| Event: | Women's water polo tournament |
| Games: | 2023 |
| Venue: | Aquatic Center |
| Dates: | October 30 – November 4 |
| Competitors: | 96 |
| Nations: | 8 |
| Prev: | 2019 |
| Next: | 2027 |
The women's tournament of water polo at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile took place between October 30 and November 4 at the Aquatic Center in Santiago. The winner of the competition, the United States, qualified directly for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
The schedule is as follows.[1]
| Mon 30 | Tue 31 | Wed 1 | Thu 2 | Fri 3 | Sat 4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | G | G | ¼ | ½ | B | F | |
A total of eight women's teams qualified to compete at the games. The host nation (Chile) qualified automatically, along with seven other teams in each tournament according to various criteria. Canada and the United States automatically qualified in each tournament, along with the top three teams at the 2022 CCCAN Championships and top two teams at the 2022 South American Games.[2]
| Event | Dates | Location | Quota(s) | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | ||||
| Zone 3 (automatic qualification) | 1 | ||||
| Zone 4 (automatic qualification) | 1 | ||||
| 2022 CCCAN Championships* | July 20–26 | 3 | |||
| 2022 South American Games | October 11–15 |  Asuncion | 2 | ||
| Total | 8 | ||||
Teams are split into 2 round-robin groups of 4 teams each, where the final positions in each group will determine seedings for the knockout stage. The losing teams from the quarterfinals stage will compete in a separate single elimination bracket to determine fifth through eighth places in the final rankings.
All times are local (UTC−3).
--------
--------
------------
----
----
| width=40 | Rank | width=180 | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | |||
| 5 | |||
| 6 | |||
| 7 | |||
| 8 |
| width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc |