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 The gold medal winning team of Junior Women returned to Sydney this morning after their successful campaign in Portugal. More pictures.....
Hi there everyone, I am just writing to say thank-you for all of the support and encouragement for the team and staff that were at the Women’s Junior World Championships in Portugal. A special victory was achieved by the team but that would not have been possible without the input of many people. Unfortunately Bruce Falson was unable to travel with the team this year however his time spent with this generation of players over the last two and a half years, since the last World Championships in Perth, was a significant factor in the win. On tours and at training camps he helped this team develop into the best team in the World. Aleks Osadchuk made a huge sacrifice to fill in for Bruce and co-coach the team with me. Flying from the World League Super Finals in Montreal, where he was with the National Team, he met the Juniors in Athens one week into our four week journey. His knowledge of water polo is phenomenal and he taught the girls much of what they used to go through the tournament undefeated. His tireless work analysing the opposition and teaching the team many tactics to break them apart strengthened our armour. Julie Hamill, a World Champion Manager, kept the team together and also worked tirelessly for the whole trip. Her easy-going and supportive nature was a crucial part of our success. Marilyn Webster volunteered as the team physiotherapist. She kept the girls in a physical state strong enough to beat any team in the World. She worked when most of us rested and treated every girl in the team like a daughter. Patrice O’Neill’s shoulder rehab stayed on track which meant she was able to compete in the tournament as a member of the team. Marilyn’s advice and support was golden. Nicola Johnson, our referee for the whole trip was helpful, always on hand to help during the training camps and pre-Championships tournament and great support at the main event. The team seemed to gel together particularly well in and out of the water. This meant that when it came to the crunch, and the pressure of a 4-4 game going into the last quarter of the final, they were able to break through the Chinese defence 3 times in just over a minute. The teamwork that went into every game, and especially the last quarter, was outstanding. The character that was shown to claw our way back from 2-4 down in the final was inspirational. Assisting Bruce and then co-coaching with Aleks has been an awesome experience for me. Winning the World Junior Championships is an unbelievable icing on the cake!!! Thanks again for all the support. Please forward this email on to others who may be interested. Moary. FANTASTIC EFFORT GIRLS Congratulations to you all — Jenny MacGregor Ryan and Aleks, Congratulations to you both and of course the girls on a magnificent result. The girls did the nation proud and it continues the dominance of Australian women’s teams in the international arena. Heard the result live whilst we were training against the Greeks! The boys all pass on their congratulations and best wishes also. Cheers — John Fox, Australian Men's Water Polo Coach An excellent result and well deserved…well done to Gemma and team, Alex and Ryan, Julie and other support staff and to Brewer who couldn't travel — Leanne Barnes, Director AWPI Congratulations to the Australian Water Polo community and in particular the Athletes, Coaches and Support Staff associated with the AUS Junior Women’s Water Team at the 2007 World Championships. Well done from the AUS Badminton community! — Damian Kelly, Chief Executive Officer, Badminton Australia A big Congrats from us here in Cronulla. Especially to our club members — Jenna, Patty, Elysha, Bre & Holly & Jana. Well done Gemma for what sounds like a miraculous tournament. Keep up the good work — look forward to seeing more good stuff from you in Beijing next year. What a great result for you all. The hard work has paid off. Enjoy the rest of your trip & we look forward to seeing you all back home — Love Ake & Kaz, Danny & Julian Congratulations to the entire team on your fantastic result!! Well done to all the athletes, coaches and support staff. Best wishes from home — Lynn Fowlie, New South Wales Institute of Sport To the Australian Junior Women - players, coaches, management and supporters, Congratulations on an outstanding achievement. A just reward for hard work, dedication and talent. Enjoy the moment, all of Australia is proud of your magnificent victory — from Sydney University Lions Men’s Water Polo Club. FABULOUS NEWS — the girls played amazingly well (undefeated) and the result augers well for talent flowing through to the senior women’s team — well done.........my sincere congratulations to the team. — Tracy Rockwell, AWPI Archivist JUST TREMENDOUS — makes my task easier. Well done to all of you and let’s hope it kicks off your career in true style — Russell McKinnon, AWPI Media Manager GIRLIES AND MOARY — Congratulations to all for the great win over the weekend. Hopefully it is the first of many victories for Australian Water Polo over the next year. Enjoy the celebrations …….! — Nikita Cuffe HI RYAN — This is your cousin Lisa. I heard the news about the team's win from your Mum this afternoon and just thought I would send our congratulations to you and the team. Well done! What a fantastic achievement for you all. We're sure you will still be celebrating — enjoy every moment!!!!! — Lisa, John, Emily and Anna Wood Well done girls on a great win. Congratulations especially to Sarah Mills from her cousins — Madi and GG. Great Effort — Corrie Eames To the Legendary Australian Junior Women's WP Team, Wow, a gold medal! Well done! You have a deserving reward for all your hard work. Congratulations also to the coaches, manager and supporters who all share in your honours. — Love the Moar family. Congratulations to the Junior Women’s Team – A great result.!!!! — Denis Hamill Hi Girls, Congratulations on a wonderful performance. World Champions, now that sounds really good. I hope you have a great celebratory party and safe trip home to your loved ones. Once again, well done everyone involved, you have done your country proud. Best Wishes — Cheryl Goulder |
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