Kelly McKee

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Kelly McKee
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1992-06-16) 16 June 1992 (age 30)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Sport
SportWater polo
College team Hawaii Rainbow Wahine [1]
California Golden Bears [2]
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Lima Team

Kelly McKee (born June 16, 1992) is a Canadian water polo player who is a member of the Canada women's national water polo team. [3]

Career

McKee was part of Canada's silver medal winning team at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima. This qualified the team for the 2020 Summer Olympics. [3]

In June 2021, Walker was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team. [4] [5] [6]

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References

  1. "Kelly McKee - Women's Water Polo". University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics.
  2. "Kelly McKee - Women's Water Polo". University of California Golden Bears Athletics.
  3. 1 2 "Kristina Walker". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  4. "Canada's Tokyo 2020 water polo team announced". waterpolo.ca. Water Polo Canada. 28 June 2021. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  5. Nichols, Paula (28 June 2021). "Canadian water polo team ready to make waves at Tokyo 2020". www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  6. Butler, Signa (28 June 2021). "Canadian Olympic women's water polo team announced for Tokyo". www.cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Retrieved 28 June 2021.