Canada women's national water polo team
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 |
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| Association | Water Polo Canada |
| Confederation | UANA (Americas) |
| Head coach | David Paradelo |
| Asst coach | Cora Campbell Andrew Robinson |
| Captain | Jessica Gaudreault |
| FINA ranking (since 2008) | |
| Current | 6 (as of 9 August 2021) |
| Highest | 6 (2019, 2021) |
| Olympic Games (team statistics) | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2000) |
| Best result | 5th place (2000) |
| World Championship | |
| Appearances | 14 (first in 1986) |
| Best result |  (1991, 2009) |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 14 (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
World Championship
| Year[1] | Position |
|---|---|
 1986 | 4th |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1991 | |
 1994 | 5th |
| 1998 | 6th |
 2001 |  |
| 2003 | 4th |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2005 | |
| 2007 | 6th |
| 2009 | |
 2011 | 8th |
| 2013 | 8th |
 2015 | 11th |
 2017 | 4th |
 2019 | 9th |
| 2022 | Qualified |
| Total | Qualified: 15/15 |
UANA Cup (ASUA Cup)
- 2013a – Gold medal
- 2013b – Silver medal
- 2015 – Gold medal
- 2019 – Gold medal
Commonwealth Championship
- 2002 – Silver medal
- 2006 – Silver medal
- 2014 – Silver medal
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 | GK | R | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 80 kg (176 lb) | 15 July 1998 (aged 23) | 53 | 0/0 | Montreal Ouest |
| 2 | Kelly McKee | CB | R | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 16 June 1992 (aged 29) | 320 | 0/0 | Calgary Renegades |
| 3 | Axelle Crevier | D | R | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 22 March 1997 (aged 24) | 120 | 0/0 | Montreal Ouest |
| 4 | Emma Wright | CF | L | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 16 November 1996 (aged 24) | 209 | 0/0 | Shadow (Scarborough) |
| 5 | Monika Eggens (C) | D | R | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 25 December 1990 (aged 30) | 499 | 0/0 | Pacific Storm (Vancouver) |
| 6 | Gurpreet Sohi | D | R | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 60 kg (132 lb) | 20 July 1994 (aged 27) | 90 | 0/0 | Fraser Valley |
| 7 | Joelle Bekhazi | D | R | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 27 April 1987 (aged 34) | 574 | 0/0 | Dollard |
| 8 | Elyse Lemay-Lavoie | CF | R | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 12 November 1994 (aged 26) | 100 | 0/0 | Montreal Ouest |
| 9 | Hayley McKelvey | CB | R | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 11 March 1996 (aged 25) | 130 | 0/0 | Pacific Storm (Vancouver) |
| 10 | Kyra Christmas | D | L | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 14 March 1997 (aged 24) | 99 | 0/0 | Calgary Renegades |
| 11 | Kindred Paul | CB | R | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 22 February 1996 (aged 25) | 97 | 0/0 | Edmonton |
| 12 | Shae La Roche | D | R | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 3 September 1992 (aged 28) | 240 | 0/0 | Laval |
| 13 | Claire Wright | GK | R | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 80 kg (176 lb) | 2 February 1994 (aged 27) | 140 | 0/0 | Shadow (Scarborough) |
| 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
- 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
- Krystina Alogbo, Alison Braden, Tara Campbell, Joëlle Békhazi, Nancy El-Sakkary, Susan Gardiner, Whynter Lamarre, Katrin Monton, Dominique Perreault, Marina Radu, Rachel Riddell, Christine Robinson, and Whitney Genoway. Head Coach: Patrick Oaten.
- 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
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- 2017 World Championship — 4th place[2]
- Jessica Gaudreault, Krystina Alogbo, Axelle Crevier, Emma Wright, Monika Eggens, Kyra Christmas, Joëlle Békhazi, Elyse Lemay-Lavoie, Hayley McKelvey, Christine Robinson, Kelly McKee, Shae Fournier, and Ymane Hage. Head Coach: Haris Pavlidis.
Under-20 team
Canada's women won the title at the 2003 FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships.[3]
See also
References
- "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.
- "Budapest 2017 Canadian Women's Water Polo Team" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- 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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