Water polo trip to Hawaii

Three local water polo players will be competing in the Hawaiian Invitational Water Polo Tournament in August.

Michael Magurren, Mitchell Baird and Daniel Robinson have been selected in the Australian Country Water Polo team as a result of their participation in the recent Australian Country Championships held in Newcastle.

At these championships, they were part of the New South Wales team that defeated Queensland to regain the title of Australian Country Champions.

This will be the third time that these players have been selected to play for the Australian Country Water Polo Team.

All three athletes are members of the Woy Woy Water Polo Club and key figures in the Men's first grade team.

Michael, Mitchell and Daniel have also represented Central Coast at junior and senior levels over the past six years.

As well as playing locally, the trio play in the National League for Sydney University and Western Suburbs.

They also play in the Newcastle competition.

An auction night has been planned for Saturday, July 22, 6.30pm, at the New Bayview Hotel, Woy Woy, to help finance the group's Hawaiian Tournament trip.

Michael said that as water polo was not a high profile sport in Australia and therefore did not attract large amounts of sponsorship.

The group financed most of the costs itself.

The group trains at the Peninsula Leisure Centre in the gym and in the pool four to five times a week and "loves the new complex", according to Michael Magurren.

For more information, contact Mick, Daniel, Mitch, Peter Youll or Scott Henderson on 0408 694 319.

Press release, June 14 Cr Chris Holstein, Gosford Council