The South Africa women's national water polo team represents the

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in international

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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 ...

competitions and friendly matches.

Results

Olympic Games

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

– 10th place *

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

– ''Withdrew''

World Championship

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

– 16th place *

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

– 15th place *

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

– 15th place *

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

– 16th place *

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

– 16th place *

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

– 14th place *

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

– 13th place *

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

– 12th place *

– 14th place

World Cup

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

– 7th place *

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

– 8th place

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 World Championships. Head coach: Nicola Barrett *1

Meghan Maartens Meghan Maartens is a South African water polo player, who is a member of the South Africa women's national water polo team. She was part of the team in the Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, women's water polo tournam ...

*2 Amber Penney *3 Annie Thornton-Dibb *4 Boati Motau *5

Megan Sileno Megan Sileno (born May 1, 1989) is a South African water polo player, and coach. She is a member of the South Africa women's national water polo team. She was part of the team in the women's water polo tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics ...

*6 Amica Hallendorff *7 Shakira January *8 Esihle Zondo *9 Ruby Versfeld *10 Nicola Macleod *11 Chloe Meecham *12 Kelsey White *13 Daniela Passoni *14 Tumaini Macdonell *15 Yanah Geber

Under-20 team

South Africa lastly competed at the 2021 FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships.Russia after fourth title at FINA World Women's Junior Water Polo Championship
Owen Lloyd (

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), 9 October 2021. Accessed 7 November 2021.

References

External links

* Women's national water polo teams W {{National-waterpolo-team-stub