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Great Britain men's national water polo team

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Great Britain
FINA codeGBR
AssociationBritish Swimming
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coachRomania Cristian Iordache
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Highest12 (2012)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances11 (first in 1900)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1900, 1908, 1912, 1920)
World Championship
Appearances1 (first in 1973)
Best result15th place (1973)
Media
Websitebritishswimming.org

The Great Britain men's national water polo team is the representative for Great Britain in international men's water polo. The team has participated in eleven tournaments at the Summer Olympics, being the dominant team in the sport in the early twentieth century, with four Olympic titles. The only major competition they have ever qualified for was the first world championships in 1973. They qualified for the London 2012 Olympics by virtue of their representing the host country.

Results

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Olympic Games

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  • 19001st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal[1]
  • 19081st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 19121st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 19201st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 1924 — 1st round (8th place)
  • 1928 — 4th place
  • 1936 — 8th place
  • 1948 — First round (13th place)
  • 1952 — Second round (12th place)
  • 1956 — 7th place
  • 2012 — 12th place

World Championship

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Current roster

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The following is the British roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]

Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth 2012 club
1 Edward Scott GK 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 28 May 1988 Spain CE Mediterrani
2 Ciaran James D 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 5 July 1991 Germany SV Cannstatt
3 Glen Robinson D 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 26 January 1989 Germany SV Wurzburg 05
4 Sean King D 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 3 May 1989 Germany SV Weiden
5 Craig Figes D 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 14 August 1978 Italy Pescara
6 Jack Waller CF 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 6 October 1989 Spain CN Sant Andreu
7 Alexander Parsonage D 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 30 April 1985 Netherlands UZSC
8 Jake Vincent CB 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 24 June 1989 Germany SV Bayer Uerdingen
9 Robert Parker CB 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 4 December 1987 Spain CN Terrassa
10 Adam Scholefield CF 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 24 May 1985 Hungary PVSK
11 Sean Ryder D 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 18 June 1987 Germany SV Weiden
12 Joseph O’Regan CB 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 22 June 1991 Hungary PVSK
13 Matthew Holland GK 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 22 June 1989 France Aix-en-Provence
Head coach: Cristian Iordache
    • Harry Fitton of SV Bayer Uerdingen withdrew from the squad on game day 1 due to shoulder injury**

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Great Britain team roster". london2012.com. 20 July 2012.