Sun.
Apr.
12
3:30 p.m.
TBA
TBA
0
0
In Play
Sat.
Apr.
11
8:00 a.m.
CAMO Senior Femmes
Team Sask Senior Women
16
14
Final
Sat.
Apr.
11
9:30 a.m.
Ottawa Titans Women
Touski
6
14
Final
Sat.
Apr.
11
11:00 a.m.
Senior Calgary Torpedoes Black
Team Sask Senior Men
18
5
Final
Sat.
Apr.
11
11:00 a.m.
Toronto Golden Jets - Gold
HAWPC SENIOR
16
12
Final
Sat.
Apr.
11
12:30 p.m.
CAMO Senior Homme
Senior Calgary Torpedoes Gold
22
6
Final
Sat.
Apr.
11
12:30 p.m.
Pacific Storm
Edmonton Tsunami Men
17
7
Final
Sat.
Apr.
11
3:30 p.m.
Senior Black Calgary Renegades
Team Sask Senior Women
12
11
Final
Sat.
Apr.
11
3:30 p.m.
Touski
CAMO Senior Femmes
17
18
Final
Sat.
Apr.
11
5:00 p.m.
HAWPC SENIOR
Pacific Storm
10
12
Final
Sat.
Apr.
11
5:00 p.m.
Senior Calgary Torpedoes Black
Senior Calgary Torpedoes Gold
22
5
Final

Water Polo Canada

Water Polo Canada Announces its 2026 Cadet (16U), Youth (18U) and Junior (19U) Women's and Men's National Teams

Friday, April 10, 2026

Water Polo Canada is pleased to announce that the following Teams have been selected to represent Canada at the upcoming 18U and 16U World Championships, as well as the 19U Pan American Championships.  

The Men’s and Women’s Youth (18U) Teams will both first travel to Barcelona, Spain for preparatory training, before traveling to Rio Maior, Portugal and Puerto de la Cruz (Tenerife), Spain, for their respective competitions (scheduled for June 27 to July 4 for the men, and for August 16 to 23 for the women). 

The Women’s and Men’s Cadet (16U) Teams will first travel to Turkey and Greece, respectively, for preparatory training, before traveling to Zagreb, Croatia, for their competitions (scheduled to take place from July 25 to 31 for the women, and August 3 to 9 for the men, respectively). 

Finally, the Women’s and Men’s Junior (19U) Teams will both first travel to California, USA, for preparatory training, before traveling to Bauru, Brazil, for their competitions (both scheduled to take place from September 28 to October 4th, for men and women). 

In addition, Water Polo Canada is excited for its imminent announcement of confirmed rosters for its new 15U and 17U Development National Team programs, all set to travel to European destinations for international training camps over the summer. Stay tuned, as those rosters will also be announced as well soon. 


Women’s Cadet (16U) National Teams Members

  • Alexandra Addante (Calgary, AB - Calgary Renegades Water Polo Club) 

  • Raphaëlle Bastien-Lizotte (Montreal, QC -CAMO) 

  • Jessa Bumpas (Regina, SK- Team Sask) 

  • Gillian Corkum (Ottawa, ON- Capital Wave Water Polo Club) 

  • Sabina Costache (Côte St-Luc, QC- CAMO) 

  • Casey Culbertson (Edmonton, AB – Edmonton Water Polo Club) 

  • Kajal Eigl (Vancouver, BC- Pacific Storm Water Polo Club) 

  • Izzie Hyman (Winnipeg, MB- Vortex Water Polo) 

  • Naomi Jones (Nepean, ON- Capital Wave Water Polo Club) 

  • Dasha Khramtsova (Mississauga, ON- Mavericks Water Polo Club) 

  • Jennika Linthicum (Estevan, SK- Team Sask) 

  • Dylan Martens?(Regina, SK- Team Sask) 

  • Clara Milleker-Shyiak?(Regina, SK- Team Sask) 

  • Alexis Rotheisler (Regina, SK- Team Sask) 

  • Jing Jing Xia (Surrey, BC- Surrey Water Polo Club) 

 

Alternates (listed in alphabetical order only - priority, if applicable, will vary depending on positional needs and considerations – non exhaustive list): 

  • Kenzie Boloten (Calgary, AB-Calgary Renegades Water Polo Club) 

  • Charlotte Bushell (Ottawa, ON- Ottawa Titans Water Polo Club) 

  • Adelaide Shushack (Surrey, BC- Fraser Valley Water Polo Club) 

  • Benedikte von Finckenstein (Gloucester, ON- Capital Wave Water Polo Club) 

 

Coaching & Support Staff: 

  • Head Coach: Hayley McKelvey 

  • Assistant Coach: Rae Lekness 

  • Team Manager: Émilie Cassidy 

  • Team Therapist: TBA 


Men’s Cadet (16U) National Team Members

 
  • Stanley Anderson (Ottawa, ON- Capital Wave Water Polo Club) 

  • Griffin Ball (Calgary, AB- Torpedoes Water Polo Club) 

  • Martín Cardona Perdomo (Montreal, QC- CAMO) 

  • Aleksander Cheliubeev (Surrey, BC – Surrey Water Polo Club) 

  • Ibrahim Dawoud (Ottawa, ON / Egypt, Capital Wave / New Giza Sporting Club) 

  • Victor Hillier (Kirkland, QC- Tiburon) 

  • Nelson King (Surrey, BC- Surrey Water Polo Club) 

  • Lazar Pavlovic (Mississauga, ON- Mavericks Water Polo Club) 

  • Juan Perez (Montreal, QC- CAMO) 

  • Samuel Pires Santos (Montreal,QC- CAMO) 

  • Dragos Pirusca (Ottawa, ON- Ottawa Titans) 

  • Mateo Quijano-Beaulieu (Montreal, QC- CAMO)  

  • Dmitriy Rebenko (Toronto, ON- Ottawa Titans Water Polo Club) 

  • Darius-Sterean Tarigradschi (Laval, QC- Laval) 

  • Nikola Tesanovic (Kanata, ON- Ottawa Titans Water Polo Club) 

 

Alternates (listed in alphabetical order only - priority, if applicable, will vary depending on positional needs and considerations):  

  • Taran Arcand (Thornhill, ON- Mavericks Water Polo Club) 

  • Robert Markovski (Pickering, ON- Shadow Water Polo) 

  • Sebastian Reyna (Regina, SK- Team Sask) 

  • Félix Rivard (Montreal, QC- CAMO) 

 

Coaching & Support Staff: 

  • Head Coach: Maxime Crevier 

  • Assistant Coach: Laszlo Hruza 

  • Team Manager: Émilie Cassidy 

  • Team Therapist: Lauren Santiago 


Women’s Youth (18U) National Team Members

  • Lujayn Abdelfattah (Ottawa, ON- Capital Wave) 

  • Adelaïde Bilodeau (Montreal, QC - CAMO) 

  • Clara Burnatowski (Lachine, QC- Tiburon) 

  • Dasha Khramtsova (Mississauga, ON- Mavericks Water Polo Club) 

  • Adelyn Kyfiuk (Calgary, AB- Calgary Renegades Water Polo Club) 

  • Ava Kyfiuk (Calgary, AB- Calgary Renegades Water Polo Club) 

  • Jennika Linthicum (Estevan, SK- Team Sask) 

  • Josephine Lukie (Calgary, AB-Calgary Renegades Water Polo Club) 

  • Tara Marunica (Calgary, AB- Calgary Renegades Water Polo Club) 

  • Clara Milleker Shyiak (Regina, SK- Team Sask) 

  • Sonia Paun (Kirkland, QC- CAMO) 

  • McKenna Pineda-McLean(Calgary, AB- Calgary Renegades Water Polo Club) 

  • Charlotte Rivard (Montreal, QC- CAMO) 

  • Yasmine Sówka (Greely, ON - Capital Wave) 

  • Alexandra Stoddard (Abbotsford, BC- Frasier Valley Water Polo Club) 

 

Alternates (listed in alphabetical order only - priority, if applicable, will vary depending on positional needs and considerations – non exhaustive list): 

  • Airi Cowie (Maple Ridge, BC- Surrey Water Polo Club) 

  • Auden Dolejsi (Toronto, ON -Shadow Water Polo) 

  • Clara Dorobantu Brown (Calgary, AB- Calgary Renegades Water Polo Club) 

  • Vallie Guiver (Calgary, AB – Calgary Renegades Water Polo Club) 

 

Coaching & Support Staff: 

  • Head Coach: David Paradelo 

  • Assistant Coach: Brooke Coburn 

  • Team Manager: Alyssa Hunt 

  • Team Therapist: Remi Pearl 


Men’s Youth (18U) National Team Members

  • Hayes Courtney (Milton, ON / Salt Lake City, UT, USA – Ottawa Titans / Olympus Aquatics) 

  • Joshua Coxford (Langley, BC- Fraser Valley Water Polo) 

  • Jackson Culbreath (Surrey, BC- Surrey Water Polo) 

  • Elliot Griffoen (Langley, BC- Surrey Water Polo Club) 

  • Ivan Khramtsov (Mississauga, ON- Toronto Water Polo Club) 

  • Elliott King (Surrey, BC- Surrey Water Polo Club) 

  • Noah Loo (Airdrie, AB - Channel Island United (USA)) 

  • Kristopher Maar (London, ON- Forest City Water Polo) 

  • Liam Martens (Regina, SK- Team Sask) 

  • Luka Nedanovski (Toronto, ON - Shadow Water Polo) 

  • Nash Porter (Langley, BC- Channel Island United (USA)) 

  • Oliver Rais ?(Kirkland, QC- DDO Water Polo) 

  • Max Rodriguez (Regina, SK- Team Sask) 

  • Rami Salem (North York, ON- Shadow Water Polo) 

  • Darion Wang (Calgary, AB- Oaks Christian (USA)) 

 

Alternates (listed in alphabetical order only - priority, if applicable, will vary depending on positional needs and considerations – non exhaustive list): 

  • Daniel Almasi (Etobicoke, ON - Ottawa Titans) 

  • Julian Karharmanliev (Dollard des Ormeaux, QC-DDO Water Polo) 

  • Sebastian Petrossian (California, USA) 

  • Wesley Woods (Toronto, ON – Shadow Water Polo) 

 

Coaching & Support Staff: 

  • Head Coach: Andras Szeri 

  • Assistant Coach: Gyula Toth 

  • Team Manager: Zoltan Csepregi 

  • Team Therapist: David Oh 


Women’s Junior (19U) National Team Members

  • Alina Barkova (Surrey, BC- Surrey Water Polo Club) 

  • Adelaïde Bilodeau (Montreal, QC - CAMO) 

  • Natalia Blazevic (Vancouver, BC - Pacific Storm) 

  • Clara Burnatowski (Lachine, QC - Tiburon) 

  • Auden Dolejsi (Toronto, ON - Shadow Water?Polo) 

  • Kayla Gaul (Dorval, QC- CAMO) 

  • Nicole O’Neill (Calgary, AB – Oaks Christian (USA)) 

  • Adelyn Kyfiuk (Calgary, AB- Calgary Renegades Water Polo Club) 

  • Ava Kyfiuk (Calgary, AB- Calgary Renegades Water Polo Club) 

  • Jennika Linthicum (Regina, SK- Team Sask) 

  • Amelia Lukie (Calgary, AB- Calgary Renegades Water Polo Club) 

  • Clara Milleker-Shyiak (Regina, SK- Team Sask) 

  • Samantha O’Donnell (Beaconsfield, QC - Tiburon) 

  • McKenna Pineda-McLean (Calgary, AB- Calgary Renegades Water Polo Club) 

  • Alexandra Stoddard (Abbotsford, BC- Frasier Valley) 

 

Alternates (listed in alphabetical order only - priority, if applicable, will vary depending on positional needs and considerations – non exhaustive list): 

  • Clara Dorobantu Brown (Calgary, AB- Calgary Renegades Water Polo Club) 

  • Vallie Guiver (Calgary, AB- Calgary Renegades Water Polo Club) 

 

Coaching & Support Staff: 

  • Head Coach: Marina Radu-Johnson 

  • Assistant Coach: Krystina Alogbo

  • Team Manager: Joelle Bekhazi 

  • Team Therapist: TBA 


Men’s Junior (19U) National Team Members

 
  • Riess Anderson (Regina, SK-Team Sask) 

  • Kyson Becker (Newport Beach, CA, USA - UC San  Diego Tritons) 

  • Leo Boutin (Regina, SK- Team Sask) 

  • Joshua Coxford (Langley, BC- Fraser Valley) 

  • Jayden Del Campo (Winnipeg, MB- Vortex Water Polo) 

  • Adrien Lapierre (Regina, SK- Team Sask) 

  • Wyatt Foerter (Hamilton, ON- Hamilton Aquatic Water Polo Club) 

  • Dylan Hazen (Montreal, QC / Huntington Beach, CA, USA- Santa Clara University) 

  • Christopher Petrossian (Montreal, QC / Los Angeles, CA, USA - Claremont Mudd Scripps) 

  • Markian Severson (Calgary, AB- Calgary Torpedoes Water Polo Club) 

  • Riley Springate (Surrey, BC- Surrey Water Polo Club) 

  • Zev Slater (Toronto, ON - CAMO) 

  • Felix Trofinenco (Ottawa, ON- Ottawa Titans) 

  • Nandor Voros (St Albert, AB- Edmonton Water Polo Club) 

  • Wesley Woods (Toronto, ON- Shadow Water Polo) 

 

Alternates (listed in alphabetical order only - priority, if applicable, will vary depending on positional needs and considerations – non exhaustive list): 

  • Daniel Almasi (Etobicoke, ON- Ottawa Titans) 

  • Hayes Courtney (Milton, ON / Salt Lake City, UT, USA – Ottawa Titans / Olympus Aquatics) 

 

Coaching & Support Staff: 

  • Head Coach: Cyril Dorgigné 

  • Assistant Coach: Vladimir Ushakov 

  • Team Manager: TBA 

  • Team Therapist: TBA  


Donate to Support our Teams: 

Water Polo Canada has once again initiated its Age Group National Team (AGNT) fundraising campaign. Your support can help these athletes in achieving their sporting dreams and could assist in the development of the next Water Polo Olympians!

As a Registered Canadian Amateur Athletic Association (RCAAA), Water Polo Canada can raise donations and automatically issues official Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) tax receipts for 100% of any donation of $20 or more received. Any amounts raised will be used to offset the total cost of each program, with the goal of reducing the cost per athlete accordingly.

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