Water polo at the 2025 Summer World University Games

Water polo at the Universiade
Venue	ASC Duisburg
Dates	17–26 July 2023
Teams	8 (men) & 8 (women)
←2021 2027→

Water polo at the 2025 Summer World University Games was played from 17 to 26 July to 2025 at ASC Duisburg, in Duisburg. ^[1] 16 teams participated in the tournament. ^{[2] [3]}

Qualification

Following the FISU regulations, there were a maximum of 12 teams in men's water polo and 10 in women's water polo. If there was a larger number of teams interested, they were selected by:^{[ citation needed ]}

• The entry and the payment of guarantee
• Those five teams finishing top rankings of the previous edition will be automatically qualified. Due the COVID-19 pandemic this rule can't be applied in 2021 and 2025 for the women's tournament
• Those three teams finishing bottom rankings of the previous edition could be replaced by new applying teams. Due the COVID-19 pandemic this rule can't be applied in 2021 and 2025 for the women's tournament
• The host is automatically qualified.
• The remaining teams will be selected by wild card system according to geographical, continental representation, FISU ranking and WA ranking.

Medal summary

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Germany  (GER)*	1	0	1	2
	Italy  (ITA)	1	0	1	2
3	United States  (USA)	0	2	0	2
Totals (3 entries)		2	2	2	6

Source: rhineruhr2025.com

Medal events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men [4] details	Italy  (ITA) Rocco Valle Stefano Ballarini Pietro Faraglia Mattia Rocchino Davide Occhione Lorenzo Giribaldi Alessandro Gullotta Alessandro Carnesecchi Andrea Condemi Alessandro Balzarini Andrea Patchaliev Federico Patti Nicolo' Da Rold	United States  (USA) Nathan Tauscher Alexander Heenan Elias Liechty Hayden O'Hare Wade Sherlock Benjamin Larsen Charles Matthews Peter Castillo Gray Carson Trey Doten Noah Rowe Boden Brinkema Harper Gardner	Germany  (GER) Max Spittank Zoran Bozic Tobias Bauer Elias Metten Jan Rottermund Moritz Ostmann Finn Rottermund Yannek Chiru Sascha Seifert Till Hofmann Luk Jaschke Mark Gansen
Women [5] details	Germany  (GER) Darja Heinbichner Franka Lipinski Ioanna Petiki Sinia Plotz Emma-Eliza Koch Emma Seehafer Anne Rieck Mona Saternus Greta Tadday Elena Ludwig Jana Stuwe Marijke Kijlstra	United States  (USA) Lauren Steele Ana Pieper Llilian Gess Carly McMurray Katherine O'Dea Maile Turner Jenna Human Dania Innis Jailynn Robinson Alison Sagara Jacqueline Walters Natalie Stryker Josephine Niz	Italy  (ITA) Gaia Acerbotti Guya Zizza Federica Morrone Marta Misiti Vittoria Sbruzzi Emma De March Giorgia Klatowski Francesca Colletta Lavinia Papi Cristina Malluzzo Aurora Longo Benedetta Cabona Ludovica Celona

Draw

The draw was held on 7 April 2025 at the Luftschiffhangar in Mülheim. ^[6] The women's team of Chile was later replaced by Turkey.

Men's tournament		Women's tournament
Pool A	Pool B	Pool A	Pool B
Italy	Hungary	Italy	Hungary
Georgia	Germany	Japan	Australia
South Korea	United States	United States	Germany
Chile	New Zealand	New Zealand	Turkey

References

1. "Water Polo". rhineruhr2025.com. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
2. "Water Polo Men's – Tournament Summary" (PDF). rhineruhr2025.com. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
3. "Water Polo Women's – Tournament Summary" (PDF). rhineruhr2025.com. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
4. "Water Polo Men's | Medallists" (PDF). rhineruhr2025.com. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
5. "Water Polo Women's | Medallists" (PDF). rhineruhr2025.com. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
6. "The results of the team draw are now known!". FISU. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.

External links

• Results book