Canada men's national water polo team explained

Canada
Fina Code:	CAN
Association:	Water Polo Canada
Confederation:	ASUA
Coach:	Patrick Oaten
Asst Coach:	Gyula Tóth
Captain:	Jérémie Blanchard
Fina Ranking:	19
Fina Ranking Date:	August 9, 2021
Fina Highest:	7
Fina Highest Year:	2015
Olympics Apps:	4
Olympics First:	1972
Olympics Best:	9th place (1976)
World Champ Apps:	18
World Champ First:	1975
World Champ Best:	8th place (2009)
World League Apps:	12
World League First:	2005
World League Best:	6th place (2008, 2014)
Regional Cup Name:	Pan American Games
Regional Cup Apps:	15
Regional Cup First:	1963
Regional Cup Best:	(2011, 2019)
2Ndregional Cup Name:	ASUA Cup (UANA Cup)
2Ndregional Cup Best:	(2011, 2013, 2015)
3Rdregional Cup Name:	Commonwealth Championship
3Rdregional Cup Apps:	2
3Rdregional Cup First:	2002
3Rdregional Cup Best:	(2002)

The Canada men's national water polo team represents Canada in international men's water polo competitions and friendly matches. The team is overseen by Water Polo Canada, a member of the Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA). The team qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China by finishing fourth at 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Romania.

Results

Olympic Games

See main article: Canada men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics.

1972 – 16th place^[1]
1976 – 9th place
1984 – 10th place
2008 – 11th place

World Championship

1975 – 14th place^[1]
1978 – 14th place
1982 – 14th place
1986 – 13th place
1991 – 13th place
1994 – 14th place
1998 – 13th place
2001 – 15th place
2003 – 14th place
2005 – 13th place
2007 – 12th place
2009 – 8th place
2011 – 10th place
2013 – 11th place
2015 – 9th place
2017 – 15th place
2022 – Withdrew^[2]
2023 – 12th place

FINA World League

2005 – Semifinal round^[1]
2006 – 9th place
2007 – 7th place
2008 – 6th place
2011 – 7th place
2012 – Intercontinental Preliminary round
2013 – Intercontinental Preliminary round
2014 – 6th place
2015 – Intercontinental Preliminary round
2018 – Intercontinental Preliminary round
2019 – 8th place
2022 – 8th place

Pan American Games

1963 – 4th place
1967 – 5th place
1971 – 5th place
1975 – 4th place
1979 – Bronze medal
1983 – Bronze medal
1987 – 4th place
1991 – 4th place
1995 – 5th place
1999 – Bronze medal
2003 – Bronze medal
2007 – Bronze medal
2011 – Silver medal
2015 – Bronze medal
2019 – Silver medal

ASUA Cup (UANA Cup)

2011 – Gold medal
2013a – Gold medal
2013b – Silver medal
2015 – Gold medal
2017 – Silver medal
2019 – Bronze medal
2023 – Gold medal

Commonwealth Championship

2002 – Gold medal
2006 – Silver medal

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023 World Aquatics Championships.^[3]

Head coach: Patrick Oaten

Past squads

1972 Olympic Games
- Clifford Barry, Gabor Csepregi, Jack Gauldie, David Hart, Stephen Hart, Guy Leclerc, Donald Packer, William van der Pol, Patrick Pugliese, Allan Pyle and Robert Thompson.
1976 Olympic Games
- Clifford Barry, Gábor Csepregi, Dominique Dion, Jim Ducharme, George Gross, David Hart, Guy Leclerc, John MacLeod, Paul Pottier, Patrick Pugliese, and Gaétan Turcotte, Head Coach - Desző Lemhényi, Manager & Assistant Coach - Iván Somlai
1984 Olympic Games
- John Anderson, Rene Bol, Geoff Brown, Brian Collyer, Simon Deschamps, Dominique Dion, George Gross, Sylvain Huet, Alexander Juhasz, Bill Meyer, Paul Pottier, Gordon Vantol, and Rick Zayonc. Coaching Staff: Head Coach Gabor Csepregi; Assistant Coaches Robert Thompson and David Hart; Manager John MacMaster.
1999 Pan American Games
- Ted Bader, Mark Block, Darryl Bourne (captain), Zoltan Csepregi, Adam Deffett, Kent Hardisty, Garrett Head, Yannick Lize, Chris Lovett, Nathaniel Miller, Mikael Sabo, Adam Sidky, Alex Thibeault. Head Coach: John Csikos.
2003 World Championship
- David Allan, Vladimir Ćosić, Adam Defett, Aaron Feltham, Michael Gordon, Garrett Head, Iain Lark, Dušan Lazarević, Thomas Marks, Nathaniel Miller, Noah Miller, Kevin Mitchell, and Andrey Shevstov. Head Coach: John Csikos.
2003 Pan American Games
- Vladimir Ćosić, Adam Defett, Michael Gordon, Kent Hardisty, Garrett Head, Iain Lark, Dušan Lazarević, Thomas Marks, Nathaniel Miller, Noah Miller, Kevin Mitchell, Mikael Sabo, and Nic Youngblud. Head Coach: John Csikos.
2005 World Championship
- Aaron Feltham, Kevin Graham, Clem Hui, Brandon Jung, Iain Lark, Thomas Marks, Nathaniel Miller, Noah Miller, Kevin Mitchell, Jean Sayegh, Daniel Stein, Alexandre Thibeault, and Nic Youngblud. Head Coach: Dragan Jovanović.
2007 FINA World League
- Brandon Jung, Aaron Feltham, Kevin Graham, Con Kudaba, Thomas Marks, Nathaniel Miller, Noah Miller, Kevin Mitchell, Jean Sayegh, Robin Randall, Andrew Robinson, Daniel Stein, and Nic Youngblud. Head Coach: Dragan Jovanović.
2007 Pan American Games
- Robin Randall, Con Kudaba, Andrew Robinson, Kevin Mitchell, Kevin Graham, Thomas Marks (captain), Brandon Jung, Daniel Stein, Aaron Feltham, Noah Miller, Jean Sayegh, Nathaniel Miller, and Nic Youngblud. Head Coach: Dragan Jovanović.
2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
- Robin Randall, Con Kudaba, Devon Diggle, Kevin Mitchell, Justin Boyd, Thomas Marks, Brandon Jung, Kevin Graham, Aaron Feltham, Sasa Palamarevic, Jean Sayegh, Nathaniel Miller, and Nic Youngblud. Head Coach: Dragan Jovanović.
2008 Olympic Games
- Justin Boyd, Devon Diggle, Aaron Feltham, Kevin Graham, Brandon Jung, Con Kudaba, Thomas Marks, Nathaniel Miller, Kevin Mitchell, Sasa Palamarevic, Robin Randall, Jean Sayegh, and Nic Youngblud. Head Coach: Dragan Jovanović.

Notes and References

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Web site: June 24, 2022. Canada Men's Team withdraws from 19th FINA World Championships Budapest 2022. Water Polo Canada. June 24, 2022.
Web site: 20th World Aquatics World Championships Men's Water Polo Team Roster CAN. Omega Timing. 15 July 2023. 16 July 2023.