Germany women's national water polo team

Germany

FINA code	GER
Association	German Swimming Federation
Confederation	LEN (Europe)
Head coach	Sven Schulz
Asst coach	Georgios Triantafyllou
Captain	Gesa Deike
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current	17 (as of 9 August 2021)
World Championship
Appearances	7 (first in 1986 )
Best result	6th place
World League
Appearances	1 (first in 2012 )
Best result	6th place (2012)
European Championship
Appearances	18 (first in 1985 )
Best result	(1985)
Media
Website	dsv.de/wasserball

The Germany women's national water polo team represents Germany in international women's water polo competitions and friendly matches.

Results

All results before 1990 are for the West German team.

World Championship

• 1986 – 6th place ^[1]
• 1991 – 6th place
• 1994 – 8th place
• 2003 – 10th place
• 2005 – 8th place
• 2007 – 11th place
• 2009 – 10th place

World League

• 2012 – 6th place ^[1]

European Championship

• 1985 – Bronze medal
• 1987 – 4th place
• 1989 – 5th place
• 1991 – 6th place
• 1993 – 6th place
• 1995 – 7th place
• 1997 – 6th place
• 1999 – 7th place
• 2001 – 7th place
• 2003 – 7th place
• 2006 – 7th place
• 2008 – 7th place
• 2010 – 7th place
• 2012 – 8th place
• 2016 – 8th place
• 2018 – 8th place
• 2020 – 11th place
• 2022 – 10th place
• 2024 – 11th place
• 2026 – Qualified

Current squad

Roster for the 2020 Women's European Water Polo Championship. ^[2]

Head coach: Arno Troost

No	Name	Pos.	Date of birth	Height	Weight	L/R	Caps	Club
1	Felicitas Saurusajtis	GK	(1995-01-23) 23 January 1995 (age 30)	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	R	27	Blau-Weiß Bochum
2	Belen Vosseberg	W	(1997-12-15) 15 December 1997 (age 27)	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)	60 kg (132 lb)	L	55	Wasserfreunde Spandau 04
3	Maren Hinz	DF	(1997-11-06) 6 November 1997 (age 27)	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	80 kg (176 lb)	R	20	Eimsbütteler TV
4	Sophia Eggert	CF	(1999-03-05) 5 March 1999 (age 26)	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	R	9	Bayer Uerdingen
5	Gesa Deike (C)	W	(1995-06-26) 26 June 1995 (age 29)	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	R	52	Bayer Uerdingen
6	Ira Deike	W	(1998-04-30) 30 April 1998 (age 27)	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	55 kg (121 lb)	R	20	Bayer Uerdingen
7	Nicole Vunder	W	(2002-04-18) 18 April 2002 (age 23)	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	70 kg (154 lb)	R	10	Wasserfreunde Spandau 04
8	Aylin Fry	W	(1999-12-01) 1 December 1999 (age 25)	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	R	40	Bayer Uerdingen
9	Jennifer Stiefel	W	(1992-07-13) 13 July 1992 (age 32)	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)	60 kg (132 lb)	R	57	Wasserfreunde Spandau 04
10	Fabienne Heerdt	W	(1997-05-06) 6 May 1997 (age 28)	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	R	2	SV Nikar Heidelberg
11	Pauline Pannasch	AR	(1999-06-16) 16 June 1999 (age 25)	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	L	2	Eimsbütteler TV
12	Lynn Krukenberg	CF	(1998-06-14) 14 June 1998 (age 26)	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	80 kg (176 lb)	R	15	Wasserfreunde Spandau 04
13	Ronja Kerßenboom	GK	(1996-10-17) 17 October 1996 (age 28)	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	R	20	Bayer Uerdingen

Under-20 team

Germany lastly competed at the 2021 FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships. ^[3]

References

1. "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.
2. "Team Roster" (PDF). wp2020budapest.microplustiming.com. 12 January 2020. p. 4.
3. 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.

External links

• Official website