# Croatia at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships

Croatia competed at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar from 2 to 18 February.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| | Croatia men's national water polo teamMarko Bijač (gk)Rino BurićLoren FatovićLuka LončarFranko LazićMatias BiljakaAnte VukičevićMarko ŽuvelaJerko Marinić KragićJosip VrlićZvonimir ButićKonstantin KharkovMate Anić (gk)Ivan KrapićFilip Kržić | Waterpolo | Men's tournament | 17 February 2024 |

## Athletes by discipline

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Championships per discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Artistic swimming | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Diving | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Open water swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Swimming | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Water polo | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Total | 20 | 4 | 24 |

## Artistic swimming

Croatia's artistic swimming team consisted of one athletes (women).

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Matea Butorac | Solo free routine | 170.9208 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Diving

Croatia's diving team consisted of 2 athletes (both men).

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| David Ledinski | 1 m springboard | 290.50 | 24 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| David Ledinski | 3 m springboard | 252.65 | 60 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Matej Nevešćanin | 3 m springboard | 351.75 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| David Ledinski Matej Nevešćanin | 3 m synchro springboard | — | — | — | — | 333.48 | 15 |

## Open water swimming

Croatia's open water swimming team consisted of two athletes (men and women).

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Marin Mogić | Men's 10 km | 1:58:08.3 | 61 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Klara Bošnjak | Women's 10 km | 2:06:25.3 | 44 |

## Swimming

Croatia's swimming team consisted of 4 athletes (2 men and 2 women).

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Nikola Miljenić | 50 m freestyle | 22.20 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nikola Miljenić | 50 m butterfly | 23.41 | 12 Q | 23.37 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Niko Janković | 200 m freestyle | 1:48.39 | 28 | 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 |
| Ana Blažević | 100 m breaststroke | 1:08.88 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ana Blažević | 200 m breaststroke | 2:27.51 | 13 Q | 2:28.48 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Amina Kajtaz | 100 m butterfly | 59.14 | 14 Q | 59.22 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Amina Kajtaz | 200 m butterfly | 2:11.78 | 11 Q | 2:13.14 | 15 | 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 |
| Croatia | Men's tournament | Australia W 13–9 | Spain L 6–10 | South Africa W 29–6 | 2 QP | China W 22–4 | United States W 15–13 | France W 11–11 (6–5 PSO) | Italy W 11–11 (4–2 PSO) | |

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

The following is the Croatian roster.
Head coach: Ivica Tucak
* 1 Marko Bijač GK
* 2 Rino Burić FP
* 3 Loren Fatović FP
* 4 Luka Lončar FP
* 5 Franko Lazić FP
* 6 Matias Biljaka FP
* 7 Ante Vukičević FP
* 8 Marko Žuvela FP
* 9 Jerko Marinić Kragić FP
* 10 Josip Vrlić FP
* 11 Zvonimir Butić FP
* 12 Konstantin Kharkov FP
* 13 Mate Anić GK
* 14 Ivan Krapić FP
* 15 Filip Kržić FP

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 20 | +26 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 24 | +24 | 6 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 3 | Playoffs |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 79 | −61 | 0 | 13–16th place semifinals |
| 5 February 2024 13:30 | Report | Croatia | 13–8 | Australia | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), György Kun (HUN) |
| Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), György Kun (HUN) |||
| 5 February 2024 13:30 | Report | six players 2 | Goals | Berehulak, Pavillard 2 | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), György Kun (HUN) |
| 7 February 2024 19:00 | Report | Spain | 10–6 | Croatia | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Darren Spiritosanto (USA) |
| Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Darren Spiritosanto (USA) |||
| 7 February 2024 19:00 | Report | Granados 3 | Goals | Fatović 3 | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Darren Spiritosanto (USA) |
| 9 February 2024 16:00 | Report | South Africa | 6–29 | Croatia | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Ashleigh Kaeshler (AUS), Yuri Maciel (BRA) |
| Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Ashleigh Kaeshler (AUS), Yuri Maciel (BRA) |||
| 9 February 2024 16:00 | Report | Tucker 2 | Goals | Marinić Kragić 5 | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Ashleigh Kaeshler (AUS), Yuri Maciel (BRA) |

#### Playoffs

| 11 February 2024 12:00 | Report | Croatia | 22–4 | China | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE) |
| Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE) |||
| 11 February 2024 12:00 | Report | Kharkov 4 | Goals | four players 1 | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE) |

#### Quarterfinals

| 13 February 2024 19:00 | Report | Serbia | 13–15 | Croatia | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Frank Ohme (GER) |
| Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Frank Ohme (GER) |||
| 13 February 2024 19:00 | Report | S. Rašović 3 | Goals | Fatović 4 | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Frank Ohme (GER) |

#### Semifinals

| 15 February 2024 17:30 | Report | Croatia | 17–16 | France | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Zhang Liang (CHN) |
| Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Zhang Liang (CHN) |||
| 15 February 2024 17:30 | Report | Fatović 3 | Goals | Bouet 3 | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Zhang Liang (CHN) |

#### Final

| 17 February 2024 17:30 | Report | Italy | 13–15 | Croatia | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Frank Ohme (GER), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA) |
| Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Frank Ohme (GER), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA) |||
| 17 February 2024 17:30 | Report | Fondelli 5 | Goals | Kharkov 4 | Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Frank Ohme (GER), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA) |