The Water Polo Pan Pacs is a new tournament designed to provide Pacific Rim water polo nations with a sporting equivalent to the Pan Pacific swimming championships.
One of the main driving points was to provide a vehicle that not only established regular competitive matches for countries in the region, but to increase the growth of the sport outside of the European stranglehold.
The coaches from all competing nations have been heavily involved in the organisation, aiming to create an event that can not only rival tournaments such as the European Championships, but help such countries aspire to win competitions like the Olympics and World Championships.
The very first Water Polo Pan Pacs will be held at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre in Australia and will run from Sunday January 8 to Saturday January 14.
Via: waterpolopanpacs.com
The Aussie Teams
Stingers
| Lea Barta | Goalkeeper | UNSW Killer Whales |
| Alicia McCormack | Goalkeeper | Cronulla Sharks |
| Kelsey Wakefield | Goalkeeper | Brisbane Barracudas |
| Gemma Beadsworth | Centre forward | Longmont Fremantle Marlins |
| Isobel Bishop | Driver | Adelaide Jets |
| Hannah Buckling | Centre back | Sydney University Lions |
| Kate Gynther | Driver | Brisbane Barracudas |
| Bronwen Knox | Centre forward/back | Victorian Tigers |
| Glencora Ralph | Centre back / driver | Longmont Fremantle Marlins |
| Bec Rippon | Driver | Cronulla Sharks |
| Mel Rippon | Driver | Brisbane Barracudas |
| Ashleigh Southern | Centre forward | Brisbane Barracudas |
| Rowena Webster | Utility | Victorian Tigers |
| Nicola Zagame | Centre back / driver | Cronulla Sharks |
Barbarians
| Lea Barta | Goalkeeper | UNSW Killer Whales |
| Victoria Brown | Goalkeeper | Victorian Tigers |
| Kelsey Wakefield | Goalkeeper | Brisbane Barracudas |
| Zoe Arancini | Driver | Longmont Fremantle Marlins |
| Emily Benson | Centre back | KFC Breakers |
| Eliesha Browne | Driver | UWA Torpedoes |
| Bronte Colenso | Centre forward | Brisbane Barracudas |
| Cathryn Earl | Driver | UWA Torpedoes |
| Olivia King | Centre back | KFC Breakers |
| Holly Lincoln-Smith | Centre forward | Cronulla Sharks |
| Jessica Martin | Centre forward | Adelaide Jets |
| Jane Moran | Driver | Brisbane Barracudas |
| Sophie Smith | Centre back / driver | Victorian Tigers |
| Genevieve Venosta | Centre forward / back | Victorian Tigers |
| Reserves | ||
| Maddison Morrison | Centre back | Victorian Tigers |
| Elise Rossato | Centre forward | Victorian Tigers |