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- ↑ "Water Polo Canada - Canadian Water Polo Association Inc". wpc.stageserver.ca. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ↑ "Emma Wright". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
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- ↑ "Emma Wright". Olympics.com. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ↑ "Wright sisters soaking up all the water polo they can in lead-up to Tokyo Olympics". The Toronto Star. July 13, 2021. ISSN 0319-0781 . Retrieved December 11, 2021.
