After a crazy summer for Spanish water polo, The main challenges are the Budapest World Cup (June 17 to July 4) and the Split European Championship (August 29 to September 11)., the women’s team returns to international competition in search of another podium. This Tuesday to Sunday, the Super Final of the World League will take place in Tenerife, hosting the best European, American and Oceanic teams over five non-stop and exciting days. “We are the best women’s team in the last ten years,” said RFEN president Fernando Carpena.
The national team will debut this Wednesday against New Zealand at Club Náutico de Tenerife at 2:45 p.m. A city already overturned with a phase of competition in the spring. On Thursday and Friday, meanwhile, Miki Ocas will face Hungary and Australia. The top two ranked teams will go directly to the semi-finals. USA, Holland, Italy and Canada They are the teams looking to finish top two in the group. First, three Olympic champions and the reigning world champions, the top seed.
The previous week had been concentrated in the CAR of Sant Cugat preparing for the Spain tournament. After finishing fifth at the World Cup and winning a third European gold in Split, the internationals had two weeks off before returning to training and domestic competition. The Spanish Super Cup won by Mataro and the start of the league marked this first month. OCA has invited the following players: Laura Ester, Judith Forca, Micah Garcia, Irene Gonzalez, Paula Leiton, Bea Ortiz, Nona Perez and Elena Ruiz (CN Sabadell), Phil Pena and Paula Camus (CN Terraza), Annie Esper and Cristina Nogue (CN Matero) and and Maria Palacio (CN Sant Andreu).
María Palacio is a novelty and replaces Paula Prats for last August’s European call-up. Two years on from the Paris Games, the Oca team, which will undergo a major overhaul after the Tokyo Games, hopes to continue to be on the international stage. “We have to go step by step, the next competitive challenge for us is now the Super Final”, says Mica Garcia.
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