Rowena Webster facts for kids
Webster in 2012
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| Full name | Rowena Evelyn Webster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Rowie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 December 1987 Melbourne, Victoria |
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| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kilograms (179 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Water polo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Women's team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Arizona State University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Richmond Tigers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Balmain Water Polo Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | London 2012, Rio 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rowena Evelyn Webster (born 27 December 1987), also known as Rowie Webster, is a famous Australian water polo player. She is a three-time Olympian and one of only three Australian players to compete in over 300 international games. She played for the Australia women's national water polo team, known as the "Aussie Stingers."
Webster has won many awards. She earned a bronze medal at the London Olympics and was a Junior World Champion. For two years in a row (2013 and 2014), she was named one of the top three players in the world. She was also the captain of the Australian women's water polo team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Personal Life
Rowena Webster was born in Melbourne, Victoria, on December 27, 1987. She comes from a family of athletes. Her grandfather, Warwick Wathen, played in the Davis Cup as a junior tennis player. Her older sister, Larissa, also played water polo for Australia.
Webster is 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) tall. She attended Korowa Anglican Girls' School and grew up playing many sports. She was very competitive in Australian rules football, basketball, and surf life saving. She started surf lifesaving when she was seven years old.
For her education, Webster studied at Arizona State University on a scholarship. She later finished her degree in physical education at Deakin University in Melbourne. She is also supported by the Victorian Institute of Sport.
Water Polo Career
Webster began playing water polo when she was ten years old. She started by filling in for her older sister's team. By age twelve, she was playing the sport more seriously. She plays as a utility player, often in the centre back position, and wears cap number seven.
She trained very hard to become a top player. In 2003, she would wake up at 4:40 AM twice a week for training. By 2005, her weekly schedule included three gym sessions, three swimming practices, and six water polo practices.
Club and University Teams
Webster currently plays for and captains the Balmain Water Polo Club. She has also played for the Victorian Tigers in the National Water Polo League.
When she was eighteen, she attended Arizona State University in the United States. She played on their water polo team for a year on a scholarship.
In 2008, at age nineteen, Webster played professionally in Greece for five months. She returned to Australia to focus on earning a spot on the Olympic team.
Australian National Team
Webster was the captain of the Aussie Stingers. She has played more than 300 games for her country. She was a key player on the team that won a bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics. She was the top goal scorer for Australia at that event.
Her team also won silver medals at the 2013 World Championships and the 2014 World Cup. Webster holds the Australian record for scoring the most goals in a single National League season, with 99 goals.
At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Webster captained the team. The Stingers made it to the quarterfinals but were narrowly defeated by Russia in a close 8-9 match.
See also
In Spanish: Rowena Webster para niños
- Australia women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women)
- List of women's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
