Canada women's national water polo team explained

Gender:	women
Canada
Fina Code:	CAN
Association:	Water Polo Canada
Confederation:	ASUA
Coach:	David Paradelo
Asst Coach:	Cora Campbell Stefano Posterivo
Captain:	Emma Wright
Fina Ranking:	6
Fina Ranking Date:	August 9, 2021
Fina Highest:	6
Fina Highest Year:	2019, 2021
Olympics Apps:	4
Olympics First:	2000
Olympics Best:	5th place (2000)
World Champ Apps:	14
World Champ First:	1986
World Champ Best:	(1991, 2009)
World Cup Apps:	17
World Cup First:	1979
World Cup Best:	(1981)
World League Apps:	16
World League First:	2004
World League Best:	(2009, 2017)
Regional Cup Name:	Pan American Games
Regional Cup Apps:	6
Regional Cup First:	1999
Regional Cup Best:	(1999)
2Ndregional Cup Name:	ASUA Cup (UANA Cup)
2Ndregional Cup Best:	(2011, 2013, 2015)
3Rdregional Cup Name:	Commonwealth Championship
3Rdregional Cup Apps:	3
3Rdregional Cup First:	2002
3Rdregional Cup Best:	(2002, 2006, 2014)

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

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

2000 — 5th place^[1]
2004 — 7th place
2020 — 7th place
2024 — 8th place^[2]

World Championship

Year	Position
	4th

	5th
	6th

	4th

	6th

	8th
	8th
	11th
	4th
	9th
	9th
	7th
	8th
Total	Qualified: 17/17

FINA World Cup

1979 — 4th place^[1]
1980 —
1981 —
1983 — 4th place
1988 —
1989 — 4th place
1991 — 4th place
1993 — 6th place
1997 — 5th place
1999 — 5th place
2002 — 3rd place
2006 — 7th place
2010 — 5th place
2018 — 6th place

FINA World League

2004 — 5th place^[1]
2005 — 6th place
2006 — 6th place
2007 — 4th place
2009 —
2010 — 4th place
2011 — 4th place
2012 — 5th place
2013 —
2014 — 4th place
2015 — 4th place
2016 — 7th place
2017 —
2018 — 4th place
2020 — 4th place
2022 — 7th place

Pan American Games

1999 —
2003 —
2007 —
2011 —
2015 —
2019 —
2023 —

UANA Cup (ASUA Cup)

2013a –
2013b –
2015 –
2019 –
2023 –

Commonwealth Championship

2002 –
2006 –
2014 – '

Holiday Cup

1998 — 3rd place
1999 — 2nd place
2000 — 2nd place
2001 — 2nd place
2002 — 2nd place
2003 — 3rd place
2006 — 4th place
2007 — 6th place
2009 — 3rd place
2012 — 2nd place

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.^[3]

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
- Krystina Alogbo, Joëlle Békhazi, Alison Braden, Cora Campbell, Tara Campbell, Emily Csikos, Whynter Lamarre, Sandra Lizé, Katrina Monton, Dominique Perreault, Marina Radu, Rachel Riddell, and Christine Robinson. Head Coach: Patrick Oaten.
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
- Krystina Alogbo, Johanne Bégin, Joëlle Békhazi, Alison Braden, Cora Campbell, Tara Campbell, Emily Csikos, Whynter Lamarre, Sandra Lizé, Katrina Monton, Dominique Perreault, Rachel Riddell (goal), Christine Robinson, and Rosanna Tomiuk. Head Coach: Patrick Oaten.
2007 Pan American Games — Silver Medal
- Krystina Alogbo, Joëlle Békhazi, Alison Braden, Cora Campbell, Tara Campbell, Emily Csikos, Whynter Lamarre, Sandra Lizé, Dominique Perreault, Marina Radu, Rachel Riddell, Christine Robinson, and Rosanna Tomiuk. Head Coach: Patrick Oaten.
2008 FINA Olympic Qualifying Tournament — 5th place
- Rachel Riddell, Krystina Alogbo, Sandra Lizé, Emily Csikos, Johanne Bégin, Katrina Monton, Rosanna Tomiuk, Dominique Perrault, Alison Braden, Christine Robinson, Tara Campbell, Marina Radu, and Whynter Lamarre. Head Coach: Patrick Oaten.
2009 World Championship — Silver Medal
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2017 World Championship — 4th place^[4]
- 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.^[5]

References

Notes and References

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Web site: In last-second reversal, Canada's women's water polo team qualifies for Olympics. cbc.ca. 16 February 2024.
Web site: Team Canada’s women’s water polo team seeks to make a splash at Paris 2024. olympic.ca. 4 July 2024. 4 July 2024.
News: Budapest 2017 Canadian Women's Water Polo Team. July 25, 2017. Omega Timing.
https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1113997/2021-fina-world-womens-junior-water-polo Russia after fourth title at FINA World Women's Junior Water Polo Championship