Faces of Tamworth: Former Australian water polo captain Nathan Thomas

By Samantha Newsam
Updated July 19 2018 - 3:17pm, first published 6:30am
Former Australian water polo captain Nathan Thomas in coaching mode at the South and West War Memorial Pool back in 2012.
Former Australian water polo captain Nathan Thomas in coaching mode at the South and West War Memorial Pool back in 2012.

Nathan Thomas was part of a golden era for water polo in Tamworth. Over a distinguished career, the Tamworth High protege represented Australia at two Olympics, played over 300 times in the green and gold and enjoyed the distinction of captaining his country. Since his retirement Thomas has been a regular visitor back to Tamworth to pass on his expertise to the next generation of local stars. In 2004 he visited his primary school – West Tamworth Public School to talk with the students about his experiences at the Athens Olympics.

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