The Netherlands women's national water polo team is the national team of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It was one of the leading teams in the world during the 1980s and 1990s. More recently they are one of the top teams again claiming the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the 2023 World Championships and the 2024 European Championships. The team is governed by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Zwembond (KNZB).

Results Medal count Competition TotalOlympic Games1 0 1 2World Championship2 4 1 7World League0 1 1 2World Cup8 4 1 13European Championship7 4 3 14Europa Cup1 0 0 1 Total 19 13 7 39

Olympic Games

YearPosition*Squad 2000 4th place 7 3 0 4 35 36 Squad 2004 did not qualify 2008 6 3 1 2 52 50 Squad 2012 did not qualify 2016 2020 6th place 7 4 0 3 117 75 Squad 2024 7 5 2 0 88 69 SquadTotal1 title 271539292230 -–

World Championship YearPosition*Squad 1986 9 7 0 2 111 49 Squad 1991 7 6 0 1 71 47 Squad 1994 7 5 0 2 73 39 Squad 1998 8 7 0 1 71 33 Squad 2001 9th place 5 1 0 4 21 34 Squad 2003 6th place 6 3 2 1 63 34 Squad 2005 10th place 6 2 0 4 33 43 Squad 2007 9th place 6 3 0 3 52 47 Squad 2009 5th place 7 5 1 1 72 64 Squad 2011 7th place 7 3 2 2 70 56 Squad 2013 7th place 7 3 1 3 95 71 Squad 2015 7 4 1 2 78 38 Squad 2017 9th place 6 4 0 2 78 42 Squad 2019 7th place 7 4 0 3 86 53 Squad 2022 7 5 0 2 99 50 Squad 2023 6 5 1 0 98 47 Squad 2024 5th place 7 5 1 1 106 54 Squad 2025 5th place 7 5 1 1 101 68 SquadTotal1 Title1227710351278869

World Cup YearPosition* 1979 4 2 1 1 27 18 1980 4 3 1 0 31 17 1981 1983 6 4 1 1 59 49 1984 1988 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 5 4 0 1 43 32 2002 did not participate 2006 2010 2014 2018 2023 3 2 0 1 38 25 2025 9 7 0 2 121 94 2026 5th 3 2 0 1 32 27Total 8 titles

World League YearPosition* 2004 did not participate 2005 7th 14 5 0 9 103 124 2006 5th 16 6 0 10 148 156 2010 7th 3 1 0 2 25 31 2015 12 8 0 4 151 93 2017 5th 10 6 0 4 99 79 2018 12 8 0 4 113 92 2019 4th 15 9 0 6 164 122 2022 4th 10 5 0 5 117 104

European Championship YearPosition* 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 7 5 1 1 76 42 1997 7 6 0 1 106 37 1999 5 3 1 1 60 31 2001 5th place 5 3 1 1 44 36 2003 4th place 6 3 0 3 60 36 2006 5th place 5 2 0 3 56 57 2008 5th place 5 2 1 2 44 43 2010 5 3 0 2 54 48 2012 6th place 5 1 0 4 55 54 2014 5 4 0 1 49 44 2016 8 7 0 1 133 54 2018 8 7 1 0 111 33 2020 4th place 8 6 0 2 123 40 2022 4th place 8 6 0 2 147 50 2024 6 6 0 0 93 46 2026 7 5 2 0 101 43Total7 titles100697241312694

LEN Europa Cup YearPosition 2018 4th place 2019

Holiday Cup

1999 – 5th place 2000 – 4th place 2003 – 5th place 2006 – 5th place 2007 – 2nd place

World Games 1981 – 1st place

Team Current squad Roster for the 2025 World Championships.

Head coach: Evangelos Doudesis

1 Sarah Buis 2 Marit van der Weijden 3 Simone van de Kraats 4 Sabrina van der Sloot 5 Maartje Keuning 6 Fleurien Bosveld 7 Bente Rogge 8 Vivian Sevenich 9 Kitty-Lynn Joustra 10 Lieke Rogge 11 Maxine Schaap 12 Nina ten Broek 13 Britt van den Dobbelsteen 14 Noa de Vries 15 Pien Gorter

Past squads

1980 FINA World Cup – Gold Medal Marijke Zwart (goal), Rita Heemskerk, Brigitte Hulscher, Ria Roos, Ingrid Scholten, Elly Spijker, Ank van Beek, Lieneke van den Heuvel, Greet van den Veen, Marga van Feggelen, and Hermine Perik (goal)

1983 FINA World Cup – Gold Medal Hermine Perik (goal), Marion van der Mark (goal), Anita Bibo, J Boer, H van Heemstra, Janet Heijnert, D Heijnert, K Sterkenburg, Ria Roos, Ingrid Scholten, Elly Spijker, Ank van Beek, and Greet van den Veen.

1985 European Championship – Gold Medal Madeline van Heemstra (goal), Marion van der Mark (goal), Janet Heijnert, Ineke Pesman, Belinda Hibbel, Lieneke van den Heuvel, Anita Bibo, Alice Lindhout, Monique Kranenburg, Patricia Libregts, Lillian Ossendrijver, Hedda Verdam, and Marian Walthie. Head Coach: Peter van den Biggelaar.

1986 World Championship – Silver Medal Madeline van Heemstra (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Anita Bibo, Lieneke van den Heuvel, Marjo van der Mark, Janet Heijnert, Monique Kranenburg, Patricia Libregts, Alice Lindhout, Ineke Pesman, Janny Spijker, Greet van den Veen, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Peter van den Biggelaar.

1987 European Championship – Gold Medal Madeline van Heemstra (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Irma Brander, Lieneke van den Heuvel, Anita Bibo, Lillian Ossendrijver, Greet van den Veen, Monique Kranenburg, Patricia Libregts, Esmeralda van den Water, Ilse Sindorf, Janny Spijker, Anita Nijenhuis, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Peter van den Biggelaar.

1988 FINA World Cup – Gold Medal Hermine Perik (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Anita Bibo, Irma Brander, Monique Kranenburg, Patricia Libregts, Alice Lindhout, Anita Nijenhuis, Lillian Ossendrijver, Janny Spijker, Lieneke van den Heuvel, Greet van den Veen, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Peter van den Biggelaar.

1989 European Championship – Gold Medal Hermine Perik (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Irma Brander, Lieneke van den Heuvel, Monique Kranenburg, Alice Lindhout, Astrid van den Meer, Anita Nijenhuis, Ilse Sindorf, Janny Spijker, Greet van den Veen, Esmeralda van den Water, Patricia Libregts, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Peter van den Biggelaar.

1989 FINA World Cup – Gold Medal Hermine Perik (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Irma Brander, Lieneke van den Heuvel, Monique Kranenburg, Alice Lindhout, Patricia Libregts, Anita Nijenhuis, Ilse Sindorf, Janny Spijker, Astrid van der Meer, Greet van den Veen, Hedda Verdam, and Esmeralda van den Water. Head Coach: Peter van den Biggelaar.

1991 World Championship – Gold Medal Karla van der Boon (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Irma Brander, Edmée Hiemstra, Monique Kranenburg, Karin Kuipers, Patricia Libregts, Alice Lindhout, Lillian Ossendrijver, Janny Spijker, Esmeralda van den Water, Marjan op den Velde, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Peter van den Biggelaar.

1991 European Championship – Silver Medal Karla van der Boon (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Edmée Hiemstra, Janny Spijker, Monique Kranenburg, Angelique Beijaard, Alice Lindhout, Karin Kuipers, Esmeralda van den Water, Patricia Libregts, Rianne Schram, Marjan op den Velde, Sandra Scherrenburg, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.

1991 FINA World Cup – Gold Medal Karla van der Boon (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Angelique Beijaard, Edmée Hiemstra, Monique Kranenburg, Karin Kuipers, Patricia Libregts, Alice Lindhout, Marjan op den Velde, Lillian Ossendrijver, Rianne Schram, Janny Spijker, Esmeralda van den Water, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.

1993 European Championship – Gold Medal Karla van der Boon (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Ellen Bast, Gillian van den Berg, Edmée Hiemstra, Karin Kuipers, Ingrid Leijendekker, Alice Lindhout, Carla Quint, Sandra Scherrenburg, Rianne Schram, Janny Spijker, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.

1993 FINA World Cup – Gold Medal Karla van der Boon (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Ellen Bast, Gillian van den Berg, Edmée Hiemstra, Karin Kuipers, Ingrid Leijendekker, Alice Lindhout, Sandra Scherrenburg, Carla Quint, Rianne Schram, Janny Spijker, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.

1994 World Championship – Silver Medal Karla van der Boon (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Ellen Bast, Gillian van den Berg, Edmée Hiemstra, Stella Kriekaard, Karin Kuipers, Ingrid Leijendekker, Alice Lindhout, Sandra Scherrenburg, Rianne Schram, Janny Spijker, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.

1995 European Championship – Bronze Medal Karla van der Boon (goal), Karin Bouwens (goal), Ellen Bast, Gillian van den Berg, Suzanne van der Boomen, Edmée Hiemstra, Karin Kuipers, Ingrid Leijendekker, Sandra Scherrenburg, Carla Quint, Rianne Schram, Marjan op den Velde, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.

1996 Olympic Year Tournament – Gold Medal Karla van der Boon (goal), Ellen Bast, Gillian van den Berg, Edmée Hiemstra, Erica Hoskens, Leontine Koops, Karin Kuipers, Ingrid Leijendekker, Petra Meerdink, Marjan op den Velde, Mirjam Overdam, Carla Quint, and Mariëlle Schothans. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.

1997 FINA World Cup – Gold Medal Karla van der Boon (goal), Carla van Usen (goal), Ellen Bast, Gillian van den Berg, Edmée Hiemstra, Karin Kuipers, Ingrid Leijendekker, Sandra Scherrenburg, Marjan op den Velde, Mirjam Overdam, Carla Quint, Mariëlle Schothans, and Suzanne van den Boomen. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.

1997 European Championship – Bronze Medal Karla van der Boon (goal), Carla van Usen (goal), Edmée Hiemstra, Ingrid Leijendekker, Marjan op den Velde, Ellen Bast, Daniëlle de Bruijn, Petra Meerdink, Gillian van den Berg, Mirjam Overdam, Karin Kuipers, Mariëlle Schothans, Sandra Scherrenburg, and Carla Quint. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.

1998 World Championship – Silver Medal Karla van der Boon (goal), Carla van Usen (goal), Ellen Bast, Gillian van den Berg, Daniëlle de Bruijn, Edmée Hiemstra, Karin Kuipers, Ingrid Leijendekker, Petra Meerdink, Carla Quint, Sandra Scherrenburg, Mariëlle Schothans, and Marjan op den Velde. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.

1999 FINA World Cup – Gold Medal Karla van der Boon (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Ellen Bast, Gillian van den Berg, Daniëlle de Bruijn, Edmée Hiemstra, Mariëtte Koehorst, Karin Kuipers, Ingrid Leijendekker, Patricia Libregts, Marjan op den Velde, Mirjam Overdam, and Carla Quint. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.

1999 European Championship – Silver Medal Karla van der Boon (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Ellen Bast, Gillian van den Berg, Daniëlle de Bruijn, Edmée Hiemstra, Karin Kuipers, Ingrid Leijendekker, Patricia Libregts, Jorieke Oostendorp, Marjan op den Velde, Mirjam Overdam, and Carla Quint. Head Coach: Jan Mensink.

Under-20 team The Netherlands lastly competed at the 2021 FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships.Russia after fourth title at FINA World Women's Junior Water Polo Championship Owen Lloyd (Inside the Games), 9 October 2021. Accessed 7 November 2021.

See also Netherlands women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics Netherlands men's national water polo team List of Olympic champions in women's water polo List of women's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics List of world champions in women's water polo

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