Blake Edwards

Blake Edwards began playing water polo at age 12 because of his father, former Aussie Shark Robert Edwards.

In 2009, a fresh-faced Blake made his junior international debut at the FINA World Junior Championships. By the time he had turned 18 in 2010, Blake made his senior debut for the Aussie Sharks.

At the 2013 and 2015 World University Games, Blake captained Australia's team, proving his value as a leader from a young age.

Despite falling out of the Aussie Sharks squad in 2012, Blake returned even stronger at the 2014 FINA World Cup where the Sharks finished fifth in the tournament.

A year later Blake decided to follow in his younger brother’s footsteps, Lachlan Edwards, by moving to the US and playing water polo for the University of Southern California (USC). In his first season, Blake was the Trojan's top goal scorer with 68 goals, earning him a spot in the All-American First Team.

After showcasing his talent in his first season, Blake would once again finished as USC's top goal scorer in 2016 and was selected again for the All-American First Team.

By the end of his time at USC in 2017, Blake finished as the ninth all-time leading scorer for the university with 156 goals.

Returning to the Aussie Sharks in 2018 after not featuring for just over a year due to injuries, Blake emerged back onto the scene at the FINA World League Super Final in Budapest before competing in the FINA World Cup later that same year.

Gearing up for Tokyo 2020, Blake returned home to play for the Drummoyne Devils in the Australian Water Polo League alongside his brother.

Blake finally made his Olympic debut at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Games as captain of Australia.

Winning two out of five games, the Sharks didn’t progress to the knockout rounds. Blake contributed three goals in the campaign, scoring once against Spain and twice against eventual gold medallists Serbia.

Post-Tokyo, Blake has co-captained Australia alongside Nathan Power at the 2022, 2023 and 2024 FINA World Championships as well as the FINA World Cup in 2023.

Playing more than 120 games for the Sharks, Blake has been selected in almost every Australia squad since his debut in 2010, proving himself to be a reliable senior figure within the squad.

At the Paris 2024 Olympics Blake and the Sharks recorded statement wins over the defending Olympic champion Serbia, host nation France and Hungary in the group stage.

Finishing second in their group, it gave Australia a place in the men's Olympic quarter-finals for the first time since London 2012.

A penalty-shootout loss to the USA in the quarter-finals sent the Sharks into the 5th-8th classification games and they came away in 8th place, up from the team's 9th overall placing at Tokyo 2020.