# Montenegro at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships

Montenegro is set to compete at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan from 14 to 30 July.

## Swimming

Montenegro entered 2 swimmers.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Ado Gargović | 100 metre freestyle | 53.97 | 88 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ado Gargović | 200 metre freestyle | 1:57.81 | 60 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Jovana Kuljaca | 50 metre freestyle | 28.23 | 67 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jovana Kuljaca | 100 metre freestyle | 1:02.31 | 62 | 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 |
| Montenegro | Men's tournament | South Africa W 35–10 | Spain L 7–11 | Serbia L 15–17 | 3 QP | Croatia W 13–12 | Greece L 9–10 | Italy L 6–10 | United States L 15–17 | 8 |

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

The following is the Montenegrin roster.
Head coach: Vladimir Gojković
* 1 Lazar Andrić GK
* 2 Aljoša Mačić FP
* 3 Miroslav Perković FP
* 4 Kanstantsin Averka FP
* 5 Uroš Čučković FP
* 6 Vlado Popadić FP
* 7 Stefan Vidović FP
* 8 Bogdan Đurđić FP
* 9 Aleksa Ukropina FP
* 10 Vladan Spaić FP
* 11 Dušan Matković FP
* 12 Vasilije Radović FP
* 13 Petar Tešanović GK
* Đuro Radović FP
* Jovan Vujović FP

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 27 | +27 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Serbia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 34 | +23 | 5 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Montenegro | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 4 | Playoffs |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 92 | −71 | 0 | |
| 17 July 2023 17:30 | Report | Montenegro | 35–10 | South Africa | Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |||
| 17 July 2023 17:30 | Report | Radović 7 | Goals | four players 2 | Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| 19 July 2023 13:30 | Report | Spain | 11–7 | Montenegro | Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Sebastien Dervieux (FRA) |
| Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Sebastien Dervieux (FRA) |||
| 19 July 2023 13:30 | Report | Perrone 5 | Goals | Đurđić 2 | Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Sebastien Dervieux (FRA) |
| 21 July 2023 12:00 | Report | Serbia | 17–15 | Montenegro | Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Adrian-Tiberiu Alexandrescu (ROU), Darren Spiritsanto (USA) |
| Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Adrian-Tiberiu Alexandrescu (ROU), Darren Spiritsanto (USA) |||
| 21 July 2023 12:00 | Report | Vučinić 5 | Goals | Matković 3 | Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Adrian-Tiberiu Alexandrescu (ROU), Darren Spiritsanto (USA) |

#### Playoffs

| 23 July 2023 17:00 | Report | Croatia | 12–13 | Montenegro | Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Michiel Zwartt (NED) |
| Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Michiel Zwartt (NED) |||
| 23 July 2023 17:00 | Report | Marinić Kragić 4 | Goals | Matković, Radović 4 | Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Michiel Zwartt (NED) |

#### Quarterfinals

| 25 July 2023 15:00 | Report | Greece | 10–9 | Montenegro | Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN) |
| Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN) |||
| 25 July 2023 15:00 | Report | Genidounias 5 | Goals | Radović 3 | Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN) |

#### 5–8th place semifinals

| 27 July 2023 14:00 | Report | Montenegro | 6–10 | Italy | Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Adrian-Tiberiu Alexandrescu (ROU), Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN) |
| Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Adrian-Tiberiu Alexandrescu (ROU), Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN) |||
| 27 July 2023 14:00 | Report | Perković 3 | Goals | Damonte 3 | Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Adrian-Tiberiu Alexandrescu (ROU), Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN) |

#### Seventh place game

| 29 July 2023 11:30 | Report | Montenegro | 15–17 | United States | Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Matan Schwartz (ISR), Zhang Liang (CHN) |
| Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Matan Schwartz (ISR), Zhang Liang (CHN) |||
| 29 July 2023 11:30 | Report | three players 2 | Goals | Hallock 4 | Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Matan Schwartz (ISR), Zhang Liang (CHN) |