Aaron Younger

Aaron Younger (born 25 September 1991) is an Australian professional water polo player.[1]

Aaron Younger
Personal information
Full name Aaron Younger
Born (1991-09-25) 25 September 1991
Attadale, Western Australia
Nationality Australian
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
National team
Years Team
 Australia Australia

He was born in Attadale, Western Australia and is 6 feet 4 inches (193 cm) tall.[2] He made his debut for the Australian national team in 2009, that year, he was also part of the Australian Universities team that won the World University Games.[2] In 2010, he signed for the Hungarian team Szeged.[2]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the Australia men's national water polo team in the men's event - he was the youngest player on the team.[2] He also competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, scoring seven goals in five games.[2] In 2015, he signed for another Hungarian team, Szolnok, before moving to Ferencváros in 2018.[2] At the 2018 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup, Aaron Younger was nominated best player of the tournament.

Younger was picked to captain the Australian team in the men's water polo tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] The team finished joint fourth on points in their pool but their inferior goal average meant they finished fifth overall and out of medal contention.[4] They were able to upset Croatia in a group stage match 11–8.[5]

He currently plays for Italian club Pro Recco. He has also represented Australia at five World Championships.[2] Original, he focussed on swimming but switched to water polo at the age of 10.[2][6] He has a Bachelor of Commerce from Curtin University and an MBA from the University of New South Wales.[2]

In the summer of 2023, he joined Maltese team San Giljan ASC to take part in the Maltese Waterpolo Summer League alongside Croatia star Maro Jokovic

Honours

Club
Szolnok
Ferencvaros
Pro Recco

Awards

References
  1. "Aaron Younger". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  2. Australia, Water Polo. "Aussie Sharks - Aaron Younger". www.waterpoloaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  3. "Water Polo - Men Schedule". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  5. "Olympics: The Sharks return with a win during Anthony Hrysanthos' Olympic debut". NEOS KOSMOS. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  6. "Aaron Younger". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 May 2022.


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