16&U WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AND NZ TOUR TEAMS ANNOUNCED

Published Sat 04 May 2024

Water Polo Australia is excited to announce the teams for the World Aquatics Women’s U16 Water Polo Championships and the New Zealand tour.

The World Aquatics Women’s U16 Water Polo Championships will be held in Manisa, Turkey from June 28 - July 4 2024.

A second team of athletes has been selected to take part in a tour to New Zealand, guided by coaches Kristina Sherer and four-time Olympian Bron Knox.

16&U Girls Head Coach Georgina Kovacs-Muller said: “It has been an absolute pleasure to work with this group of athletes.

“Thank you to the parents, Daily Training Environment coaches and support networks for helping us to develop this age group.

“The selection process was exciting and hard at the same time, the age group is strong across the board.

“This is a very young age to have a World Championships, and for most of the athletes it will be their first international event. It is an exciting journey that all of these athletes are about to embark on, and we hope that by providing these opportunities, they'll cherish and maximise learnings for the future.

“It was great to see that many athletes that started in this age group two years ago, went on to represent Australia again, selected in the 18&U World Championships and New Zealand Tours earlier this week.

“Congratulations to all the athletes selected, I know that they will represent Australia with pride both in and out of the pool,” she said.

Water Polo Australia would like to congratulate the following athletes on their selection.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM

Claudia Booth (UQ, QLD)

Sara Connors (UQ, QLD)

Zara Cooke (SNB Breakers, NSW)

Caroline Healy (Melbourne Collegians, VIC)

Amelie Hoefel (Mermaids, QLD)

Georgia Joosep (Mermaids, QLD)

Ali McCarthy (Polo Bears, QLD)

Emmersen McEwan (Polo Bears, QLD)

Kiera Mironova (Sydney Uni, NSW)