Serbia at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships

Serbia at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships
Flag of Serbia
FINA code	SRB
National federation	Serbian Swimming Federation
Website	serbia-swim.org.rs (in Serbian)
in Fukuoka, Japan
Competitors	23 in 4 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
World Aquatics Championships appearances
2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2023 2024
Other related appearances
Yugoslavia (1973–1991)   Serbia and Montenegro (1998–2005)

Serbia is set to compete at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan from 14 to 30 July.

Artistic swimming

Main article: Artistic swimming at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships

Serbia entered 2 artistic swimmers.

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Jelena Kontić Ivan Martinović	Duet technical routine	169.6216	11 Q	191.1167	9
	Duet free routine	143.0189	8 Q	146.5708	6

Open water swimming

Main article: Open water swimming at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships

Serbia entered 1 open water swimmer. ^[1]

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Tamás Farkas	Men's 5 km	56:53.5	25

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships

Serbia entered 5 swimmers. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Andrej Barna	50 metre freestyle	22.52	40	Did not advance
	100 metre freestyle	48.20	12 Q	48.43	15	Did not advance
Velimir Stjepanović	200 metre freestyle	1:47.93	27	Did not advance
	400 metre freestyle	3:54.25	30	—		Did not advance
Velimir Stjepanović Andrej Barna Nikola Aćin Uroš Nikolić	4 × 100 metre freestyle relay	3:14.36	10	—		Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Anja Crevar	200 metre butterfly	2:10.98	16 Q	2:11.65	16	Did not advance
	400 metre individual medley	4:46.26	22	—		Did not advance

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage				Playoff	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Serbia	Men's tournament	Spain L 14–16	South Africa W 30–5	Montenegro W 17–15	2 QP	Japan W 16–10	Italy W 15–14	Greece L 7–13	Spain L 6–9	4

Men's tournament

Main article: Water polo at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

Team roster

The following is the Serbian roster. ^[7]

Head coach: Uroš Stevanović

• 1 Vladimir Mišović GK
• 2 Marko Radulović FP
• 3 Strahinja Rašović FP
• 4 Sava Ranđelović FP
• 5 Đorđe Lazić FP
• 6 Vuk Milojević FP
• 7 Radomir Drašović FP
• 8 Nikola Jakšić FP
• 9 Filip Janković FP
• 10 Nemanja Ubović FP
• 11 Đorđe Vučinić FP
• 12 Vasilije Martinović FP
• 13 Branislav Mitrović GK
• Bogdan Gavrilović FP
• Marko Dimitrijević FP

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	0	0	54	27	+27	9	Quarterfinals
2	Serbia	3	1	1	0	1	57	34	+23	5	Playoffs
3	Montenegro	3	1	0	1	1	55	34	+21	4
4	South Africa	3	0	0	0	3	21	92	−71	0

Source: Sportresult
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.

17 July 2023 20:30	Report	Serbia	14–16	Spain	Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Raffaele Colombo (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–5, 5–5, 4–3
		Rašović 6	Goals	Granados 5

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19 July 2023 16:00	Report	South Africa	5–30	Serbia	Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: David Couper (NZL), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
		Score by quarters: 1–8, 1–9, 1–7, 2–6
		Laurenson 2	Goals	Jakšić, Rašović 6

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21 July 2023 12:00	Report	Serbia	17–15	Montenegro	Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Adrian-Tiberiu Alexandrescu (ROU), Darren Spiritsanto (USA)
		Score by quarters: 3–6, 4–2, 2–3, 4–2   PSO:4–2
		Vučinić 5	Goals	Matković 3

Playoffs

23 July 2023 18:30	Report	Japan	10–16	Serbia	Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN), Veselin Mišković (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–3, 2–7, 3–3
		Inaba 4	Goals	Radulović, Rašović 3

Quarterfinals

25 July 2023 16:30	Report	Italy	14–15	Serbia	Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Michiel Zwartt (NED), Frank Ohme (GER)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–2, 4–4, 2–2   PSO: 3–4
		Di Fulvio 3	Goals	Rašović 4

Semifinals

27 July 2023 17:00	Report	Greece	13–7	Serbia	Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Nenad Peris (CRO), Raffaele Colombo (ITA)
		Score by quarters:3–2, 3–0, 3–3, 4–2
		Argyropoulos, Kakaris 3	Goals	Jakšić, Rašović 2

Third place game

29 July 2023 13:00	Report	Serbia	6–9	Spain	Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Frank Ohme (GER), Raffaele Colombo (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–3, 0–2, 1–1
		Rašović 3	Goals	Granados 3

References

1. "20th World Aquatics World Championships Open Water Swimming Entry List - Men" (PDF). Omega Timing. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
2. "Andrej BARNA｜Results｜AQUA Official". World Aquatics . Retrieved 14 July 2023.
3. "Velimir STJEPANOVIĆ｜Results｜AQUA Official". World Aquatics . Retrieved 14 July 2023.
4. "Nikola AĆIN｜Results｜AQUA Official". World Aquatics . Retrieved 14 July 2023.
5. "Uroš NIKOLIĆ｜Results｜AQUA Official". World Aquatics . Retrieved 14 July 2023.
6. "Anja CREVAR｜Results｜AQUA Official". World Aquatics . Retrieved 14 July 2023.
7. "20th World Aquatics World Championships Men's Water Polo Team Roster SRB" (PDF). Omega Timing. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.