Nicholas O'Halloran (born 14 August 1987 in
Perth
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) is an
Australian
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water polo
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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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References
External links
Profile
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
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