Nicholas O'Halloran (born 14 August 1987 in

Perth Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...

) is an

Australian Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Aus ...

water polo Water polo is a competitive sport, 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 water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...

player. He was a member of the Australian water polo team that won the bronze medal at the 2007

FINA Water Polo World League The FINA Water Polo World League was an international water polo league organized by FINA (now World Aquatics), which played annually, typically from winter through to June. League play featured continental tournaments for men and women, from wh ...

. He is currently playing professionally for CN Mataro in the Spanish Water Polo League. He attended Christ Church Grammar School, Perth. He studied Commerce/ Law at the

University of Western Australia University of Western Australia (UWA) is a public research university in the Australian state of Western Australia. The university's main campus is in Crawley, Western Australia, Crawley, a suburb in the City of Perth local government area. UW ...

. Nick was presented with the UWA sports star of the year award in 2007. In 2009 he was a member of the Australian team that won the gold medal at the World Student Games, and also represented Australia at the

2009 World Aquatics Championships The 2009 World Aquatics Championships () or the XIII FINA World Championships were held in Rome, Italy from 18 July to 2 August 2009. This was the second time the championships were held in the city after being previously hosted in 1994 World Aq ...

in Rome.Australian team list
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at Australia Water Polo 1987 births Living people Australian male water polo players People educated at Christ Church Grammar School Water polo players from Perth, Western Australia Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade Australian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate water polo players 21st-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-waterpolo-bio-stub