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NSW open Country

The NSW Open Country Program aims to identify, prepare, and support eligible country-based athletes to represent New South Wales at the Australian Country Championships.
 
The 2026 NSW Open Country Teams will compete at the Australian Country Championships in Ballarat, Victoria, from 6–9 May 2026. This program provides a representative pathway for athletes from regional and country areas, recognising performance, commitment, and potential within the NSW country water polo community.
 
Athlete selection will be led by the appointed coaching staff and will primarily take place at the 2026 NSW Open Country Clubs Championships.
 
Coaching Appointments
Men’s Team
• Head Coach: Lorenzo Uda
• Assistant Coach: Nathan Royle
 
Women’s Team
• Head Coach: Shannon Jones
• Assistant Coach: Andrea Hodges
 
For further details on eligibility, selection processes, and program expectations, please refer to the NSW Open Country Selection Policy and the 2026 NSW Open Country Program Selection Guideline.
 
 

NSW OPEN COUNTRY SELECTION POLICY & ELIGIBILITY

NSW OPEN COUNTRY 2026 SELECTION GUIDELINES

*Individual players are required to pay for flights/travel, accommodation, any team vehicle hire, coaching levies, team uniform + swimmers, and team entry costs.

Men:

Athlete Name 

Primary Club 

Lachlan Walter

Gosford 

Josh Gould 

Albury Sharks 

Joseph McMullen 

Easts 

Luke Stimson 

Gosford  

Max Elliott 

Gosford 

Aedan Pilch 

Illawarra 

Hunter Wright 

Easts 

Will Cossor

Albury Sharks 

Kristopher Honor-Wilson 

Wyong 

William Gould 

Albury Sharks  

Darcy Wood 

Newcastle University  

Sam Rolfe 

Illawarra 

Teo Romieu Tran Kiem 

Illawarra 

Jock Hanson 

Newcastle University 

  

Women: 

Athlete Name 

Primary Club 

Emily Grellman  

Gosford 

Brielle Dixon  

Woy Woy 

Jackie Morrison 

Gosford 

Rosie Stimson 

Gosford 

Makala Kricak 

Gosford 

Belle Humby  

Central Newcastle 

Emma Preece 

Central Newcastle 

Amali Jarrett 

Central Newcastle 

Leah Dodd 

Albury Sharks 

Brooke Dickie 

Albury Sharks 

Dayna Garside 

Newcastle University 

Ryleigh Hogan  

Pool Pirates 

Samantha Keogh 

Newcastle University 

Cienna Twyford 

Albury Sharks 
 
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