Great Britain women's national water polo team

The Great Britain women's water polo team is a water polo team that represented Great Britain at the London 2012 Olympics, where they made their Olympic debut.[1]

Great Britain
FINA codeGBR
AssociationBritish Swimming
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coachKostas Vamvakaris
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Highest8 (2012)
Olympic Games
Appearances1 (first in 2012)
Best result8th place (2012)
World Championship
Appearances3 (first in 1986)
Best result9th place (1986)
Media
Websitebritishswimming.org

Results

Olympic Games

World Championship

European Championship

European Games

Roster

The following is the British roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics..[3]

Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth 2012 club
1Robyn NichollsGK1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)65 kg (143 lb)8 May 1990 City of Manchester
2Chloe WilcoxD1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)62 kg (137 lb)20 December 1986 City of Manchester
3Fiona McCannCB1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)70 kg (154 lb)13 May 1987 City of Liverpool
4Francesca SnellCB1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)63 kg (139 lb)28 March 1987 West London Penguin
5Alexandra RutlidgeCB1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)62 kg (137 lb)12 November 1988 City of Manchester
6Frances LeightonCF1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)72 kg (159 lb)30 March 1982 City of Sheffield
7Lisa GibsonCF1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)75 kg (165 lb)12 August 1989 City of Manchester
8Hazel MusgroveCB1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)65 kg (143 lb)6 February 1989 City of Liverpool
9Ciara Gibson-ByrneD1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)59 kg (130 lb)3 December 1992 City of Manchester
10Angela Winstanley-SmithCF1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)66 kg (146 lb)5 August 1985 City of Manchester
11Francesca ClaytonD1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)69 kg (152 lb)7 January 1990 City of Liverpool
12Rebecca KershawD1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)59 kg (130 lb)11 August 1990 City of Manchester
13Rosemary MorrisGK1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)69 kg (152 lb)31 January 1986 City of Liverpool
Head coach: Szilveszter Fekete

References

  1. "BBC Sport - London 2012: Great Britain water polo teams announced". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
  2. "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 56, 57, 67, 78, 83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  3. "Great Britain team roster". london2012.com. 19 July 2012.
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