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Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM AUSSIE WATER POLO TEAMS READY TO MAKE A SPLASH A number of exciting new players will join the experienced line-ups of both the Australian men’s and women’s water polo teams as they take on the rest of the World at the 12 th FINA World Championships in Melbourne. The women’s team will be looking to cement their place at the top of the world rankings with a gold medal win against some formidable opposition. With an average age of just 22, the relatively young team is still very experienced and had a stellar 2006, winning the Commonwealth Championship and the World Cup. The 12 th FINA World Championships will be a family affair for the team, with sisters Mel and Bec Rippon along with their step-sister Kate Gynther leading the Aussie girls in the pool. They will be trying to replicate the success of past Australian women’s teams at World Championships who won gold in 1986 and bronze in Perth in 1998. The men’s team is also a close-knit line-up, with coach David Neesham and son and team veteran Tim hoping to secure a good result in front of a home crowd. The men’s side will look to draw on the experience of their more senior players who play professionally in overseas leagues. The ‘Harry Kewell’s’ of Australian Water Polo - Thomas Whalan, Jamie Beadsworth, Sam McGregor and Pietro Figlioli, like their soccer counterparts, have gone abroad and been contracted to play professionally in the European leagues amongst the best in the world. They will be able to share their knowledge of the European players amongst their Aussie teammates and help work on tactics to take on the likes of water polo heavy weights Serbia, Spain and Hungary. The European leagues have also been a fruitful training ground for some of Australia’s top female players, with Rebecca Rippon, Mia Santoromito, Sophie Smith and Fiona Hammond returning from recent overseas stints to join their teammates in Melbourne. With the 2008 Olympic Games less than 18 months away, both teams will be looking for a strong result at home before they take the next steps in fulfilling their goal of competing in Beijing. – JAMES WARD
Australian Aquatics Media Guide - XII FINA World Swimming Championships – Melbourne March 17 – April 1, 2007 © HSM AUSTRALIAN WATER POLO TEAMS MENS SQUAD WOMENS SQUAD James Stanton Emma Knox Laurie Trettel Jane Moran Grant Richardson Nikita Cuffe Anthony Martin Bronwen Knox Daniel Marsden Fiona Hammond Gavin Woods Gemma Beadsworth Peter Tresise Amy Hetzel Pietro Figlioli Mia Santoromito Richie Campbell Gemma Hadley Robert Maitland Melissa Rippon Thomas Whalan Rebecca Rippon Sam McGregor Victoria Brown Trent Franklin Suzie Fraser Johno Cottrell Kate Gynther Tim Neesham Alicia McCormack Ryan Moody Jenna Santoromito Jamie Beadsworth Sophie Smith STAFF STAFF Coach: David Neesham Coach: Greg McFadden Manager: Chris Harrison Manager: Jeanette Gunn Assistant Coach: John Fox Assistant Coach: Eddie Dennis Assistant Coach: David Swift Assistant Coach: Aleks Osadchuk Video Analyst: Mark Hubbard Assistant Coach: Ryan Moar Physiotherapist: Andrew Stanford Physiotherapist: Danealle Lilley Physiotherapist:James Sutherland Doctor: Grace Bryant Doctor: Grace Bryant A BIT OF HISTORY In the middle of the 19th century in Great Britain, water polo was played as an aquatic version of polo. Gaining in popularity, it was made part of the Olympic program in Paris in 1900, where it became the first team sport in the modern Olympics. Great Britain won the gold. Water polo has evolved with the times. In its beginning, it was an extremely aggressive sport, where fights were commonplace. Players were held underwater and clutching on to swimming suits was part of the game. In 1911, FINA adopted the official rules of water polo, inspired by the Scottish version of the game with its emphasis on passing and scoring. At the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000, a women’s event was included for the first time. HOW THE GAME IS PLAYED Water polo players are not allowed to touch either the sides or the bottom of the pool. The match is divided into 4 periods of 7 minutes each, and is recognized as one of the most demanding sports in the world. Combining technique and endurance, the swimmers must have the skill of basketball players to execute their dribbling, passing and shooting. Teams are comprised of 13 players, only seven of whom may be in the water at any one time. There are many technical fouls for which penalties are called: holding the ball underwater with two hands (except the goalkeeper); hitting the ball with the head, the fist or the foot; changing position during a stoppage in play; keeping an opponent underwater and interfering with or splashing water in the face of an adversary.
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