WEBSTER Rowie

27 Dec 1987
33
Female
MELBOURNE, VIC
 
Australia
MELBOURNE, VIC
 
Australia

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
WPO Water Polo Women 5

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
CAN
Canada
5
AUS
Australia
8
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
AUS
Australia
15
NED
Netherlands
12
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
ESP
Spain
15
AUS
Australia
9
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
AUS
Australia
14
RSA
South Africa
1
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
AUS
Australia
8
ROC
ROC
9
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
AUS
Australia
14
CAN
Canada
12
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
NED
Netherlands
7
AUS
Australia
14
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
3Women2012London, GBR
6Women2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA

World Championship
RankEventYearLocation
2Women2013Barcelona, ESP
3Women2019Gwangju, KOR
4Women2015Kazan, RUS
5Women2011Shanghai, CHN
6Women2009Rome, ITA
8Women2017Budapest, HUN

World League - Super Final
RankEventYearLocation
5Women2019Budapest, HUN
7Women2017Shanghai, CHN

World Cup
RankEventYearLocation
3Women2018Surgut, RUS
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Rowie, Casper (cronullawaterpolo.com.au, 01 Jan 2018; vis.org.au, 22 Feb 2012)
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Surfing. (cronullawaterpolo.com.au, 01 Jan 2018)
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Athlete
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Physical Education - Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, AUS
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Wife Ella
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English
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UTS Balmain Tigers [Sydney, NSW, AUS]
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Predrag Mihailovic [national], SRB
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Centre back (amazonaws.com, 28 Jul 2016)
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Right (australianwaterpolo.com.au, 2014)
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Her sister Larissa Webster has also competed for Australia in water polo, winning a silver medal at the 2007 World League Super Final in Montreal, QC, Canada.(SportsDeskOnline, 14 Feb 2020; australianwaterpolo.com.au, 13 Jul 2011)
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2005 for Australia Against New Zealand (australianwaterpolo.com.au, 13 Jul 2011)
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In January 2018 she suffered from bulging discs in her lower back. She returned to the national team in June that year. (Instagram profile, 10 Aug 2018; waterpoloaustralia.com.au, 09 Feb 2018)
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Australian Water Polo League (balmainwaterpolo.com.au, 31 Dec 2018)
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She began the sport at age 12 in Melbourne, VIC, Australia. (australianwaterpolo.com.au, 13 Jul 2011)
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"My older siblings were playing this sport called water polo that I did not really know too much about. I wanted to be a part of the fun so I started playing through school." (1080.plus, 11 May 2016)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 10 Aug 2018)
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US basketball player Michael Jordan, Australian swimmer Ky Hunt. (vis.org.au, 22 Feb 2012)
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"If your dreams don't scare you, they are not big enough." (thewomensgame.com, 09 Sep 2018)
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She was named to the Tournament Team at the 2019 Intercontinental Cup in Perth, WA, Australia. (fina.org, 30 Mar 2019)

She was awarded with the Debbie Watson Medal as the Most Valuable Player of the 2016/17 Australian Water Polo League. (theleader.com.au, 11 Apr 2017)

She was selected for the 2015 National League All-Star match in Australia. (waterpoloaustralia.com.au, 25 Mar 2015)

She was named 2014 National Open Female Player of the Year at the Water Polo Australia Awards. (waterpoloaustralia.com.au, 01 Dec 2014)

She was named Player of the Tournament at the 2014 World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russian Federation. (waterpoloaustralia.com.au, 20 Aug 2014)

General Interest

General
TEAM LEADER
She became the captain of the Australian national team in 2017. "Leading by example is always something that I have tried to focus on. Behaviours are important in and out of the water. We are role models in the community and I always strive to inspire the girls to be better people along with being better athletes. I also believe being as approachable as possible helps the team communicate effectively, plus I never take myself too seriously, I'm as much of the team clown as the others." (ais.gov.au, 05 Mar 2020; waterpoloaustralia.com.au, 31 Aug 2018; balmainwaterpolo.com.au, 14 Aug 2018; thewomensgame.com, 09 Sep 2018)

CAREER-THREATENING INJURY
In early-2018 she had a serious back injury, which led her to thinking about retirement. "I thought I was going to have to retire, to be completely honest. Two-and-a-half months into my rehab, with no real improvement in my symptoms, I had that conversation with a group of the Australian team staff; doctors, medics, physios, my coach and the assistant coach. My fiancee was there, too. I asked, 'Is this injury career-ending?' Luckily, they said 'no, we believe we can get you back, fighting fit'." (playersvoice.com.au, 16 Aug 2018)

STUDYING ABROAD
She has spent time studying at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ, United States of America. (Facebook profile, 10 Aug 2018)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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