TEAMS ANNOUNCED FOR 18&U GIRLS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AND NEW ZEALAND TOUR

Water Polo Australia is pleased to announce the teams selected for both the World Aquatics Women’s U18 Water Polo Championships and the New Zealand tour that will take place later this year.

The Women’s U18 World Championships will be held in China, from September 15-23 with 20 teams from across the world, and 15 of Australia’s best young players primed to represent their country on the world stage.

The New Zealand Tour, taking place in July, will provide the chosen squad with a great opportunity to continue developing, with games set to take place against 21&U teams at the New Zealand Nationals as well as the 19&U New Zealand National squad.

Head Coach of the Australian 18&U Women Rowie Webster said she’s looking forward to continuing to work with the teams, and offered her congratulations to the athletes selected in both the World Championships and NZ tour teams.

“I think it’s a really good opportunity for athletes at this age to get a chance to play on the world stage, under pressure,” Webster said.

“We get so used to playing at home in Australia, but to go abroad and get experience there, with different styles of the game and open up their mind, it’s really exciting.

“At the World Championships we want to go and do our best, execute our systems and play our game. 

“I’ve had this group of athletes for a short amount of time, but I hope that we can impact their water polo career, and continue their love for the game, but also challenge them to put a result on the scoreboard for Team Australia,” she said.

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

U18 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM

Bridget Cranley (UWA, WA)

Bless Daly (Polo Bears, QLD)

Christina DiGiandomenico (Drummoyne, NSW)

Saskia Dunn (Balmain, NSW)

Tilly Hughes (Polo Bears, QLD)

Chelsea Isaac (UNSW, NSW)

Olivia Muir (Mermaids, QLD)

Isla Mulligan (Triton, WA)

Sienna Owen (Mermaids, QLD)

Emma Pittman (Triton, WA)

Jemma Potts (Richmond, VIC)

Izzy Scott (Melville, WA)

Indiana Smith (Balmain, NSW)

Charley Stephens (Drummoyne, NSW)

Matilda Waugh (Balmain, NSW)

 

NEW ZEALAND TOUR TEAM

Koko Bacic (Drummoyne, NSW)

Sofia Brodie (Mermaids, QLD)

Sophia Cooper (SNB Breakers, NSW)

Emme Doube-MacLeod (Balmain, NSW)

Molly Dyer (Mermaids, QLD)

Alice Hockings (Richmond, VIC)

Stela Lovrinovic Kaic (Drummoyne, NSW)

Claire McCulloch (Mermaids, QLD)

Matilda Morrow (Polo Bears, QLD)

Sophie Pethers (Balmain, NSW)

Claudia Quinn (Balmain, NSW)

Keira Rippon (Cronulla, NSW)

Emily Taylor (UWA, WA)

Annabelle Waugh (Balmain, NSW)

Lilly Wirth (Cronulla, NSW)