Water Polo Australia (WPA), formerly Australian Water Polo (AWP), is the national governing body for Water polo in Australia. They are responsible for administration of the national men's, women's, and junior teams, the Australian National Water Polo League, and development of the sport in Australia.
Peter John Bennett was an Olympian and Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Luke Quinlivan is an Australian water polo player who plays as a goalkeeper. He was part of the Australian water polo team that won the gold medal at the World University Games in Serbia in 2009 and won a FINA Water Polo World League bronze medal in 2007 in Germany and in 2008 in Italy.
Filip Filipović is a Serbian water polo player. He was a member of the Serbia men's national water polo teams that won bronze medals at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics and gold medals in 2016 and 2020. He also held the world title in 2009 and 2015 and the European title in 2003, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018. He was named Most Valuable Player at the 2011 World Championships. He was also voted as the male water polo "World Player of the Year" in 2011, 2014 and 2021 by the FINA magazine. He played for Pro Recco in Italy and won three LEN Champions League and three LEN Super Cup with them. Currently, he plays for Olympiacos.
Brian Alexander is a former American water polo player who was a member of the United States men's national water polo team.
The Victorian Tigers were a water polo team competing in the Australian National Water Polo League. Their success came mostly in the early years of the National League, which they dominated, winning the first four championships. They won the competition in 2010 with a victory over the Drummoyne Devils, 10–8.
Rowena Evelyn Webster, known as Rowie Webster, is an Australian water polo centre back and a two-time Olympian. She is one of three Australian players to play more than 300 international games for Australia. She attended Korowa Anglican Girls' School and Arizona State University and completed a Bachelor of Physical Education in Secondary Teaching. As youngster, she played Australian rules football after being heavily influenced by her older brother, James and was involved with surf lifesaving at a national level. She started playing water polo as a twelve-year-old. She has played for the Richmond Tigers, the Victorian State team, Arizona State University and professional sides in Greece and Russia. She has represented Australia as a member of Australia women's national water polo team on both the junior and senior level. Webster is a London Olympic bronze medalist, Junior World Champion, and has been rated in the top 3 players in the world two years in a row. Rowie Webster is the current Australian Women's Water Polo Captain.
Hannah Buckling is an Australian water polo centre back. She attended the Wenona Girls School and is currently attending the University of Sydney while working on a Bachelor of Science. She started playing water polo as a twelve-year-old. She played club water polo for the Sydney Northern Beaches Breakers and as a junior player represented New South Wales in national competitions and Australia in international competitions. She plays for the Sydney Uni Lions in the National Water Polo League. As s representative of Australia on the junior and senior level, she had her first international cap during the 2008 Australian Junior Tour at the Pythia Cup. She was a member of the Australian side that finished third at the 2011 FINA Junior World Championships. As a member of the senior team, she competed at the 2011 Canada Cup and helped the team take home gold. She is one of seventeen players vying for thirteen spots to go to 2012 Summer Olympics as a member of the Australia women's national water polo team.
Bronwen Knox is an Australian water polo centre back/centre forward. She attended Hartwick College and Griffith University, earning a Bachelor of Biomedical Science, and works as a laboratory assistant. She started playing water polo when she was fourteen. She played for the National Water Polo League's Queensland Breakers before switching to the Victorian Tigers for the 2012 season. In 2013–14 season she played for the Greek powerhouse Olympiacos in the European competitions, winning the LEN Trophy.
István Görgényi is a Hungarian former water polo player who won a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics and coached the Australian women's national water polo team to the gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Aaron Younger is an Australian water polo player.
The Queensland Breakers 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 Brisbane.
The Fremantle Mariners is an Australian club water polo team that competes in the Australian National Water Polo League. They are a men's team and are based in Fremantle.
Anna Espar Llaquet is a Spanish water polo player who won the gold medal at the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona. She also won the silver medal at the 2012 and 2020 Summer Olympics.
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.
The University of New South Wales Killer Whales 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 at University of New South Wales.
The University of Western Australia Torpedoes 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 at University of Western Australia. The UWA torpedoes won their first ever NWPL grand final in 2016.
The Victorian Seals was a Melbourne based Australian water polo club that competed in the National Water Polo League. Established in 2014, the club had a men's team and a women's team.
Ross Sinclair is a former professional American water polo player and current water polo head coach.
Lena Mihailovic is an Australian female water polo Olympian. She was born in Belgrade, Serbia in 1996.
