Water Polo

[intoronto 6,394]

Canada's women's team just beat the defending Olympic Champs USA 6-5!! At the Intercontinental Cup in Lima. Not sure of the strength of the USA team, but this win is big!

[JoshMartini007 2,765]

The men have also qualified to the World Aquatics Championships (women were already qualified). Though it looks like Argentina is starting to become a major player in our continent after just barely losing to Canada and Brazil

[intoronto 6,394]

This confirms it was B USA women's team: https://total-waterpolo.com/canada-secure-win-against-united-states/

[Josh 11,497]

Waterpolo Canada announced today the list of 24 female and 23 male Canadian athletes who will be centralized at the Institut national du sport du Quebec in Montreal as members of the Canadian Women's and Men's Water Polo Teams, as they look to qualify for Paris 2024 https://www.waterpolo.ca/article/85415

[Josh 11,497]

Canada's men's/women's water polo teams for World Championships https://www.instagram.com/p/CuCSYaPL7AD/

Edited June 28, 2023 by Josh

[Josh 11,497]

Doha Worlds roster: 

 

[George_D 1,473]

Canada Women's Team vs Italy tomorrow at 2am (ET) for the 7th place and the last olympic spot for Paris 2024

[JoshMartini007 2,765]

I really want us to qualify, but I would be shocked if we did. We used all of our luck getting the women's basketball team qualified.

[Josh 11,497]

I know I’m in the minority here, but I actually don’t want us to qualify. Not only have we not shown that we deserve it (again, having not beaten a single quality opponent up until this point), but also I want to see the better team at the Olympics and Italy is way more likely to come home with a medal. Italy defeated United States at last years Worlds (easily the best team during this quad), to see them not even qualify for Paris would be pretty sad. 
 

That being said, I would be stoked if Canada does in fact win. 

[intoronto 6,394]

THe Canadian junior men won silver at the Pan Am Juniors, while the women were fourth (they did beat the US however in the round robin).

Both teams qualify for worlds this year.

 

https://www.waterpolo.ca/content/2024-PanAm-Aquatics-Water-Polo-U19-Championships