Claire Wright | |
Nationality: | Canadian |
National Team: | Canada women's waterpolo team |
Birth Date: | February 2, 1994 |
Birth Place: | Oshawa, Ontario |
Height: | 178cm |
Claire Wright (born February 2, 1994) is a Canadian water polo player.[1] She plays for the Canadian national women's water polo team, and also played collegiately at Loyola Marymount University.[2]
Event | Rank | |
---|---|---|
2011 Youth Pan American Championships | Gold | |
2011 Junior Pan American Games | Gold | |
2012 Junior Pan American Championships | Silver | |
2012 FINA Youth World Championships | 5th | |
2013 Junior Pan American Games | Gold | |
2013 FISU World University Games | 4th | |
2013 FINA Junior World Championships | 9th |
2014 FINA World League | 6th | |
2015 Pan American Games | Silver | |
2017 FINA World League | Silver | |
2019 FINA World Championships | 9th | |
2021 FINA World League | 4th |
One of 371 Canadian athletes competing, Wright made her Olympic debut at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where Team Canada finished in 7th place.[3]
Wright started playing water polo at age 16. She graduated from Loyola Marymount University in 2018 with a degree in Health and Human Sciences.
Her younger sister Emma also plays for Team Canada.[4] Her uncle Jeff Beukeboom played in the NHL for the New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers.