Water Polo Australia

Water Polo Australia

Sport	Water Polo
Jurisdiction	Australia
Abbreviation	WPA
Founded	1982 (1982)
Affiliation	World Aquatics
Regional affiliation	Oceania Swimming Association
Headquarters	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
President	Trent Birkett[1]
Men's coach	Tim Hamill[2]
Women's coach	Rebecca Rippon[3]
Official website
www.waterpoloaustralia.com.au

Water Polo Australia (WPA) is the national governing body for Water Polo in Australia, headquartered in Sydney.^[4] WPA in its current form was formed in 1982, when it broke away from the Amateur Swimming Union of Australia (now Swimming Australia) to become the Australian Amateur Water Polo Association (AAWPA). Prior to that time, water polo was administered by a sub-committee of the ASUA. In January 1990 the AAWPA changed its name to 'Water Polo Australia Incorporated'.

Water Polo Australia oversees the men's, women's, and youth national teams in Australia, the national coaching programs, and the seven state governing bodies of the sport. It also conducts the Australian Water Polo League, the country's premier national Water Polo competition, and holds annual national junior club and interstate representative championships.

WPA is governed by a national conference of representatives from all states and territories, which elect six Directors to the WPA Board.^[4] Water polo is one of a small number of truly national sports in Australia, with the game being played by both men and women across every state.