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FVWP Athlete Development and
Information BCSSA removes 'O Cat' swim designations for elite water polo athletes! At the 2011 Annual General Meeting, the BC Summer Swimming Association voted to remove the restrictions on water polo training in the off-season that had previously resulted in summer swimmers having to compete in the 'O Cat' division. Summer swimmers who have been designated as 'O Cat' swimmers because of their water polo (and synchronized swimming) training from October through May of each year will be able to swim and compete with their respective age divisions starting in the 2012 swim season. This means more time to play polo! Full details of the change in the rules can be found on the BCSSA website at: www.bcsummerswimming.com Fraser Valley Athletes for 2011 National Team Selections: Canada's Jr Men's National Team Robert Fisher The Canadian Junior Men's National Team will be participating at the 16th FINA Junior Men's Water Polo World Championships August 27th to September 4th in Volos, Greece. Canada's 17U Men's National Team Jackson Schaefer Twenty six athletes from across the country were invited to take part in a training camp from August 2-14 in Toronto, Ontario. Fourteen Canadian men's athletes born in 1994-1995 program particiapted in the Junior Pan American Water Polo World Championships August 4th to 13th in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Canada's 16U Men's National Team Jordan Aikema - Abbotsford BC Twenty-eight athletes from across the country were invited to take part in a training camp from August 1-13 at the Gatineau Sports Centre. Twenty athletes left for Zrenjanin, Serbia on August 13 to take part in some joint training training with the Serbian born in 1996-1997 National Team prior to participating in the 5th Annual Darko Cukic Memorial Tournament which runs from August 17-21. The Canadian Team faced teams from Serbia, Croatia, Germany, Greece, Hungary Italy, and Montenegro. The team will then flew to Istanbul, Turkey on August 22, participating in some joint training with the Turkish born in 1996-1997 team prior to a four team tournament which runs from August 26-28. Canada will compete against Turkey, Russia and the Netherlands before flying home on August 29. Female Athletes Canada's 18U National Team Head Coach Justin Mitchell The Canadian Girls' National Team born in 1993 program centralized for fifteen days in Montreal and participated in an international tournament in Montreal, Quebec July 14th to 26th, 2011 in preparation for the Junior Pan American Water Polo Championships in August 2012 & Jr World Championships in 2013. The head coach of the program is Justin Mitchell Canada's 17U National Team Alexa Tielmann Thirty athletes from across the country were invited to take part in a training camp from August 3-14 at the Olympic Center, Montreal, Quebec. fourteen Canadian Girls' selected born in 1994 program will be participating in the Junior Pan American Water Polo Championships in San Juan, Puerto Rico August 4th to 13th, 2011 after joint training and participating in an international tournament in Montreal, Quebec July 14th to 26th with three other Canadian National teams as well as the 17U Woman's team from New Zealand.
FVWP Alumni Making The Grade
Eight CBU players were given ‘Superior’ honors
(3.41-3.70 GPA) for their work in the classroom. Juniors Chris Toy,
Jeremy Atkinson, and Greg Smith were the only Lancer upperclassmen to
earn ‘Superior’ distinctions. Click here for the complete article... Water polo player heads to San Jose
Victoria Smith will be departing from her Maple
Ridge home next year and heading south of the border to continue her
water polo career with San Jose State University. She has been playing
water polo with the Haney Neptunes Swim Club for seven years and has
played for Canada's Youth National Team for the past several years. The full WPC announcement... Click here Fraser Valley Athletes Named:
Goalies:
Water Polo Canada Announces Men's NDC for
Vancouver After many years of trying to open an NDC in Vancouver area, we are very happy to advise you that all agreements and necessary logistics are in place now and that as of Saturday October 30th, 2010, NDC Vancouver will start to operate. This is an elite skill based program, 3 times per week which will be monitored by Senior Men’s NT Staff, by regular communication with the NDC Coaches by mentoring them and educating them throughout Coaching Clinics or visiting the NDC whenever possible and working with the athletes and Coaches...
CONGRATULATIONS to NDC Head Coach Kevin Mitchell &
the following FVWP athletes invited to attend BC’s inaugural Men’s
National Development Centre for the 2010-11 season:
2010 and Beyond National Team Program Overview
Abbotsford Celebrates National Sports Day With Pacific Sport Fraser Valley Grant Recipients and Fraser Valley Water Polo Athletes Volunteer Saturday September 18 Marked National Sports Day for 4 of Fraser Valley's Athletes (Robert Fisher, Alexa Tielmann) and Coach (Justin Mitchell). The athletes and Coach conducted a 4hr "Try Me" water polo session for the community of Abbotsford. At the same time recognized Alexa Tielmann, and Ethan
D'Souza for receiving 2009/10 Operation Red Nose Athletes Travel Grants.
Congratulations!! This years 2010/11 Operation Red Nose Athlete Travel
Grant Applications are now posted at:
http://www.cscpacific.ca/content/PacificSportFraserValley/Opportunities.asp
All Work aside, displayed in the events arena were the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals that each athlete got to get their picture with, but not touch! It was an excellent opportunity for all and we would like to thank the Volunteers for coming out and helping promote water polo in the communities through out the Fraser Valley. Fraser Valley's Michael Blair Chosen for the U18 Men's Team Canada Excitement Summer 2010!! The Canadian men's 18U National team ended their week long joint training with the USA with a record of 2 wins and 3 losses. Canada opened the week with consecutive victories of 13-11 and 14-11 on days 1 and 2 respectively. However, USA won the last 3 games on days 3, 4, and 5 by scores of 8-7, 12-7, and 10-3. The Canadian men's 18U National team led by head coach, Brian Parillo, and assistant coach, Quinn Fairley, began their training Montreal July 1st. They left for Los Alamitos, California August 5th for joint training with the American 18U National team. Dragan Jovanovic, Canadian men's National team program leader and head coach: "We are pleased by these results. We are starting to see the results from our investment in coach development and skill development at the 16U level. Although these boys are a few years away from the senior level, they are already able to complete with one of the top water polo nations in the world." Fraser Valley's Coach and Athletes Make Team Canada's U18 Women's National Water Polo Team Congratulations to Head Coach Fraser Valley Justin Mitchell as Co-Coach for U18 Women's National Water Polo team as well as Valley Athletes (from left to right) Alexa Tielmann, Victoria Smith, & Gurpreet Sohi as they will embark on a great adventure to Europe to compete in two international Tournaments. On his way to fulfilling a father's dream Read more: Royal full article at Royal City Record...
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RIVERSIDE,
Calif.--- The California Baptist men’s water polo team had an
unprecedented 32 wins in the pool this season and finished the year
ranked No. 17 in the nation. The team averaged a school record 13.89
goals per game while allowing an all-time low of just 6.63 per match.
The Lancers held their own against eventual NCAA Div. I champion USC in
a 7-11 loss and posted a win over a Princeton team that was in the 2009
final four. In the midst of all that they still made time for the
classroom, exemplifying the definition of student-athlete.
Aaron
Steiger fittingly led the way for the Lancers, earning Outstanding
honors (3.71-4.00 GPA) along with Chris Vanjoff. 
Grade
12 Garibaldi student Victoria Smith has won a prestigious scholarship to
San Jose State University for playing water polo. Victoria Smith, FVWP
player and coach, is heading to University in San Jose next year on full
scholarship, thanks to her outstanding combination of both academic and
athletic prowess.
It has been confirmed that Justin Mitchell, will be the Head Coach of
this program with the Assistant coach TBC, of this program. The program
age category is for born in ’91 with the focus on the born in ’93, ’94
and ’95 age group, for athletes who have the talent and skills to
represent Canada on the Youth, Junior and FISU National Team programs. 
For Jackson Schaefer, an upcoming trip to Serbia could be the first step
to achieving what his late father aspired to be - an Olympian. Jackson,
a 6-2 Grade 10 student at New Westminster Secondary School, was recently
selected to Canada's first-ever 16-and-under boys' national water polo
team. The Canadian boys travelled to the Balkan country in the first
week of August to train with the Serbian national youth team before
taking part in a 10-team international tournament in the capital of
Belgrade. Jackson's father, Ron, represented Canada on the senior
national team in 1979, helping his country win its first-ever medal, a
bronze, at the Pan American Games. A year later, Ron was denied an
opportunity to take part at the Olympic Games when Western countries
boycotted the 1980 Games in Moscow. Ron passed away suddenly five years
ago from a heart attack. "(My father) never got to go the Olympics, and
I hope one day I can go to the Olympics. I just want to be one of the
best in the country," Jackson said, adding he wants to help Canada
continue to develop into a dominant player on the world stage as well.
"I think that is what this Team Canada is all about - to keep us moving
up the rankings in world water polo." Jackson, 14, has been steadily
moving up the water polo depth charts since he stopped swimming
competitively with the Hyack Swim Club at the age of nine in order to
take up the sport... 
