Nic Porter
FAST FACTS
Name | Nicholas Porter |
Date of birth | June 23, 1998 |
Place of birth | Sydney, Australia |
Height | 201cm |
Preferred position | Goalkeeper |
Australian Water Polo League Club | Queensland Thunder |
International club | CN Atletic-Barceloneta and USC Trojans |
Aussie Sharks debut | 2018 |
International Caps | 58 |
Handedness | Right handed |
Social profiles | @picnorter |
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- 2024 Paris Olympics, eighth place
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2022 Peter J Cutino Award Finalist
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4x ACWPC All-American
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2018 Australian Waterpolo League All Star Team
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2018 NCAA Men's Water Polo Champion
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2018 BENU Cup silver medalist
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2018 FINA World League Finals sixth place
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2018 FINA World League Intercontinental Cup silver medalist
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2017 FINA Junior World Championships eleventh place
ATHLETE BIO
Nic Porter returns to the Aussie Sharks squad after spending the past few seasons playing college water polo in the USA with USC Trojans.
In 2022, Porter returned home to Australia where he played for the Queensland Thunder in the Australian Waterpolo League.
Porter was part of the Aussie Sharks squad that won silver at the FINA World League Intercontinental Cup in Peru. He will make his World Championships debut for the Aussie Sharks at the Budapest 2022 FINA World Championships.
As part of this training opportunity, Porter worked with Olympian and Croatian goalkeeper Marko Bijac, named best goalkeeper in the world at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
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