Verica Bakoc (pronounced [ʋêritsa bǎkotʃ]; born May 3, 1999) is a Canadian water polo player who plays for Mediterrani and for the Canada women's national team.[1]
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| Born |
May 3, 1999 Toronto, Ontario | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Field player | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Mediterrani | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| College(s) | USC Trojans | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
College and club career edit
Bakoc was part of the USC Trojans side that finished first in the 2018 NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship,[2] second in 2019 and first in 2021.[3]
She was also part of the Ethnikos Piraeus side that won the 2021–22 Women's LEN Trophy.[4]
International career edit
Bakoc represented Canada at the youth and junior level at the FINA Youth World Championships in 2016 where she won bronze and at the 2019 Universiade and 2019 FINA Junior World Championships.[5]
She represented the Canada senior side at the 2017 FINA Intercontinental Tournament, the 2022 FINA Water Polo World League and at the World Aquatics Championships in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Bakoc also won silver at the 2023 Pan American Games.
Personal life edit
Bakoc's father Dragan is involved in professional soccer as the president of Serbian White Eagles FC and the Canadian Soccer League.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Mediterrani: Two Canadians Bakoc and Crevier to sign for Spaniards". Total Waterpolo. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "USC women's water polo wins fifth national title, 5-4 over Stanford". NCAA. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "USC Defeats UCLA 18-9 To Win 2021 NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship". USA Water Polo. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "Ethnikos win the LEN Trophy". Total Waterpolo. 2022-03-30. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
- ^ "Verica Bakoc - Women's Water Polo - USC Athletics". USC Trojans. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "An Olympian in the making has CSL connections - FC Continentals". continentalsfc.com. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.