Great Britain men's national water polo team

Great Britain
FINA code	GBR
Association	British Swimming
Confederation	LEN (Europe)
Head coach	Cristian Iordache
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Highest	12 (2012)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances	11 (first in 1900 )
Best result	(1900, 1908, 1912, 1920)
World Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 1973 )
Best result	15th place (1973)
Media
Website	britishswimming.org

Last updated July 05, 2024

The Great Britain men's national water polo team is the representative for Great Britain in international men's water polo. The team has participated in eleven tournaments at the Summer Olympics, being the dominant team in the sport in the early twentieth century, with four Olympic titles. The only major competition they have ever qualified for was the first world championships in 1973. They qualified for the London 2012 Olympics by virtue of their representing the host country.

Results

Olympic Games

1900 — Gold medal^[1]
1908 — Gold medal
1912 — Gold medal
1920 — Gold medal
1924 — 1st round (8th place)
1928 — 4th place
1936 — 8th place
1948 — First round (13th place)
1952 — Second round (12th place)
1956 — 7th place
2012 — 12th place

World Championship

1973 — 15th place^[1]

Current roster

The following is the British roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[2]

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	2012 club
1	Edward Scott	GK	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	28 May 1988	CE Mediterrani
2	Ciaran James	D	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	5 July 1991	SV Cannstatt
3	Glen Robinson	D	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	26 January 1989	SV Wurzburg 05
4	Sean King	D	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	3 May 1989	SV Weiden
5	Craig Figes	D	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	14 August 1978	Pescara
6	Jack Waller	CF	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	6 October 1989	CN Sant Andreu
7	Alexander Parsonage	D	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	30 April 1985	UZSC
8	Jake Vincent	CB	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	24 June 1989	SV Bayer Uerdingen
9	Robert Parker	CB	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	4 December 1987	CN Terrassa
10	Adam Scholefield	CF	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	99 kg (218 lb)	24 May 1985	PVSK
11	Sean Ryder	D	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	18 June 1987	SV Weiden
12	Joseph O’Regan	CB	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	104 kg (229 lb)	22 June 1991	PVSK
13	Matthew Holland	GK	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	96 kg (212 lb)	22 June 1989	Aix-en-Provence

Head coach: Cristian Iordache

- Harry Fitton of SV Bayer Uerdingen withdrew from the squad on game day 1 due to shoulder injury**

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References

1 2 "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
↑ "Great Britain team roster". london2012.com. 20 July 2012.

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[HistoFINA_PDF-1] 1 2 "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

[2] "Great Britain team roster". london2012.com. 20 July 2012.

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