Claire Wright (b. February 2, 1994) is a Canadian

water polo Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...

player. She plays for the Canadian national women's water polo team, and also played collegiately at

Loyola Marymount University Loyola Marymount University (LMU) is a private Jesuit and Marymount research university in Los Angeles, California. It is located on the west side of the city near Playa Vista. LMU is the parent school to Loyola Law School, which is located ...

Career highlights

Youth competitor

Senior competitor

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.

Personal life

Wright started playing water polo at age 16. She graduated from

in 2018 with a degree in Health and Human Sciences. Her younger sister Emma also plays for Team Canada. Her uncle Jeff Beukeboom played in the NHL for the New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers.

References

Olympic water polo players for Canada Canadian female water polo players 1994 births Sportspeople from Ontario Living people Water polo players at the 2020 Summer Olympics {{Canada-waterpolo-bio-stub