Nathan Thomas (water polo)

Nathan Thomas (born 28 August 1972) is an Australia water polo player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1][2] Thomas was the captain of the Australia men's national water polo team in 2004.[3]

Personal life

Thomas was raised in Tamworth, Austrailia, where he attended [[West Tamworth High School. He has since retired from water polo and has focused on other aspects of his life, such as his daughter Nioka. [4] His daughter has since joined UC Irvine Women’s Water Polo team in hopes of one day to continue his legacy and represent Australia in the Olympics.[5]

References
  1. "Australian Indigenous Olympians" (PDF). Australian Olympic Committee website. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nathan Thomas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  3. "Sharks down world champs". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 25 June 2004. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  4. Newsam, Samanatha. "Faces of Tamworth: Former Australian water polo captain Nathan Thomas". Northern Daily Leader.
  5. Randazzo, Michael. "Coming to America: Australia's Nioka Thomas to Join UC Irvine Women's Water Polo". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 25 January 2021.


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