Kelsey Wakefield (born 1 June 1991[1]) is an Australian water polo player. Wakefield has been a member of the Australia women's national water polo team at the junior starting in 2006 and senior level starting in 2009. She earned a silver medal at the 2010 FINA World League, a gold medal at the 2011 Canada Cup and a bronze medal at the 2011 FINA Junior World Championships. Wakefield won a championship as a member of the 2011 Brisbane Barracudas squad in the National Water Polo League. As part of the Aussie Stingers, Wakefield represented Australia at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Wakefield was born on 1 June 1991 in Gold Coast, Queensland. She is 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) tall and weighs 64 kilograms (141 lb).[1] She has a wingspan of 183 cm (6 ft 0 in),[2] and is left-handed.[1]
While she was growing up, Wakefield's house had a backyard pool, where she used to train with her sister, Brittany.[2] As a five-year-old, she watched the Olympics on television and dreamed of competing at the Games.[3]
Wakefield attended Trinity Lutheran College,[4] and was a straight-A student.[5] Beyond water polo, while in school, she also competed in the high jump.[4] In 2006, after winning the Queensland state championships, and setting a Queensland age group record and personal best of 166 cm (5 ft 5 in), she competed in the U16 national athletics competition.[6] In 2007, she finished fourth in her age group in high jump at the national championships.[5] In 2008, she competed at the Queensland U20 state athletics championships in the event, finishing second with a 165 cm (5 ft 5 in).[7] She eventually chose water polo over the high jump because she preferred to play a team sport.[4] Her departure from the sport was also a result of conflicting training times between it and water polo.[1]
As of 2011[update], the Brisbane-based Wakefield is a student at Griffith University, studying biomedical science studies.[1][2] She took a semester off from school in order to concentrate full-time on playing water polo with the hope of making the Olympics.[2][3] One of the reasons she is pursuing a career in medicine is because her father is a doctor.[4] She is thinking of specialising in pediatrics or anesthetics.[1][4]
Water poloEdit
Wakefield is a member of the Australia women's national water polo team. She is a goalkeeper.[1][8] She wears several different numbers including 1, 13 and 18.[1] She took up the sport when she was twelve years old at school.[1] In 2006, at the Australian Country Championships, she competed for the Queensland open women's team.[6] In 2007, she competed at the U16 Australian Water Polo Championships and was named the goalkeeper of the tournament.[5] She competed at the 2009 Australian National U20 Water Polo Championships for Queensland, where her team finished second to New South Wales.[9] She competed at the Australian National U20 competition in 2011, where her team took home gold.[1] She trains at the Queensland Academy of Sport,[1][2][3] and during the regular season, she may drive as many as 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) a week driving between home, university, the Queensland Academy of Sport, to training facilities and competition pools.[2] The City South News in Brisbane describes her as an "Australian water polo prodigy".[3] Between appearances on the junior national team and the senior national team, she has already played more than 50 games for Australia.[3] She currently holds a water polo scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport.[10]
Club water poloEdit
Wakefield plays club water polo for the Brisbane Barracudas who compete in the National Water Polo League.[1][2][3] She was with the team in 2008.[11] She was a member of the team in 2011 when they won the league championship for the third year in a row. She was in goal for the championship match with the score 4–4 at the end of regular time, 1–1 at the end of over time and finally going to a shootout. Wakefield was named to the league's 2011 All Star team.[12][13]
JuniorsEdit
Wakefield represented Australia in 2006 at the U16 national team that competed at the New Zealand hosted Pan Pacific Championships.[6] In 2007, she was a member of the U16 national team.[5] In 2008, she was a member of the U16 and U17 national teams, and the first ranked goal keeper on the U16 squad.[4] She was a member of the Australian side that finished third at the 2011 FINA Junior World Championships.[14] She was the captain of the Australian side. The team finished third after losing to eventual gold medalist, Spain, during the semifinals.[2]
SeniorsEdit
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Wakefield made her first appearance for the senior side at the 2009 Canada Cup.[1] She was a member of the 2010 team that finished second at the FINA World League Super Finals held in La Jolla, California.[1] She competed at the 2010 Canada Cup. In a preliminary round match against Canada that Australia won 11–5, she made 10 saves in goal. Her team played Italy in the semi-finals of the 2010 Cup.[15] She represented Australia at the 2011 Canada Cup, and participated in the gold medal final match against China that Australia won. She was named the Goalkeeper of the Tournament.[8] She competed in a warm up match for the 2011 FINA Water Polo World League against Italy in Ostia, Italy in July that Australia won 12–11.[16]
In October 2011, as a representative of the senior squad, she attended a training camp at the Australian Institute of Sport.[2] The camp had four goal Australian goalkeepers at it, of which only two would be named to the squad to compete at the Olympics.[2][3] She competed in the Pan Pacific Championships in January 2012 for the Australian Stingers.[17] She was part of the Stingers squad that competed in a five-game test against Great Britain at the AIS in late February 2012. This was the team's first matches against Great Britain's national team in six years.[18] She did not compete in the first match. She competed in the remaining four matches in the series.[19]
RecognitionEdit
In 2008, Wakefield was nominated for Gold Coast Sportsperson of the Year.[20] In 2010, she was nominated for the Queensland Junior Sportswoman of the Year.[4][21]
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^ abcdefghijGreenwood, Emma (18 October 2011). "Kelsey keeps focused on netting her Olympic goal". Gold Coast Bulletin. Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. p. 50. GCB_T-20111018-B-050-420198.
^ abcdefg"In Olympics bid, Kelsey's on the ball". City South News. Brisbane, Australia. 26 January 2012. p. 36.
^ abcdefgPotts, Andrew (4 March 2008). "Kelsey has it all covered". The Gold Coast Bulletin. Queensland, Australia. p. 24. GCB_T-20080304-B-024-365992.
^ abcdCowell, Penny (13 November 2007). "All keeping and leaping". The Gold Coast Bulletin. Gold Coast, Australia. p. 27. GCB_T-20071113-B-027-485642. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
^ abcMacDonald, Andrew (6 February 2007). "Kelsey aims high in water polo". The Gold Coast Bulletin. Gold Coast, Australia. p. 26. GCB_T-20070206-B-026-208923. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
^"Gold rush for locals at state champs". Ipswich News. Ipswich, Australia. 28 February 2008. p. 58. IPS_T-20080228-1-058-471516. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
^ ab. Canberra, Australia: Australian Institute of Sport. 20 December 2011. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
^"Silver for Barracudas". City South News. Brisbane, Australia. 29 January 2009. p. 36. CSN_T-20090129-1-036-756811. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
^Australian Institute of Sport. . Canberra, Australia. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
^Australian Water Polo Inc. (2009). . Sydney, Australia. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
^"Barracudas sink Sharks in shoot-out". City South News. Brisbane, Australia. 19 May 2011. p. 54. CSN_T-20110519-1-054-513810. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
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^"AAP News: WPOL:Aust water polo women beat Italy 12–11". AAP News. Australia: Financial Times Limited — Asia Africa Intelligence Wire. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
^Packwood, David (1 January 2012). "London looms as a splash and grab job – – COUNTRY SPORT". The Sunday Telegraph. Sydney, Australia. p. 073.
^Tuxworth, Jon (21 February 2012). "Stinger survivors in the swim for third Olympics". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. p. 19.
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^"TXT4U". The Gold Coast Bulletin. Queensland, Australia. 4 March 2008. p. 22. GCB_T-20080304-B-022-359772.
^Baynes, Valkerie (19 October 2010). "State's best vie for top sports accolade". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane, Australia. p. 66. CML_T-20101019-1-066-131013. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
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Kelsey Wakefield born 1 June 1991 1 is an Australian water polo player Wakefield has been a member of the Australia women s national water polo team at the junior starting in 2006 and senior level starting in 2009 She earned a silver medal at the 2010 FINA World League a gold medal at the 2011 Canada Cup and a bronze medal at the 2011 FINA Junior World Championships Wakefield won a championship as a member of the 2011 Brisbane Barracudas squad in the National Water Polo League As part of the Aussie Stingers Wakefield represented Australia at the 2016 Summer Olympics Kelsey WakefieldPersonal informationNationality AustralianBorn 1991 06 01 1 June 1991 age 32 Gold Coast QueenslandHeight178 cm 5 ft 10 in Weight64 kg 141 lb SportSportWater poloClubBrisbane BarracudasMedal record World Championships2013 Barcelona Team competitionFINA World League2010 Finals Team competitionCanada Cup2011 Canada Cup Team competitionFINA Junior World Championships2011 Junior Worlds Team competition Contents 1 Personal life 2 Water polo 2 1 Club water polo 2 2 Juniors 2 3 Seniors 3 Recognition 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPersonal life EditWakefield was born on 1 June 1991 in Gold Coast Queensland She is 178 cm 5 ft 10 in tall and weighs 64 kilograms 141 lb 1 She has a wingspan of 183 cm 6 ft 0 in 2 and is left handed 1 While she was growing up Wakefield s house had a backyard pool where she used to train with her sister Brittany 2 As a five year old she watched the Olympics on television and dreamed of competing at the Games 3 Wakefield attended Trinity Lutheran College 4 and was a straight A student 5 Beyond water polo while in school she also competed in the high jump 4 In 2006 after winning the Queensland state championships and setting a Queensland age group record and personal best of 166 cm 5 ft 5 in she competed in the U16 national athletics competition 6 In 2007 she finished fourth in her age group in high jump at the national championships 5 In 2008 she competed at the Queensland U20 state athletics championships in the event finishing second with a 165 cm 5 ft 5 in 7 She eventually chose water polo over the high jump because she preferred to play a team sport 4 Her departure from the sport was also a result of conflicting training times between it and water polo 1 As of 2011 update the Brisbane based Wakefield is a student at Griffith University studying biomedical science studies 1 2 She took a semester off from school in order to concentrate full time on playing water polo with the hope of making the Olympics 2 3 One of the reasons she is pursuing a career in medicine is because her father is a doctor 4 She is thinking of specialising in pediatrics or anesthetics 1 4 Water polo EditWakefield is a member of the Australia women s national water polo team She is a goalkeeper 1 8 She wears several different numbers including 1 13 and 18 1 She took up the sport when she was twelve years old at school 1 In 2006 at the Australian Country Championships she competed for the Queensland open women s team 6 In 2007 she competed at the U16 Australian Water Polo Championships and was named the goalkeeper of the tournament 5 She competed at the 2009 Australian National U20 Water Polo Championships for Queensland where her team finished second to New South Wales 9 She competed at the Australian National U20 competition in 2011 where her team took home gold 1 She trains at the Queensland Academy of Sport 1 2 3 and during the regular season she may drive as many as 1 000 kilometres 620 mi a week driving between home university the Queensland Academy of Sport to training facilities and competition pools 2 The City South News in Brisbane describes her as an Australian water polo prodigy 3 Between appearances on the junior national team and the senior national team she has already played more than 50 games for Australia 3 She currently holds a water polo scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport 10 Club water polo Edit Wakefield plays club water polo for the Brisbane Barracudas who compete in the National Water Polo League 1 2 3 She was with the team in 2008 11 She was a member of the team in 2011 when they won the league championship for the third year in a row She was in goal for the championship match with the score 4 4 at the end of regular time 1 1 at the end of over time and finally going to a shootout Wakefield was named to the league s 2011 All Star team 12 13 Juniors Edit Wakefield represented Australia in 2006 at the U16 national team that competed at the New Zealand hosted Pan Pacific Championships 6 In 2007 she was a member of the U16 national team 5 In 2008 she was a member of the U16 and U17 national teams and the first ranked goal keeper on the U16 squad 4 She was a member of the Australian side that finished third at the 2011 FINA Junior World Championships 14 She was the captain of the Australian side The team finished third after losing to eventual gold medalist Spain during the semifinals 2 Seniors Edit This section needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information May 2023 Wikinews has related news Australian women s water polo team takes test series against Great Britain Wakefield made her first appearance for the senior side at the 2009 Canada Cup 1 She was a member of the 2010 team that finished second at the FINA World League Super Finals held in La Jolla California 1 She competed at the 2010 Canada Cup In a preliminary round match against Canada that Australia won 11 5 she made 10 saves in goal Her team played Italy in the semi finals of the 2010 Cup 15 She represented Australia at the 2011 Canada Cup and participated in the gold medal final match against China that Australia won She was named the Goalkeeper of the Tournament 8 She competed in a warm up match for the 2011 FINA Water Polo World League against Italy in Ostia Italy in July that Australia won 12 11 16 In October 2011 as a representative of the senior squad she attended a training camp at the Australian Institute of Sport 2 The camp had four goal Australian goalkeepers at it of which only two would be named to the squad to compete at the Olympics 2 3 She competed in the Pan Pacific Championships in January 2012 for the Australian Stingers 17 She was part of the Stingers squad that competed in a five game test against Great Britain at the AIS in late February 2012 This was the team s first matches against Great Britain s national team in six years 18 She did not compete in the first match She competed in the remaining four matches in the series 19 Recognition EditIn 2008 Wakefield was nominated for Gold Coast Sportsperson of the Year 20 In 2010 she was nominated for the Queensland Junior Sportswoman of the Year 4 21 See also EditAustralia women s Olympic water polo team records and statistics List of women s Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water poloReferences Edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Australian Water Polo Inc Wakefield Kelsey Sydney Australia Australian Water Polo 20 December 2011 Archived from the original on 18 March 2012 Retrieved 27 February 2012 a b c d e f g h i j Greenwood Emma 18 October 2011 Kelsey keeps focused on netting her Olympic goal Gold Coast Bulletin Gold Coast Queensland Australia p 50 GCB T 20111018 B 050 420198 a b c d e f g In Olympics bid Kelsey s on the ball City South News Brisbane Australia 26 January 2012 p 36 a b c d e f g Potts Andrew 4 March 2008 Kelsey has it all covered The Gold Coast Bulletin Queensland Australia p 24 GCB T 20080304 B 024 365992 a b c d Cowell Penny 13 November 2007 All keeping and leaping The Gold Coast Bulletin Gold Coast Australia p 27 GCB T 20071113 B 027 485642 Retrieved 28 February 2012 a b c MacDonald Andrew 6 February 2007 Kelsey aims high in water polo The Gold Coast Bulletin Gold Coast Australia p 26 GCB T 20070206 B 026 208923 Retrieved 28 February 2012 Gold rush for locals at state champs Ipswich News Ipswich Australia 28 February 2008 p 58 IPS T 20080228 1 058 471516 Retrieved 28 February 2012 a b Aussie Stingers finish Canada Cup undefeated after claiming gold over China News Centre Australian Sports Commission Canberra Australia Australian Institute of Sport 20 December 2011 Archived from the original on 21 January 2012 Retrieved 17 February 2012 Silver for Barracudas City South News Brisbane Australia 29 January 2009 p 36 CSN T 20090129 1 036 756811 Retrieved 28 February 2012 Australian Institute of Sport AIS Women s Water Polo Kelsey Wakefield Canberra Australia Archived from the original on 26 March 2012 Retrieved 1 March 2012 Australian Water Polo Inc 2009 2008 Barracudas Women Sydney Australia Archived from the original on 24 April 2014 Retrieved 1 March 2012 Barracudas sink Sharks in shoot out City South News Brisbane Australia 19 May 2011 p 54 CSN T 20110519 1 054 513810 Retrieved 28 February 2012 Australian Water Polo Inc 2011 Australian Water Polo Inc 2011 Brisbane Barracudas Women Australia Retrieved 29 February 2012 permanent dead link Final Aussie Stingers Olympic train on Squad Announced Au ibtimes com 6 February 2012 Archived from the original on 14 March 2014 Retrieved 17 February 2012 AAP News WPOL Aussie waterpolo team unbeaten in Canada AAP News Australia Financial Times Limited Asia Africa Intelligence Wire 18 December 2010 WAAP83758101 Retrieved 28 February 2012 AAP News WPOL Aust water polo women beat Italy 12 11 AAP News Australia Financial Times Limited Asia Africa Intelligence Wire 10 June 2011 Retrieved 28 February 2012 Packwood David 1 January 2012 London looms as a splash and grab job COUNTRY SPORT The Sunday Telegraph Sydney Australia p 073 Tuxworth Jon 21 February 2012 Stinger survivors in the swim for third Olympics The Canberra Times Canberra Australian Capital Territory p 19 Australian Water Polo Inc Australia v Great Britain Test Series Stingers too good for Brits Sydney Australia Australian Water Polo 27 February 2012 Archived from the original on 15 March 2012 Retrieved 28 February 2012 TXT4U The Gold Coast Bulletin Queensland Australia 4 March 2008 p 22 GCB T 20080304 B 022 359772 Baynes Valkerie 19 October 2010 State s best vie for top sports accolade The Courier Mail Brisbane Australia p 66 CML T 20101019 1 066 131013 Retrieved 18 February 2012 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kelsey Wakefield Kelsey Wakefield at Olympics com Kelsey Wakefield at Olympedia Kelsey Wakefield at the Australian Olympic Committee Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kelsey Wakefield amp oldid 1163008111, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
