South Africa women's national water polo team
The South Africa women's national water polo team represents the South Africa in international women's water polo competitions and friendly matches.
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FINA code | RSA |
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Association | Swimming South Africa |
Confederation | CANA (Africa) |
Head coach | Delaine Mentoor |
Asst coach | Duncan Woods |
Captain | Jordan Wedderburn |
Most caps | Megan Schooling |
Home venue | Kings Park |
FINA ranking (since 2008) | |
Current | 12 (as of 9 August 2021) |
Highest | 12 (2021) |
Olympic Games | |
Appearances | 1 (first in 2020) |
Best result | 10th place (2020) |
World Championship | |
Appearances | 6 (first in 2009) |
Best result | 14th place (2019) |
World Cup | |
Appearances | 2 (first in 2014) |
Best result | 7th place (2014) |
Media | |
Website | swimsa |
Current squad
Roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Delaine Mentoor[2]
No. | Player | Pos. | L/R | Height | Weight | Date of birth (age) | Apps | OG/ Goals |
Club | Ref |
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1 | Meghan Maartens | GK | L | 8 April 1999 (aged 22) | 18 | 0/0 | ![]() |
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2 | Yanah Gerber | CF | R | 16 March 2001 (aged 20) | 15 | 0/0 | ![]() |
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3 | Georgie Moir | CB | R | 5 December 1997 (aged 23) | 22 | 0/0 | ![]() |
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4 | Boati Motau | D | L | 25 September 2002 (aged 18) | 16 | 0/0 | ![]() |
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5 | Megan Sileno | CF | R | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 1 May 1989 (aged 32) | 45 | 0/0 | ![]() |
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6 | Amica Hallenndorff | D | R | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | 60 kg (132 lb) | 26 October 1992 (aged 28) | 49 | 0/0 | ![]() |
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7 | Shakira January | CB | R | 15 November 2002 (aged 18) | 15 | 0/0 | ![]() |
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8 | Ashleigh Vaughn | D | R | 17 May 1999 (aged 22) | 13 | 0/0 | ![]() |
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9 | Hannah Muller | D | R | 16 November 1999 (aged 21) | 44 | 0/0 | ![]() |
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10 | Jordan Wedderburn (C) | D | R | 30 December 2002 (aged 18) | 27 | 0/0 | ![]() |
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11 | Chloe Meecham | CB | R | 16 February 1999 (aged 22) | 55 | 0/0 | ![]() |
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12 | Nicola Macleod | D | R | 14 May 1997 (aged 24) | 33 | 0/0 | ![]() |
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13 | Hannah Calvert | GK | R | 27 November 1997 (aged 23) | 17 | 0/0 | ![]() |
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Average | 22 years, 321 days | 28 |
Note: Age as of 23 July 2021
Source: South Africa Women | Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Under-20 team
South Africa lastly competed at the 2021 FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships.[16]
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 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- "Water Polo - MENTOOR Delaine". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- "MAARTENS Meghan". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- "GERBER Yanah". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- "MOIR Georgia". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- "MOTAU Boati". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- "SILENO Megan". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- "HALLENDORFF Amica". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- "JANUARY Shakira". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- "VAUGHAN Ashleigh". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- "MULLER Hanna". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- "WEDDERBURN Jordan". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- "MEECHAM Chloe". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- "MACLEOD Nicola". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- "CALVERT Hannah". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- 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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