Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Sydney, NSW, AUS |
Higher education |
Business, Marketing, Sports Management - Griffith University: Australia |
General Interest |
Injuries |
In January 2018 she had a shoulder injury that ruled her out of a national team camp. (waterpoloaustralia.com.au, 07 Mar 2018)
In early 2015 she injured her thumb. (waterpoloaustralia.com.au, 13 May 2015)
In 2012 she had wrist surgery. (waterpoloaustralia.com.au, 12 Feb 2014)
In December 2011 she injured an elbow during the Canada Cup. (infoweb.newsbank.com, 24 Dec 2011) |
Famous relatives |
Her brother played water polo at junior international level. (waterpoloaustralia.com.au, 20 Dec 2011) |
Hero / Idol |
Australian swimmer Geoff Huegill. (olympics.com.au, 27 Jul 2012) |
Sport Specific Information |
Handedness |
Right |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up water polo at age 11 in Townsville, QLD, Australia. Her father dug a pool in the family's back garden so she could practise at home. "Dad made us a goal and got some water polo balls and we used to train in there. I think the pool was a little bit more for themselves as well because it was summer." |
International Debut |
Year |
2010 |
Competing for |
Australia |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Ash (Facebook profile, 03 Jul 2018) |
Other information |
OCCUPATION
In November 2021 she began working as a sports officer at the University of Notre Dame Australia in Sydney, NSW, Australia. She has previously worked as a sports assistant at Kincoppal-Rose Bay school and as a digital and communications intern at the New South Wales Waratahs rugby union club. (LinkedIn profile, 24 Jan 2022; Kincoppal-Rose Bay School Facebook page, 23 Jul 2021) |
Sport Specific Information |
Preferred position / style / stance / technique |
Centre forward |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times I've been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life, and that is why I succeed." [US basketball player Michael Jordan] (amazonaws.com, 28 Jul 2016) |
International Debut |
Location |
Sydney, NSW, AUS |
Opponent |
United States of America |
General Interest |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (Kincoppal-Rose Bay School Facebook page, 23 Jul 2021) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
"I was a member of the local swim club and swam at multiple carnivals in north Queensland and then trialled for my school flippaball [mini water polo] team and we won the tournament in Townsville [QLD, Australia]." |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Sports Administrator |
General Interest |
Milestones |
When she played in Australia's opening match against Italy at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, she was the youngest female Australian water polo player to have competed at the Olympic Games, at age 19 years and 292 days. (SportsDeskOnline, 03 Sep 2021; London 2012 Results Book, 30 Jul 2012) |
