Heather Bansley

Heather starred for the University of Toronto Blues and was a two-time all-Canadian during her time at U of T (2005-10). The English and linguistics graduate ranked first on the OUA and U SPORTS leader board in points, kills and serving aces per set and led the Blues to the provincial title and berth to the U SPORTS national championship in 2009-10.Bansley represented Canada at the 2007 under-21 world beach championships and the 2008 FISU world beach championships. She has spent 13 years on the Canadian national beach team and has competed in over 100 international events, reaching the podium 20 times in FIVB and NORCECA events, including five first-place finishes. Bansley has been a dominant player on the FIVB beach volleyball world tour, winning the world's best defender honours three times (2018, 2016, 2015). In 2018, she and her partner Brandie Wilkerson were ranked the No. 1 team in the world.  Heather is best known as a Two-Time Olympian representing Canada in 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo finishing 5th in both games.  After the 2021 season, she retired from Professional Beach and is heavily still involved in volleyball.  An assistant Coach with the U of T Women’s team and the head coach of Volleyball Canada's Next Gen Beach program.