance
Nikola Obrovac	50 m breaststroke	27.27	15 Q	27.31	14	did not advance
	100 m breaststroke	1:01.18	29	did not advance
Kristofer Rogic	50 m backstroke	25.91	36	did not advance
Filip Zelić	200 m butterfly	2:02.47	38	did not advance
Anton Lončar Nikola Obrovac Nikola Miljenić Bruno Blašković	4×100 m medley relay	3:37.18	19	—		did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ana Herceg	200 m backstroke	2:16.29	33	did not advance
Ema Rajić	50 m breaststroke	32.39	36	did not advance
	100 m breaststroke	1:10.10	32	did not advance
Matea Sumajstorčić	800 m freestyle	8:48.61	25	—		did not advance
	1500 m freestyle	17:02.01	26	—		did not advance

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships

Men's tournament

Main article: Water polo at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

Team roster^[3]

• Marko Bijač
• Marko Macan
• Loren Fatović
• Luka Lončar
• Maro Joković
• Hrvoje Benić
• Ante Vukičević
• Andro Bušlje
• Lovre Miloš
• Josip Vrlić
• Anđelo Šetka
• Javier Gadea Garcia
• Ivan Marcelić
• Coach: Ivica Tucak

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Croatia	3	3	0	0	52	16	+36	6	Quarterfinals
2	United States	3	2	0	1	35	35	0	4	Playoffs
3	Australia	3	1	0	2	32	34	−2	2
4	Kazakhstan	3	0	0	3	20	54	−34	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.

15 July 2019 12:30	Report[dead link‍]	Croatia	14–4	Australia	Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Germán Moller (ARG), Alessandro Severo (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 4–1, 2–1, 4–0, 4–2
		Vukičević 6	Goals	Younger 2

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17 July 2019 09:50	Report[dead link‍]	United States	7–17	Croatia	Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Daniel Flahive (AUS)
		Score by quarters: 1–4, 3–5, 2–4, 1–4
		Ramirez 2	Goals	four players 3

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19 July 2019 20:30	Report[dead link‍]	Croatia	21–5	Kazakhstan	Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Michiel Zwart (NED)
		Score by quarters: 6–1, 5–1, 5–1, 5–2
		Joković, Šetka 3	Goals	five players 1

Quarterfinals

23 July 2019 15:30	Report[dead link‍]	Croatia	10–8	Germany	Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–1, 3–3, 3–2
		Joković 3	Goals	Gielen 3

Semifinals

25 July 2019 17:00	Report[dead link‍]	Spain	6–5	Croatia	Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–1, 2–0, 0–3
		Mallarach 2	Goals	Joković 3

Third place game

27 July 2019 17:00	Report[dead link‍]	Croatia	10–7	Hungary	Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–2, 2–2, 4–2
		Joković 6	Goals	Hárai, Manhercz 2

References

1. "Diving Entry List by NAT" (PDF). www.omegatiming.com/. 11 July 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
2. "Swimming Entry List" (PDF). www.omegatiming.com. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
3. "Men's Water Polo Team Roster Croatia" (PDF). waterpolo.sportresult.com. Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.