Clara Vulpisi

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Clara Vulpisi
Personal information
Born (1998-07-15) July 15, 1998 (age 27)
Craiova, Romania
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Sport Water polo
ClubClub Aquatique Water-polo Montréal
Medal record
Women's water polo
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Santiago Team

Clara Vulpisi (born July 15, 1998 in Craiova, Romania) is a Canadian water polo player from Montreal. [1] She is a member of the Canada women's national water polo team. She will participate in the 2020 Summer Olympics. [2]

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Career

She participated at the 2017 FINA Women's Water Polo World League, 2018 FINA Women's Water Polo World League, [3] and 2017 Universiade.

She played for Mariano Marcos State University, [4] and University of the Pacific. [5] [6]

In June 2021, Vulpisi was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team as an alternate. [7] [8] [9]

Coaching

She was hired by the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos to serve as their women's water polo goalkeeping coach in August 2024. [10]

References

  1. "Water Polo Canada - Canadian Water Polo Association Inc". www.waterpolo.ca. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  2. "Clara Vulpisi". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  3. "Clara VULPISI | Results | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  4. "Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade (Water Polo) Athlete Profile : VULPISI Clara". res-taipei.fisu.net. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  5. "Clara Vulpisi - 2021 - Women's Water Polo". University of the Pacific. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  6. "Tokyo bound: six Tigers headed to Olympics in water polo". www.pacific.edu. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  7. "Canada's Tokyo 2020 water polo team announced". waterpolo.ca. Water Polo Canada. June 28, 2021. Archived from the original on June 29, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  8. Nichols, Paula (June 28, 2021). "Canadian water polo team ready to make waves at Tokyo 2020". www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  9. Butler, Signa (June 28, 2021). "Canadian Olympic women's water polo team announced for Tokyo". www.cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  10. "Women's Water Polo Hires Two-Time Olympian Clara Vulpisi as Goalkeeping Coach". ucsbgauchos.com. August 12, 2024. Retrieved August 14, 2024.