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The first history of the sport in Australia was launched in February 2009, under the title 'Water Warriors: Chronicle of Australian Water Polo', [8] by Dr. Tracy Rockwell. The 592-page publication features over 1,300 images and is an in-depth reference on water polo in Australia from its first match in 1879 to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Australia's best international water polo success came in 1996, when the Sharks won the six-nation Control Cup in Hungary, and followed it up with a bronze medal at an eight nation tournament in Italy in the same year. However, they failed to qualify for that year's Olympics for the first time since 1948.
The Adelaide Jets Water Polo Club is an Australian club water polo team that competes in the National Water Polo League. They have a men's team and a women's team and are based in Adelaide . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
The Australian Water Polo League (formerly known as the Australian National Water Polo League) is the premier Australian domestic water polo competition. The men's league was established in 1990 with the women's league following in 2004.
The Fremantle Marlins Water Polo Club is an Australian club water polo team that competes in the National Water Polo League. They are a women's team and are based in Fremantle . [ 1 ]
Water polo is an international game, contested by over 120 countries, and with artistic swimming are the only Olympic team sports played in water. First introduced to the Olympic program at the 1900 Paris Games, water polo and rowing remain the only team sports to be continually programmed for every edition of the Summer Olympics.
Timothy Francis Putt (born 6 November 1998) is an Australian water polo player.. Putt was picked in the water polo Sharks squad to compete in the men's water polo tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
The forerunner of the current national Water polo championship was the Australian Water Polo Club Championship, which was contested annually from 1975 until 1990 for men, and from 1984 until 2003 for women. [4] Today, the Australian Water Polo League (AWL) is Australia’s premier domestic water polo competition.