| Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics |
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| Tournaments |
| men women |
| Rosters |
| men women |
The water polo tournaments at the 2012 Olympics in London are scheduled to be held at the London 2012 Water Polo Arena designed by David Morley Architects in the Olympic Park from 29 July to 12 August. The venue will hold 5,000 spectators during water polo matches. Twelve teams will compete in the men's tournament and eight teams in the women's tournament.
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Both of Australia's teams have automatically qualified.[1][2]
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Number of berths |
Nation(s) qualified |
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| Host nation | – | – | 1 | Great Britain |
| 2011 World League Super-Final | 21–26 June 2011 | Florence, Italy | 1 | Serbia |
| 2011 FINA World Championships | 16–31 July 2011 | Shanghai, China | 3 | Italy Croatia Hungary |
| 2011 Pan American Games | 23–29 October 2011 | Guadalajara, Mexico | 1 | United States |
| Asian Qualification Tournament | 23–29 January 2012 | Chiba City, Japan | 1 | |
| Oceania Qualification Tournament | – | – | 1 | Australia |
| World Qualification Tournament | 1–8 April 2012 | Edmonton, Canada[3] | 4 | |
| Total | 12 | |||
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Number of berths |
Nation(s) qualified |
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| Host nation | – | – | 1 | Great Britain |
| 2011 Pan American Games | 23–28 October 2011 | Guadalajara, Mexico | 1 | United States |
| Asian Qualification Tournament | 23–29 January 2012 | Chiba City, Japan | 1 | |
| Oceania Qualification Tournament | – | – | 1 | Australia |
| World Qualification Tournament | 15–22 April 2012 | Italy[3] | 4 | |
| Total | 8 | |||
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