Water Polo is the oldest and longest standing team sport in the modern Olympics, having played at all modern Olympic Games since the 1900’s. Today both males and females are playing water polo in over 150 countries around the world. WA has been well represented at the playing and officiating level of the sport in national teams since Australia commenced competing in the Olympic movement.
Triton Water Polo Club was established in 1963 through the efforts of Cliff Hill, Jack Hausen, Frank Hamilton and Bill Wallace being based at Beatty Park since foundation. Season 1963/64 was the clubs first starting with a single D grade men’s side. In 1970/71 Les Nunn took control of the A grade team and just 3 years later Triton won the premiership.
The 1970’s were extremely successful years for Triton with the A grade men winning the title for five consecutive years and with Les Nunn, Eddie Brooks, Paul Williams and Richard Pengelley representing Australia during this time. The Club continued to experience success during the 1980’s and 1990’s but has recently struggled due to a lack of facilities, supportive environment and long term strategy. The active rebuilding undertaken over the last ten years has seen a significant improvement in youth in the Club and previous members returning to the Club.
The culture within Triton is and has always been about providing a supportive environment for the players within the Club to be the best they can be and to actively support the sport within the State. Triton is always actively seeking new opportunities to provide a long term future for the Club.
Below is a list of Triton members who have gone to represent Australia at Olympics along with our Club Life Members :
Triton Olympians
1964 (Tokyo) – Les Nunn
1972 (Munich) – Les Nunn
1976 (Montreal) – Eddie Brookes, Paul Williams
1980 (Moscow) – Martin Callaghan
1984 (Los Angeles) – Richard Pengelley, Glenn Townsend, Martin Callaghan
1988 (Seoul) – Richard Pengelley, Glenn Townsend
1992 (Barcelona) – Glenn Townsend, Mark Oberman, Paul Oberman
2000 (Sydney) – Mark Oberman
2000 (Sydney) - Bridgette Gusterson Danielle Woodhouse & Kate Hooper - Gold Medallists
2005 (Melbourne) - Deaf Olympics - Geoff Scott, Gary Ware
2012 (London) - Victoria Brown, Paul Oberman (Assistant Men's Coach)
2016 (Rio de Janeiro) - Paul Oberman (Assistant Men's Coach)
2020 (Tokyo) - Timothy Putt
