title: Croatia at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships
text: # Croatia at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships
  
  Croatia is scheduled to compete at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary from 14 July to 30 July.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Gold | Croatia men's national water polo team Marko BijačMarko MacanLoren FatovićLuka LončarMaro JokovićIvan BuljubašićAnte VukičevićAndro BušljeSandro SuknoIvan KrapićAnđelo ŠetkaXavier GarcíaIvan Marcelić | Water polo | Men's tournament | 29 July |
  
  ## Diving
  
  Croatia has entered 2 divers (one male and one female).
  
  | Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Juraj Melša | Men's 1 m springboard | 289.30 | 38 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Marcela Marić | Women's 1 m springboard | 219.70 | 29 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Marcela Marić | Women's 3 m springboard | 245.35 | 28 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Open water swimming
  
  Croatia has entered one open water swimmer
  
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Doris Beroš | Women's 10 km | 2:11:54.4 | 45 |
  
  ## Swimming
  
  Croatian swimmers have achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard entry time, and 1 at the B-standard):
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Anton Loncar | Men's 100 m backstroke | 55.88 | 29 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Anton Loncar | Men's 200 m backstroke | 2:00.46 | 27 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Nikola Obrovac | Men's 50 m breaststroke | 27.61 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Nikola Obrovac | Men's 100 m breaststroke | 1:02.90 | 45 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Mislav Sever | Men's 50 m freestyle | 22.71 | =38 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Mislav Sever | Men's 100 m freestyle | 49.61 | 34 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Synchronized swimming
  
  Croatia's synchronized swimming team consisted of 10 athletes (10 female).
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Mia Bubanko Lara Čibenecki Sara Jurić Antonia Milković Tea Mustač Antica Nekic Tina Panić (R) Paula Popović Magdalena Radovčić Iva Štrukan (R) | Team technical routine | 70.7239 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  Legend: (R) = Reserve Athlete
  
  ## Water polo
  
  Croatia qualified a men's team.
  
  ### Men's tournament
  
  **Team roster**
  
  * Marko Bijač
  * Marko Macan
  * Loren Fatović
  * Luka Lončar
  * Maro Joković
  * Ivan Buljubašić
  * Ante Vukičević
  * Andro Bušlje
  * Sandro Sukno (C)
  * Ivan Krapić
  * Anđelo Šetka
  * Xavier García
  * Ivan Marcelić
  
  **Group play**
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
  | 2 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 2 | Playoffs |
  | 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 2 | Playoffs |
  | 4 | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 2 | |
  
  * 1 2 3 Russia 2 Pts, +4 GD; Japan 2 Pts, +1 GD; United States 2 Pts, −5 GD
  
  | 17 July 2017 18:50 | Report | United States | 7–12 | Croatia | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Alessandro Severo (ITA) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Alessandro Severo (ITA) |||
  | 17 July 2017 18:50 | Report | Bowen, Cupido 2 | Goals | García, Lončar 4 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Alessandro Severo (ITA) |
  | 19 July 2017 13:30 | Report | Russia | 8–10 | Croatia | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Radoslaw Koryzna (POL), Frank Ohme (GER) |
  | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Radoslaw Koryzna (POL), Frank Ohme (GER) |||
  | 19 July 2017 13:30 | Report | Lisunov 2 | Goals | Joković 4 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Radoslaw Koryzna (POL), Frank Ohme (GER) |
  | 21 July 2017 13:30 | Report | Japan | 6–16 | Croatia | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Benjamin Mercier (FRA) |
  | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Benjamin Mercier (FRA) |||
  | 21 July 2017 13:30 | Report | Arai 2 | Goals | four players 3 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Benjamin Mercier (FRA) |
  
  **Quarterfinals**
  
  | 25 July 2017 22:00 | Report | Croatia | 12–9 | Italy | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Matan Schwartz (ISR) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Matan Schwartz (ISR) |||
  | 25 July 2017 22:00 | Report | García, Sukno 4 | Goals | Renzuto 3 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Matan Schwartz (ISR) |
  
  **Semifinals**
  
  | 27 July 2017 22:00 | Report | Serbia | 11–12 | Croatia | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Steven Rotsart (USA), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Steven Rotsart (USA), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |||
  | 27 July 2017 22:00 | Report | Prlainović 6 | Goals | Joković, Sukno 3 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Steven Rotsart (USA), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |
  
  **Final**
  
  | 29 July 2017 20:30 | Report | Hungary | 6–8 | Croatia | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Alessandro Severo (ITA) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Alessandro Severo (ITA) |||
  | 29 July 2017 20:30 | Report | Vámos 3 | Goals | Sukno 3 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Alessandro Severo (ITA) |
  