Year 11 student Islay Martin-Hill was recently selected for the inaugural New Zealand Waterpolo Premier League. This gave 60 of the best waterpolo players in New Zealand the opportunity to play in a four-week league held in Auckland during November, with games live-streamed on Sky sport next.
The inaugural league was formed to give many of the players the opportunity to play against other top players after Covid-19 caused cancellations of both domestic and international events that many of these players were scheduled to compete in.
Islay, who has been playing as a goal keeper since Year 6, played for the Northern Albatross and at the end of the four-week league they won 18-10 against the Central Southern Penguins to place third overall.