# Spain at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships

Spain competed at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain between 19 July and 4 August 2013 as the host nation.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Spain women's national water polo team Marta BachAndrea BlasAnna EsparLaura EsterMaica García GodoyPatricia HerreraLaura LópezOna MeseguerLorena MirandaMatilde OrtizJennifer ParejaPilar Peña CarrascoRoser Tarragó | Water polo | Women's tournament | 2 August |
| Silver | Clara Basiana Alba María Cabello Clara Camacho Ona Carbonell Margalida Crespí Thaïs Henríquez Paula Klamburg Sara Levy Meritxell Mas Cristina Salvador | Synchronized swimming | Team technical routine | 22 July |
| Silver | Clara Basiana Alba María Cabello Ona Carbonell Margalida Crespí Thaïs Henríquez Paula Klamburg Sara Levy Meritxell Mas Laia Pons Cristina Salvador | Synchronized swimming | Team free routine | 26 July |
| Silver | Clara Basiana Alba María Cabello Ona Carbonell Margalida Crespí Thaïs Henríquez Paula Klamburg Sara Levy Meritxell Mas Laia Pons Cristina Salvador | Synchronized swimming | Free routine combination | 27 July |
| Silver | Melanie Costa | Swimming | Women's 400 m freestyle | 28 July |
| Silver | Mireia Belmonte | Swimming | Women's 200 m butterfly | 1 August |
| Silver | Mireia Belmonte | Swimming | Women's 400 metre individual medley | 4 August |
| Bronze | Ona Carbonell | Synchronized swimming | Solo technical routine | 20 July |
| Bronze | Ona Carbonell Margalida Crespí | Synchronized swimming | Duet technical routine | 21 July |
| Bronze | Ona Carbonell | Synchronized swimming | Solo free routine | 24 July |
| Bronze | Ona Carbonell Margalida Crespí | Synchronized swimming | Duet free routine | 25 July |
| Bronze | Mireia Belmonte | Swimming | Women's 200 m individual medley | 29 July |

## Diving

Spain qualified 5 quota places for the following diving events.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Nicolás García | 1 m springboard | 312.90 | 22 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Nicolás García | 3 m springboard | 307.10 | 42 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Javier Illana | 3 m springboard | 439.70 | 4 Q | 434.45 | 8 Q | 468.15 | 6 |
| Héctor García Nicolás García | 3 m synchronized springboard | 341.16 | 14 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Jenifer Benítez | 1 m springboard | 185.00 | 38 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jenifer Benítez | 3 m springboard | 192.70 | 39 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Rocío Velásquez | 3 m springboard | 177.30 | 41 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Open water swimming

Spain qualified five quota places for the following events in open water swimming:
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Miguel Rozas | Men's 5 km | 53:40.6 | 15 |
| Miguel Rozas | Men's 10 km | 1:50:18.0 | 27 |
| Thomas Snelson | Men's 5 km | 53:49.3 | 26 |
| Thomas Snelson | Men's 10 km | 1:50:25.1 | 37 |
| Margarita Domínguez | Women's 5 km | 57:04.4 | 16 |
| Margarita Domínguez | Women's 25 km | 5:11:55.5 | 7 |
| Yurema Requena | Women's 5 km | 57:00.1 | 13 |
| Yurema Requena | Women's 10 km | 1:58:26.4 | 16 |
| Erika Villaécija García | Women's 10 km | 1:58:27.8 | 17 |

## Swimming

Spanish swimmers 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):

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Víctor Martín | 200 m freestyle | 1:49.22 | 27 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Aitor Martínez | 100 m freestyle | 49.83 | 28 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Rafael Muñoz | 50 m butterfly | 23.17 | 2 Q | 23.19 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Rafael Muñoz | 100 m butterfly | 52.94 | 23 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Albert Puig | 200 m individual medley | 2:00.49 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Juan Miguel Rando | 50 m backstroke | 25.52 | 16 Q | 25.28 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Marc Sánchez | 800 m freestyle | 7:57.64 | 15 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Marc Sánchez | 1500 m freestyle | 15:13.98 | 16 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Aschwin Wildeboer | 50 m backstroke | 24.72 | 2 Q | 24.90 | 6 Q | 24.58 | 4 |
| Aschwin Wildeboer | 100 m backstroke | 54.75 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Markel Alberdi Aitor Martínez Juan Miguel Rando Aschwin Wildeboer | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | DSQ | DSQ | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Marc Sánchez Víctor Martín Albert Puig Gerard Rodríguez | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:17.59 | 13 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Mireia Belmonte | 400 m freestyle | 4:06.76 | 9 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mireia Belmonte | 800 m freestyle | 8:25.03 | 4 Q | — | — | 8:21.99 | 5 |
| Mireia Belmonte | 1500 m freestyle | 16:00.31 | 4 Q | — | — | 15:58.83 | 4 |
| Mireia Belmonte | 200 m butterfly | 2:07.21 | 1 Q | 2:06.53 | 1 Q | 2:04.78 | |
| Mireia Belmonte | 200 m individual medley | 2:12.11 | 8 Q | 2:10.66 | 5 Q | 2:09.45 | |
| Mireia Belmonte | 400 m individual medley | 4:34.64 | 2 Q | — | — | 4:31.21 | |
| Patricia Castro | 200 m freestyle | 2:00.36 | 23 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Melanie Costa | 100 m freestyle | 55.51 | 23 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Melanie Costa | 200 m freestyle | 1:57.01 | 6 Q | 1:56.19 NR | 3 Q | 1:57.04 | 5 |
| Melanie Costa | 400 m freestyle | 4:04.20 | 2 Q | — | — | 4:02.47 NR | |
| Duane da Rocha | 50 m backstroke | 28.37 | =9 Q | 28.25 | =10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Duane da Rocha | 100 m backstroke | 1:00.80 | 12 Q | 1:00.53 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Duane da Rocha | 200 m backstroke | 2:14.01 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Marina García | 50 m breaststroke | 31.22 | 11 Q | 31.24 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Marina García | 100 m breaststroke | 1:07.18 NR | 7 Q | 1:07.12 NR | 8 Q | 1:07.08 NR | 7 |
| Marina García | 200 m breaststroke | 2:24.21 NR | 5 Q | 2:22.88 NR | 3 Q | 2:23.55 | 6 |
| Beatriz Gómez Cortés | 800 m freestyle | 8:37.26 | 19 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Beatriz Gómez Cortés | 200 m individual medley | 2:13.98 | 15 Q | 2:15.11 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Beatriz Gómez Cortés | 400 m individual medley | 4:42.78 | 14 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Judit Ignacio Sorribes | 100 m butterfly | 59.18 | =16* | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Judit Ignacio Sorribes | 200 m butterfly | 2:09.48 | 11 Q | 2:07.86 | 8 Q | 2:08.40 | 8 |
| Mercedes Peris | 50 m backstroke | 28.07 | 4 Q | 27.71 | 3 Q | 27.93 | 5 |
| Mercedes Peris | 100 m backstroke | 1:01.19 | 14 Q | 1:01.59 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jessica Vall Montero | 50 m breaststroke | 31.77 | 26 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jessica Vall Montero | 200 m breaststroke | 2:26.62 | 9 Q | 2:27.00 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Erika Villaécija García | 1500 m freestyle | 16:25.07 | 15 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Patricia Castro Melanie Costa Beatriz Gómez Cortés Marta González | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:42.08 NR | 12 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mireia Belmonte Patricia Castro Melanie Costa Beatriz Gómez Cortés | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:54.90 | 4 Q | — | — | 7:53.20 | 5 |
| Melanie Costa Duane da Rocha Marina García Judit Ignacio Sorribes | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:03.79 | 10 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |

## Synchronized swimming

Spain qualified 12 quota places for each of the following synchronized swimming events.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Ona Carbonell | Solo free routine | 94.260 | 3 Q | 94.290 | |
| Ona Carbonell | Solo technical routine | 94.200 | 3 Q | 94.400 | |
| Ona Carbonell Margalida Crespí | Duet free routine | 94.270 | 3 Q | 94.990 | |
| Ona Carbonell Margalida Crespí | Duet technical routine | 93.900 | 3 Q | 93.800 | |
| Clara Basiana Alba María Cabello Ona Carbonell Margalida Crespí Thaïs Henríquez Paula Klamburg Sara Levy Meritxell Mas Laia Pons* Cristina Salvador* | Team free routine | 94.100 | 2 Q | 94.230 | |
| Clara Basiana Alba María Cabello Clara Camacho* Ona Carbonell* Margalida Crespí Thaïs Henríquez Paula Klamburg Sara Levy Meritxell Mas Cristina Salvador | Team technical routine | 94.700 | 2 Q | 94.400 | |
| Clara Basiana Alba Cabello Clara Camacho* Ona Carbonell Margalida Crespí Thaïs Henríquez Paula Klamburg Sara Levy Meritxell Mas Irene Montrucchio* Laia Pons Cristina Salvador | Free routine combination | 94.040 | 2 Q | 94.620 | |

## Water polo
### Men's tournament
#### Group play

| | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Greece | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 15 | +23 | 6 |
| Montenegro | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 12 | +22 | 4 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 2 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 65 | −57 | 0 |
| 22 July 2013 21:30 | Report | Spain | 18–3 | New Zealand | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 900 Referees: Balfanbayev (KAZ), Gaber (EGY) |
| Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 900 Referees: Balfanbayev (KAZ), Gaber (EGY) |||
| 22 July 2013 21:30 | Report | Perrone 5 | Goals | Lui-Fakaotimanava 2 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 900 Referees: Balfanbayev (KAZ), Gaber (EGY) |
| 24 July 2013 21:30 | Report | Montenegro | 7–5 | Spain | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Vogel (HUN), Alexandrescu (ROU) |
| Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Vogel (HUN), Alexandrescu (ROU) |||
| 24 July 2013 21:30 | Report | Janović 5 | Goals | Español 2 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Vogel (HUN), Alexandrescu (ROU) |
| 26 July 2013 21:30 | Report | Spain | 7–8 | Greece | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Koryzna (POL), Bianchi (ITA) |
| Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Koryzna (POL), Bianchi (ITA) |||
| 26 July 2013 21:30 | Report | Molina, Minguell 3 | Goals | Mylonakis 3 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Koryzna (POL), Bianchi (ITA) |

#### Round of 16

| 28 July 2013 13:30 | Report | United States | 6–10 | Spain | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Peris (CRO), Alexandrescu (ROU) |
| Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Peris (CRO), Alexandrescu (ROU) |||
| 28 July 2013 13:30 | Report | Wigo 3 | Goals | Español 4 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Peris (CRO), Alexandrescu (ROU) |

#### Quarterfinal

| 30 July 2013 21:45 | Report | Spain | 3–4 | Italy | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Stavridis (GRE), Alexandrescu (ROU) |
| Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Stavridis (GRE), Alexandrescu (ROU) |||
| 30 July 2013 21:45 | Report | three players 1 | Goals | Figlioli 2 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Stavridis (GRE), Alexandrescu (ROU) |

#### 5th–8th place semifinal

| 1 August 2013 17:00 | Report | Serbia | 13–14 | Spain | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Koganov (AZE), Moller (ARG) |
| Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Koganov (AZE), Moller (ARG) |||
| 1 August 2013 17:00 | Report | Pijetlović, Filipović 2 | Goals | three players 3 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Koganov (AZE), Moller (ARG) |

#### Fifth place game

| 3 August 2013 20:45 | Report | Greece | 8–10 | Spain | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Golijanin (SRB), Flahive (AUS) |
| Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Golijanin (SRB), Flahive (AUS) |||
| 3 August 2013 20:45 | Report | Delakas 3 | Goals | Español 5 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Golijanin (SRB), Flahive (AUS) |

### Women's tournament
#### Group play

| | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Russia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 5 |
| Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 23 | +17 | 4 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 29 | +25 | 3 |
| Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 72 | −59 | 0 |
| 21 July 2013 21:30 | Report | Spain | 14–12 | Netherlands | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Bianchi (ITA), Bender (GER) |
| Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Bianchi (ITA), Bender (GER) |||
| 21 July 2013 21:30 | Report | Espar, Peña 3 | Goals | Smit 4 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Bianchi (ITA), Bender (GER) |
| 23 July 2013 21:30 | Report | Spain | 6–7 | Russia | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Drury (USA), Flahive (AUS) |
| Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Drury (USA), Flahive (AUS) |||
| 23 July 2013 21:30 | Report | López 3 | Goals | Prokofyeva 4 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Drury (USA), Flahive (AUS) |
| 25 July 2013 21:30 | Report | Spain | 20–4 | Uzbekistan | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 800 Referees: Vogel (HUN), Drury (USA) |
| Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 800 Referees: Vogel (HUN), Drury (USA) |||
| 25 July 2013 21:30 | Report | Blas 6 | Goals | Plyusova, Halikova 2 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 800 Referees: Vogel (HUN), Drury (USA) |

#### Round of 16

| 27 July 2013 13:30 | Report | Spain | 18–6 | New Zealand | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 450 Referees: Melliar (RSA), Golijanin (SRB) |
| Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 450 Referees: Melliar (RSA), Golijanin (SRB) |||
| 27 July 2013 13:30 | Report | Pareja 5 | Goals | Hudson, Myles 2 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 450 Referees: Melliar (RSA), Golijanin (SRB) |

#### Quarterfinal

| 29 July 2013 21:45 | Report | Spain | 9–6 | United States | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 3,300 Referees: Koryzna (POL), Bianchi (ITA) |
| Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 3,300 Referees: Koryzna (POL), Bianchi (ITA) |||
| 29 July 2013 21:45 | Report | Pareja 4 | Goals | Craig 3 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 3,300 Referees: Koryzna (POL), Bianchi (ITA) |

#### Semifinal

| 31 July 2013 21:45 | Report | Spain | 13–12 | Hungary | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Drury (USA), Alexandrescu (ROU) |
| Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Drury (USA), Alexandrescu (ROU) |||
| 31 July 2013 21:45 | Report | Espar 4 | Goals | Antal 4 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Drury (USA), Alexandrescu (ROU) |

#### Final

| 2 August 2013 22:15 | Report | Australia | 6–8 | Spain | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Koryzna (POL), Bender (GER) |
| Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Koryzna (POL), Bender (GER) |||
| 2 August 2013 22:15 | Report | six players 1 | Goals | three players 2 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Koryzna (POL), Bender (GER) |