{"id":23381,"date":"2026-08-28T15:32:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T05:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/domremy\/?post_type=article&#038;p=23381"},"modified":"2026-08-28T15:32:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T05:32:53","slug":"congratulations-to-our-evelyn-y11-australia-are-the-womens-u18-water-polo-world-champions-2026-spain","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/domremy\/article\/congratulations-to-our-evelyn-y11-australia-are-the-womens-u18-water-polo-world-champions-2026-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations to our Evelyn (Y11) &#8211; Australia are the Women\u2019s U18 Water Polo World Champions 2026, Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We congratulate Evelyn O&#8217;Neill, one of our future stars of water polo, who competed at the World Aquatics Women&#8217;s U18 Water Polo Championships 2026, which took place between 16-23 August 2026 in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain.<\/p>\n<p>Australia played 6 six games ultimately winning the Gold Medal against Spain!<\/p>\n<div class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"aria-level=hcmZbe_19\/fLk2Md\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: 24px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">1. Group Stage (F)<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/div>\n<ul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjr3ODc2LeWAxV_2TgGHZOxIscQ-7AUegYIAAgXEAA\" data-hveid=\"CAAIFxAA\" data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">\n<li class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIFxAC\" data-sae=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><span class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Game 1: Australia 35<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><!--TgQPHd|||[]--> \u2013 7 Brazil<u class=\"wfWfIf fxyaSe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: underline dotted; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><span class=\"jAOkJc\" role=\"button\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjr3ODc2LeWAxV_2TgGHZOxIscQ3egRegYIAAgXEAQ\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><!--TgQPHd|||[]--><!--TgQPHd|||[false,&quot;&quot;,false,&quot;\\u0026hcmZbe_1q:aPo2Hd&quot;]--><\/span><!--TgQPHd|||[[[&quot;\/m\/0cvnkn&quot;,&quot;Brazil&quot;,0,&quot;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&quot;,&quot;SPORT_TEAM&quot;],&quot;&quot;,0,[null,null,null,1,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,[291933,null,1,1],null,null,[{&quot;205&quot;:[null,&quot;\/m\/0cvnkn&quot;],&quot;1219&quot;:[null,null,&quot;SPORT_TEAM&quot;,null,null,&quot;\/m\/0cvnkn&quot;],&quot;3524&quot;:[69]}]],null,0,null,&quot;&quot;,0]]--><!--TgQPHd|||[]--><!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/u><!--TgQPHd|||[]--><!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/span><!--TgQPHd|||[]--><!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/li>\n<li class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIFxAF\" data-sae=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><span class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Game 2:<!--TgQPHd|||[]--> Australia 22 &#8211; 5 Serbia (Australia tops Group F)<\/span><!--TgQPHd|||[]--><!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/li>\n<p><!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/ul>\n<div class=\"yhAwj\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-inited=\"2\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/div>\n<div class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"aria-level=hcmZbe_2l\/fLk2Md\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: 24px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">2. C<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;letter-spacing: 0px\">rossover Round:<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 1rem;letter-spacing: 0px\">Australia <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;letter-spacing: 0px\">28<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;letter-spacing: 0px\"> \u2013 4 Croatia<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"aria-level=hcmZbe_2l\/fLk2Md\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: 24px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;letter-spacing: 0px\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"aria-level=hcmZbe_2l\/fLk2Md\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: 24px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;letter-spacing: 0px\">3. Quarterfinals:<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 1rem;letter-spacing: 0px\">Australia<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;letter-spacing: 0px\">\u00a09<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;letter-spacing: 0px\"> \u2013 5 Greece<\/span><\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"aria-level=hcmZbe_2l\/fLk2Md\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: 24px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"aria-level=hcmZbe_2l\/fLk2Md\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: 24px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;letter-spacing: 0px\">4.\u00a0 Semifinals:<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 1rem;letter-spacing: 0px\">Australia <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;letter-spacing: 0px\">14<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;letter-spacing: 0px\"> \u2013 10 United States<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"yhAwj\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-inited=\"2\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"aria-level=hcmZbe_4h\/fLk2Md\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: 24px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"aria-level=hcmZbe_4h\/fLk2Md\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: 24px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">5. Grand Final: <span style=\"font-size: 1rem;letter-spacing: 0px\">Australia 9 \u2013 5<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;letter-spacing: 0px\">\u00a0Spain<\/span><\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"aria-level=hcmZbe_4h\/fLk2Md\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: 24px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>Congratulations Evelyn,\u00a0 seen here on the podium as a key contributor to Australia&#8217;s gold medal success!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/08\/784981947_933531839799385_3162896748184841622_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23382\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/08\/784981947_933531839799385_3162896748184841622_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/08\/784981947_933531839799385_3162896748184841622_n.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/08\/784981947_933531839799385_3162896748184841622_n-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/08\/784981947_933531839799385_3162896748184841622_n-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/08\/784981947_933531839799385_3162896748184841622_n-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/08\/784981947_933531839799385_3162896748184841622_n-120x150.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We congratulate Evelyn O&#8217;Neill, one of our future stars of water polo, who competed at the World Aquatics Women&#8217;s U18 Water Polo Championships 2026, which took place between 16-23 August 2026 in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain. 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