After
the independence of Croatia the national water polo team competed at its first tournament and also its first finals at
1993 Mediterranean Games, followed by the 1993 European Championships where Croatia won 5th place. Croatia has since become Olympic champion (
2012), triple World champion (
2007,
2017,
2024) and European champion (
2010). Croatia has also won eight other medals at the
Olympic Games,
World Championships and
European Championships and was fourth on six occasions. The team holds a record streak of winning 7 medals in a row at World Championships and has reached semi-finals in over 60% of appearances at the Olympic Games, World Championships and European Championships altogether since 2017. Since the formation of national team Croatia has qualified for every big tournament. It is the first Croatian national team in any Olympic team sport that has won gold medals at all three big competitions. Croatia has also won
World League (
2012) and
Mediterranean Games (
2013). The only competition Croatia has yet to win is
World Cup where the national team won silver medal in
2010. The team has been awarded with
Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport in 1996. So far two
International Swimming Hall of Fame inductees have been members of Croatia national team –
Perica Bukić as a player and
Ratko Rudić as a coach. Croatia played their 800 game since gaining independence on 20 August 2022. and they won their 517 victory which makes 64,62% of victories. ==Results==