Queenslander Robert Maitland placed eighth with the Australian Sharks at his first Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008. Maitland played water polo since the age of 14 and made his first state team one year later. In 2009 Maitland captained the World Student Games team who won in Serbia.
The Australian Olympic Committee acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we are located. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present.
We celebrate and honour all of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Olympians.
The Australian Olympic Committee is committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society and sport.
