Claire Wright (water polo)

Claire Wright (b. 2 February 1994) is a Canadian water polo player.[1] She plays for the Canadian national women's water polo team, and also played collegiately at Loyola Marymount University.[2]

Claire Wright
Personal information
National teamCanada women's waterpolo team
Born2 February 1994
Oshawa, Ontario
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)

Career highlights

Youth competitor
Event Rank
2011 Youth Pan American Championships Gold
2011 Junior Pan American Games Gold
2012 Junior Pan American Championships Silver
2012 FINA Youth World Championships 5th
2013 Junior Pan American Games Gold
2013 FISU World University Games 4th
2013 FINA Junior World Championships 9th

Senior competitor
Event Rank
2014 FINA World League 6th
2015 Pan American Games Silver
2017 FINA World League Silver
2019 FINA World Championships 9th
2021 FINA World League 4th

2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics

One of 371 Canadian athletes competing, Wright made her Olympic debut at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where Team Canada finished in 7th place.[3]

Personal life

Wright started playing water polo at age 16. She graduated from Loyola Marymount University in 2018 with a degree in Health and Human Sciences.

Her younger sister Emma also plays for Team Canada.[4] Her uncle Jeff Beukeboom played in the NHL for the New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers.

References
  1. "Claire WRIGHT | Results | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  2. "Claire WRIGHT". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  3. "Claire Wright". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  4. "Wright sisters soaking up all the water polo they can in lead-up to Tokyo Olympics". The Toronto Star. 2021-07-13. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
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