Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Dentistry - Curtin University: Perth, WA, AUS |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
She used to swim competitively but got bored of following the black line on the bottom of the pool. "I was a decent swimmer but wanted more excitement which came through being in a team sport." |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
Swiss tennis player Roger Federer, Australian water polo player David Neesham. (waterpoloaustralia.com.au, 12 Feb 2014, 13 Jul 2011) |
Sport Specific Information |
Handedness |
Right |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began the sport at age 13 at a Melville Water Polo Club Flippa Ball competition in Perth, WA, Australia. |
International Debut |
Year |
2006 |
Competing for |
Australia |
Opponent |
People's Republic of China |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Before each game I usually say to the person next to me, 'Let's just win'." (amazonaws.com, 28 Jul 2016) |
Awards and honours |
She shared Australia's Player of the Tournament Award with Ashley Southern at the 2015 World Championships in Kazan, Russian Federation. (rio2016.olympics.com.au, 10 Aug 2015)
She was selected for the 2015 National League All-Star match in Australia. (waterpoloaustralia.com.au, 25 Mar 2015) |
Further Personal Information |
Other names |
Glencora Ralph |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Glen, Glenny, Cokes (rio2016.olympics.com.au, 19 Aug 2016) |
Further Personal Information |
Family |
Twins Reuben and Harriet [2018] |