# Netherlands at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

Netherlands competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Silver | Ferry Weertman | Open water swimming | Men's 10 km | July 27 |
| Silver | Sharon van Rouwendaal | Open water swimming | Women's 10 km | July 28 |
| Silver | Marcel Schouten Sharon van Rouwendaal Ferry Weertman | Open water swimming | Mixed team | July 30 |
| Silver | Sharon van Rouwendaal | Swimming | Women's 400 m freestyle | August 2 |
| Silver | Femke Heemskerk Ranomi Kromowidjojo Marrit Steenbergen Maud van der Meer | Swimming | Women's 4×100 m freestyle relay | August 2 |
| Silver | Netherlands women's national water polo teamLaura AartsAmarens GeneeDagmar GeneeLieke KlaassenMaud MegensMarloes NijhuisVivian SevenichYasemin SmitNomi StomphorstLeonie van der MolenSabrina van der SlootIsabella van ToornDebby Willemsz | Water polo | Women's tournament | August 7 |
| Silver | Femke Heemskerk Ranomi Kromowidjojo Joost Reijns Marrit Steenbergen* Kyle Stolk* Sebastiaan Verschuren | Swimming | Mixed 4×100 m freestyle relay | August 8 |
| Silver | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Swimming | Women's 50 m freestyle | August 9 |

## Diving

Dutch divers qualified for the individual spots and the synchronized teams at the World Championships.

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Uschi Freitag | 1 m springboard | 215.75 | 26 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Uschi Freitag | 3 m springboard | 300.40 | 10 Q | 303.55 | 9 Q | 305.10 | 9 |
| Inge Jansen | 1 m springboard | 248.50 | 9 Q | — | — | 244.10 | 10 |
| Inge Jansen | 3 m springboard | 284.40 | 16 Q | 270.60 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Celine van Duijn | 10 m platform | 287.25 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Uschi Freitag Inge Jansen | 3 m synchronized springboard | 273.60 | 11 Q | — | — | 276.90 | 12 |

## Open water swimming

Netherlands fielded a full team of three swimmers to compete in the open water marathon.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Marcel Schouten | Men's 10 km | 1:50:52.4 | 24 |
| Marcel Schouten | Men's 25 km | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Ferry Weertman | Men's 10 km | 1:50:00.3 | |
| Sharon van Rouwendaal | Women's 5 km | 58:55.5 | 4 |
| Sharon van Rouwendaal | Women's 10 km | 1:58:06.7 | |
| Marcel Schouten Sharon van Rouwendaal Ferry Weertman | Mixed team | 55:31.2 | |

## Swimming

Dutch 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): Swimmers must qualify at the 2015 KNZB Challenge Cup in Alkmaar (for pool events) to confirm their places for the Worlds.
The Dutch team nominated fifteen swimmers (six men and nine women) to compete at the Worlds, including two-time Olympic champion Ranomi Kromowidjojo in the sprint freestyle events (50 and 100 m).

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Maarten Brzoskowski | 800 m freestyle | 7:54.31 | 16 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Maarten Brzoskowski | 1500 m freestyle | 15:10.91 | 15 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kyle Stolk | 200 m freestyle | 1:48.96 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sebastiaan Verschuren | 100 m freestyle | 48.61 | =7 Q | 48.59 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sebastiaan Verschuren | 200 m freestyle | 1:46.88 | 8 Q | 1:46.43 | 7 Q | 1:45.91 | 5 |
| Ferry Weertman | 400 m freestyle | 3:52.18 | 37 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ferry Weertman | 1500 m freestyle | 15:32.01 | 30 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dion Dreesens Kyle Stolk Joost Reijns Sebastiaan Verschuren | 4×200 m freestyle relay | 7:10.83 | 6 Q | — | — | 7:09.75 | 7 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Maaike de Waard | 50 m backstroke | 28.86 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Maaike de Waard | 100 m backstroke | 1:03.81 | 43 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Inge Dekker | 50 m butterfly | 25.66 | 3 Q | 25.90 | 7 Q | 24.64 | 4 |
| Inge Dekker | 100 m butterfly | 57.82 | 3 Q | 58.05 | =8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Femke Heemskerk | 50 m freestyle | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Femke Heemskerk | 100 m freestyle | 53.89 | 5 Q | 53.38 | 4 Q | 53.58 | 5 |
| Femke Heemskerk | 200 m freestyle | 1:58.10 | 9 Q | 1:56.91 | 7 Q | 1:56.79 | 8 |
| Ranomi Kromowidjojo | 50 m freestyle | 25.64 | 4 Q | 24.23 | 2 Q | 24.22 | |
| Ranomi Kromowidjojo | 100 m freestyle | 53.85 | 4 Q | 53.78 | 5 Q | 53.17 | 4 |
| Moniek Nijhuis | 50 m breaststroke | 30.81 | 9 Q | 30.99 | 8 Q | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| Moniek Nijhuis | 100 m breaststroke | 1:08.27 | =26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sharon van Rouwendaal | 400 m freestyle | 4:05.02 | 3 Q | — | — | 4:03.02 NR | |
| Sharon van Rouwendaal | 800 m freestyle | 8:24.83 | 6 Q | — | — | 8:24.12 | 8 |
| Sharon van Rouwendaal | 1500 m freestyle | 16:09.12 | 7 Q | — | — | 16:03.74 | 6 |
| Femke Heemskerk Ranomi Kromowidjojo Marrit Steenbergen Maud van der Meer | 4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:35.91 | 3 Q | — | — | 3:33.67 | |
| Sharon van Rouwendaal Moniek Nijhuis Inge Dekker Ranomi Kromowidjojo | 4×100 m medley relay | DNS | DNS | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Sebastiaan Verschuren Joost Reijns Ranomi Kromowidjojo Femke Heemskerk Kyle Stolk* Marrit Steenbergen* | 4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:26.91 | 5 Q | 3:23.10 | |

## Water polo
### Women's tournament
#### Team roster

* Laura Aarts
* Miloushka Smit
* Dagmar Genee
* Sabrina van der Sloot
* Amarens Genee
* Nomi Stomphorst
* Marloes Nijhuis
* Vivian Sevenich
* Maud Megens
* Isabella van Toorn
* Lieke Klaassen
* Leonie van der Molen
* Debby Willemsz

#### Group play

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 14 | +21 | 6 | Advanced to quarterfinals |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 4 | Advanced to playoffs |
| 3 | Greece | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 2 | Advanced to playoffs |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 61 | −55 | 0 | |
| 26 July 2015 13:30 | Report | South Africa | 1–22 | Netherlands | Kazan Attendance: 1,049 Referees: German Moller (ARG), Ursula Wengenroth (SUI) |
| Kazan Attendance: 1,049 Referees: German Moller (ARG), Ursula Wengenroth (SUI) |||
| 26 July 2015 13:30 | Report | Versfeld 1 | Goals | Klaassen 6 | Kazan Attendance: 1,049 Referees: German Moller (ARG), Ursula Wengenroth (SUI) |
| 28 July 2015 09:30 | Report | Netherlands | 10–9 | Greece | Kazan Attendance: 280 Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Radosław Koryzna (POL) |
| Kazan Attendance: 280 Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Radosław Koryzna (POL) |||
| 28 July 2015 09:30 | Report | Van der Sloot 4 | Goals | Plevritou, Roumpesi 2 | Kazan Attendance: 280 Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Radosław Koryzna (POL) |
| 30 July 2015 20:10 | Report | Australia | 8–6 | Netherlands | Kazan Attendance: 230 Referees: Massimiliano Caputi (ITA), Boris Margeta (SLO) |
| Kazan Attendance: 230 Referees: Massimiliano Caputi (ITA), Boris Margeta (SLO) |||
| 30 July 2015 20:10 | Report | Southern, Zagame 2 | Goals | Sevenich 2 | Kazan Attendance: 230 Referees: Massimiliano Caputi (ITA), Boris Margeta (SLO) |

#### Playoffs

| 1 August 2015 17:30 | Report | Kazakhstan | 1–21 | Netherlands | Kazan Attendance: 2,150 Referees: Joseph Peila (AUS), Cory Williams (NZL) |
| Kazan Attendance: 2,150 Referees: Joseph Peila (AUS), Cory Williams (NZL) |||
| 1 August 2015 17:30 | Report | Mirshina 1 | Goals | Smit 5 | Kazan Attendance: 2,150 Referees: Joseph Peila (AUS), Cory Williams (NZL) |

#### Quarterfinals

| 3 August 2015 18:50 | Report | Russia | 9–10 | Netherlands | Kazan Attendance: 2,319 Referees: Nenad Peris (CRO), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |
| Kazan Attendance: 2,319 Referees: Nenad Peris (CRO), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |||
| 3 August 2015 18:50 | Report | Ivanova, Karimova 3 | Goals | Megens, Klaassen 3 | Kazan Attendance: 2,319 Referees: Nenad Peris (CRO), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |

#### Semifinals

| 5 August 2015 22:00 | Report | Italy | 5–5 | Netherlands | Kazan Attendance: 717 Referees: Sergey Naumov (RUS), Nenad Peris (CRO) |
| Kazan Attendance: 717 Referees: Sergey Naumov (RUS), Nenad Peris (CRO) |||
| 5 August 2015 22:00 | Report | Radicchi 2 | Goals | Megens 4 | Kazan Attendance: 717 Referees: Sergey Naumov (RUS), Nenad Peris (CRO) |

#### Final

| 7 August 2015 22:00 | Report | United States | 5–4 | Netherlands | Kazan Attendance: 2,305 Referees: Sergey Naumov (RUS), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA) |
| Kazan Attendance: 2,305 Referees: Sergey Naumov (RUS), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA) |||
| 7 August 2015 22:00 | Report | Fattal 2 | Goals | Megens 2 | Kazan Attendance: 2,305 Referees: Sergey Naumov (RUS), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA) |