18&U Female
The 18&U Female high performance program forms an important part of the Water Polo Australia high performance pathway, designed to prepare athletes for Australian representative opportunities. The program is designed to educate aspiring athletes about all aspects of water polo, both in and out of the pool.
Water Polo Australia’s high performance programs play a crucial role in ensuring future success of our national teams. The 18&U program also starts to prepare athletes aspiring to make the transition from the junior representative teams into the the Aussie Stingers ranks (senior teams).
Athletes in this program were led by Sydney 2000 Olympic gold medalist Taryn Woods.
2023 18&U Female squad
Jade Arnold (Nordek, ACT)
Jessica Bihler (Melville, WA)
Milly Bradley (Henley Sharks, SA)
Phoebe Cervetto (All Hallows', QLD)
Georgia Chapman (UTS Balmain Tigers, NSW)
Annabel Cowan (Mermaids, QLD)
Bridget Cranley (UWA, WA)
Tayla Dawkins (Henley Sharks, SA)
Louisa Downes (Mermaids, QLD)
Lily Dunn (UTS Balmain Tigers, NSW)
Molly Dyer (Mermaids, QLD)
Georgia Ellison (Gungahlin Dragons, ACT)
Ava Forrest (Melville, WA)
Ella Fraser (ACU Cronulla Sharks, NSW)
Phoebe Fredericks (Mermaids, QLD)
Mia Freeman (Mermaids, QLD)
Samantha Hardingham (Sydney University, NSW)
Meg Hofstee (Mermaids, QLD)
Tilly Hughes (North Brisbane Polo Bears, QLD)
Chelsea Isaac (UNSW Wests, NSW)
Chelsea Johnson (Mermaids, QLD)
Nancy Lee (UNSW Wests, NSW)
Lucy Levenberg-Penklis (Sydney University, NSW)
Stela Lovrinovic-Kaic (Drummoyne Devils, NSW)
Claire McCulloch (Mermaids, QLD)
Phoebe McGuire (Mermaids, QLD)
Olivia Muir (Mermaids, QLD)
Isla Mulligan (Triton, WA)
Ebony Nash (Sydney University, NSW)
Amber Olney (Triton, WA)
Sienna Owen (Mermaids, QLD)
Anneliese Pamp (Sydney Northern Beaches, NSW)
Poppy Phillips (Richmond, VIC)
Emma Pittman (Triton, WA)
Eliza Plouffe (Adelaide Tritons, SA)
Jemma Potts (Richmond, VIC)
Horatia Schlect (North Brisbane Polo Bears, QLD)
Isabel Scott (Melville, WA)
Layla Smith (UTS Balmain Tigers, NSW)
Taafili Taoso (Mermaids, QLD)
Zoe Thomas (UTS Balmain Tigers, NSW)
Matilda Waugh (Sydney University, NSW)