Marina Radu is a female water polo

Water polo

Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...

 player from Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. She was a member of the Canada women's national water polo team

Canada women's national water polo team

The Canada women's national water polo team represents Canada in international women's water polo competitions and friendly matches. In 1981 the team claimed its first international prize, winning the FINA Water Polo World Cup.-Olympic Games:...

, that claimed the silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games

2007 Pan American Games

The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to July 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Committees competed in 332 events in 34 sports and in...

 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Playing as a 2m guard Radu was named the most valuable player at the 2006 senior national championship where her team (DDO) won gold. She was an alternate for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. Radu studied creative arts

Creative Arts

Creative arts is the term used to describe different types of art. Specifically, to introduce fine art ideas, techniques, skills and media. It is generally used as an umbrella for Dramaturgy, Music , Graphic Arts/Cartooning, Performing Arts, Film and Publishing, Galleries and Museums and the Visual...

 at John Abbott College

John Abbott College

John Abbott College is an English-language general and professional educational college located in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada, near the western tip of the Island of Montreal. The enabling legislation is the General and Vocational Colleges Act -History:The college was accredited in...

 in Montréal. Her mother, Sabina Radu, was on the Canadian national swimming team.