Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Netherlands |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 21–28 March |
| Teams | 12 (from 5 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | United States |
| Runners-up | Italy |
| Third place | Russia |
| Fourth place | Spain |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 42 |
| Goals scored | 762 (18.14 per match) |
| Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Qualification | ||
| men | women | |
| Tournaments | ||
| men | women | |
| Rosters | ||
| men | women | |
The 2016 Women's Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament was held at the Groenhovenbad in Gouda, Netherlands, from 21 to 28 March 2016. The top four teams advanced to the Olympics. The mascot of the event was an orange lion in blue clothes called Swimba.