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Lachlan Edwards

FAST FACTS

Name Lachlan Edwards
Date of birth February 6, 1995
Place of birth Melbourne, VIC
Height 196cm
Preferred position Centre forward
OVO Australia Water Polo League Club Drummoyne Devils
International club University of Southern California (USC) Trojans, USA
Aussie Sharks debut  
International Caps 104
Handedness Right handed
Social profiles   @lachy_edwards

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2024 Paris Olympics, eighth place
  • 2024 Australian Waterpolo League champions
  • 2019 FINA World League Super Final bronze medalist

  • 2018 FINA World Cup silver medalist

  • 2018 BENU Cup silver medalist

  • 2017 FINA World Championships seventh place

  • 2013 Australian National Water Polo League Champion

  • 2012 FINA World Youth Championships seventh place

  • 2013 FINA World Junior Championships eighth place

ATHLETE BIO

Lachlan Edwards is a powerful centre forward possessing a strong stroke which assists him to score crucial goals for his team. He is also physically tough and fiercely passionate about water polo.

Arriving to his American College team in 2014 as a 21 year old, he was offered a spot on the University of Southern California roster due to his toughness and force.

Edwards was part of the Aussie Sharks team which achieved seventh place at the 2017 FINA World Championships in Hungary, the best finish by an Australian men’s side since 2003.


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