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Laguna Beach's Water Polo Sisters Return To Play: How To Watch

Mackenzie Fischer is a defender on the team, while her sister Aria Fischer plays center on the squad. Here's how to watch the 3 game series.

Fischer of the USA celebrates a goal with with team mates during the Water Polo semi final match between the USA and Hungary at Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 17, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Fischer of the USA celebrates a goal with with team mates during the Water Polo semi final match between the USA and Hungary at Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 17, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ((Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images))

LAGUNA BEACH, CA —Laguna Beach locals Mackenzie and Aria Fischer are heading back to the pool in their first competitive game in 453 days. The sisters join the U.S. women's water polo team as they face Canada in Commerce to begin a three-game series.

Along with the Fischers, Monday night's roster for the 6 p.m. game at the Brenda Villa Aquatic Center includes eight members from the 2016 Olympic gold medal-winning team:

Mackenzie Fischer is a defender on the team, while her sister Aria Fischer plays center on the squad. Also returning are attackers Rachel Fattal (Seal Beach), Kaleigh Gilchrist (Newport Beach), Maddie Musselman (Newport Beach) and Maggie Steffens; defender Melissa Seidemann (Walnut Creek); and goalkeeper Ashleigh Johnson (Miami).

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The U.S. won gold medals at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics and finished first at each of the last three FINA World Championships held every other year.

The U.S. and Canada have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics -- the U.S. by being the 2019 FINA World League champion and Canada as the 2019 Pan American Games silver medalist.

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The teams will also play at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos and 6 p.m. Friday at Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta.

In compliance with local health guidelines and venue capacity limitations, they are not selling tickets for these games. The only spectators permitted will be the family and friends of the players.

All three games will be streamed on Joymo.tv

USA vs Canada:

May 17 - Commerce, CA 6pm pt - Watch LIVE - LIVE Stats

May 19 - Los Alamitos, CA 2pm pt - Watch LIVE - LIVE Stats

May 21 - Goleta, CA 6pm pt - Watch LIVE - LIVE stats

The games will last for the U.S. before the 13-player Olympic roster is announced on June 3.

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