T&T's Under-17 boys ended in fourth spot at the 2011 UANA Junior Pan American Championship in San Juan, Puerto Rico, after losing to Colombia 8–1 in the bronze medal match on Friday night. This was achieved with team captain Daniel Tardieu who also missed Thursday's semifinal loss to Brazil 5–13. It was the second loss against the Colombians in the tournament for T&T after a 10–6 beating in their round-robin clash. The T&T team, which returned home last night along with the girls team, had already qualified for the Junior World Water Polo Championships to be held in Perth, Australia in 2012, after earning themselves a semifinal spot in the tournament.
In the seven-team round-robin series, T&T ended with a 3–3 record after beating last year's winners' Canada (8–6), South American semifinalists Peru (10–6), and reigning Central American and Caribbean Nations champions, Puerto Rico (5–4). The defeats came against Brazil (5–17), Colombia and USA (5–7). The locals girls' team failed to reach the semifinal after consecutive losses to Puerto Rico (8–14), USA (0–22), Canada (0–27) and Brazil (4–22).
