Jack Waller (water polo) explained

Sport:Water polo
Birth Date:6 October 1989
Birth Place:Welwyn Garden City, Great Britain

Jack David Waller (born 6 October 1989) is a British water polo player who plays as a centre forward.[1] 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,[2] 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.[3] [4]

A member of Great Britain's national team since 2007, Waller was included in the country's 2012 Olympic squad. He scored in the team's first game, a 13–4 defeat to Romania.[5]

In 2015, he was playing for Bexley.[6]

In 2016, he was top scorer in the Kent Men's League, scoring 42 goals in a season for Beckenham.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Jack Waller . https://web.archive.org/web/20161204041459/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/jack-waller-1.html . 4 December 2016.
  2. Web site: Jack Waller . heart.co.uk . 26 February 2021 . 28 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220128185649/https://www.heart.co.uk/dunstable/news/local/contact-news-team/jack-waller/ . live .
  3. Web site: Jack Waller . theargus.co.uk . 26 February 2021 . 25 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230825070505/https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/olympics/sussex/jack_waller/ . live .
  4. Web site: Catsfield ace gets Olympic call-up . hastingsobserver.co.uk . 28 June 2012 . 26 February 2021 . 25 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230825070452/https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/sport/catsfield-ace-gets-olympic-call-up-2374024?amp . live .
  5. Web site: Waller strikes as Team GB suffer defeat . enfieldindependent.co.uk . 29 July 2012 . 26 February 2021 . 25 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230825070450/https://www.enfieldindependent.co.uk/sport/9844267.enfields-jack-waller-scores-for-team-gb-water-polo-in-london-2012-olympic-games-opener-against-romania/ . live .
  6. Web site: Watford Seconds lose to Olympian-inspired Bexley . watfordobserver.co.uk . 5 February 2015 . 26 February 2021 . 25 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230825070503/https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/11774749.watford-water-polo-club-seconds-lost-18-12-to-a-bexley-side-which-contained-two-team-gb-olympians/ . live .
  7. Web site: Feb 2017 England club news . waterpoloengland.org . February 2017 . 26 February 2021 . 25 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230825070450/https://www.waterpoloengland.org/2017/02/01/feb-2017-england-club-news/ . live .