Athletes Commission

The Australian Water Polo Athlete’s Commission (“The Commission”) was created in 2005 following recommendations by the Australian Olympic Committee and Australian Water Polo Inc.’s (“AWPI”) desire to have greater athlete involvement in the operation of the sport.

The purpose of The Commission is to represent the views of Australian Water Polo athletes to AWPI. The Athletes' Commission Charter sets out the criteria upon which the commission is elected and its roles and objectives. The Athlete’s Commission has full representation on the Board of AWPI, whereby the commission Chairman has all the rights and responsibilities of an AWPI Board member as defined in sections 15.1 and 25.7.5 of the AWPI Constitution. Currently the commission is represented by:

Chairman - Thomas Whalan

Members - Gavin Woods, Sophie Smith, Jane Moran, Joel Dennerley

The Athletes Commission has been involved with and continues to involve itself in projects related to the welfare of Australian water polo athletes. The Athletes Commission has been developed for the welfare of Australian Water Polo players.

If you are an athlete and wish for any subject to be reviewed please get in contact with any of the commissioners at athletescommission@australianwaterpolo.com.auThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

National Competitions Committee

Phil Scales (WA) Chair

Annabel Sides (Vic), Jodie Watson (Qld), Adam Richardson (NSW), Phil Bower (NSW), Damian Kelly (WA), Tom Hill (WPA)

Referees Commission

Michael McNeill - Chair

Michael DeFina, Noel Harrod, Michael Hart, Phil Scales