Women's Water Polo Canada: December 2010

Canada has a re-match against China in the Semi-Final game this afternoon at 4:30pm. Let's go ladies!
Winner of this game will play in the Finals tomorrow at 12:30pm.

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Canada loses to China

Canada loses to China 10-9. Krystina Alogbo was Canada's only star for the game. Canada plays Australia tomorrow night at 730pm.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

The Canadian Women come out on top in their first game against Italy. The score was 13-11. Dominique Perreault and Christine Robinson were names Stars of the game. Great first game ladies!

Canada vs. China tomorrow at 7:30pm.

Monday, December 13, 2010

London 2012 T-Shirts!

Looking for a way that YOU can help support your Women's National Water Polo Team? Buy a London 2012 T-Shirt! They are cool, comfortable, and the proceeds go directly to your women's team! They will be available for 20$ at the Canada Cup this week and will soon be available online! Thank you for your support!

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Official Game #2

Canada beats Australia for a second time with a score of 10-8 in their second official game of the pre-Canada Cup training camp. Keep it up ladies!

The Canada Cup starts on Wednesday December 15th. Canada opens up against China at 7:30pm at the Olympic Pool in Montreal.

Come show your support!

Friday, December 10, 2010

First Official Game vs Australia

Australia is in town for a training camp before the Canada Cup. We just played an official game and won 11-7! It's a sign of good things to come next week! Great job ladies!

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Clip on RDS

Hey everyone,

We were recently featured on RDS in a show called "Sport au Quebec". You can check out the clip here:
http://www.rds.ca/zv2/#

Scroll down and see the most recent episodes and you should find one with Women's Water Polo.
The clip has snippets of CSL play, and interviews with Captain Krystina Alogbo, and Christine Robinson.
Enjoy!

Saturday, December 4, 2010

December Athlete of the Month: Marina Radu

Meet the December Athlete of the Month:

Marina Radu

Birth date: September 5, 1984

Height: 5’11

Hometown: Pointe-Claire

Current Residence: Montreal

Current Club: Dollard Water Polo Club

Education: Concordia University studying Human Relations.

Years on the National Team: 7

Marina got her start playing water polo at Cedar Park Pool in Pointe-Claire. After joining the Dollard Water Polo Club, she quickly made her way up the chain to the Quebec Team and the Junior National Team. After this natural progression, Marina has now been on the National Team for 7 years. Marina’s introduction to international water polo came in the form of a gold medal at the 2003 World Junior Championships held in Calgary, Alberta. Her contributions to that championship were quite impressive, finishing the tournament with 12 goals. Marina made her debut with the senior national team at the 2004 Olympic Qualification tournament where she helped Canada earn a spot at the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. Marina is currently a student at Concordia University in Human Relations. She hopes to one day have a career in broadcast journalism. But her first dream is to represent Canada at the 2012 Olympic Games and bring home a medal.

Career Highlights:

DOMESTIC:

2001 Youth National Championships – 1st

2001 Junior National Championships – 1st

2002 Youth National Championships – 1st

2002 Junior National Championships – 1st

2004 Senior National Championship – 1st

2007 Senior National Championship – 1st

INTERNATIONAL:

2003: Junior World Aquatic Championships (Calgary, Alberta) - 1st

2004: Olympic Games (Athens, Greece) - 7th

2007: World Aquatic Championships (Melbourne, Australia) - 6th

2007: Pan American Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) - 2nd

2009: FINA World League Super Finals (Kirishi, Russia) - 2nd

2009: World Aquatic Championships (Rome, Italy) - 2nd

Check out her video on YouTube!