Croatia at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships
# Croatia at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships

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

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Bronze | Croatia men's national water polo team Marko BijačMarko MacanLoren FatovićLuka LončarMaro JokovićHrvoje BenićAnte VukičevićAndro BušljeLovre MilošJosip VrlićAnđelo ŠetkaJavier Gadea GarciaIvan Marcelić | Water polo | Men's tournament | 27 July |

## Diving

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

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

## Swimming

Croatia entered 11 swimmers.

### Men

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

### Women

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

## Water polo

### Men's tournament

**Team roster**

* 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 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 54 | −34 | 0 | |
| 15 July 2019 12:30 | Report | Croatia | 14–4 | Australia | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Germán Moller (ARG), Alessandro Severo (ITA) |
| Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Germán Moller (ARG), Alessandro Severo (ITA) |||
| 15 July 2019 12:30 | Report | Vukičević 6 | Goals | Younger 2 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Germán Moller (ARG), Alessandro Severo (ITA) |
| 17 July 2019 09:50 | Report | United States | 7–17 | Croatia | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |
| Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |||
| 17 July 2019 09:50 | Report | Ramirez 2 | Goals | four players 3 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |
| 19 July 2019 20:30 | Report | Croatia | 21–5 | Kazakhstan | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Michiel Zwart (NED) |
| Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Michiel Zwart (NED) |||
| 19 July 2019 20:30 | Report | Joković, Šetka 3 | Goals | five players 1 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Michiel Zwart (NED) |

**Quarterfinals**

| 23 July 2019 15:30 | Report | Croatia | 10–8 | Germany | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE) |||
| 23 July 2019 15:30 | Report | Joković 3 | Goals | Gielen 3 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE) |

**Semifinals**

| 25 July 2019 17:00 | Report | Spain | 6–5 | Croatia | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |||
| 25 July 2019 17:00 | Report | Mallarach 2 | Goals | Joković 3 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |

**Third place game**

| 27 July 2019 17:00 | Report | Croatia | 10–7 | Hungary | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |||
| 27 July 2019 17:00 | Report | Joković 6 | Goals | Hárai, Manhercz 2 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
