Canada men's national water polo team

Canada
Association	Aquatic Federation of Canada
Confederation	ASUA (Americas)
Head coach	Giuseppe Porzio
Asst coach	Jonathan del Galdo; Brian Parillo
Captain	Nicolas Constantin-Bicari
FINA code	CAN
Olympic Games
Appearances	4 (first in 1972)
Best result	9th place (1976)
World Championships
Appearances	16 (first in 1975)
Best result	8th place (2009)
World League
Appearances	9 (first in 2005)
Best result	5th place (2008)
Pan American Games
Appearances	17 (first in 1951)
Best result	(2011)
Commonwealth Championship
Appearances	2 (first in 2002)
Best result	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

1972 — 16th place
1976 — 9th place
1984 — 10th place
2008 — 11th place

World Championship

1975 — 14th place
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

FINA World League

2005 — Semifinal round
2006 — Semifinal round
2007 — 7th place
2008 — 6th place
2011 — 7th place
2013 — 5th place
2014 — 6th place
2015 — 7th place

Pan American Games

1979 — 3rd place
1983 — 3rd place
1987 — 4th place
1991 — 4th place
1999 — 3rd place
2003 — 3rd place
2007 — 3rd place
2011 — 2nd place
2015 — 3rd place

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.^[1]

Head coach: Giuseppe Porzio

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	L/R	Date of birth	2016/17 club
1	Milan Radenović	GK	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	R	24 August 1993
2	Gaelan Patterson	D			R	30 April 1996
3	Jeremie Blanchard	CF			R	15 June 1997
4	Nicolas Constantin-Bicari (c)	CF	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	110 kg (243 lb)	R	5 December 1991
5	Matt Halajian	D	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	R	11 February 1995
6	Robinson Scott	D	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	R	8 May 1991
7	Reuel D'Souza	D		8	David Lapins	D	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	99 kg (218 lb)	R	30 June 1994
9	Dušan Radojčić	CF	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	96 kg (212 lb)	R	31 January 1993
10	Aria Soleimanipak	D			R	15 August 1997
11	George Torakis	CF	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	R	11 December 1989
12	Devon Thumwood	D			R	13 March 1994
13	Robin Randall	GK			R	1 May 1980

Past squads

1972 Olympic Games — 16th place
- 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 — 9th place
- 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 - Deszo Lemhenyi, Manager - Ivan Somlai
1984 Olympic Games — 10th place
- 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.
2003 World Championship — 14th place
- 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 — Bronze Medal
- 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 — 13th place
- 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 — 7th place
- 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 — Bronze Medal
- 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 — 4th place
- 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 — 11th place
- 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.

References

↑ "Budapest 2017 Canadian Men's Water Polo Team" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

Waterpolo Canada
HistoFINA Volume VIII (Edition 2004)

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/09/03/more-sports/canadas-national-water-polo-squad-forges-new-bonds-trip-japan/

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[1] "Budapest 2017 Canadian Men's Water Polo Team" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 15 July 2017.