Netherlands women's national water polo team

Netherlands
FINA code	NED
Association	Royal Dutch Swimming Federation
Confederation	LEN (Europe)
Head coach	Arno Havenga
Asst coach	Evangelos Doudesis
Captain	Dagmar Genee
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current	9 (as of February 2020)
Highest	1 (2008)
Olympic Games
Appearances	2 (first in 2000)
Best result	(2008)
World Championship
Appearances	14 (first in 1986)
Best result	(1991)
World Cup
Appearances	12 (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	10 (first in 1985)
Best result	(1985, 1987, 1988, 1993, 2018)
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 claimed the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The team is governed by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Zwembond (KNZB).

Results

Olympic Games

Year[1]	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2000	4th place	7	3	0	4	35	36	Squad
2004	did not qualify
2008		6	3	1	2	52	50	Squad
2012	did not qualify
2016	did not qualify
2020	qualified

World Championship

Year[1]	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1986		9	7	0	2	111	49
1991		7	6	0	1	71	47
1994		7	5	0	2	73	39
1998		8	7	0	1	71	33
2001	9th place	5	1	0	4	21	34
2003	6th place	6	3	2	1	63	34	Squad
2005	10th place	6	2	0	4	33	43	Squad
2007	9th place	6	3	0	3	52	47	Squad
2009	5th place	7	5	1	1	72	64	Squad
2011	7th place	7	3	2	2	70	56	Squad
2013	7th place	7	3	1	3	95	71	Squad
2015		7	4	1	2	78	38	Squad
2017	9th place	6	4	0	2	78	42	Squad
2019	7th place	7	4	0	3	86	53	Squad

World Cup

1979 – 2nd place[1]
1980 – 1st place
1981 – 2nd place
1983 – 1st place
1984 – 3rd place
1988 – 1st place
1989 – 1st place
1991 – 1st place
1993 – 1st place
1995 – 2nd place
1997 – 1st place
1999 – 1st place

World League

2005 – 7th place[1]
2006 – 5th place
2010 – 7th place
2015 – 3rd place
2017 – 5th place
2018 – 2nd place
2019 – 4th place

European Championship

Year	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995		7	5	1	1	76	42
1997		7	6	0	1	106	37
1999		5	3	1	1	60	31
2001	5th place	5	3	1	1	44	36	Squad
2003	4th place	6	3	0	3	60	36	Squad
2006	5th place	5	2	0	3	56	57	Squad
2008	5th place	5	2	1	2	44	43	Squad
2010		5	3	0	2	54	48	Squad
2012	6th place	5	1	0	4	55	54	Squad
2014		5	4	0	1	49	44	Squad
2016		8	7	0	1	133	54	Squad
2018		8	7	1	0	111	33	Squad
2020	4th place	8	6	0	2	123	40	Squad

LEN Europa Cup

Year	Position
2018	4th place
2019

Holiday Cup

1999 – 5th place
2000 – 4th place
2003 – 5th place
2006 – 5th place
2007 – 2nd place

World Games

1981 – 1st place

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2020 Women's European Water Polo Championship.[2]

Head coach: Arno Havenga

No	Name	Pos.	Date of birth	Height	Weight	L/R	Caps	Club
1	Joanne Koenders	GK	(1997-02-28) 28 February 1997	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	70 kg (154 lb)	R		Polar Bears Ede
2	Maud Megens	W	(1996-02-06) 6 February 1996	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	70 kg (154 lb)	R	147	Widex GZC Donk
3	Dagmar Genee (C)	DF	(1989-01-31) 31 January 1989	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	70 kg (154 lb)	R		UZSC Utrecht
4	Catharina van der Sloot	W	(1991-03-16) 16 March 1991	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	R		UZSC Utrecht
5	Iris Wolves	CF	(1994-05-09) 9 May 1994	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	R	18	Polar Bears Ede
6	Nomi Stomphorst	AR	(1992-08-23) 23 August 1992	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	R	236	Widex GZC Donk
7	Bente Rogge	DF	(1997-10-02) 2 October 1997	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	70 kg (154 lb)	R		ZV De Zaan
8	Vivian Sevenich	W	(1993-02-28) 28 February 1993	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	L		UZSC Utrecht
9	Maartje Keuning	W	(1998-04-26) 26 April 1998	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	R		ZV De Zaan
10	Kitty-Lynn Joustra	CF	(1998-01-11) 11 January 1998	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)		R		ZV De Zaan
11	Simone van de Kraats	W	(2000-11-15) 15 November 2000	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	L		Polar Bears Ede
12	Brigitte Sleeking	R	(1998-03-19) 19 March 1998	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	R		Widex GZC Donk
13	Debby Willemsz	GK	(1994-05-10) 10 May 1994	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	R		Widex GZC Donk

Past squads

1980 FINA World Cup – Gold Medal

Hermine Perik (goal), Rita Heemskerk, Brigitte Hulscher, Ria Roos, Ingrid Scholten, Elly Spijker, Ann van Beek, Lieneke van den Heuvel, Greet van den Veen, Marga van Feggelen, and Marijke Zwart.

1983 FINA World Cup – Gold Medal

Hermine Perik (goal), Marion van der Mark (goal), Anita Bibo, J Boer, H van Heemstra, Janet Heijnert, D Heijnert, K Sterkenburg, Ria Roos, Ingrid Scholten, Elly Spijker, Ann van Beek, and Greet van den Veen.

1985 European Championship – Gold Medal

Madeline van Heemstra (goal), Marion van der Mark (goal), Janet Heijnert, Ineke Pesman, Belinda Hibbel, Lieneke van den Heuvel, Anita Bibo, Alice Lindhout, Monique Kranenburg, Patricia Libregts, Lilian Ossendrijver, Hedda Verdam, and Marian Walthie. Head Coach: Peter van den Biggelaar.

1986 World Championship – Silver Medal

Madeline van Heemstra (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Anita Bibo, Lieneke van den Heuvel, Marjo van der Mark, Janet Heijnert, Monique Kranenburg, Patricia Libregts, Alice Lindhout, Ineke Pesman, Janny Spijker, Greet van den Veen, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Peter van den Biggelaar.

1987 European Championship – Gold Medal

Madeline van Heemstra (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Irma Brander, Lieneke van den Heuvel, Anita Bibo, Lilian Ossendrijver, Greet van den Veen, Monique Kranenburg, Patricia Libregts, Esmeralda van den Water, Ilse Sindorf, Janny Spijker, Anita Nijenhuis, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Peter van den Biggelaar.

1988 FINA World Cup – Gold Medal

Hermine Perik (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Anita Bibo, Irma Brander, Monique Kranenburg, Patricia Libregts, Alice Lindhout, Anita Nijenhuis, Lilian Ossendrijver, Janny Spijker, Lieneke van den Heuvel, Greet van den Veen, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Peter van den Biggelaar.

1989 European Championship – Gold Medal

Hermine Perik (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Irma Brander, Lieneke van den Heuvel, Monique Kranenburg, Alice Lindhout, Astrid van den Meer, Anita Nijenhuis, Ilse Sindorf, Janny Spijker, Greet van den Veen, Esmeralda van den Water, Patricia Libregts, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Peter van den Biggelaar.

1989 FINA World Cup – Gold Medal

Hermine Perik (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Irma Brander, Lieneke van den Heuvel, Monique Kranenburg, Alice Lindhout, Patricia Libregts, Anita Nijenhuis, Ilse Sindorf, Janny Spijker, Astrid van der Meer, Greet van den Veen, Hedda Verdam, and Esmeralda van den Water. Head Coach: Peter van den Biggelaar.

1991 World Championship – Gold Medal

Karla van der Boon (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Irma Brander, Edmée Hiemstra, Monique Kranenburg, Karin Kuipers, Patricia Libregts, Alice Lindhout, Lilian Ossendrijver, Janny Spijker, Esmeralda van den Water, Marjan op den Velde, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Peter van den Biggelaar.

1991 European Championship – Silver Medal

Karla van der Boon (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Edmée Hiemstra, Janny Spijker, Monique Kranenburg, Angelique Beijaard, Alice Lindhout, Karin Kuipers, Esmeralda van den Water, Patricia Libregts, Rianne Schram, Marjan op den Velde, Sandra Scherrenburg, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.

1991 FINA World Cup – Gold Medal

Karla van der Boon (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Angelique Beijaard, Edmée Hiemstra, Monique Kranenburg, Karin Kuipers, Patricia Libregts, Alice Lindhout, Marjan op den Velde, Lilian Ossendrijver, Rianne Schram, Janny Spijker, Esmeralda van den Water, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.

1993 European Championship – Gold Medal

Karla van der Boon (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Ellen Bast, Gillian van den Berg, Edmée Hiemstra, Karin Kuipers, Ingrid Leijendekker, Alice Lindhout, Carla Quint, Sandra Scherrenburg, Rianne Schram, Janny Spijker, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.

1993 FINA World Cup – Gold Medal

Karla van der Boon (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Ellen Bast, Gillian van den Berg, Edmée Hiemstra, Karin Kuipers, Ingrid Leijendekker, Alice Lindhout, Sandra Scherrenburg, Carla Quint, Rianne Schram, Janny Spijker, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.

1994 World Championship – Silver Medal

Karla van der Boon (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Ellen Bast, Gillian van den Berg, Edmée Hiemstra, Stella Kriekaard, Karin Kuipers, Ingrid Leijendekker, Alice Lindhout, Sandra Scherrenburg, Rianne Schram, Janny Spijker, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.

1995 European Championship – Bronze Medal

Karla van der Boon (goal), Karin Bouwens (goal), Ellen Bast, Gillian van den Berg, Suzanne van der Boomen, Edmée Hiemstra, Karin Kuipers, Ingrid Leijendekker, Sandra Scherrenburg, Carla Quint, Rianne Schram, Marjan op den Velde, and Hedda Verdam. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.

1996 Olympic Year Tournament – Gold Medal

Karla van der Boon (goal), Ellen Bast, Gillian van den Berg, Edmée Hiemstra, Erica Hoskens, Leontine Koops, Karin Kuipers, Ingrid Leijendekker, Petra Meerdink, Marjan op den Velde, Mirjam Overdam, Carla Quint, and Mariëlle Schothans. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.

1997 FINA World Cup – Gold Medal

Karla van der Boon (goal), Carla van Usen (goal), Ellen Bast, Gillian van den Berg, Edmée Hiemstra, Karin Kuipers, Ingrid Leijendekker, Sandra Scherrenburg, Marjan op den Velde, Mirjam Overdam, Carla Quint, Mariëlle Schothans, and Suzanne van den Boomen. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.

1997 European Championship – Bronze Medal

Karla van der Boon (goal), Carla van Usen (goal), Edmée Hiemstra, Ingrid Leijendekker, Marjan op den Velde, Ellen Bast, Daniëlle de Bruijn, Petra Meerdink, Gillian van den Berg, Mirjam Overdam, Karin Kuipers, Mariëlle Schothans, Sandra Scherrenburg, and Carla Quint. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.

1998 World Championship – Silver Medal

Karla van der Boon (goal), Carla van Usen (goal), Ellen Bast, Gillian van den Berg, Daniëlle de Bruijn, Edmée Hiemstra, Karin Kuipers, Ingrid Leijendekker, Petra Meerdink, Carla Quint, Sandra Scherrenburg, Mariëlle Schothans, and Marjan op den Velde. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.

1999 FINA World Cup – Gold Medal

Karla van der Boon (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Ellen Bast, Gillian van den Berg, Daniëlle de Bruijn, Edmée Hiemstra, Mariëtte Koehorst, Karin Kuipers, Ingrid Leijendekker, Patricia Libregts, Marjan op den Velde, Mirjam Overdam, and Carla Quint. Head Coach: Kees van Hardeveld.

1999 European Championship – Silver Medal

Karla van der Boon (goal), Hellen Boering (goal), Ellen Bast, Gillian van den Berg, Daniëlle de Bruijn, Edmée Hiemstra, Karin Kuipers, Ingrid Leijendekker, Patricia Libregts, Jorieke Oostendorp, Marjan op den Velde, Mirjam Overdam, and Carla Quint. Head Coach: Jan Mensink.

References

"HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 56, 57, 67, 78, 83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
"Team Roster" (PDF). wp2020budapest.microplustiming.com. 12 January 2020. p. 9.

External links

Official website
Press Info issued by the Dutch Swimming Federation

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[HistoFINA_PDF-1] "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 56, 57, 67, 78, 83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.

[2] "Team Roster" (PDF). wp2020budapest.microplustiming.com. 12 January 2020. p. 9.