South Africa women's national water polo team

South Africa
FINA code	RSA
Association	Swimming South Africa
Confederation	CANA (Africa)
Head coach	Delaine Mentoor
Asst coach	Duncan Woods
Captain	Jordan Wedderburn
Most caps	Megan Schooling
Home venue	Kings Park
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current	12 (as of 9 August 2021)
Highest	12 (2021)
Olympic Games
Appearances	1 (first in 2020)
Best result	10th place (2020)
World Championship
Appearances	6 (first in 2009)
Best result	14th place (2019)
World Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2014)
Best result	7th place (2014)
Media
Website	swimsa.org

The South Africa women's national water polo team represents the South Africa in international women's water polo competitions and friendly matches.

Results

Olympic Games

2020 – 10th place

World Championship

2009 — 16th place[1]
2011 — 15th place
2013 — 15th place
2015 — 16th place
2017 — 16th place
2019 — 14th place
2022 – Qualified

World Cup

2014 – 7th place[1]
2018 – 8th place

Current squad

Roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: Delaine Mentoor[2]


No.	Player	Pos.	L/R	Height	Weight	Date of birth (age)	Apps	OG/ Goals	Club	Ref
1	Meghan Maartens	10GK	1L			(1999-04-08)8 April 1999 (aged 22)	18	0/0	Madibaz	[3]
2	Yanah Gerber	40CF	2R			(2001-03-16)16 March 2001 (aged 20)	15	0/0	MantaRays	[4]
3	Georgie Moir	20CB	2R			(1997-12-05)5 December 1997 (aged 23)	22	0/0	Western Warriors	[5]
4	Boati Motau	50D	1L			(2002-09-25)25 September 2002 (aged 18)	16	0/0	OJ Eagles	[6]
5	Megan Sileno	40CF	2R	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	(1989-05-01)1 May 1989 (aged 32)	45	0/0	Stingrays	[7]
6	Amica Hallenndorff	50D	2R	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)	60 kg (132 lb)	(1992-10-26)26 October 1992 (aged 28)	49	0/0	Western Warriors	[8]
7	Shakira January	20CB	2R			(2002-11-15)15 November 2002 (aged 18)	15	0/0	Tridents	[9]
8	Ashleigh Vaughn	50D	2R			(1999-05-17)17 May 1999 (aged 22)	13	0/0	Madibaz	[10]
9	Hannah Muller	50D	2R			(1999-11-16)16 November 1999 (aged 21)	44	0/0	Eagles	[11]
10	Jordan Wedderburn (C)	50D	2R			(2002-12-30)30 December 2002 (aged 18)	27	0/0	Water Warriors	[12]
11	Chloe Meecham	20CB	2R			(1999-02-16)16 February 1999 (aged 22)	55	0/0	High Performance	[13]
12	Nicola Macleod	50D	2R			(1997-05-14)14 May 1997 (aged 24)	33	0/0	Stingrays	[14]
13	Hannah Calvert	10GK	2R			(1997-11-27)27 November 1997 (aged 23)	17	0/0	Stellenbosch University	[15]
Average						22 years, 321 days	28

Note: Age as of 23 July 2021
Source: South Africa Women | Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Under-20 team

South Africa lastly competed at the 2021 FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships.[16]

References

"HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 56, 57, 67, 78, 83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
"Water Polo - MENTOOR Delaine". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
"MAARTENS Meghan". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
"GERBER Yanah". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
"MOIR Georgia". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
"MOTAU Boati". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
"SILENO Megan". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
"HALLENDORFF Amica". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
"JANUARY Shakira". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
"VAUGHAN Ashleigh". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
"MULLER Hanna". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
"WEDDERBURN Jordan". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
"MEECHAM Chloe". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
"MACLEOD Nicola". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
"CALVERT Hannah". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
Russia after fourth title at FINA World Women's Junior Water Polo Championship Owen Lloyd (Inside the Games), 9 October 2021. Accessed 7 November 2021.

External links

Official website

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[HistoFINA_PDF-1] "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 56, 57, 67, 78, 83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

[2] "Water Polo - MENTOOR Delaine". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

[3] "MAARTENS Meghan". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

[4] "GERBER Yanah". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

[5] "MOIR Georgia". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

[6] "MOTAU Boati". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

[7] "SILENO Megan". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

[8] "HALLENDORFF Amica". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

[9] "JANUARY Shakira". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

[10] "VAUGHAN Ashleigh". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

[11] "MULLER Hanna". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

[12] "WEDDERBURN Jordan". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

[13] "MEECHAM Chloe". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

[14] "MACLEOD Nicola". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

[15] "CALVERT Hannah". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

[16] Russia after fourth title at FINA World Women's Junior Water Polo Championship Owen Lloyd (Inside the Games), 9 October 2021. Accessed 7 November 2021.