The Great Britain Water Polo junior teams are the national teams that represent Great Britain at youth level in the sport of Water Polo. There are male and female national junior teams, which compete internationally at the U-17 and U-20 level.
On March 15, 2015, the Great Britain U-17 women's water polo team qualified to compete in the 2015 European Games, after succeeding in the qualifying tournament held in Nice, France.http://www.swimming.org/britishswimming/news/water-polo/u17-girls-achieve-qualification-standard-for-baku/23503 British Swimming. News: U17 Girls achieve qualification standard for Baku The Great Britain U-17 men's water polo team failed to qualify, losing out by one goal to Malta.
Great Britain U-17 Women's Team
Results
Baku 2015 European Games Qualifying Tournament Results
Source:
Opposing Team 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter Final score Result Portugal 7-1 14-2 18-2 26-3 Win Czech Republic 3-4 4-4 8-6 8-8 Draw France 2-2 6-4 8-7 13-12 Loss Switzerland 5-0 9-0 20-0 30-0 Win
The Great Britain U-17 Women's Team Qualified for the 2015 European Games.
Baku 2015 European Games Results
In the 2015 European Games, the GB U-17 women's team came 11th, beating Israel twice and narrowly losing to Germany.
Roster The following is the Great Britain U-17 women's water polo roster of the 2015 European Games.
Hat Number Name Position Height Handedness Club 1 Hayley Price Goalkeeper R Tyldesley Swimming and Water Polo Club2 Lucy Shaw Driver R Liverpool Water Polo Club3 Bethany Ward Driver R Devonport Royal Swimming Association4 Lara Partridge Centre-back R Mid Sussex Marlins5 Grace Rowland Driver R Liverpool Water Polo Club6 Fleur Kennedy Centre-forward R Warley Wasps7 Hannah Edwards Driver L Menziehill Whitehall Swimming and Water Polo Club8 Mhairi Nurthen Driver R London Otter Swimming and Water Polo Club9 Izzy Dean (Captain) Driver R London Otter Swimming and Water Polo Club10 Kathy Rodgers Centre-back R London Otter Swimming and Water Polo Club11 Verity McCoy (Vice-captain) Centre-back R City of Liverpool12 Dani Brazier Centre-forward R Chelmsford Swimming Club13 Sophie Jackson Goalkeeper R Leeds Water Polo Club
Head Coach: Nick Buller.http://www.otterwaterpolo.com/content/gb-u-17-girls-qualify-baku-2015-european-games Assistant Coach: Ant McGuinness. Team Manager: Sue Webb. Team Doctor: Adrian Lim. Team Physio: Victoria O'Donnell.
Video Highlights Long-range goal by Lucy Shaw against Israel
GB U-17 Men's Team
Results
2015 European Games Qualifying Tournament Results
Source:
Opposing Team 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter Final score Result Germany 7-19 Loss Latvia 16-0 30-0 41-0 53-0 Win Switzerland 2-0 3-0 7-1 12-1 Win Malta 3-2 4-5 5-7 6-7 Loss
The Great Britain U-17 Men's Team did not qualify for the 2015 European Games. It is noted that this was the Great Britain U-17 men's team's first international competition as a team.
References
External links GB Girls set for Baku 2015 Official GB U17 Baku 2015 Media Pack