Canada men's national water polo team
| FINA code | CAN |
|---|---|
| Association | Water Polo Canada |
| Confederation | UANA (Americas) |
| Head coach | Patrick Oaten |
| Asst coach | Gyula Tóth |
| Captain | Bogdan Djerkovic |
| FINA ranking (since 2008) | |
| Current | 19 (as of August 9, 2021) |
| Highest | 7 (2015) |
| Olympic Games (team statistics) | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1972) |
| Best result | 9th place (1976) |
| World Championship | |
| Appearances | 19 (first in 1975) |
| Best result | 8th place (2009) |
| World League | |
| Appearances | 12 (first in 2005) |
| Best result | 6th place (2008, 2014) |
| Pan American Games | |
| Appearances | 15 (first in 1963) |
| Best result | (2011, 2019) |
| ASUA Cup (UANA Cup) | |
| Best result | (2011, 2013, 2015) |
| Commonwealth Championship | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2002) |
| Best result | (2002) |
| Media | |
| Website | waterpolo.ca |
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
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
- 2025 – 11th 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
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
Roster for the 2025 World Championships.[3][4]
Head coach: Patrick Oaten
- 1 Milan Radenovic GK
- 2 Ali Oussadou FP
- 3 Bogdan Djerkovic FP
- 4 Jérémie Côté FP
- 5 Nikos Gerakoudis FP
- 6 David Lapins FP
- 7 Roko Pozaric FP
- 8 Bor Tanasijevic FP
- 9 Aleksa Gardijan FP
- 10 Aria Soleimanipak FP
- 11 Jason O'Donnell FP
- 12 Reuel D'Souza FP
- 13 Brody McKnight GK
- 14 Andrej Gavric FP
- 15 Leo Hachem FP
Past squads
- 1972 Olympic Games
- 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
- 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
- 2008 Olympic Games
See also
References
- ^ a b c "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ "Canada Men's Team withdraws from 19th FINA World Championships Budapest 2022". Water Polo Canada. June 24, 2022. Archived from the original on June 24, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ^ "Men's Water Polo Team Roster CAN" (PDF). Omega Timing. July 12, 2025. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
- ^ "Men's Water Polo Team Roster CAN (2)" (PDF). Omega Timing. July 22, 2025. Retrieved July 25, 2025.