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 an Australian water polo player. She plays as a centre back. Rowena is a three-time Olympian and has played over 300 international games for Australia. This makes her one of only three Australian players to reach this amazing milestone!
Rowena has represented Australia on both junior and senior national teams. She won a bronze medal at the London 2012 Olympics. She was also a Junior World Champion. For two years in a row (2013, 2014), she was ranked among the top 3 water polo players in the world. Rowena was the captain of the Australian Women's Water Polo team at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
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About Rowena Webster
Rowena was born in Melbourne, Victoria, on 27 December 1987. Her family has a history of sports. Her grandfather, Warwick Wathen, played in the Davis Cup as a junior tennis player. Rowena is the youngest of four children. Her older sister, Larissa Webster, also played water polo for Australia.
Rowena is 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) tall and weighs 81 kilograms (179 lb). She plays water polo using her right hand. She has five tattoos, which she sees as a way to express herself through art.
Rowena went to Korowa Anglican Girls' School. When she was younger, she played Australian rules football. She was also very competitive in basketball and surf life saving. In 2012, she was the vice-captain of the National women's water polo team. She started surf lifesaving at age seven at the Anglesea Surf Life Saving Club.
She studied at Arizona State University for a year on a scholarship. There, she studied physical education. She finished her degree in Melbourne at Deakin University. She lives in Balwyn North, Victoria. Her teammates say she is a fierce competitor who loves to win. She also has a large collection of Nike shoes!
Rowena's Water Polo Journey
Rowena started playing water polo when she was ten years old. She began playing more seriously at age twelve in Melbourne. She sometimes filled in for her older sister's team. In 2010 and 2011, she received a water polo scholarship from the Victorian Institute of Sport.
Rowena prefers to wear cap number seven. She is a versatile player, meaning she can play different roles, but she is often found in the centre back position. She always wears a mouthguard during games to protect herself. Her water polo club is the Richmond Tigers. In 2003, she played for the club at State League Level 1. This is the highest league open to players of all ages.
She first represented the state of Victoria in water polo in 2000. In 2003, she was the captain of the Victorian team. That year, she would wake up at 4:40 AM twice a week for training. She also swam three afternoons a week. By 2005, her training included three gym sessions, three swimming drills, and six water polo practices each week. That year, she played for Victoria at the Australian Water Polo Championships. She also represented her state at the National Schoolgirls Water Polo Competition.
Club Teams
Rowena currently plays for and captains the Balmain Water Polo Club National Team. She also played for the Victorian Tigers in the National Water Polo League. She played for them in 2004, which was the team's first year. She continued to play for the Tigers in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012.
University Play
When she was eighteen, Rowena went to Arizona State in Tempe, Arizona. She received a water polo scholarship there. She played with the university team for one year.
Playing Professionally
At nineteen, Rowena played for a professional water polo team in Greece for five months in 2008. While playing in Greece, she experienced different styles of water polo. She decided to leave Greece to focus on making Australia's national team for the Olympics.
National Team Achievements
Rowena is a key member and captain of the Australia women's national water polo team. She has played over 300 games for Australia. She was part of the London Olympic Team that won a bronze medal in 2012. She also helped the team win a silver medal at the 2013 World Championships. In 2014, her team won another silver medal at the World Cup.
Rowena was the top goal scorer for Team Australia at the 2012 London Olympics. She also holds the Australian record for scoring the most goals in a National League Season, with 99 goals! She has played over 250 games in the league.
Rowena was the captain of the Australian Stingrays team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Aussie Stingers finished second in their group. They made it to the quarterfinals but were narrowly beaten by Russia, 8-9. This meant they did not get to compete for an Olympic medal.
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
