1. Nicola Zagame has represented her country as a member of Australia women's national water polo team on both the junior and senior levels, and was part of the silver winning team at the 2010 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup.
19 Facts About Nicola Zagame
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Nicola Zagame represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics.
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Nicola Zagame keeps a rock that she considers lucky in her pool bag.
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Nicola Zagame started playing water polo as a thirteen-year-old in Sutherland, New South Wales having been recruited from Cronulla SLSC where was involved with surf lifesaving.
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Nicola Zagame has held a scholarship for water polo at the New South Wales Institute of Sport.
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Nicola Zagame is a member of and plays club water polo for the Cronulla Sharks Water Polo Club in the National Water Polo League.
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Nicola Zagame played for the team in 2010, including the finals tournament, during which she was named in the league final's All Star team.
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Nicola Zagame has twice set season goal-scoring records while playing in the league, with the second time coming in a 2010 game when her team beat Adelaide at home in the Sutherland Leisure Centre.
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Nicola Zagame was the captain of the team during the 2011 season.
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Nicola Zagame is a member of the Australia women's national water polo team, nicknamed the Stingers.
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Nicola Zagame made her senior team debut in May 2009.
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Nicola Zagame was part of the Australian side that won the 2009 Holiday Cup in the United States.
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Nicola Zagame was a member of the 2010 Stingers squad that competed at the FINA World Cup in Christchurch, New Zealand where Australia finished second.
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Nicola Zagame was part of the Australian side that won a silver medal at the 2011 Kirishi Cup in June.
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In January 2012, Nicola Zagame competed in the Pan Pacific Championships for the Stingers, and was a member of the squad that competed in the three-game test series against the United States.
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Nicola Zagame scored a goal in the second half of the final match in the series.
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Nicola Zagame was part of the Stingers squad that competed in a five-game test against Great Britain at the AIS in late February 2012.
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At the 2012 Olympics, Nicola Zagame was part of the Australian team that won the bronze medal.
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Nicola Zagame stayed in the sport and qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.