water polo

My name is Vanessa McNabb, and I play for the High-Performance club Fraser Valley Water Polo (FVWP), located in Vancouver, British Columbia. My Team Fraser Valley, won Gold for Women's U17 Nationals for the 2021/22 season. I was named National MVP for U17 and am also the leading goal scorer in Canada.

In November 2021, I was asked to join the talent pool for Canada's Senior Women's National Team with Water Polo Canada.  Subsequently, I was named for centralization for the Canadian Women's Youth National Team competing this summer and also as an alternate for Canada's Junior Pan American Team.

I am currently in 12th grade at Pacific Academy Christian School. Since I was ten years old, I have played water polo and participated in competitive swimming since I was seven. I play as a Center Forward and a Utility Player for my U17 & my U19 teams. I play seasonally in the High Performance, National Championship League (NCL) with Water Polo Canada. 

Each summer for the past four years, I have participated in the USA Water Polo Junior Olympics. This year (2021), I played with Gold Coast in the Gold Divison, where we won Gold. I had a scoring average of 5 goals every game with 33 goals in 5 games with a shooting average of 87%. Ever since I was young, I have had a passion for being in the water. I want to go to University for water polo and, hopefully, one day make a professional career out of it. I consider myself a physically and mentally tough player, which I take pride in. I am very coachable, a team player and love every aspect of the game.

My strengths are my high water polo IQ and coach-ability.  I'm a team player, strive to be a leader and do so by setting an example for my teammates. I am excited about this next step in college athletics and look forward to finding a program and school where I can excel in and out of the pool.

I look forward to the next stage of my career playing University Water Polo. 

ATHLETIC HISTORY

Club Season History

•  2022 Quebec Provincial Elite Team
  (U19) Played for Team Quebec this summer prior to the Youth National Centralization camp. Our team won Silver.
   
•  2022 Fraser Valley Water Polo (BC)
  (High Performance ) Number 1 Scorer in Canada (U17), Team Captain, Canadian National MVP 2021/22

Stats: Games 21, Goals Scored 74 Schedule

•  2021 Gold Coast Water Polo Club
  (U16 High performance ) Junior Olympics- 1st place, Gold division
  Stats: Games 5, Goals Scored 33, Steals 7, Blocks 2, Assists 9, Earned Ejections 3, Shot Percentage 86.8%, Shots on Goal 38

•  2020 Fraser Valley Water Polo
  (U16 & U19 High performance) NCL Champions
   

•  2019 Pride Water Polo Academy
  (U14 High Performance ) 1st Place - Junior Olympics Gold Division
   
•  2018 Santa Barbara Water Polo (CA)
  (U19 High performance)
   

Press Links:

Vanessa McNabb Named Canada's U17 MVP and Leading Scorer in Canada - Fraser Valley Women's Gold Medal Winners at 2022 U17 National Finals
In terms of individual honours, the women's MVP was Vanessa McNabb of the Fraser Valley Club......

Fraser Valley Woman's MVP & Leading Scorer
Vanessa McNabb, our 17U Girls captain, being awarded by Water Polo Canada MVP for most valuable player at 17U Nationals. Three of our 17U Girls - Isabella Mady, Mackenzie Clark and Vanessa McNabb - earned a place on the Women’s Youth National Team. 

WATER POLO CANADA
The game was even closer than the Torpedoes/Warriors game as no team had more than a one goal lead throughout the game. Sarah Feng and Vanessa McNabb combined for 7 goals in the game to help Fraser Valley win 10-9. With the win, Fraser Valley has a little...

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