Spain at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships

Spain at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships
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World Aquatics code	ESP
National federation	Royal Spanish Swimming Federation
Website	rfen.es (in Spanish)
in Doha, Qatar
Competitors	73 in 6 sports
Medals Ranked 13th	Gold 1 Silver 5 Bronze 4 Total 10
World Aquatics Championships appearances
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Spain competed at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar from 2 to 18 February.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
	Hugo González	Swimming	Men's 200 metre backstroke	16 February 2024
	María de Valdés	Open water swimming	Women's 10 km	3 February 2024
	Dennis González	Artistic swimming	Men's solo technical routine	5 February 2024
	Marina García Polo Lilou Lluis Valette Meritxell Mas Alisa Ozhogina Paula Ramírez Sara Saldaña Iris Tió Blanca Toledano	Artistic swimming	Team technical routine	6 February 2024
	Dennis González Mireia Hernández	Artistic swimming	Mixed duet free routine	10 February 2024
	Hugo González	Swimming	Men's 100 metre backstroke	13 February 2024
	Adrián Abadía Nicolás García	Diving	Men's synchronized 3 metre springboard	4 February 2024
	Alisa Ozhogina Iris Tió	Artistic swimming	Women's duet technical routine	5 February 2024
	Spain women's national water polo team Laura Ester Cristina Nogué Anni Espar Beatriz Ortiz Nona Pérez Paula Crespí Elena Ruiz Pili Peña Judith Forca Paula Camus Maica García Godoy Paula Leitón Martina Terré Ariadna Ruiz Isabel Piralkova	Water polo	Women's tournament	16 February 2024
	Spain men's national water polo team Unai Aguirre Alberto Munárriz Álvaro Granados Bernat Sanahuja Miguel del Toro Marc Larumbe Martin Famera Sergi Cabanas Roger Tahull Felipe Perrone Blai Mallarach Alejandro Bustos Eduardo Lorrio Unai Biel Fran Valera	Water polo	Men's tournament	17 February 2024

Competitors

The following is the list of competitors in the Championships. ^[1]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Artistic swimming	1	12	13
Diving	5	4	9
High diving	1	0	1
Open water swimming	1	3	4
Swimming	10	6	16
Water polo	15	15	30
Total	33	40	73

Artistic swimming

Main article: Artistic swimming at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Dennis González	Solo technical routine	228.7550	3 Q	227.6000	4
	Solo free routine	191.3562	2 Q	196.2750

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Alisa Ozhogina Iris Tió	Duet technical routine	258.7199	2 Q	258.0333
	Duet free routine	236.9958	4 Q	243.9918	4

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Dennis González Mireia Hernández	Duet technical routine	237.6200	3 Q	214.4833	4
	Duet free routine	202.6041	2 Q	208.3583
Marina García Polo Lilou Lluis Valette Meritxell Mas Alisa Ozhogina Paula Ramírez Sara Saldaña Iris Tió Blanca Toledano	Team technical routine	278.0675	3 Q	275.8925
Cristina Arámbula Berta Ferreras Marina García Polo Meritxell Mas Alisa Ozhogina Paula Ramírez Sara Saldaña Iris Tió	Team free routine	308.2480	3 Q	302.8228	4
Cristina Arámbula Berta Ferreras Marina García Polo Lilou Lluis Valette Meritxell Mas Alisa Ozhogina Sara Saldaña Iris Tió	Team acrobatic routine	220.3767	5 Q	219.9367	5

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Adrián Abadía	3 m springboard	348.20	25	Did not advance
Nicolás García		342.75	28	Did not advance
Carlos Camacho	10 m platform	350.70	25	Did not advance
Jorge Rodríguez		353.35	23	Did not advance
Adrián Abadía Nicolás García	3 m synchro springboard	—				383.28
Carlos Camacho Max Liñán	10 m synchro platform	—				332.88	13

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
María Papworth	3 m springboard	246.10	18 Q	224.90	17	Did not advance
Rocío Velázquez		193.35	46	Did not advance
Valeria Antolino	10 m platform	224.90	34	Did not advance
Valeria Antolino Ana Carvajal	10 m synchro platform	—				237.24	13

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Final
		Points	Rank
Max Liñan Ana Carvajal	10 m synchro platform	242.76	7
Valeria Antolino Nicolás García Carlos Camacho Rocío Velázquez	Team event	310.55	8

High diving

Main article: High diving at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships

Athlete	Event	Points	Rank
Carlos Gimeno	Men's high diving	355.00	7

Open water swimming

Main article: Open water swimming at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Guillem Pujol	Men's 5 km	53:22.2	21
	Men's 10 km	1:49:55.5	24

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
María de Valdés	Women's 5 km	57:39.5	6
	Women's 10 km	1:57:26.9
Ángela Martínez	Women's 10 km	1:57:36.6	13
Candela Sánchez	Women's 5 km	58:03.4	37

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships

Spain entered 21 swimmers. ^[2]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
César Castro	200 metre freestyle	1:47.40	17	Did not advance
Carles Coll Martí	100 metre breaststroke	1:01.50	27	Did not advance
	200 metre breaststroke	2:12.72	16 Q	2:10.77	9	Did not advance
	200 metre individual medley	Did not start		Did not advance
Sergio de Celis	100 metre freestyle	48.68	11 Q	48.39 NR	10	Did not advance
Carlos Garach Benito	800 metre freestyle	7:50.56	15	—		Did not advance
	1500 metre freestyle	15:16.00	19
Hugo González	50 metre backstroke	24.72	3 Q	24.60	5 Q	24.77	6
	100 metre backstroke	53.61	3 Q	53.22	3 Q	52.70
	200 metre backstroke	1:59.00	14 Q	1:56.38	2 Q	1:55.30
	200 metre individual medley	2:02.10	20	Did not advance
Arbidel González	200 metre butterfly	1:57.20	11 Q	1:56.77	10	Did not advance
Mario Molla	50 metre butterfly	23.37	10 Q	23.17	3 Q	23.29	6
	100 metre butterfly	52.12	11 Q	51.48	4 Q	51.72	7
Carlos Quijada	400 metre freestyle	3:52.86	29	—		Did not advance
Adrian Santos	50 metre backstroke	25.15	14 Q	25.09	13	Did not advance
Sergio de Celis Luis Domínguez Carles Coll Martí Mario Mollà César Castro	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:14.71	7 Q	—		3:14.93	8
César Castro Luis Domínguez Sergio de Celis Mario Mollà Carlos Quijada	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	7:10.63 NR	7 Q			7:11.65	8
Hugo González Carles Coll Martí Mario Molla Sergio de Celis	4 × 100 m medley relay	3:33.57	3 Q			3:33.20	5

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Maria Daza	50 metre freestyle	25.55	25	Did not advance
	100 metre freestyle	55.34	17 Q	55.49	16	Did not advance
	200 metre freestyle	2:00.42	25	Did not advance
Paula Juste	100 metre butterfly	59.82	19	Did not advance
	200 metre butterfly	2:14.25	19
Nayara Pineda	200 metre breaststroke	2:27.45	12 Q	2:29.74	16	Did not advance
Jimena Ruiz	50 metre breaststroke	31.99	25	Did not advance
	100 metre breaststroke	1:08.74	21
Carmen Weiler	50 metre backstroke	28.68	19	Did not advance
	100 metre backstroke	1:00.44	7 Q	1:00.81	9	Did not advance
África Zamorano	200 metre backstroke	2:12.55	12 Q	2:11.44	11	Did not advance
Carmen Weiler Jimena Ruiz Paula Juste María Daza	4 × 100 m medley relay	4:04.01	11	—		Did not advance

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Carmen Weiler Carles Coll Martí Mario Mollá María Daza	4 × 100 m medley relay	3:49.07	12	—		Did not advance

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 2024 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
Spain	Men's tournament	South Africa W 21–5	Croatia W 10–6	Australia W 15=9	1 QF	—	Montenegro W 15–12	Italy L 6–8	France W 14–10
Spain	Women's tournament	China W 18–5	Greece W 16–8	France W 14–7	1 QF	—	Canada W 12–9	United States L 9–11	Greece W 10-9

Men's tournament

Main article: Water polo at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

Team roster

The following is the Spanish roster. ^[3]

Head coach: David Martín

• 1 Unai Aguirre GK
• 2 Alberto Munárriz FP
• 3 Álvaro Granados FP
• 4 Bernat Sanahuja FP
• 5 Miguel del Toro FP
• 6 Marc Larumbe FP
• 7 Martin Famera FP
• 8 Sergi Cabanas FP
• 9 Roger Tahull FP
• 10 Felipe Perrone FP
• 11 Blai Mallarach FP
• 12 Alejandro Bustos FP
• 13 Eduardo Lorrio GK
• 14 Unai Biel FP
• 15 Fran Valera 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	46	20	+26	9	Quarterfinals
2	Croatia	3	2	0	0	1	48	24	+24	6	Playoffs
3	Australia	3	1	0	0	2	46	35	+11	3
4	South Africa	3	0	0	0	3	18	79	−61	0	13–16th place semifinals

Source: World Aquatics
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.

5 February 2024 09:00	Report	South Africa	5–21	Spain	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Cheng Beng Guan (SGP)
		Score by quarters: 1–6, 0–7, 0–4, 4–4
		Van Zyl 3	Goals	Biel, Granados 4

7 February 2024 19:00	Report [ dead link ]	Spain	10–6	Croatia	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Darren Spiritosanto (USA)
		Score by quarters:2–1, 3–2, 1–0, 4–3
		Granados 3	Goals	Fatović 3

9 February 2024 13:30	Report	Australia	9–15	Spain	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: György Kun (HUN), Darren Spiritosanto (USA)
		Score by quarters: 2–4, 3–2, 2–4, 2–5
		Mercep 3	Goals	three players 3

Quarterfinals

13 February 2024 16:00	Report [ dead link ]	Spain	15–12	Montenegro	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Andrej Franulović (CRO)
		Score by quarters:5–2, 3–5, 5–0, 2–5
		Perrone 5	Goals	Mršić 4

Semifinals

15 February 2024 16:00	Report	Spain	6–8	Italy	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), György Kun (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 1–1, 1–3, 1–2, 3–2
		Larumbe, Munárriz 2	Goals	three players 2

Third place game

17 February 2024 11:30	Report	Spain	14–10	France	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: György Kun (HUN), Darren Spiritosanto (USA)
		Score by quarters:4–1, 5–3, 2–2, 3–4
		Granados, Sanahuja 4	Goals	three players 2

Women's tournament

Main article: Water polo at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament

Team roster

The following is the Spanish roster. ^[4]

Head coach: Miki Oca

• 1 Laura Ester GK
• 2 Cristina Nogué FP
• 3 Anni Espar FP
• 4 Beatriz Ortiz FP
• 5 Nona Pérez FP
• 6 Paula Crespí FP
• 7 Elena Ruiz FP
• 8 Pili Peña FP
• 9 Judith Forca FP
• 10 Paula Camus FP
• 11 Maica García Godoy FP
• 12 Paula Leitón FP
• 13 Martina Terré GK
• 14 Ariadna Ruiz FP
• 15 Isabel Piralkova 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	48	20	+28	9	Quarterfinals
2	Greece	3	2	0	0	1	41	31	+10	6	Playoffs
3	China	3	0	1	0	2	20	46	−26	2
4	France	3	0	0	1	2	19	31	−12	1	13–16th place semifinals

Source: World Aquatics
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.

4 February 2024 10:30	Report	China	5–18	Spain	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Ashley Kaeshler (AUS), Andreia Stanojević (SRB)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–5, 1–4, 0–6
		Lu 2	Goals	Crespí 4

6 February 2024 19:00	Report [ dead link ]	Spain	16–8	Greece	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Ashleigh Kaeshler (AUS)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 5–2, 4–2, 5–2
		Ortiz 4	Goals	three players 2

8 February 2024 19:00	Report [ dead link ]	Spain	14–7	France	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Hélène Painchaud (CAN), Darren Spiritosanto (USA)
		Score by quarters:2–0, 5–4, 4–1, 3–2
		Nogué 3	Goals	Bouloukbakchi, Vernoux 2

Quarterfinals

12 February 2024 17:30	Report	Spain	12–9	Canada	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Zhang Liang (CHN), Natalia Markopoulou (GRE)
		Score by quarters:3–1, 4–1, 2–3, 3–4
		Forca 5	Goals	Crevier 3

Semifinals

14 February 2024 16:00	Report	United States	11–9	Spain	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Alessandro Severo (ITA)
		Score by quarters:3–1, 3–3, 4–3, 1–2
		Flynn 3	Goals	Piralkova, E. Ruiz 3

Third place game

16 February 2024 11:30	Report [ dead link ]	Spain	10–9	Greece	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Hélène Painchaud (CAN)
		Score by quarters:2–1, 4–4, 1–1, 3–3
		Forca 3	Goals	Ninou 3

References

1. "Competition athletes". World Aquatics . Retrieved 30 August 2024.
2. "Entries Book" (PDF). Omega Timing. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
3. "21st World Aquatics World Championships Men's Water Polo Team Roster ESP" (PDF). Omega Timing. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
4. "21st World Aquatics World Championships Women's Water Polo Team Roster SPA" (PDF). Omega Timing. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.