Lausanne (SUI) April 17, 2009 – The draw for the men's and women's water polo tournaments at the 13th FINA World Championships Rome 2009, taking place from July 17-August 2, was held today in the Italian capital with the presence of the FINA Honorary Secretary Bartolo Consolo, FINA Executive Director Cornel Marculescu, FINA TWPC Commission representatives, President of Italian Swimming Federation Paolo Barelli and President of the Rome 2009 Organising Committee Giovanni Malag.
The results of the draw for the 13th FINA World Championships Rome 2009 were:
Men's Tournament
| | GROUP A | GROUP B | GROUP C | GROUP D |
| 1. | South Africa (RSA) | Montenegro (MNE) | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | United States (USA) |
| 2. | Canada (CAN) | Croatia (CRO) | Serbia (SRB) | Rep. Macedonia (MKD) |
| 3. | Germany (GER) | China (CHN) | Australia (AUS) | Italy (ITA) |
| 4. | Hungary (HUN) | Brazil (BRA) | Spain (ESP) | Romania (ROU) |
Women's Tournament
| | GROUP A | GROUP B | GROUP C | GROUP D |
| 1. | Uzbekistan (UZB) | Russia (RUS) | New Zealand (NZL) | Germany (GER) |
| 2. | China (CHN) | United States (USA) | Canada (CAN) | Brazil (BRA) |
| 3. | Italy (ITA) | Greece (GRE) | South Africa (RSA) | Spain (ESP) |
| 4. | Hungary (HUN) | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | Australia (AUS) | Netherlands (NED) |
At the same time, was held the draw for the 15th FINA World Men's Water Polo Junior Championships, to be organised in Sibenik (CRO) from August 22-30, 2009 and for the 8th FINA World Women's Water Polo Junior Championships, taking place in Khanty-Mansyisk (RUS) from August 9-15, 2009.
15th FINA World Men's Water Polo Junior Championships
| | GROUP A | GROUP B | GROUP C | GROUP D |
| 1. | Montenegro (MNE) | Hungary (HUN) | South Africa (RSA) | Croatia (CRO) |
| 2. | Puerto Rico (PUR) | Asia 2 | Mexico (MEX) | Asia 3 |
| 3. | Asia 1 | Brazil (BRA) | United States (USA) | Canada (CAN) |
| 4. | Egypt (EGY) | New Zealand (NZL) | Spain (ESP) | France (FRA) |
| 5. | Greece (GRE) | Italy (ITA) | Serbia (SRB) | Australia (AUS) |
8th FINA World Women's Water Polo Junior Championships
| | GROUP A | GROUP B | GROUP C | GROUP D |
| 1. | Mexico (MEX) | Australia (AUS) | New Zealand (NZL) | Brazil (BRA) |
| 2. | Canada (CAN) | Italy (ITA) | Uzbekistan (UZB) | United States (USA) |
| 3. | Greece (GRE) | Spain (ESP) | Hungary (HUN) | Netherlands (NED) |
| 4. | France (FRA) | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | South Africa (RSA) | Russia (RUS) |
