Sophie Smith facts for kids
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| Born | 26 February 1986 Brisbane, Queensland |
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| Residence | Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) (2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kilograms (148 lb) (2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Water polo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Women's team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Hartwick College | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Queensland Breakers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sophie Smith (born February 26, 1986) is a talented Australian water polo player. She plays as a centre back or driver. Sophie has played for teams like the Victorian Tigers and the Queensland Breakers in Australia's National Water Polo League. She has represented Australia at both junior and senior levels. Sophie won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She also earned a bronze medal at the 2005 FINA Junior World Championships. In 2010, she won a silver medal at the FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup.
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About Sophie Smith
Sophie Smith was born on February 26, 1986, in Brisbane, Australia. She went to the Brisbane Girls Grammar School. In 2005, she lived in Brisbane, Queensland. Sophie attended Hartwick College in New York. She received a scholarship to play water polo there.
Sophie is also a student at the Queensland University of Technology. She is studying for a degree in Bachelor of Creative Industries. Her studies focus on fashion design. She also works for Kim Ring, a stylist in Brisbane. Sophie helps as a styling assistant and make-up artist.
Sophie's Water Polo Journey
Sophie Smith is a centre back/driver in water polo. She likes to wear cap number 3. She started playing water polo when she was thirteen years old. This was while she was at the Brisbane Grammar School.
Playing for Clubs
Sophie currently plays club water polo for the Queensland Breakers. This team is part of the National Water Polo League. She was with the team for their 2009 season. She has also played for the Brisbane Barracudas. She was on their team in 2008.
The yearly game between the KFC Breakers and Barracudas is a big rivalry. Sophie played in this exciting match in 2008. In 2012, she played for the Victorian Tigers. She has also played club water polo in the United States and Italy. Sophie played water polo for Hartwick College at the university level. In 2008, she played for a team from the Australian Institute of Sport.
Junior National Team
Sophie has played for Australia's junior national water polo team. In 2004, she went on a team tour in Europe. This tour happened in July and August. She was part of the Australian junior team at the 2005 World Junior Championships. These championships were held in Perth, Western Australia. Her team won the bronze medal game against Greece with a score of 10-4. Their only loss in the tournament was a close 4–5 game against the United States.
Senior National Team
Sophie is a member of the Australian Stingers. She had always dreamed of joining this team. Her first big international competition was the 2009 FINA World Championships. This event took place in Rome.
Sophie was part of the Stingers team at the 2010 FINA World Cup. This competition was held in Christchurch, New Zealand. In Australia's semi-final win against Russia, she had to leave the game due to fouls. In May 2010, she played for the team at the FINA World League Asia-Oceania zone. These games were in Osaka, Japan and Tianjin, China.
In 2011, Sophie was one of five women from Queensland to play for the Stingers. They competed in the FINA World League in Auckland, New Zealand. In July of the same year, she was part of the Stingers team at the 2011 FINA World Championships in Shanghai. To get ready for this tournament, she attended a training camp in Perth, Western Australia.
She also played in the Pan Pacific Championships in January 2012. She played for the Australian Barbarians team. In February 2012, she was chosen for the final training group for the 2012 Summer Olympics. She attended a training camp starting on February 20, 2012, at the Australian Institute of Sport. Sophie was then selected to compete at the 2012 Olympics. She was part of the Stingers team that played five test games against Great Britain. These games were at the AIS in late February 2012. It was the first time in six years the team played against Great Britain's national team.
See also
In Spanish: Sophie Smith para niños
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women)
