To date, the following teams have qualified for the Barcelona 2013 water polo tournaments in the men’s and women’s category:
MEN
Europe: Croatia, Italy, Serbia, Montenegro, Hungary, Romania, Greece, Germany and Spain
Asia: China and Kazakhstan
Oceania: Australia and New Zealand
Africa: South Africa
WOMEN
Europe: Hungary, Russia, Italy, Greece, Netherlands, Great Britain and Spain
America: USA
Asia: China, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Oceania: Australia and New Zealand
Africa: South Africa
The Barcelona 2013 water polo tournaments will be held at the Bernat Picornell pool on Monjuïc Mountain and the 16 teams will be seeded into four groups. The women’s competition will start on July 21 and conclude on August 2 while the men’s tournament is scheduled from July 22 to August 3. Both finals will take place at the Palau Sant Jordi, main venue of the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona.