Jack Waller (water polo)

Jack David Waller (born 6 October 1989 in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England) is a British water polo player who plays as a centre forward.[1][2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the Great Britain men's national water polo team in the men's event. He is 6 ft 1.5 inches tall.

Career

Waller began playing water polo at the age of 11,[3] initially with Invictia in Kent, winning the Junior National Championship before helping the team into Division One of the National League. Following this, he relocated to Manchester to join Great Britain's elite water polo set up. He later played in Australia with Brisbane Barracudas, Germany with SV Wieden and Spain with Sant Andreu.[4][5]

A member of Great Britain's national team since 2007,[3] Waller was included in the country's 2012 Olympic squad. He scored in the team's first game, a 13–4 defeat to Romania.[6]

In 2015, he was playing for Bexley.[7]

In 2016, he was top scorer in the Kent Men's League, scoring 42 goals in a season for Beckenham.[8]

References
  1. "Jack Waller". London 2012 Olympics. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jack Waller". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  3. "Jack Waller". heart.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  4. "Jack Waller". theargus.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 August 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  5. "Catsfield ace gets Olympic call-up". hastingsobserver.co.uk. 28 June 2012. Archived from the original on 25 August 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  6. "Waller strikes as Team GB suffer defeat". enfieldindependent.co.uk. 29 July 2012. Archived from the original on 25 August 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  7. "Watford Seconds lose to Olympian-inspired Bexley". watfordobserver.co.uk. 5 February 2015. Archived from the original on 25 August 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  8. "Feb 2017 England club news". waterpoloengland.org. February 2017. Archived from the original on 25 August 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2021.


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