Spain women's national water polo team

Spain

Association	Real Federación Española de Natación
Confederation	LEN (Europe)
Head coach	Miki Oca
Asst coach	Claudio Cardarona
Captain	Jennifer Pareja
FINA code	ESP
Olympic Games
Appearances	1 (first in 2012)
Best result	(2012)
World Championships
Appearances	8 (first in 1998)
Best result	(2013)
World League
Appearances	4 (first in 2007)
Best result	4th (2009)
European Championship
Appearances	11 (first in 1993)
Best result	(2014)

The Spain women's national water polo team represents Spain in international women's water polo competitions and it is controlled by Real Federación Española de Natación.

They are the current reigning World Champions and European Champions, having won the 2013 World Championships and 2014 European Championship.

Results

Olympic Games

• 2012 — 2nd place

World Championship

• 1998 — 9th place
• 2003 — 8th place
• 2005 — 11th place
• 2007 — 7th place
• 2009 — 8th place
• 2011 — 11th place
• 2013 — 1st place
• 2015 — 7th place

World League

• 2005 — eliminated
• 2006 — eliminated
• 2007 — 5th place
• 2008 — 6th place
• 2009 — 4th place
• 2011 — 8th place
• 2013 — 5th place
• 2014 — 5th place
• 2015 — eliminated

World Cup

• 2014 — 3rd place

European Championship

• 1993 — 9th place
• 1995 — 9th place
• 1997 — 4th place
• 1999 — 6th place
• 2001 — 6th place
• 2003 — 6th place
• 2006 — 4th place
• 2008 — 2nd place
• 2010 — 6th place
• 2012 — 5th place
• 2014 — 1st place

Squads

Former

• 2008 European Championship — 2nd place

• Patricia del Soto, Blanca Gil, Cristina Pardo, Irene Hagen, Miriam López, Jennifer Pareja, Cristina López, Anna Pardo, Pilar Peña Carrasco, Ona Meseguer, Maica García Godoy, Laura López, Laura Ester

• 2012 Olympic Games — 2nd place

• Laura Ester, Marta Bach, Anna Espar, Roser Tarragó, Matilde Ortiz, Jennifer Pareja, Lorena Miranda, Pilar Peña Carrasco, Andrea Blas, Ona Meseguer, Maica García Godoy, Laura López, Ana Copado

• 2013 World Championship — 1st place

• Laura Ester, Marta Bach, Anna Espar, Roser Tarragó, Matilde Ortiz, Jennifer Pareja, Lorena Miranda, Pilar Peña Carrasco, Andrea Blas, Ona Meseguer, Maica García Godoy, Laura López, Patricia Herrera

• 2014 European Championship — 1st place

• Laura Ester, Marta Bach, Anna Espar, Roser Tarragó, Matilde Ortiz, Jennifer Pareja, Lorena Miranda, Pilar Peña Carrasco, Andrea Blas, Ona Meseguer, Maica García Godoy, Laura López, Patricia Herrera

• 2015 World Championship — 7th place

• Laura Ester, Marta Bach, Anna Espar, Paula Leiton, Matilde Ortiz, Jennifer Pareja, Clara Espar, Pilar Peña Carrasco, Judith Forca, Roser Tarragó, Maica García Godoy, Laura López, Patricia Herrera

Youth teams

U-20

• FINA World Junior Water Polo Championships

• Winner: 2011
• Runner-up: 2013
• Third place: 2003

External links

• Official website
• FINA
• HistoFINA Volume VIII (Edition 2004)