Aaron Younger

Aaron Younger (born 25 September 1991) is an Australian water polo player.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the Australia men's national water polo team in the men's event. He was born in Attadale, Western Australia and is 6 feet 4 inches (193 cm) tall. At Men's 2018 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup, Aaron Younger was nominated best player of the tournament. He currently plays for Italian club Pro Recco.

Younger was picked in the water polo Sharks squad as captain to compete in the men's water polo tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] Coached by  Elvis Fatović,[3] the team finished joint fourth on points in their pool but their inferior goal average meant they finished fifth overall and out of medal contention.[4] They were able to upset Croatia in a group stage match 11–8.[5] Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics details the results in depth.

Honours

Club
Szolnok
Ferencvaros
Pro Recco

Awards

References
  1. "Aaron Younger". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  2. "Water Polo - Men Schedule | Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. "On The Record with Elvis Fatovic, Head Coach for Australian National Men's Water Polo Team". Swimming World News. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  4. "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  5. "Olympics: The Sharks return with a win during Anthony Hrysanthos' Olympic debut". NEOS KOSMOS. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.


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