27 Facts About Holly Lincoln-Smith

Holly Lincoln-Smith represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal and at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Holly Lincoln-Smith has two sisters and is her parents's youngest child.

In 2010, her sister Emma Lincoln-Smith represented Australia at the 2010 Winter Olympics in skeleton.

In 2001, at the age of 12, Holly Lincoln-Smith competed in the U13 finals of the NSW Junior Surf Life Saving Championships.

Holly Lincoln-Smith left the course to rescue him, and after helping, got the attention of the safety crew on a boat, resumed her swim and finished 27th in the field of 40 swimmers.

Holly Lincoln-Smith attended Mackellar Girls School, where Debbie Watson was her physical education teacher.

Holly Lincoln-Smith went on to attend Macquarie University where she is doing a course on Human Resource Management.

Holly Lincoln-Smith is right-handed and has a tattoo on her left ankle of a cherry blossom, which represents her family.

Holly Lincoln-Smith is a centre forward and prefers to wear cap number two or four.

Holly Lincoln-Smith started playing the sport as a 13-year-old at Mackellar Girls Campus where Debbie Watson, an Olympic gold medalist and the school's water polo coach, nagged her to try the sport.

Holly Lincoln-Smith has held a scholarship for water polo from the New South Wales Institute of Sport and the Australian Institute of Sport.

Holly Lincoln-Smith played her club water polo for the Cronulla Water Polo Club in the National Water Polo League.

Holly Lincoln-Smith was a member of the team in 2009 and 2011.

Holly Lincoln-Smith was with the club for the 2012 season that started in February.

Holly Lincoln-Smith took a break from the team following their 18 February 2012 game in order to attend the national team training camp.

Holly Lincoln-Smith did not play in the National Water Polo League in 2010 because of an injury.

Holly Lincoln-Smith's first call up to the team was in 2005 when the U17 and U20 teams toured the United States and Europe.

Holly Lincoln-Smith was a member of the junior national side at the 2007 FINA U20 World Championships in Porto, Portugal that took home gold.

Holly Lincoln-Smith was a member of the Australia women's national water polo team.

Holly Lincoln-Smith competed in a tournament in the United States for the senior side in 2006 because Melissa Rippon and Taniele Gofers were injured.

In 2010, Holly Lincoln-Smith was a member of the Stingers squad that competed at the FINA World Cup in Christchurch, New Zealand that took home a silver medal.

Holly Lincoln-Smith was part of the Australian side that won a silver medal at the 2011 Kirishi Cup in June.

Holly Lincoln-Smith represented Australia at the 2011 FINA World Championships.

Holly Lincoln-Smith competed in the Pan Pacific Championships in January 2012 for the Australian Barbarians.

Holly Lincoln-Smith was part of the Stingers squad that competed in a five-game test against Great Britain at the AIS in late February 2012.

Holly Lincoln-Smith was part of the squad that won bronze at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Holly Lincoln-Smith retired from water polo after competing in the 2016 Summer Olympics.