AUSTRALIAN CADET MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TEAMS CONFIRMED FOR FIRST FINA CADET WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Water Polo Australia is pleased to confirm the Australian Cadet Men’s and Women’s water polo teams ahead of the FINA Cadet World Championships later this year.

It will be the first FINA World Championships for the Cadet age group, with the women’s to be held in Larissa (Greece) and men’s in Volos (Greece) from 21-27 August 2022.

With an opportunity to train with the Hungarian and Greek Cadet teams in the lead up, Cadet Women’s Head Coach Georgina Kovacs-Muller said it is a very exciting time for this group of athletes.

“It is exciting for this group of athletes to have the opportunity to take part in the first ever edition of the FINA Cadet World Championships,” Kovacs-Muller said.

“With no previous international experience, we’ll be setting our own expectations as we go - and this focus will remain on ourselves and enjoying the process.

“Our team has a great mixture of creative playmakers, clinical executors and disciplined players with crucial roles in our defensive structure.

“Our aim is to play to our strengths, and remain consistent in what we do under any circumstances - and I’m excited to see what that leads to,” she said.

Cadet Men’s Head Coach Dragan Bakic said the Cadet World Championships will be a great development opportunity for his team.

“I am excited for the squad that we have selected to represent Australia at the Cadet World Championships,” Bakic said.

“Our tour will start out with training at the home of back-to-back Olympic champions, Serbia, and then we’ll be hosted by Hungary - it doesn’t get better than that for experience and development of the team.

“Our goals for the World Championships is to hustle, to learn and to grow,” he said.

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