Victoria Brown (water polo)
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Victoria Jayne Brown (born 27 July 1985) is an Australian water polo goalkeeper. She is currently a small business owner.[citation needed] She plays water polo for the Victorian Tigers of National Water Polo League. She has represented Australia as a member of the Australia women's national water polo team on both the junior and senior level. She was a member of the Australian side that won a bronze medal at the 2005 FINA World League Super Finals and the 2010 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup. She was part of the Australian team that won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She has earned several honours including being named the 2010 Australian Water Polo Female Player of the Year.
Personal life
The 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) tall 76 kilograms (168 lb) Brown, born on 27 July 1985 in
She lived in the United States from 2006 to 2008, with the goal of improving the quality of her water polo play so she could qualify for the Olympics.[4] In late 2010, she injured her arm and it took time to recover.[2]
Brown attended the University of Melbourne, where she earned a bachelor's in property and construction. She worked as a business owner and consultant. In 2011, she co-founded the firm Elite Mentors, which provides guidance to elite athletes.[4]
Water polo
My main concern is getting balls thrown at my face, but you get used to that after a while ... you actually train yourself to throw your head towards the ball. ... You do get nervous, but I quite like nerves. They keep you on edge.
—Victoria Brown[5]
Brown is a goalkeeper.
Club team
Brown is a member of the Monash water polo club
Junior national team
Brown has represented Australia on the junior national level. In 2002, her first year as a junior national team member,[6] she competed with the national youth girls team that toured the United States in June and competed in an international series in Sydney in August.[19] In 2004, she was a member of the team that toured Europe in July and August,[20] and was the only Victorian woman on the team.[6] In January 2005, she was on the junior side that competed in the VI FINA World Junior Championships in Perth.[21]
Senior national team
Brown is a member of the Australia women's national water polo team.[1] She made her national debut in Montreal at the 2005 FINA World Championships in Australia's 15–2 victory over Germany.[8] In 2005, she was a member of the team that competed in the international series with New Zealand held in Canberra in July, the FINA World League Finals in the United States in July, the XIFINA World Championships in Montreal in July, and the II FINA World League Super Finals in Russia in August.[21] In 2005, she was part of the side that won a bronze medal at the FINA World League Super Finals in Kirishi, Russia.[22]
In the 2007
In 2011, Brown missed most of the national team season because of a broken leg and an injured arm.[2] Nevertheless, in April 2011, she attended a training camp at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) where the coach was "selecting a team for the major championships over winter".[27]
Brown was part of the Stingers squad that competed in a five-game test against Great Britain at the AIS in late February 2012. This was the team's first matches against Great Britain's national team in six years.[28] She was part of the Stingers team that competed at the 2012 London Olympics, winning bronze,[29][30] and the team that won silver at the 2012 FINA Women's Water Polo World League championships in Changshu, China.[31]
Recognition
In June 2004, Brown was named the Stonnington Leader Senior Sports Star of the Week.
See also
- 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 goalkeepers
References
- ^ a b c "Final Aussie Stingers Olympic train on Squad Announced". International business Times. 6 February 2012. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g Murnane, Matt (8 January 2012). "Making a splash – Looking to London – Olympic Games – July 27 – August 2012". The Age. Melbourne, Australia. p. 13. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b Australian Institute of Sport. "AIS Women's Water Polo – Victoria Brown". Canberra, Australia. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Australian Water Polo Inc.: Brown, Victoria". Sydney, Australia: Australian Water Polo. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g Murnane, Matt (8 January 2012). "Brown touches bottom and floats to top – WATER POLO". The Sun Herald. Sydney, Australia. p. 86. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ^ a b c d e White, Natalie (23 June 2004). "Goalie heads for European splashdown". Leader – Malvern Prahran Leader. Melbourne, Australia. p. 4. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ "AAP News: Water Polo Team Australian Women". Financial Times. Australia. AAP News. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ a b c Tullberg, Julie (27 July 2005). "A dazzling debut". Leader – Malvern Prahran Leader. Melbourne, Australia. p. 40. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ a b Australian Water Polo Inc. (2012). "Vic Tigers". Sydney, Australia. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ a b Forrest, Brad (16 February 2012). "Forrest Fires: Water polo side tries to stay afloat". St. George and Sutherland Shire Leader. New South Wales, Australia. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Australian women's water polo team named". The Canberra Times. 12 May 2008. Archived from the original on 10 July 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ^ Australian Water Polo Inc. (2009). "2008 Barracudas Women". Sydney, Australia. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ "Mark 'The Ear' Oberhardt's take on sport". The Courier-Mail. 10 February 2008. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ^ Australian Water Polo Inc. (2008). "Vic w". Sydney, Australia. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ Australian Water Polo Inc. (2009). "Victorian Tigers". Sydney, Australia. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ Australian Water Polo Inc. (2010). "Vic Tigers". Sydney, Australia. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ a b "Barracudas bite Sharks". St. George and Sutherland Shire Leader. New South Wales, Australia. 12 May 2010.
- ^ Australian Water Polo Inc. (2011). "Vic Tigers". Sydney, Australia. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ Australian Water Polo Inc. (2004). "2002 Australian Women's Teams". Sydney, Australia. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ Australian Water Polo Inc. (2004). "2004 Australian Women's Teams". Sydney, Australia. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ a b Australian Water Polo Inc. (2005). "2005 Australian Women's Teams". Sydney, Australia. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ Forrest, Brad (10 June 2009). "Top trio is in Australian side for Russia". St. George and Sutherland Shire Leader. New South Wales, Australia. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ "KEEP IT BRIEF". Herald Sun. Melbourne, Australia. 4 June 2007. p. 58. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ Craddock, Robert (30 July 2008). "Waugh, the mentor, laps up eating order". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ Australian Water Polo Inc. (2012). "Australian Female Teams". Sydney, Australia. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ Forrest, Brad (17 August 2010). "'Ticker' gets team a big win". St. George and Sutherland Shire Leader. New South Wales, Australia. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ^ "Aussies hoping to bring US down". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ^ Tuxworth, Jon (21 February 2012). "Stinger survivors in the swim for third Olympics". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. p. 19. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "Victoria Brown". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "Victoria Brown Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ "Victoria Brown | Results". AQUA Official. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
External links
- Victoria Brown at World Aquatics
- Victoria Brown at Olympics.com
- Victoria Brown at Olympedia
- Victoria Brown at the Australian Olympic Committee