Water polo in Australia is governed by

Water Polo Australia 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 Wate ...

and its state based

Water polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...

associations.

History

Behind Great Britain, Australia was the second nation in the world to play the game of water polo. The first known Australian match occurred at

St Kilda Sea Baths The St Kilda Sea Baths is a pool, spa, food and entertainment complex on St Kilda Beach, Victoria, St Kilda Beach, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. Numerous 'seabath' structures have come and gone on the St Kilda foreshore, the last bu ...

, Melbourne on 3 March 1879 and was demonstrated by Professor Fred Cavill, who had only just emigrated from England. Australian men's teams have competed at every Olympic Games Water Polo Tournament since 1948, excepting 1968 (controversially not nominated by the AOC) and 1996 (did not qualify). Australia were the inaugural Olympic gold medallists at the first Women's Olympic Games Water Polo Tournament in Sydney (2000), and have since won two Olympic bronze medals at Beijing (2008) and London (2012).

Competitions

The Australian National Water Polo League is the national Water polo competition in Australia. It is organised by

National teams

The

Australia men's national water polo team The Australian national water polo team represents Australia in men's international water polo competitions and is controlled by Water Polo Australia. The national men's team has the nickname of "The Sharks". It is organised into the Asia/Oceani ...

and Australia women's national water polo team represent Australia in international competitions.

Water Polo Australia Hall of Fame

The

Water Polo Australia Hall of Fame The Water Polo Australia Hall of Fame, located in Sydney, is a hall of fame dedicated to honoring players, coaches and officials who have contributed greatly to the game of water polo in Australia. It was established in 2009 by Water Polo Australia, ...

was established by Water Polo Australia in 2009 to honor players, coaches and officials who have contributed greatly to water polo in Australia.

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