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

Last updated January 12, 2024

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

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 28)	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 26)	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 26)	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 24)	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 28)	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 25)	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 21)	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 24)	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 31)	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 26)	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 24)	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 25)	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 27)	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]

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References

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

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[HistoFINA_PDF-1] 1 2 "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.

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