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.
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| FINA code | CAN |
|---|---|
| Association | Water Polo Canada |
| Confederation | UANA (Americas) |
| Head coach | David Paradelo |
| Asst coach | Cora Campbell Stefano Posterivo |
| Captain | Emma Wright |
| FINA ranking (since 2008) | |
| Current | 6 (as of August 9, 2021) |
| Highest | 6 (2019, 2021) |
| Olympic Games (team statistics) | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2000) |
| Best result | 5th place (2000) |
| World Championship | |
| Appearances | 14 (first in 1986) |
| Best result |  (1991, 2009) |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 17 (first in 1979) |
| Best result |  (1981) |
| World League | |
| Appearances | 16 (first in 2004) |
| Best result | (2009, 2017) |
| Pan American Games | |
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1999) |
| Best result | (1999) |
| ASUA Cup (UANA Cup) | |
| Best result | (2011, 2013, 2015) |
| Commonwealth Championship | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2002) |
| Best result | (2002, 2006, 2014) |
| Media | |
| Website | waterpolo.ca |
Results
editOlympic Games
editWorld Championship
edit| Year[1] | Position |
|---|---|
 1986 |
4th |
 1991 |
|
 1994 |
5th |
| 1998 |
6th |
 2001 |
|
| 2003 |
4th |
 2005 |
|
| 2007 |
6th |
| 2009 |
|
 2011 |
8th |
| 2013 |
8th |
 2015 |
11th |
 2017 |
4th |
 2019 |
9th |
| 2022 |
9th |
| 2023 |
7th |
 2024 |
8th |
| Total | Qualified: 17/17 |
FINA World Cup
edit
FINA World League
editPan American Games
editUANA Cup (ASUA Cup)
edit- 2013a –
- 2013b –
- 2015 –
- 2019 –
- 2023 –
Commonwealth Championship
edit- 2002 –
- 2006 –
- 2014 – '
Holiday Cup
editTeam
editCurrent squad
editRoster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[3]
Head coach: David Paradelo[4]
- 1 Jessica Gaudreault GK
- 2 Rae Lekness CF
- 3 Axelle Crevier D
- 4 Emma Wright (c) D
- 5 Marilia Mimides D
- 6 Blaire McDowell D
- 7 Verica Bakoc D
- 8 Elyse Lemay-Lavoie CF
- 9 Hayley McKelvey D
- 10 Serena Browne CB
- 11 Kindred Paul CB
- 12 Shae La Roche D
- 13 Clara Vulpisi GK
Past squads
edit- 1981 FINA World Cup —
Gold Medal
- Sylvie Archambault, Tracy Crandall, Odile Delaserra, Isabel Deschamps, Michelle Despatis, Jocelyne Dumay, Diedre Fincham, Johanne Gervais, Janice Gilbey, Heather Gifford, Hilary Knowles, Denise Préfontaine, and Sylvie Thibault. Head Coach Dominique Dion
- 1983 FINA World Cup — 4th place
- Odile Delaserra, Isabel Deschamps, Michelle Despatis, Diedre Fincham, Johanne Gervais, Heather Kaulbach, Hélène Miron, Denise Préfontaine, Josée Monast, Danielle Tétreault, Chantal Larocque, Marie-Claude Deslières, and Sylvie Thibault. Head Coach Dominique Dion, Assistant Coach Gaëtan Turcotte
- 1986 World Championship — 4th place
- Johanne Gervais, Heather Kaulbach, Nathalie Auclair, Ghislaine Brunetta, Josée Monast, Pascale Deslières, Chantal Larocque, Marie-Claude Deslières, Vicki Nickless, Melanie Nickless, Nathalie Deschênes, Marilyn Thorington, and France Bastien. Head Coach Daniel Berthelette, Assistant Coach Sylvain Huet
- 1988 FINA World Cup —
Bronze Medal
- Roxane Lafrance, Heather Kaulbach, Josée Martin, Ghislaine Brunetta, Caroline Boisclair, Pascale Deslières, Kim Schweltzer, Marie-Claude Deslières, Isabelle Auger, Melanie Nickless, Nathalie Deschênes, Marilyn Thorington, and France Bastien. Head Coach Daniel Berthelette
- 1989 FINA World Cup — 4th place
- Roxane Lafrance, Heather Kaulbach, Josée Martin, Sabine Difilippo, Caroline Boisclair, Pascale Deslières, Heather Smith, Marie-Claude Deslières, Isabelle Auger, Melanie Nickless, Nathalie Deschênes, Marilyn Thorington, and France Bastien. Head Coach Daniel Berthelette, Assistant Coach Dominique Dion
- 1991 World Championship —
Silver Medal
- Roxane Lafrance, Heather Kaulbach, Karen Morrisson, Sabine Difilippo, Caroline Boisclair, Pascale Deslières, Heather Smith, Marie-Claude Deslières, Isabelle Auger, Karen Gibson, Nathalie Deschênes, Marilyn Thorington, and Chantal Larocque. Head Coach Daniel Berthelette, Assistant Coach Dominique Dion
- 1994 World Championship — 5th place
- Roxane Lafrance, Heather Kaulbach, Karen Morrisson, Sabine Difilippo, Melanie Nickless, Pascale Deslières, Andrea Hoffman, Marie-Claude Deslières, Isabelle Auger, Cora Campbell, Trina Campbell, Josée Marsolais, and Ann Dow. Head Coach Daniel Berthelette, Assistant Coach Dominique Dion
- 1999 Pan American Games — Gold Medal
- Marie Luc Arpin, Johanne Bégin, Cora Campbell, Melissa Collins, Valérie Dionne, Ann Dow, Waneek Horn-Miller, Jana Salat and Kaliya Young. Marie-Claude Deslières, Sandra Lizé, Josée Marsolais, Lila Fraser, Head Coach Daniel Berthelete, Assistant Coach David Hart
- 2000 Olympic Games — 5th place
- Marie-Luc Arpin, Isabelle Auger, Johanne Bégin, Cora Campbell, Melissa Collins, Marie-Claude Deslières, Valérie Dionne, Ann Dow, Susan Gardiner, Waneek Horn-Miller, Sandra Lizé, Josée Marsolais, and Jana Salat. Head Coach Daniel Berthelette, Assistant Coach David Hart, Assistant Coach Dominique Dion
- 2002 Holiday Cup — Silver Medal
- Marie-Luc Arpin, Johanne Bégin, Cora Campbell, Shannon Carroll, Melissa Collins, Andrea Dewar, Valérie Dionne, Ann Dow, Nancy El-Sakkary, Nadine Gilbert (goal), Whynter Lamarre (goal), Waneek Horn-Miller, and Sandra Lizé. Head Coach: Wouly de Bie.
- 2002 FINA World Cup — Bronze Medal
- Marie-Luc Arpin, Christi Bardecki, Melissa Collins, Andrea Dewar, Valérie Dionne, Ann Dow, Susan Gardiner, Sandra Lizé, Nadine Gilbert (goal), Marianne Illing, Whynter Lamarre (goal). Head Coach: Patrick Oaten.
- 2003 World Championship — 4th place
- Marie Luc Arpin, Christi Bardecki, Johanne Bégin, Cora Campbell, Melissa Collins, Andrea Dewar, Valérie Dionne, Ann Dow, Susan Gardiner, Marianne Illing, Rachel Riddell, Whynter Lamarre (goal), and Jana Salat. Head Coach: Patrick Oaten.
- 2003 Pan American Games — Silver Medal
- Marie Luc Arpin, Christi Bardecki, Johanne Bégin, Cora Campbell, Melissa Collins, Andrea Dewar, Valérie Dionne, Ann Dow, Susan Gardiner, Marianne Illing, Whynter Lamarre (goal), Rachel Riddell, and Jana Salat. Head Coach: Patrick Oaten.
- 2004 Olympic Games — 7th place
- Marie Luc Arpin, Johanne Bégin, Cora Campbell, Melissa Collins, Andrea Dewar, Valerie Dionne, Ann Dow, Susan Gardiner, Marianne Illing, Whynter Lamarre, Rachel Riddell (goal), Christine Robinson, and Jana Salat. Head Coach: Patrick Oaten.
- 2005 FINA World League — 6th place
- 2005 World Championship — Bronze Medal
- Krystina Alogbo, Marie-Luc Arpin, Johanne Bégin, Cora Campbell, Tara Campbell, Valerie Dionne, Ann Dow, Susan Gardiner, Whynter Lamarre, Dominique Perreault, Rachel Riddell (goal), Christine Robinson, and Jana Salat. Head Coach: Patrick Oaten.
- 2006 FINA World League — 6th place
- Krystina Alogbo, Joëlle Békhazi, Alison Braden, Valerie Dionne, Susan Gardiner (captain), Whitney Genoway, Whynter Lamarre, Sandra Lizé, Dominique Perreault, Marina Radu, Rachel Riddell (goal), Christine Robinson, and Rosanna Tomiuk. Head Coach: Patrick Oaten.
- 2007 World Championship — 6th place
- 2007 FINA World League — 4th place
- Krystina Alogbo, Joëlle Békhazi, Alison Braden, Cora Campbell, Tara Campbell, Jenna Crook, Emily Csikos, Whynter Lamarre, Sandra Lizé, Dominique Perreault, Marina Radu, Rachel Riddell (goal), Christine Robinson, and Rosanna Tomiuk. Head Coach: Patrick Oaten.
- 2007 Holiday Cup — 6th place
- 2007 Pan American Games — Silver Medal
- 2008 FINA Olympic Qualifying Tournament — 5th place
- 2009 World Championship — Silver Medal
- . Head Coach:.
- 2017 World Championship — 4th place[5]
Under-20 team
editCanada's women won the title at the 2003 FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships.[6]
See also
edit
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "In last-second reversal, Canada's women's water polo team qualifies for Olympics". cbc.ca. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ^ "Team Canada's women's water polo team seeks to make a splash at Paris 2024". olympic.ca. July 4, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ "Team roster: Canada" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 26, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
- ^ "Budapest 2017 Canadian Women's Water Polo Team" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 29, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- ^ Russia after fourth title at FINA World Women's Junior Water Polo Championship Owen Lloyd (Inside the Games), October 9, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
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