Scott Thomas Carpenter (born 26 June 1988) is a British Australian water polo player. He competed in the Spanish Division D'Honor for Club Natacio Terrassa. He also represented the Victorian Tigers and Victorian Seals in Australia,[1] as well as the Australian and Great Britain National Teams on over 200 occasions. He led Melbourne's Victorian Tigers to the Australian National Water Polo League Title in 2010 and 2012 as captain.[2]
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| Born | June 26, 1988 Sedgefield, Great Britain |
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| Sport | Water polo |
He was granted Australian citizenship in order to represent Australia at the Rio 2016 Olympics.[3] He made his debut for the Australian National Water Polo team in November 2015, scoring a goal in a 7 6 win over Italy.[4] He retired shortly afterwards following major shoulder surgery.
A prolific goal scorer, his individual achievements included winning the Top Goal Scorer Award at the 2009 European Water Polo Championship in Lugano, Switzerland,[5] breaking the all-time record for goals in a season (109) in the UK when aged just 18,[6] and taking the Highest Goal Scorer Award in the Australian National Water Polo League.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "NWPL - The Stars So Far". waterpoloaustralia.com.au. 4 March 2015. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ NWPL FINALS - Victorian Tigers Scott Carpenter. YouTube. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Briton in Australia water polo Rio bid". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Aussie Sharks take series win against Italy". www.waterpoloworld.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017.
- ^ "Britain's water polo team miss out on medal in Lugano". 13 September 2009.
- ^ "Polo king Carpenter targets 2012". 9 June 2008.