Danielle Lewis is Back in the Country to make a Splash
at Pan Pacs
You may recognize her from the official
Panasonic Pan Pacific Banners and Programs. Danielle has been playing water
polo at one of the highest levels in the Collegiate Water Polo League in the
USA. She has been studying, playing, and ‘roughing it’ in Hawaii for the past
year and a half.
Dani made her debut on her 18th
birthday for the NZ Senior Women’s at the 2010 FINA World Cup held in
Christchurch. Then made the NZ Senior Team again to compete in the 2011 FINA
World Championships in Shanghai, China.
Dani is one of the key leaders in the Marist
U20 Women’s team who played Hutt and Canberra today and won both with scores of
13-6 and 10-4 respectively.
“I am really happy to be back playing for
Marist after being away for so long. It’s great to be able to bring
home new skills to the team so that they can also benefit from some of the
great coaching I have received overseas in Hawaii.”
Coach Ben Pye, originally from Wellington (Current Marist
Club and former Hutt Club and NZ Men’s Player), has recently been accepted to
the Police Academy, so will gradually be handing this team over to another
willing coach. Congratulations Ben!
