Water polo competitions at the 2026 South American Games in Rosario, Santa Fe, and Rafaela, Argentina, were held between September 21 and 26 at Invencible Centro Acuático Provincial, located within Museo del Deporte Santafesino in Santa Fe.
A total of two tournaments were contested (one men and one women). The games gave a qualifying quota to the gold-medal winning teams from each tournament for the 2027 Pan American Games water polo competitions.
Brazil (men's and women's) was the defending champion for both tournaments. Both teams won their respective tournaments again.
Participating nations A total of six ODESUR nations participated in the water polo events, with teams of 15 players for each tournament.
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Medal summary Medal table
Medalists Men's tournament João Gabriel SilveiraLogan CabralGabriel SojoGustavo CoutinhoLucas WulfhorstPaulo Ricardo OliveiraRafael VergaraPedro VergaraAlípio NardaciLucas AndradeGustavo GuimarãesLuis Ricardo SilvaAlexandre MendesDaniel GallozziFrederico Carsalade Nicolás FernándezRamiro VeichTomás GalimbertiTomás TilattiNahuel LeonaTomás EcheniqueIgnacio SettiGuido PoggiCarlos CamnasioEsteban CorsiIván SaavedraTeo SolerOctavio SalasIgnacio LuceroLautaro Camino Camilo CamachoJuan José ZuluagaJuan HernándezCamilo CastilloSantiago CuervoSebastián MuñozJuan VallejoJean Carlo LópezSebastián RendónMateo MartínezSimón BuitragoCarlos SánchezTomás GilAlejandro SaldarriagaKevin PérezWomen's tournament Thatiana PregoliniDiana AblaSofia SouzaKemily LeãoLetícia LorietoJeniffer CavalcanteSamantha RezendeMaiah NascimentoLetícia BelorioRebecca MoreiraYandra RamosKaren de MirandaIsabela MendesAna Carolina VasconcelosJulia Scheer Nahir StegmayerMaitena RomanoBianca PerassoIsabella MastronardiManuela TamagnoneCora MasipJulieta AulielCarla CombaMaría Sol CandaAna AgnesinaJuana MasiniIsabel RileyLola CanalesCarolina PolicastroLucía Ruiz Isabela ArboledaSara VanegasMaría RestrepoCarolina OrtegaSilvana BarreraMadelyne CiroDaniela MarínSalomé AgudeloDaniela VargasLaura HernándezEliana CadavidLiz Ariana LópezIsabella ChamorroLaura VanegasMaría Serna
Men's tournament Preliminary round The preliminary round consisted of a single group of 6 teams in which each team played once against the other 5 teams in the group on a round-robin format. The top four teams advanced to the semi-finals and the two bottom teams played for the fifth place.
Knockout stage The knockout stage consisted of the fifth place match (between the fifth and sixth placed teams of the preliminary stage), the semi-finals and the bronze and gold medal matches. Winners of semi-finals played the gold medal match, while losers played the bronze medal match.
Final ranking RankTeam456
Women's tournament Preliminary round The preliminary round consisted of a single group of 6 teams in which each team played once against the other 5 teams in the group on a round-robin format. The top four teams advanced to the semi-finals and the two bottom teams played for the fifth place.
Knockout stage The knockout stage consisted of the fifth place match (between the fifth and sixth placed teams of the preliminary stage), the semi-finals and the bronze and gold medal matches. Winners of semi-finals played the gold medal match, while losers played the bronze medal match.
Final ranking RankTeam456
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