Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

2016 Women's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament
Tournament details
Host country Netherlands
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates21–28 March
Teams12 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions United States
Runners-up Italy
Third place Russia
Fourth place Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored762 (18.14 per match)

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.