As the Australian anthem started pre-match, emotions were already kicking in for the Stingers. Regardless of the result, this match was already an achievement in itself. And like they have all Olympics, they never gave up until the very end.
They have played and won Rugby World Cup finals and NRL premierships, but doting dads Phil Kearns and Daryl Halligan said nothing they ever did on the footy field tops seeing their daughters go for gold.
Observers of the women’s water polo costumes will have noted some uncomfortable features that have now been explained.
The Aussie Stingers are into an Olympic water polo gold medal match for the first time since Sydney 2000 after winning a penalty shootoout against Team USA to cap a comeback for the ages.
Gabi Palm hated freestyle and didn’t want to swim in high school, but, as she reveals on the En Route to Paris podcast, a punt on the new sport to meet people led her on a path to the Olympics.
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