Senior National Teams Take Part In Int. Training Camps in Greece & China

Ottawa, June 17, 2026 – 

Water Polo Canada is proud to announce that it will be sending its Women’s and Men’s Senior National Teams to take part in international training camps this summer, as part of their preparation for upcoming international events, in pursuit of qualification for the LA 2028 Olympic Games. 

20 athletes from the Senior Women’s National Team Talent Pool will meet in Athens, Greece, to train alongside local elite clubs as well as other National Teams, from July 1^st to the 12^th.

23 athletes from the Senior Men’s National Team Talent Pool will first train together in Montreal, QC, from July 8^th to the 12^th, before 17 of them then travel to Shunde, China, to train alongside the Chinese and other National Teams, from July 13^th  to the 26^th. 

“Every opportunity to train and compete internationally is an investment in our future”, said Water Polo Canada’s Senior Women’s National Team Head Coach Kyriaki Liosi. “These training camps are an important part of our development pathway toward LA 2028.” 

“The Montreal and China training camps represent more than simple training camps” said Water Polo Canada’s Senior Men’s National Team Head Coach Pat Oaten. “They are important milestones in our journey to LA 2028, where every session, every challenge, and every opportunity brings us one step closer to our Olympic vision. These training camps are investments into our future, as we continue to raise our standards and pursue excellence on the international stage.”   

Water Polo Canada wishes to sincerely thank the generous donors who, along with support from the government of Canada, make it possible to send our Teams to such critical international events, and support our athletes in their steadfast pursuit of excellence. Water Polo Canada continues to accept donations through our website at https://waterpolocanada.crowdchange.co/. 

Women's Water Polo Team at the Greece Summer Training Camp

• BLAZEVIC, Natalia (Vancouver, BC) - Pacific Storm
• BROWNE, Serena (Pointe Claire, QC) - DDO
• CARROLL, Floranne (Montreal, QC) - CAMO 
• CHRISTMAS, Kyra (Calgary, AB) - Calgary Renegades 
• FEATHERSTONE, Katherine (Calgary, AB)- Calgary Renegades
• GUIVER, Vallie (Ottawa, ON) - Capital Wave
• HARDY, Erica (Montreal, QC) – DDO
• HEAVER, Pippa (Beaverton, OR, USA / BC) - UC Irvine
• KRUSHEN, Sydney (Regina, SK) - Team Sask
• LAWSON, Emma (Surrey, B.C.) - Fraser Valley Water Polo Club 
• McEACHEN, Reagan (Santa Barbara, CA, USA) - WPC
• MADY, Isabella (Delta, B.C.) - Fraser Valley Water Polo Club 
• MIMIDES, Marilia (Laval, QC & Gryfaldo, GRE) - DDO Water Polo Club 
• O’NEILL, Nicole (Calgary, AB) - Oaks Christian 
• PATENAUDE, Gabrielle (St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC) – St-Lambert / CAMO
• PEIRAVANI, Raha (North Vancouver, BC) – Pacific Storm
• PLOMP, Brooklyn (Ottawa, ON) - Capital Wave
• SOWKA, Yasmine (Greely, ON) - Capital Wave 
• STODDARD, Alexandra (Abbotsford, B.C.) - Fraser Valley Water Polo Club 
• WRIGHT, Emma (Lindsay, ON) – Shadow Water Polo Club 

Coaches 
      - Kyriaki Liosi (Athens, GRE) - Head Coach 
      - Marina Radu-Johnson (Edmonton, AB) - Assistant Coach

 Support Staff 
     - Mitch Kaufman (Kitchener, ON) - Team Leader / Manager 

     - Nicolas Bourrel (Montreal, QC) – Strength & Conditioning Coach / IST Lead
     - Konstantinos Kardaris (Athens, GRE) - Athletic Therapist (IST)

Men's Water Polo Team at the Montreal and China Summer Training Camps 

• AMAROUCHE, Anis (Montreal, QC) – CAMO – Montreal camp portion only
• BLANCHARD, Jérémie (Longueuil, QC) - Saint Lambert
• CÔTÉ, Jérémie (Pointe-Claire, QC) - DDO
• DIACENCO, Ion (Montreal, QC) - CAMO
• DJERKOVIC, Bogdan (Ottawa, ON) - Ottawa Titans
• D’SOUZA, Reuel D'Souza (Port Coquitlam, B.C.) - Pacific Storm
• GARDIJAN, Aleksa –(Gatineau, QC) - Club de water-polo de Gatineau - Montreal camp portion only
• GAVRIC, Andrej (Ottawa, ON) - Ottawa Titans - Montreal camp portion only
• GERAKOUDIS, Nikolas (Montreal, QC) - WPC
• HACHEM, Leo (Montreal, QC) - CAMO
• LABROSSE, Harrison (Lafayette, CA, USA) - WPC – Montreal camp portion only
• LANGIEWICZ, Kacper (Ottawa, ON) - WPC
• MARUNICA, Bruno (Toronto, ON) - WPC
• McKNIGHT, Brody (Regina, SK) - Team Sask
• MERRIL, Jack (Toronto, ON) - WPC 
• O’DONNELL, Jason (Beaconsfield, QC) - Tiburon Waterpolo
• OUSSADOU, Ali (Montreal, QC) - CAMO
• OVIEDO-LADIK, Adriel (Montreal, QC) – CAMO – Montreal camp portion only
• POZARIC, Roko (Montreal, QC & Zagreb, CRO) - WPC
• RADENOVIC, Milan (Montreal, QC) - Mavericks Water Polo Club
• RADULOVIC, Nikola (Toronto, ON) - WPC - China camp portion only
• SOLEIMANIPAK, Aria (Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC) - Laval
• TANASIJEVIC, Bor (Toronto, ON) - Mavericks Water Polo Club
• WILSON, Chase (Berkeley, CA, USA) – WPC – Montreal camp portion only

Coaches 
     - Pat Oaten (Pointe-Claire, QC) - Head Coach 
     - Gyula Toth (Calgary, AB) - Assistant Coach 
 
Support Staff 
     - Sunny Marshall (Toronto, ON) - Athletic Therapist (IST) 

Referee

     - Evan Andrews