Canada women's national water polo team

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Canada
Flag of Canada.svg
FINA codeCAN
AssociationWater Polo Canada
ConfederationUANA (Americas)
Head coachDavid Paradelo
Asst coachCora Campbell
Andrew Robinson
CaptainJessica Gaudreault
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current6 (as of 9 August 2021)
Highest6 (2019, 2021)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances2 (first in 2000)
Best result5th place (2000)
World Championship
Appearances14 (first in 1986)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) (1991, 2009)
World Cup
Appearances14 (first in 1979)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) ()
World League
Appearances16 (first in 2004)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2009, 2017)
Pan American Games
Appearances6 (first in 1999)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1999)
ASUA Cup (UANA Cup)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2011, 2013, 2015)
Commonwealth Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2002)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2002, 2006, 2014)
Media
Websitewaterpolo.ca

The Canada women's national water polo team (French: Équipe féminine de water-polo du Canada) represents Canada in women's international water polo competitions and friendly matches. The team is overseen by Water Polo Canada, a member of the Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA). In 1981 the team claimed its first international prize, winning the FINA Water Polo World Cup.

Results[]

Olympic Games[]

Main article: Canada women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics

World Championship[]

Year[1] Position
Spain 1986 4th
Australia 1991 Silver medal icon.svg
Italy 1994 5th
Australia 1998 6th
Japan 2001 Bronze medal icon.svg
Spain 2003 4th
Canada 2005 Bronze medal icon.svg
Australia 2007 6th
Italy 2009 Silver medal icon.svg
China 2011 8th
Spain 2013 8th
Russia 2015 11th
Hungary 2017 4th
South Korea 2019 9th
Total Qualified: 14/14

FINA World Cup[]

  • 1979 — 4th place[1]
  • 1980 — 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place
  • — 1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place
  • 1983 — 4th place
  • — 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place
  • — 4th place
  • — 4th place
  • — 6th place
  • — 5th place
  • 1999 — 5th place
  • 2002 — 3rd place
  • 2006 — 7th place
  • 2010 — 5th place
  • 2018 — 6th place

FINA World League[]

Pan American Games[]

UANA Cup (ASUA Cup)[]

  • 2013a – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 2013b – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 2015 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 2019 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal

Commonwealth Championship[]

  • 2002 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 2006 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 2014 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal

Holiday Cup[]

  • — 3rd place
  • — 2nd place
  • — 2nd place
  • — 2nd place
  • — 2nd place
  • — 3rd place
  • 2006 — 4th place
  • 2007 — 6th place
  • — 3rd place
  • — 2nd place

Team[]

Current squad[]

Roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: David Paradelo

No. Player Pos. L/R Height Weight Date of birth (age) Apps OG/
Goals 		Club
1 Clara Vulpisi 10GK 2R 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 80 kg (176 lb) (1998-07-15)15 July 1998 (aged 23) 53 0/0 Canada
2 Kelly McKee 20CB 2R 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 75 kg (165 lb) (1992-06-16)16 June 1992 (aged 29) 320 0/0 Canada
3 Axelle Crevier 50D 2R 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 66 kg (146 lb) (1997-03-22)22 March 1997 (aged 24) 120 0/0 Canada
4 Emma Wright 40CF 1L 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 82 kg (181 lb) (1996-11-16)16 November 1996 (aged 24) 209 0/0 Canada
5 Monika Eggens (C) 50D 2R 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 77 kg (170 lb) (1990-12-25)25 December 1990 (aged 30) 499 0/0 Canada Pacific Storm (Vancouver)
6 Gurpreet Sohi 50D 2R 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 60 kg (132 lb) (1994-07-20)20 July 1994 (aged 27) 90 0/0 Canada
7 Joelle Bekhazi 50D 2R 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 65 kg (143 lb) (1987-04-27)27 April 1987 (aged 34) 574 0/0 Canada
8 Elyse Lemay-Lavoie 40CF 2R 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (1994-11-12)12 November 1994 (aged 26) 100 0/0 Canada
9 Hayley McKelvey 20CB 2R 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 72 kg (159 lb) (1996-03-11)11 March 1996 (aged 25) 130 0/0 Canada Pacific Storm (Vancouver)
10 Kyra Christmas 50D 1L 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 73 kg (161 lb) (1997-03-14)14 March 1997 (aged 24) 99 0/0 Canada
11 Kindred Paul 20CB 2R 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 72 kg (159 lb) (1996-02-22)22 February 1996 (aged 25) 97 0/0 Canada
12 Shae La Roche 50D 2R 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 68 kg (150 lb) (1992-09-03)3 September 1992 (aged 28) 240 0/0 Canada
13 Claire Wright 10GK 2R 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 80 kg (176 lb) (1994-02-02)2 February 1994 (aged 27) 140 0/0 Canada
Average 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 27 years, 4 days 205

Note: Age as of 23 July 2021
Source: Canada Women | Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Past squads[]

Under-20 team[]

Canada's women won the title at the 2003 FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships.[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 56, 57, 67, 78, 83. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "Budapest 2017 Canadian Women's Water Polo Team" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  3. ^ Russia after fourth title at FINA World Women's Junior Water Polo Championship Owen Lloyd (Inside the Games), 9 October 2021. Accessed 7 November 2021.
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