Greece at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships

Greece is set to compete at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan from 14 to 30 July.

Greece at the
2023 World Aquatics Championships
FINA codeGRE
National federationHellenic Swimming Federation
Websitekoe.org.gr (in Greek)
in Fukuoka, Japan
Competitors61 in 5 sports
Medals
Ranked 21st
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
World Aquatics Championships appearances

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Greece men's national water polo team
Water poloMen's tournamentJuly 29

Athletes by discipline

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Championships per discipline.

SportMenWomenTotal
Artistic swimming01010
Diving303
Open water swimming213
Swimming9615
Water polo151530
Total293261


Artistic swimming

Greece entered 10 artistic swimmers.

Women
AthleteEventPreliminariesFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Evangelia PlataniotiSolo technical routine252.24002 Q252.50004
Solo free routine199.48343 Q205.54595
Sofia Malkogeorgou
Evangelia Platanioti
Duet technical routine236.16677 Q238.47846
Duet free routine173.024912 Q189.429110
Mixed
AthleteEventPreliminariesFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Maria Alzigkouzi Kominea
Eleni Fragkaki
Krystalenia Gialama
Maria Karapanagiotou
Danai Kariori
Ifigeneia Krommydaki
Sofia Malkogeorgou
Lydia Papanastasiou
Team acrobatic routine144.106818Did not advance
Maria Alzigkouzi Kominea
Eleni Fragkaki
Krystalenia Gialama
Zoi Karangelou
Maria Karapanagiotou
Danai Kariori
Ifigeneia Krommydaki
Sofia Malkogeorgou
Team technical routine261.70132 Q259.47295
Team free routine221.84609 Q232.63967

Diving

Greece entered 3 divers.[1]

Men
AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Theofilos Afthinos3 m springboard305.6046Did not advance
Nikolaos Molvalis10 m platform346.7025Did not advance
Athanasios Tsirikos1 m springboard240.7554Did not advance
3 m springboard235.3064Did not advance
10 m platform323.2032Did not advance
Theofilos Afthinos
Nikolaos Molvalis
3 m synchro springboard262.9524Did not advance
Nikolaos Molvalis
Athanasios Tsirikos
10 m synchro platform348.4513Did not advance

Open water swimming

Greece entered 3 open water swimmers.[2][3]

Men
AthleteEventTimeRank
Asterios DaldogiannisMen's 5 km57:46.630
Men's 10 km1:54:10.325
Athanasios KynigakisMen's 5 km54:58.66
Men's 10 km1:51:42.16
Women
AthleteEventTimeRank
Nefeli GiannopoulouWomen's 5 km1:01:48.627

Swimming

Greece entered 15 swimmers.[4]

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Arkadios Aspougalis50 metre breaststroke27.2312 Q27.5015Did not advance
Stergios Bilas50 metre butterfly23.3917Did not advance
Apostolos Christou50 metre backstroke24.482 Q24.575 Q24.606
100 metre backstroke54.0119Did not advance
Kristian Gkolomeev50 metre freestyle21.919 Q21.857 Q21.827
Dimitrios Markos200 metre freestyle1:48.8431Did not advance
400 metre freestyle3:49.4119Did not advance
800 metre freestyle7:55.7221Did not advance
1500 metre freestyle15:07.6118Did not advance
Odyssef Meladinis100 metre freestyle49.2341Did not advance
Apostolos Papastamos400 metre individual medley4:14.5210Did not advance
Apostolos Siskos200 metre backstroke1:57.405 Q1:58.0412Did not advance
Andreas Vazaios100 metre butterfly53.3838Did not advance
200 metre individual medley1:59.7218Did not advance
Andreas Vazaios
Apostolos Christou
Odyssefs Meladinis
Kristian Gkolomeev
4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:15.8615Did not advance
Apostolos Siskos
Arkadios Aspougalis
Andreas Vazaios
Kristian Gkolomeev
4 × 100 m medley relay3:42.0220Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Georgia Damasioti200 metre butterfly2:11.0317Did not advance
Theodora Drakou50 metre freestyle25.1219Did not advance
50 metre backstroke28.2012 Q27.8711Did not advance
Maria-Thaleia Drasidou 50 metre breaststroke31.4427Did not advance
100 metre breaststroke1:10.6740Did not advance
Eleni Kontogeorgou200 metre breaststroke2:30.4624Did not advance
Anna Ntountounaki50 metre butterfly26.1412 Q25.829Did not advance
100 metre butterfly58.1212 Q57.7912Did not advance
Artemis Vasilaki200 metre freestyle2:03.9244Did not advance
800 metre freestyle8:49.6128Did not advance
Theodora Drakou
Eleni Kontogeorgou
Anna Ntountounaki
Maria-Thalia Drasidou
4 × 100 m medley relay4:04.9917Did not advance
Mixed
AthleteEventHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Andreas Vazaios
Stergios Bilas
Theodora Drakou
Maria-Thaleia Drasidou
4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:28.9615Did not advance
Apostolos Christou
Arkadios Aspougalis
Anna Ntountounaki
Maria-Thaleia Drasidou
4 × 100 m medley relay3:47.5714Did not advance

Water polo

Summary
TeamEventGroup stagePlayoffQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
 GreeceMen's tournament  Australia
W 13–9
 Kazakhstan
W 18–2
 United States
W 15–14
1 Q  Montenegro
W 10–9
 Serbia
W 13–7
 Hungary
L 13–14
 GreeceWomen's tournament  South Africa
W 24–2
 Argentina
W 21–2
 Italy
W 16–12
1 Q  Australia
L 8–9
 Hungary
L 9–10
 Canada
L 12–14
8

Men's tournament

Team roster

The following is the Greek roster.[5]

Head coach: Theodoros Vlachos

Group play
PosTeamPldWPSWPSLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Greece330004625+219Quarterfinals
2  United States320014828+206Playoffs
3  Australia310023935+43
4  Kazakhstan300031358−450
Source: Sportresult
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.


17 July 2023
10:30
ReportAustralia  9–13  GreeceMarine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Adrian-Tiberiu Alexandrescu (ROU), Veselin Mišković (MNE)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–3, 3–3, 3–5
Power 4GoalsArgyropoulos 3

19 July 2023
17:30
ReportGreece  18–2  KazakhstanMarine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Raffaele Colombo (ITA), Germán Moller (ARG)
Score by quarters: 6–1, 5–0, 4–1, 3–0
three players 3GoalsAkhmetov, Ruday 1

21 July 2023
13:30
ReportUnited States  14–15  GreeceMarine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 6–1, 2–4, 3–7
Irving 6GoalsGenidounias, Papanastasiou 4
Quarterfinals
25 July 2023
15:00
ReportGreece  10–9  MontenegroMarine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–3, 1–3, 3–2
Genidounias 5GoalsRadović 3
Semifinals
27 July 2023
17:00
ReportGreece  13–7  SerbiaMarine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Nenad Peris (CRO), Raffaele Colombo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–0, 3–3, 4–2
Argyropoulos, Kakaris 3GoalsJakšić, Rašović 2
Final
29 July 2023
18:00
ReportGreece  13–14  HungaryMarine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Michiel Zwartt (NED), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–1, 3–2, 3–3  PSO: 3–4
Genidounias 4GoalsManhercz, Zalánki 3

Women's tournament

Team roster

The following is the Greek roster.[6]

Head coach: Alexia Kammenou

Group play
PosTeamPldWPSWPSLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Greece330006116+459Quarterfinals
2  Italy320016319+446Playoffs
3  South Africa310021657−413
4  Argentina300031260−480
Source: Sportresult
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.


16 July 2023
17:30
ReportGreece  24–2  South AfricaMarine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Nicola Johnson (AUS), Darren Spiritsanto (USA)
Score by quarters: 7–1, 6–1, 6–0, 5–0
Fountotou, E. Plevritou 4GoalsSileno, Zondo 1

18 July 2023
13:30
ReportArgentina  2–21  GreeceMarine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Adil Aimbetov (KAZ), Nicola Johnson (AUS)
Score by quarters: 1–6, 0–5, 1–6, 0–4
Bacigalupo, Hatcher 1Goalsthree players 3

20 July 2023
10:30
ReportGreece  16–12  ItalyMarine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Nenad Peris (CRO), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
Score by quarters: 6–4, 4–1, 3–2, 3–5
four players 3Goalsfour players 2
Quarterfinals
24 July 2023
18:00
ReportGreece  8–9  AustraliaMarine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Jennifer McCall (USA), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 1–4, 3–2, 0–0
Xenaki 3Goalsfour players 2
5–8th place semifinals
26 July 2023
15:30
ReportGreece  9–10  HungaryMarine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Matan Schwartz (ISR), Zhang Liang (CHN)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–2, 4–5, 2–1
Ninou 3GoalsGarda, Keszthelyi 3
Seventh place game
28 July 2023
11:30
ReportCanada  14–12  GreeceMarine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Nicola Johnson (AUS)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 1–4, 4–1, 1–4  PSO: 4–2
Wright 3GoalsXenaki 3

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