Canada women's national water polo team

Canada
FINA codeCAN
AssociationWater Polo Canada
ConfederationUANA (Americas)
Head coachDavid Paradelo
Asst coachCora Campbell
Stefano Posterivo
CaptainEmma Wright
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current6 (as of August 9, 2021)
Highest6 (2019, 2021)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances4 (first in 2000)
Best result5th place (2000)
World Championship
Appearances14 (first in 1986)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) (1991, 2009)
World Cup
Appearances17 (first in 1979)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1981)
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
Italy 1994 5th
Australia 1998 6th
Japan 2001
Spain 2003 4th
Canada 2005
Australia 2007 6th
Italy 2009
China 2011 8th
Spain 2013 8th
Russia 2015 11th
Hungary 2017 4th
South Korea 2019 9th
Hungary 2022 9th
Japan 2023 7th
Qatar 2024 8th
Total Qualified: 17/17

FINA World Cup

FINA World League

Pan American Games

UANA Cup (ASUA Cup)

  • 2013a – 1st place, gold medalist(s)
  • 2013b – 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 2015 – 1st place, gold medalist(s)
  • 2019 – 1st place, gold medalist(s)
  • 2023 – 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Commonwealth Championship

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

Holiday Cup

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[3]

Head coach: David Paradelo[4]

Past squads

Under-20 team

Canada's women won the title at the 2003 FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships.[6]

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. ^ "In last-second reversal, Canada's women's water polo team qualifies for Olympics". cbc.ca. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Team roster: Canada" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 26, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  5. ^ "Budapest 2017 Canadian Women's Water Polo Team" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 29, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  6. ^ 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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