Kelsey Wakefield

Kelsey Wakefield (born 1 June 1991 She has a wingspan of , and is left-handed.

Wakefield attended Trinity Lutheran College, Beyond water polo, while in school, she also competed in the high jump. In 2006, after winning the Queensland state championships, and setting a Queensland age group record and personal best of , she competed in the U16 national athletics competition. In 2007, she finished fourth in her age group in high jump at the national championships. She eventually chose water polo over the high jump because she preferred to play a team sport. She wears several different numbers including 1, 13 and 18. She competed at the Australian National U20 competition in 2011, where her team took home gold.

Club water polo Wakefield plays club water polo for the Brisbane Barracudas who compete in the National Water Polo League. She was a member of the team in 2011 when they won the league championship for the third year in a row. She was in goal for the championship match with the score 4–4 at the end of regular time, 1–1 at the end of over time and finally going to a shootout. Wakefield was named to the league's 2011 All Star team.

Juniors Wakefield represented Australia in 2006 at the U16 national team that competed at the New Zealand hosted Pan Pacific Championships. She was the captain of the Australian side. The team finished third after losing to eventual gold medalist, Spain, during the semifinals. She represented Australia at the 2011 Canada Cup, and participated in the gold medal final match against China that Australia won. She was named the Goalkeeper of the Tournament.

In October 2011, as a representative of the senior squad, she attended a training camp at the Australian Institute of Sport. She was part of the Stingers squad that competed in a five-game test against Great Britain at the AIS in late February 2012. She did not compete in the first match. She competed in the remaining four matches in the series.

Recognition In 2008, Wakefield was nominated for Gold Coast Sportsperson of the Year. In 2010, she was nominated for the Queensland Junior Sportswoman of the Year.