# Netherlands at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships

The Netherlands competed at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan from 14 to 30 July.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Netherlands women's national water polo team Laura Aarts Iris Wolves Brigitte Sleeking Sabrina van der Sloot Maartje Keuning Simone van de Kraats Bente RoggeVivian Sevenich Kitty-Lynn Joustra Lieke Rogge Lola Moolhuijzen Nina ten Broek Sarah Buis | Water polo | Women's tournament | July 28 |
| Silver | Sharon van Rouwendaal | Open water swimming | Women's 5 km | July 18 |
| Silver | Arno Kamminga | Swimming | Men's 100 m breaststroke | July 24 |
| Bronze | Marrit Steenbergen | Swimming | Women's 100 m freestyle | July 28 |
| Bronze | Tes Schouten | Swimming | Women's 200 m breaststroke | July 28 |

## 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 | 3 | 3 |
| Diving | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| High diving | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Open water swimming | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| Water polo | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| Total | 6 | 34 | 40 |

## Artistic swimming

The Netherlands entered 3 artistic swimmers.

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Bregje de Brouwer Noortje de Brouwer | Duet technical routine | 259.9635 | 4 Q | 231.7799 | 7 |
| Bregje de Brouwer Marloes Steenbeek | Duet free routine | 217.6916 | 6 Q | 206.0396 | 8 |

## Diving

The Netherlands entered 3 divers.

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Else Praasterink | 10 m platform | 283.65 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Celine van Duijn | 3 m springboard | 214.60 | 41 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Inge Jansen Celine van Duijn | 3 m synchro springboard | 259.80 | 10 Q | — | — | 264.00 | 10 |

## High diving

The Netherlands entered 1 high diver.

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
| Ginni van Katwijk | Women's high diving | 232.70 | 11 |

## Open water swimming

The Netherlands entered 1 open water swimmer.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Sharon van Rouwendaal | Women's 5 km | 59:32.7 | |
| Sharon van Rouwendaal | Women's 10 km | 2:02:42.4 | 4 |

## Swimming

The Netherlands entered 17 swimmers.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Caspar Corbeau | 50 metre breaststroke | 27.15 | 10 Q | 27.21 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Caspar Corbeau | 200 metre breaststroke | 2:09.29 | 2 Q | 2:08.49 | 5 Q | 2:08.42 | 5 |
| Thom de Boer | 50 metre freestyle | 22.13 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Thomas Jansen | 400 metre individual medley | 4:16.00 | 12 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Arno Kamminga | 100 metre breaststroke | 58.71 | 2 Q | 59.08 | 5 Q | 58.72 | |
| Arno Kamminga | 200 metre breaststroke | 2:10.47 | 10 Q | 2:10.57 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nyls Korstanje | 50 metre butterfly | 23.19 | 8 Q | 23.23 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nyls Korstanje | 100 metre butterfly | 50.78 NR | 2 Q | 50.98 | 5 Q | 51.05 | 5 |
| Kenzo Simons | 50 metre freestyle | 22.04 | 15 Q | 21.92 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Kim Busch | 50 metre butterfly | 26.23 | 15 Q | 26.14 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Imani de Jong | 400 metre freestyle | 4:12.03 | 21 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Imani de Jong | 800 metre freestyle | 8:50.81 | 29 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Imani de Jong | 1500 metre freestyle | 16:51.22 | 25 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Maaike de Waard | 50 metre backstroke | 27.91 | 10 Q | 28.03 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Maaike de Waard | 100 metre backstroke | 59.89 | 7 Q | 59.84 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Maaike de Waard | 50 metre butterfly | 26.17 | 13 Q | 26.02 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tes Schouten | 100 metre breaststroke | 1:06.46 | 8 Q | 1:06.53 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tes Schouten | 200 metre breaststroke | 2:22.43 | 1 Q | 2:21.71 | 2 Q | 2:21.63 NR | |
| Marrit Steenbergen | 50 metre freestyle | 24.63 | 7 Q | 24.68 24.53 | 8 S/off 1 Q | 24.61 | 8 |
| Marrit Steenbergen | 100 metre freestyle | 53.82 | 6 Q | 52.82 | 1 Q | 52.71 | |
| Marrit Steenbergen | 200 metre freestyle | 1:56.66 | 5 Q | 1:56.49 | 8 Q | 1:55.51 | 5 |
| Marrit Steenbergen | 200 metre individual medley | 2:11.31 | 13 Q | 2:09.30 | 3 Q | 2:11.89 | 7 |
| Kira Toussaint | 50 metre backstroke | 28.41 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kira Toussaint | 100 metre backstroke | 1:00.46 | 15 Q | 59.89 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Janna van Kooten | 200 metre freestyle | 1:58.16 | 15 Q | 1:58.12 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Valerie van Roon | 50 metre freestyle | 24.82 | 12 Q | 24.78 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Busch Sam van Nunen Milou van Wijk Marrit Steenbergen | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:35.50 | 3 Q | — | — | 3:35.41 | 6 |
| Janna van Kooten Imani de Jong Silke Holkenborg Marrit Steenbergen | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:53.52 | 5 Q | — | — | 7:52.93 | 6 |
| Kira Toussaint Tes Schouten Kim Busch Marrit Steenbergen | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:57.81 | 5 Q | — | — | 3:58.09 | 7 |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Kenzo Simons Caspar Corbeau Milou van Wijk Sam van Nunen | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:27.83 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Maaike de Waard Arno Kamminga Nyls Korstanje Marrit Steenbergen | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:41.45 | 3 Q | 3:41.81 | 4 |

## 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 |
| Netherlands | Women's tournament | Spain W 7–6 | Kazakhstan W 30–2 | Israel W 24–8 | 1 Q | — | Canada W 17–10 | Italy W 9–8 | Spain W 17–16 | |

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

The following is the Dutch roster.
Head coach: Evangelos Doudesis
* 1 Laura Aarts GK
* 2 Iris Wolves FP
* 3 Brigitte Sleeking FP
* 4 Sabrina van der Sloot FP
* 5 Maartje Keuning FP
* 6 Simone van de Kraats FP
* 7 Bente Rogge FP
* 8 Vivian Sevenich FP
* 9 Kitty-Lynn Joustra FP
* 10 Lieke Rogge FP
* 11 Lola Moolhuijzen FP
* 12 Nina ten Broek FP
* 13 Sarah Buis GK
* Marit van der Weijden FP
* Maxine Schaap FP

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 16 | +45 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 17 | +35 | 6 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Israel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 52 | −22 | 3 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 71 | −58 | 0 | |
| 16 July 2023 12:00 | Report | Netherlands | 7–6 | Spain | Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Nenad Peris (CRO) |
| Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Nenad Peris (CRO) |||
| 16 July 2023 12:00 | Report | three players 2 | Goals | E. Ruiz 3 | Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Nenad Peris (CRO) |
| 18 July 2023 09:00 | Report | Kazakhstan | 2–30 | Netherlands | Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Hélène Painchaud (CAN), Germán Moller (ARG) |
| Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Hélène Painchaud (CAN), Germán Moller (ARG) |||
| 18 July 2023 09:00 | Report | Mirshina, Pochinok 1 | Goals | Van de Kraats 8 | Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Hélène Painchaud (CAN), Germán Moller (ARG) |
| 20 July 2023 20:30 | Report | Israel | 8–24 | Netherlands | Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Natalia Markopoulou (GRE), David Couper (NZL) |
| Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Natalia Markopoulou (GRE), David Couper (NZL) |||
| 20 July 2023 20:30 | Report | Futorian 3 | Goals | Joustra 5 | Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Natalia Markopoulou (GRE), David Couper (NZL) |

#### Quarterfinals

| 24 July 2023 16:30 | Report | Netherlands | 17–10 | Canada | Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Marta Cabanas (ESP), Natalia Markopoulou (GRE) |
| Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Marta Cabanas (ESP), Natalia Markopoulou (GRE) |||
| 24 July 2023 16:30 | Report | three players 3 | Goals | McKelvey 4 | Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Marta Cabanas (ESP), Natalia Markopoulou (GRE) |

#### Semifinals

| 26 July 2023 17:00 | Report | Italy | 8–9 | Netherlands | Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Nóra Debreceni (HUN) |
| Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Nóra Debreceni (HUN) |||
| 26 July 2023 17:00 | Report | Marletta 3 | Goals | L. Rogge, Wolves 2 | Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Nóra Debreceni (HUN) |

#### Final

| 28 July 2023 18:00 | Report | Netherlands | 17–16 | Spain | Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Nenad Peris (CRO), Alessia Ferrari (ITA) |
| Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Nenad Peris (CRO), Alessia Ferrari (ITA) |||
| 28 July 2023 18:00 | Report | Van de Kraats, Sleeking 3 | Goals | Forca 5 | Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Nenad Peris (CRO), Alessia Ferrari (ITA) |