Friday, April 29, 2011

April Athlete of the Month: Katrina Monton

Katrina Monton


Birth date: September 23, 1987
Position: Hole Set
Height: 5’8
Handedness: Right
Hometown: Dorval, Quebec
Current Club: Dollard Water Polo Club
Education: Currently a student at the University of California Berkeley
Years on the National Team: 4


Check out her video on YouTube



Katie began playing at her local community pool in Dorval at the age of 9. When she was 13 she got recruited to play at the Dollard-Des-Ormeaux Club. She was then selected to the Quebec team at the age of 15, and shortly after began to play with the national team program. She played with the Youth team for one year, the Junior National team for 2 cycles and is now a prominent member of the Senior Women’s National Team.
Katie’s strengths include drawing kick outs, spinning in the hole and her swimming speed.  Her goal is to attend the 2012 Olympics in London and bring home a medal for Canada.
In her free time, Katie enjoys watching movies, hanging out with friends and being outdoors. She is currently attending school at the University of California Berkeley on an athletic scholarship.

DOMESTIC Highlights:
2004
Senior Tier II Club Nationals – Silver – all star team
Junior Club Nationals – Silver – all star team
Juvenile Club Nationals – Gold
2005
Canadian Youth Cup – QC team – Gold – all star team, MVP and top scorer
Tier II Club Nationals – Silver – all star team
Junior Club Nationals – Silver – all star team
Juvenile Club Nationals – Gold – all star team
2006
Junior Pan Ams – Jr – Silver
Senior Club Nationals – Silver – all star team
Junior Club Nationals – Gold – all star team, MVP
2007
Canadian National Junior Club Champoinships - 1st
2009
22 & Under Canadian Club Nationals – 1st – All Star Team

NATIONAL TEAM Highlights:
2004 Junior Pan Ams – 2nd
2005 Junior World Championships – 6th
2006 Junior Pan Ams – 2nd
2006 Commonwealth Games – 2nd
2007 Junior World Championships – 10th
2007 FINA World Championships – 6th
2008 World League Super Finals – 4th
2009 FINA World League Super Finals – 2nd
2009 FINA World Aquatic Championships – 2nd   

Friday, April 22, 2011

World Championships - Draw Results

The draw for World Championships is up! We are in a group with Australia, New Zealand, and Uzbekistan. We will be playing Australia first, which is familiar for us as we played them first last time (and look how well we did! It's a good omen...)

For more information on FINA World Championships 2011 please visit: www.shanghai-fina2011.com/en 

For the complete results of the draw please visit: https://www.waterpolo.ca/News1812.aspx

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Working Out!

Check out how the Women's Team is getting physically ready for the months to come...
Big thanks to all of our trainers....Actiforme...and Interboxe...for kicking our butts! Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2GdXk2jgSU