Water polo at the 2028 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

The women's qualification for the Olympic water polo tournament will occur between February 2027 and April 2028, allocating twelve teams for the final tournament. As the host nation, the United States reserves a direct spot each for the men's team.

The remainder of the total quota will be attributed to the eligible NOCs through a tripartite qualification pathway. First, the 2027 World Aquatics Championships, will produce the winners and runners-up of the water polo tournament qualifying. Five more quota places will be awarded to the highest-ranked eligible NOC at each of the continental meets (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania) approved by World Aquatics.

The last three quota places will be assigned to the top three teams of the world qualifier.

Qualification summary QualificationDateHostVacanciesQualifiedHost countrycolspan=2 12027 World Cup24–28 February 2027 Athens12027 World Aquatics Championships26 June – 9 July 2027 Budapest22027 Pan American Games23 July – 8 August 2027 Lima12028 European ChampionshipsJanuary – February 2028 Eindhoven12027 Asian ChampionshipsTBDTBD1AfricaTBDTBD1OceaniaTBDTBD1World Aquatics World QualifierApril 3–9, 2028TBD3 Total 12

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