FINA code | NED |
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Association | Royal Dutch Swimming Federation |
Confederation | LEN (Europe) |
Head coach | Evangelos Doudesis |
Asst coach | Richard van Eck Ineke Yperlaan |
Captain | Catharina van der Sloot |
FINA ranking (since 2008) | |
Current | 2 (as of 1 September 2023) |
Highest | 1 (2008) |
Olympic Games (team statistics) | |
Appearances | 4 (first in 2000) |
Best result | (2008) |
World Championship | |
Appearances | 17 (first in 1986) |
Best result | (1991, 2023) |
World Cup | |
Appearances | 13 (first in 1979) |
Best result | (1980, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1999) |
World League | |
Appearances | 7 (first in 2005) |
Best result | (2018) |
European Championship | |
Appearances | 19 (first in 1985) |
Best result | (1985, 1987, 1988, 1993, 2018, 2024) |
Media | |
Website | knzb.nl |
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).