Croatia at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships

Croatia competed at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China.

Croatia at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
Flag of Croatia
FINA code	CRO
National federation	Croatian Swimming Federation
Website	www.croswim.org
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
World Aquatics Championships appearances
1994 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2023 2024
Other related appearances
Yugoslavia (1973–1991)

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Josip Pavic Damir Buric Miho Boskovic Niksa Dobud Maro Jokovic Petar Muslim Frano Karac Andro Buslje Sandro Sukno Samir Barac Fran Paskvalin Paulo Obradovic Ivan Buljubasic	Water polo	Men's Tournament	30 July

Open water swimming

Main article: Open water swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
		Time	Position
Josip Soldo	Men's 10km	2:08:12.9	51
	Men's 25km	DNF
Tomislav Soldo	Men's 10km	2::12:30.2	57
	Men's 25km	DNF

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
		Time	Position
Karla Šitić	Women's 10km	2:02:29.6	17
	Women's 25km	5:37:49.8	12

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships

Croatia qualified 7 swimmers.

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Mario Todorović	Men's 100m Freestyle	50.16	38	did not advance
	Men's 50m Butterfly	24.05	20	did not advance
	Men's 100m Butterfly	53.56	33	did not advance
Dominik Straga	Men's 200m Freestyle	1:51.35	34	did not advance
Erazmo Marsanic	Men's 800m Freestyle	8:23.53	44			did not advance
Roko Simunic	Men's 50m Backstroke	26.07	23	did not advance
Lovro Bilonic	Men's 100m Breaststroke	1:02.44	46	did not advance
Niksa Roki	Men's 200m IM	2:03.89	30	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Sanja Jovanovic	Women's 50m Backstroke	29.03	22	did not advance
	Women's 100m Backstroke	1:02.75	31	did not advance

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships

Men

Main article: Water polo at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

Team Roster

• Josip Pavic
• Damir Buric
• Miho Boskovic
• Niksa Dobud
• Maro Jokovic
• Petar Muslim
• Frano Karac
• Andro Buslje
• Sandro Sukno
• Samir Barac – Captain
• Fran Paskvalin
• Paulo Obradovic
• Ivan Buljubasic

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Croatia	3	3	0	0	43	16	+27	6
Canada	3	2	0	1	28	25	+3	4
Japan	3	1	0	2	25	40	–15	2
Brazil	3	0	0	3	25	40	–15	0

July 18, 2011 13:30	Report	Brazil	5–14	Croatia	Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 250 Referees: Gonzalez (PUR), Ciric (SRB)
		Score by quarters: 0–5, 1–3, 3–4, 1–2
		Crivella 2	Goals	Bošković 4

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July 20, 2011 10:50	Report	Canada	4–11	Croatia	Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 300 Referees: Borrell (ESP), Williams (NZL)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 3–3, 0–3, 0–2
		four players 1	Goals	Dobud 4

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July 22, 2011 10:50	Report	Japan	7–18	Croatia	Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 500 Referees: Ni (CHN), Balfanvayev (KAZ)
		Score by quarters: 1–6, 1–3, 2–4, 3–5
		three players 2	Goals	Joković 3

Quarterfinals

July 26, 2011 16:40	Report	Croatia	9–6	Montenegro	Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 350 Referees: Tulga (TUR), Stavridis (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–1, 4–0, 1–3
		Joković 4	Goals	Radović 2

Semifinals

July 28, 2011 21:00	Report	Croatia	8–9	Italy	Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Borrell (ESP), Koganov (AZE)
		Score by quarters: 0–1, 1–2, 3–5, 4–1
		Bošković 3	Goals	Giorgetti 3

Bronze medal game

July 30, 2011 16:00	Report	Hungary	11–12	Croatia	Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Borrell (ESP), Stavridis (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 2–5, 2–3, 5–3, 2–1
		Varga, Biros 3	Goals	Bošković 4