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 Ord Minnett Aussie Stingers ranks (senior teams).
2025 18&U Female squad
Abigail Oates (Sydney University, NSW)
Ali McCarthy (Polo Bears, QLD)
Alisa Collett (Nordek, ACT)
Amelie Hoefel (Mermaids, QLD)
Amy Somboli (Balmain, NSW)
Annabel Lynch (Sydney University, NSW)
Annabelle Waugh (Balmain, NSW)
Bless Daly (Polo Bears, QLD)
Caroline Healy (Melbourne Collegians, VIC)
Carolyn Townsend (Sandy Bay, TAS)
Chelsea Frost (Henley Sharks, SA)
Christina DiGiamenico (Drummoyne, NSW)
Claudia Booth (Polo Bears, QLD)
Dasha Osadchuk (Mermaids, QLD)
Ellie Sefton (UQ, QLD)
Elyanna Astone (Mermaids, QLD)
Emma Williams (Polo Bears, QLD)
Emmersen McEwan (Polo Bears, QLD)
Indiana Smith (Balmain, NSW)
Isabelle O’Connor (Polo Bears, QLD)
Kate Duffy (Drummoyne, NSW)
Keira Rippon (Sydney University, NSW)
Kiera Mironova (Sydney University, NSW)
Lilly Wirth (Cronulla, NSW)
Lucy Burchard (Richmond, VIC)
Lucy Stuart (Mermaids, QLD)
Minty Welsh (UNSW, NSW)
Poppy Rawlings (Melville, WA)
Sara Connors (UQ, QLD)
Saskia Dunn (Balmain, NSW)
Sienna Walker (Melville, WA)
Sofia Brodie (Mermaids, QLD)
Sophia Cooper (Sydney Northern Beaches, NSW)
Sophie Pethers (Balmain, NSW)
Willow Spero (Polo Bears, QLD)
Zara Cooke (Sydney Northern Beaches, NSW)