| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| National team | Canada women's national team |
| Born | May 3, 1999 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
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]
Career highlights
Youth competitor
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]
As a youth competitor, Bakoc won silver at the 2015 Pan American Championship, bronze at the 2017 FINA Intercontinental Tournament, gold at the 2016 Pan American Championship and competed for Canada at the 2019 World University Games and at the 2019 FINA Junior World Championships.[4]
Senior competitor
Bakoc was part of the Ethnikos Piraeus side that won the 2021–22 Women's LEN Trophy.[5] She represented Canada at the 2022 and 2023 World Aquatics Championship.
Personal life
Bakoc's father Dragan Bakoč is involved in professional soccer as the president of Serbian White Eagles FC and the Canadian Soccer League.[6]
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Verica Bakoc - Women's Water Polo - USC Athletics". USC Trojans. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ↑ "Ethnikos win the LEN Trophy". Total Waterpolo. 2022-03-30. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
- ↑ "An Olympian in the making has CSL connections - FC Continentals". continentalsfc.com. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.