Great Britain Water Polo Juniors

The Great Britain Water Polo junior teams are the national teams that represent Great Britain at youth level in the sport of Water Polo. There are male and female national junior teams, which compete internationally at the U-17[1] and U-20 level.[2]

On March 15, 2015, the Great Britain U-17 women's water polo team qualified to compete in the 2015 European Games, after succeeding in the qualifying tournament held in Nice, France.[3] The Great Britain U-17 men's water polo team failed to qualify, losing out by one goal to Malta.[3]

Great Britain U-17 Women's Team

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Results

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Baku 2015 European Games Qualifying Tournament Results

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Source:[4]

Opposing Team 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter Final score Result
Portugal 7-1 14-2 18-2 26-3 Win
Czech Republic 3-4 4-4 8-6 8-8 Draw
France 2-2 6-4 8-7 13-12 Loss
Switzerland 5-0 9-0 20-0 30-0 Win

The Great Britain U-17 Women's Team Qualified for the 2015 European Games.

Baku 2015 European Games Results

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In the 2015 European Games, the GB U-17 women's team came 11th, beating Israel twice and narrowly losing to Germany.

 
Great Britain v Serbia. Water Polo at the 2015 European Games
 
Great Britain U17 Water Polo Captain Izzy Dean leads the team out during the 2015 European Games
 
Great Britain U17 Women's Water Polo Fans at European Games 2015

Roster

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The following is the Great Britain U-17 women's water polo roster of the 2015 European Games.[5]

Hat Number Name Position Height Handedness Club
1 Hayley Price Goalkeeper 165 cm; 5 ft 5 in R Tyldesley Swimming and Water Polo Club
2 Lucy Shaw Driver 175 cm; 5 ft 9 in R Liverpool Water Polo Club
3 Bethany Ward Driver 169 cm; 5 ft 7 in R Devonport Royal Swimming Association
4 Lara Partridge Centre-back 165 cm; 5 ft 5 in R Mid Sussex Marlins
5 Grace Rowland Driver 161 cm; 5 ft 3 in R Liverpool Water Polo Club
6 Fleur Kennedy Centre-forward 178 cm; 5 ft 10 in R Warley Wasps
7 Hannah Edwards Driver 167 cm; 5 ft 6 in L Menziehill Whitehall Swimming and Water Polo Club
8 Mhairi Nurthen Driver 160 cm; 5 ft 3 in R London Otter Swimming and Water Polo Club
9 Izzy Dean (Captain) Driver 170 cm; 5 ft 7 in R London Otter Swimming and Water Polo Club
10 Kathy Rodgers Centre-back 168 cm; 5 ft 6 in R London Otter Swimming and Water Polo Club
11 Verity McCoy (Vice-captain) Centre-back 175 cm; 5 ft 9 in R City of Liverpool
12 Dani Brazier Centre-forward 178 cm; 5 ft 10 in R Chelmsford Swimming Club
13 Sophie Jackson Goalkeeper 176 cm; 5 ft 9 in R Leeds Water Polo Club
  • Head Coach: Nick Buller.[6]
  • Assistant Coach: Ant McGuinness.[7]
  • Team Manager: Sue Webb.[7]
  • Team Doctor: Adrian Lim.[7]
  • Team Physio: Victoria O'Donnell.[8]

Video Highlights

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Long-range goal by Lucy Shaw against Israel

 
Great Britain's Hannah Edwards scores a cross-cage goal against Israel during the 2015 European Games

GB U-17 Men's Team

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Results

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2015 European Games Qualifying Tournament Results

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Source:[9]

Opposing Team 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter Final score Result
Germany 7-19 Loss
Latvia 16-0 30-0 41-0 53-0 Win
Switzerland 2-0 3-0 7-1 12-1 Win
Malta 3-2 4-5 5-7 6-7 Loss

The Great Britain U-17 Men's Team did not qualify for the 2015 European Games. It is noted that this was the Great Britain U-17 men's team's first international competition as a team.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "AquaZone - Izzy Dean looks ahead to an exciting year". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
  2. ^ "Great Britain U20 team ready for new rule changes". 2 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b http://www.swimming.org/britishswimming/news/water-polo/u17-girls-achieve-qualification-standard-for-baku/23503 British Swimming. News: U17 Girls achieve qualification standard for Baku
  4. ^ "English water polo news and updates".
  5. ^ "Baku 2015 European Games - Water Polo - Women". Archived from the original on June 20, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ http://www.otterwaterpolo.com/content/gb-u-17-girls-qualify-baku-2015-european-games [dead link]
  7. ^ a b c "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-08-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "GB water polo ready for Baku 2015 European Games". 8 June 2015.
  9. ^ a b "U17 Water Polo Girls achieve qualification standard for Baku | Scottish Swimming".
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