HONOLULU — Four members of the University of Hawai'i women's water polo program are slated to compete for their countries at the World Aquatics Championship in Singapore.
Ema Vernoux and
Camille Radosavljevic were named to France's roster for the world championship and
Agatha Weston and
Gabrielle Doyle will play for New Zealand.
The women's water polo competition begins on July 10 and runs through July 23. New Zealand will compete in Group A with Australia, Italy and host Singapore. France will be in Group D with Spain, Great Britain and South Africa.
Vernoux and Radosavljevic will again compete for France after representing their home country at the Paris Olympics last summer. Vernoux made history by scoring France's first goal in the nation's Olympic debut, then began her collegiate career by leading the Rainbow Wahine with 78 goals on her way to earning Big West Freshman of the Year and ACWPC honorable mention All-America honors.
Radosavljevic was a starter for much of her junior season and contributed 17 goals, 13 assists, 19 steals and 14 field blocks. Along with playing in the Olympics, she also competed for France in the last two World Aquatics Championships in 2023 in Fukuoka, Japan and 2024 in Doha, Qatar.
Doyle also played in last year's world championship in Doha before earning a place on the Big West All-Freshman team in her first season at UH. She posted 15 goals and 10 assists and finished second among UH's field players with 34 steals.
Weston was a member of the Big West All-Freshman team in 2024 after posting 19 goals, 14 assists and 29 steals. She redshirted this past season while recovering from an injury.
Doyle and Weston will be joined on New Zealand's roster by former 'Bows Bridget Layburn and Elizabeth Gault.
The schedule and results for the world championship can be found at worldaquatics.com.
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