BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — Indiana University alumna Jessica Gaudreault is among a group of 40 athletes selected to Water Polo Canada’s Senior National Team Talent Pool (SNTTP) for the 2020-2021 season.
“For the first time in many years, WPC is publishing its Senior National Team Talent Pool marking a key shift to further integrate transparency and integrity to the selection process. Although the pandemic impacted the majority of 2020, we are hopeful that 2021 will bring opportunities to our programs. I’d like to be the first to congratulate the selected athletes to their respective talent pools,” explained Justin Oliveira, Water Polo Canada’s High Performance Director.
The SNTTP consists of the athletes eligible to represent Canada, demonstrating the potential to earn a position on Water Polo Canada’s Senior National Team for activities within the 2020-2021 season. Changes to the athlete pool may be made at the discretion of the head coach of the women’s team.
A Silver Medalist at the 2019 Pan Am Games and a 2018 graduate of Indiana, Gaudreault was a three-time Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) All-Conference First Team selection (2013, 2014, 2018) and a 2018 Association of Collegiate Water Polo Conference (ACWPC) Honorable Mention All-America pick. She concluded her tenure at Indiana in 2018 with 975 saves, 97 steals, 35 assists and 777 goals against in 117 games (3,484 minutes).
During her previous international appearances for Canada, she earned a pair of gold medals at the Junior Pan American Championships in 2008 and 2010 as well as back-to-back ninth place finishes at the 2011 and 2013 FINA World Junior Championships. In 2012 she helped Canada to a fifth place finish at the inaugural FINA World Youth Championships. As a senior competitor, Gaudreault was named Most Valuable Goaltender at the 2015 UANA Cup, confirming Canada’s qualification for the FINA World Championships.
She was part of the team that captured silver at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto. In 2017, she helped Canada win silver at the FINA World League Super Final and was named Most Valuable Goaltender of the tournament.
During her time between the pipes for Canada, she has helped her homeland finish among the Top Eight at the FINA World League (2014 – sixth; 2017 – second; 2018 – fourth; 2019 – seventh) and claim a pair of FINA Junior World Championship ninth place marks (2011, 2013). In addition, Gaudreault aided Canada in taking 11th (2015) and fourth (2017) place at the FINA World Championships.
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