Perth Water Polo

It’s official! AYC 2027 is back to Brisbane ✈️

U14 - 16 Girls 🤽‍♀️Time to lock it in! 🇸🇬

👼 Born from 2014

Schools back next week and so it’s time to get our team training for the Singapore Invitational. Select U16 in store!

Great times ahead ✈️ Girls time to shine 🩷

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Today was the UWA Water Polo Club AGM.

Today, we learnt that our HaBaWaBa campaign was not considered a sanctioned UWA Water Polo Club event and, as a result, the girls received no recognition for what they achieved.

During the meeting, as Chair, Club President Peter Hughes refuted any knowledge of the fundraising activities or the club’s involvement in the HaBaWaBa tour.

For many families, this was difficult to reconcile. Tour deposits were paid through the club and held in the club’s account. Fundraising took place throughout the Home & Away season. Peter Hughes attended fundraising events, and CEO Frank Di Costa announced the winner of our major $2,000 raffle over the public address system at a Torpedoes home game.

Throughout this journey, these girls proudly represented UWA Water Polo Club, Western Australia and Australia as the only Australian team to compete at the 2026 HaBaWaBa International Water Polo Festival in Italy.

They trained tirelessly, gave up weekends, fundraised, supported one another and embraced every opportunity. They competed against some of the best junior clubs in the world with courage, determination and pride. They represented their club, their state and their country with distinction.

It is deeply disappointing that their achievements were not acknowledged.

Politics should never overshadow the efforts and accomplishments of young athletes.

So, we’re going to celebrate them ourselves.

Over the coming days we’ll be sharing the incredible HaBaWaBa journey of these amazing girls—the friendships they built, the challenges they overcame, the unforgettable memories they created and the pride they brought to everyone who supported them.

No AGM outcome can ever take away what these girls achieved. They earned their place on the international stage, proudly represented UWA, Western Australia and Australia, and their story deserves to be celebrated. 💗🤽‍♀️🇦🇺🇮🇹

💦 The numbers tell an incredible story about girls in Australian water polo.

According to the latest data from the Australian Sports Commission AusPlay survey:

📊 13,000 Australian children aged 0–14 participated in water polo in 2025.

📊 21,000 Australians aged 15+ played water polo in 2025.

📊 Of those adult participants, only 7,000 were women, compared with 14,000 men.

Yet despite making up just one-third of adult participants, Australian women have delivered extraordinary results on the world stage.

🎖️20 major international medals for the Aussie Stingers. By comparison, the Australian men’s team has won just two major international medals across the same three events.

That means Australia’s women have won 10 times more major medals than the men.

Imagine what could happen if girls and women had equal participation numbers.

As we look towards the 2032 Summer Olympics, the opportunity is clear: invest in girls, create pathways, remove barriers, and keep young women in sport.

Because when girls are given opportunities, amazing things happen.

🩷 One Goal. Endless Opportunities.

🇸🇬 Singapore Invitational Early Bird Sale now on . Calling U16 girls 🩷 Hit 🔗 below

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When the girls just keep racking them up 👌

Congrats ladies and big shout out to our very own Sand Groper Pippa Pedley 🩷