# Spain at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships

Spain competed at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary from 18 June to 3 July.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Spain men's national water polo team Unai AguirreAlberto MunárrizÁlvaro GranadosBernat SanahujaMiguel de ToroMarc LarumbeMartin FameraSergi CabanasRoger TahullFelipe PerroneBlai MallarachAlejandro BustosEduardo Lorrio | Water polo | Men's tournament | 3 July |
| Bronze | Cristina ArámbulaAbril ConesaBerta FerrerasEmma GarcíaMireia HernándezMeritxell MasAlisa OzhoginaPaula RamírezIris TióBlanca Toledano | Artistic swimming | Highlight routine | 25 June |

## Artistic swimming

Spain entered 12 artistic swimmers.

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Iris Tió | Solo free routine | 89.0333 | 6 Q | 89.7000 | 6 |
| Alisa Ozhogina Iris Tió | Duet free routine | 89.9667 | 5 Q | 90.6667 | 5 |
| Cristina Arámbula Abril Conesa Berta Ferreras Meritxell Mas Alisa Ozhogina Paula Ramírez Iris Tió Blanca Toledano | Team free routine | 91.4333 | 4 Q | 92.0000 | 4 |
| Cristina Arámbula Abril Conesa Berta Ferreras Emma García Mireia Hernández Meritxell Mas Alisa Ozhogina Paula Ramírez Iris Tió Blanca Toledano | Highlight routine | 91.3667 | 3 Q | 91.9333 | |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Emma García Pau Ribes | Duet technical routine | 84.3709 | 4 Q | 84.4829 | 4 |
| Emma García Pau Ribes | Duet free routine | 86.1667 | 4 Q | 87.1333 | 4 |

## Diving

Spain entered 3 divers.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Adrián Abadía | 1 m springboard | 277.50 | 38 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alberto Arévalo | 1 m springboard | 311.35 | 31 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alberto Arévalo | 3 m springboard | 378.40 | 13 Q | 356.95 | 13 Q | 360.50 | 11 |
| Nicolás García | 3 m springboard | 360.35 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Adrián Abadía Nicolás García | Synchronized 3 m springboard | 331.02 | 12 Q | — | — | 354.60 | 10 |

## Open water swimming

Spain entered 4 open water swimmers (2 male and 2 female)

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Alberto Martínez | 10 km | 1:54:25.0 | 14 |
| Alberto Martínez | 25 km | 5:04:22.5 | 10 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| María de Valdés | 5 km | 57:59.0 | 5 |
| María de Valdés | 10 km | 2:02:42.8 | 10 |
| Ángela Martínez | 5 km | 1:00:49.5 | 14 |
| Ángela Martínez | 10 km | 2:06:50.9 | 25 |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| María de Valdés Ángela Martínez Alberto Martínez Carlos Garach | Team | Disqualified | Disqualified |

## Swimming

Spain entered 8 swimmers.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Carles Coll | 100 m breaststroke | 1:02.52 | 34 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Carles Coll | 200 m breaststroke | Disqualified | Disqualified | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sergio de Celis | 100 m freestyle | 49.46 | 32 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sergio de Celis | 200 m freestyle | 1:50.03 | 36 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Carlos Garach | 800 m freestyle | 8:05.52 | 19 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Carlos Garach | 1500 m freestyle | 15:30.62 | 18 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hugo González | 50 m backstroke | 25.26 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hugo González | 100 m backstroke | 53.74 | 10 Q | 53.50 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hugo González | 200 m backstroke | 1:59.61 | 15 Q | 1:59.05 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hugo González | 200 m individual medley | 1:59.53 | 16 Q | 1:58.41 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alberto Lozano | 50 m butterfly | 23.72 | 28 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alberto Lozano | 100 m butterfly | 52.98 | 30 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hugo González Carles Coll Alberto Lozano Sergio de Celis | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:36.10 | 12 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Ángela Martínez | 800 m freestyle | 8:45.12 | 16 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ángela Martínez | 1500 m freestyle | 16:38.39 | 15 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Paula Otero | 400 m freestyle | 4:18.90 | 24 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Paula Otero | 800 m freestyle | did not start | did not start | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Paula Otero | 1500 m freestyle | 16:57.76 | 20 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jessica Vall | 50 m breaststroke | 31.92 | 27 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jessica Vall | 100 m breaststroke | 1:08.38 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jessica Vall | 200 m breaststroke | 2:28.08 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Water polo
### Summary

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Playoff | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Spain | Men's tournament | Canada annulled | South Africa W 28–2 | Italy W 14–12 | 1 QF | — | Montenegro W 7–6 | Croatia W 10–5 | Italy W 15–14 | |
| Spain | Women's tournament | France W 18–8 | Greece D 10–10 | Thailand W 30–2 | 2 P/off | Kazakhstan W 14–1 | United States L 8–13 | France W 18–5 | Australia W 8–5 | 5 |

### Men's tournament
#### Team roster

The following is Spanish roster in the Water polo at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament.
Head coach: David Martín
* 1 Unai Aguirre GK
* 2 Alberto Munárriz FP
* 3 Álvaro Granados FP
* 4 Bernat Sanahuja FP
* 5 Miguel de Toro CF
* 6 Marc Larumbe FP
* 7 Martin Famera FP
* 8 Sergi Cabanas FP
* 9 Roger Tahull CF
* 10 Felipe Perrone FP
* 11 Blai Mallarach FP
* 12 Alejandro Bustos FP
* 13 Eduardo Lorrio GK

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 14 | +28 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 2 | Playoffs |
| 3 | South Africa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 50 | −44 | 0 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
* ↑ On 24 June, the Canadian team withdrew from the tournament after multiple positive COVID-19 cases amongst the team.
| 21 June 2022 (Annulled) 19:30 | Report | Canada | 2–19 | Spain | Sopron Lover Pool, Sopron Referees: György Kun (HUN), Agustin Pinski (ARG) |
| Sopron Lover Pool, Sopron Referees: György Kun (HUN), Agustin Pinski (ARG) |||
| 21 June 2022 (Annulled) 19:30 | Report | Constantin-Bicari, D'Souza 1 | Goals | Perrone 5 | Sopron Lover Pool, Sopron Referees: György Kun (HUN), Agustin Pinski (ARG) |
| 23 June 2022 18:00 | Report | Spain | 28–2 | South Africa | Sopron Lőver Pool, Sopron Referees: Wallop Jirathornwattana (THA), Agustin Pinski (ARG) |
| Sopron Lőver Pool, Sopron Referees: Wallop Jirathornwattana (THA), Agustin Pinski (ARG) |||
| 23 June 2022 18:00 | Report | Granados 6 | Goals | Cronje, Howard 1 | Sopron Lőver Pool, Sopron Referees: Wallop Jirathornwattana (THA), Agustin Pinski (ARG) |
| 25 June 2022 18:00 | Report | Italy | 12–14 | Spain | Sopron Lőver Pool, Sopron Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Michiel Zwart (NED) |
| Sopron Lőver Pool, Sopron Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Michiel Zwart (NED) |||
| 25 June 2022 18:00 | Report | Di Somma 3 | Goals | Granados 3 | Sopron Lőver Pool, Sopron Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Michiel Zwart (NED) |

#### Quarterfinal

| 29 June 2022 19:30 | Report | Spain | 7–6 | Montenegro | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Raffaele Colombo (ITA) |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Raffaele Colombo (ITA) |||
| 29 June 2022 19:30 | Report | Mallarach 2 | Goals | Đurđić 2 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Raffaele Colombo (ITA) |

#### Semifinal

| 1 July 2022 19:30 | Report | Spain | 10–5 | Croatia | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Frank Ohme (GER) |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Frank Ohme (GER) |||
| 1 July 2022 19:30 | Report | Granados 4 | Goals | Bukić 2 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Frank Ohme (GER) |

#### Final

| 3 July 2022 20:00 | Report | Italy | 14–15 | Spain | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |||
| 3 July 2022 20:00 | Report | Cannella 2 | Goals | Granados 4 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |

### Women's tournament
#### Team roster

The following is Spanish roster in the Water polo at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament.
Head coach: Miki Oca
* 1 Laura Ester GK
* 2 Cristina Nogue Frigola FP
* 3 Anni Espar FP
* 4 Beatriz Ortiz FP
* 5 Nona Perez Vivas FP
* 6 Irene González FP
* 7 Elena Ruiz FP
* 8 Pili Peña FP
* 9 Judith Forca FP
* 10 Paula Camus FP
* 11 Maica García Godoy CF
* 12 Paula Leitón CF
* 13 Martina Terre GK

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Greece | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 15 | +38 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 20 | +38 | 5 | Playoffs |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 2 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Thailand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 82 | −71 | 0 | |
* 1 2 Spain 10–10 Greece
| 20 June 2022 19:30 | Report | France | 8–18 | Spain | Szeged Tiszavirag Pool, Szeged Referees: Levan Berishvili (GEO), Raffaele Colombo (ITA) |
| Szeged Tiszavirag Pool, Szeged Referees: Levan Berishvili (GEO), Raffaele Colombo (ITA) |||
| 20 June 2022 19:30 | Report | Vernoux 4 | Goals | Forca 5 | Szeged Tiszavirag Pool, Szeged Referees: Levan Berishvili (GEO), Raffaele Colombo (ITA) |
| 22 June 2022 18:00 | Report | Spain | 10–10 | Greece | Szeged Tiszavirag Pool, Szeged Referees: Levan Berishvili (GEO), Veselin Mišković (MNE) |
| Szeged Tiszavirag Pool, Szeged Referees: Levan Berishvili (GEO), Veselin Mišković (MNE) |||
| 22 June 2022 18:00 | Report | Ruiz 4 | Goals | E. Plevritou, V. Plevritou 3 | Szeged Tiszavirag Pool, Szeged Referees: Levan Berishvili (GEO), Veselin Mišković (MNE) |
| 24 June 2022 18:00 | Report | Thailand | 2–30 | Spain | Szeged Tiszavirag Pool, Szeged Referees: Fabio Toffoli (BRA), Veselin Mišković (MNE) |
| Szeged Tiszavirag Pool, Szeged Referees: Fabio Toffoli (BRA), Veselin Mišković (MNE) |||
| 24 June 2022 18:00 | Report | Puangtong 2 | Goals | Forca 7 | Szeged Tiszavirag Pool, Szeged Referees: Fabio Toffoli (BRA), Veselin Mišković (MNE) |

#### Playoffs

| 26 June 2022 17:00 | Report | Kazakhstan | 1–14 | Spain | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Helene Painchaud (CAN), Harvey Hinds (CUR) |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Helene Painchaud (CAN), Harvey Hinds (CUR) |||
| 26 June 2022 17:00 | Report | Turova 1 | Goals | Ortiz 4 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Helene Painchaud (CAN), Harvey Hinds (CUR) |

#### Quarterfinals

| 28 June 2022 16:00 | Report | United States | 13–8 | Spain | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Frank Ohme (GER) |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Frank Ohme (GER) |||
| 28 June 2022 16:00 | Report | Haralabidis 6 | Goals | Forca, García Godoy 2 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Frank Ohme (GER) |

#### 5th–8tth place semifinal

| 30 June 2022 14:30 | Report | France | 5–18 | Spain | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Adil Aimbetov (KAZ), Dion Willis (RSA) |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Adil Aimbetov (KAZ), Dion Willis (RSA) |||
| 30 June 2022 14:30 | Report | five players 1 | Goals | four players 3 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Adil Aimbetov (KAZ), Dion Willis (RSA) |

#### Fifth place game

| 2 July 2022 17:00 | Report | Spain | 8–5 | Australia | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Helene Painchaud (CAN), Ivan Raković (SRB) |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Helene Painchaud (CAN), Ivan Raković (SRB) |||
| 2 July 2022 17:00 | Report | three players 2 | Goals | five players 1 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Helene Painchaud (CAN), Ivan Raković (SRB) |