Dates: 15-29th April 2000
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Australia sent young and enthusiastic teams to the tournament with the following results:
MENS: 1st Australia, 2nd South Africa, 3rd New Zealand
WOMENS: 1st South Africa, 2nd Australia
UNDER 18: 1st South Africa, 2nd Australia
UNDER 21: 1st South Africa, 2nd Australia
Keith Midson in sin bin in semi final against France
Picture of womens team at medal ceremony
Official Worlds web site is here
Results
MEN 1st France, 2nd South Africa, 3rd Australia.
WOMEN 1st South Africa, 2nd Australia, 3rd USA.
MASTERS - MEN 1st South Africa, 2nd Great Britain, 3rd USA.
MASTERS - WOMEN 1st South Africa, 2nd ???, 3rd ???.
Picture of men's team
Picture of women's team
Another pic of women's team
RESULTS
MEN 1st Australia, 2nd New Zealand, 3rd South Africa.
WOMEN 1st Australia, 2nd South Africa, 3rd New Zealand.
UNDER 21 1st New Zealand, 2nd South Africa, 3rd Australia.
UNDER 18 GIRLS 1st ???, 2nd ???, 3rd ???.
UNDER 18 BOYS 1st ???, 2nd ???, 3rd Australia.
1996 Men's Wold Champions - Australia. BR: Derek Dufall, Llyal Dawson, Rowan Bridley, Keith Midson, Geoff Tanner (coach), Gavan Wise, John Sutcliffe, Gavin Wark. FR: Jason Meizies, David Campbell, Greg Bush, Arnold Piccoli (Captain), Richard Lane.
Picture of Tasmanian contingent at worlds.
(l-r) Pieter VanDerWoude (masters), Andrew Doyle (masters), Rowan Bridley (mens), Louise Sale (womens), Garry Davidson (masters), Ray Johnson (masters - hiding), Natalie Wickham (womens), Keith Midson (mens) & Richard Lane (mens)
Image of Australian men's team in first semi final against Canada
Image of TV screens in SA
Image of men's team in cool down stretch
Official worlds web site is here
RESULTS
MEN 1st Australia, 2nd South Africa, 3rd New Zealand.
WOMEN 1st South Africa, 2nd Australia, 3rd France.
MASTERS 1st South Africa, 2nd Australia, 3rd Great Britain.
Image of Australian men's team
Image of Australian women's team
Another Image of Australian women's team
Image of Australian masters team
Image of Australian men's team - poolside
Picture of men's team (need strong stomach!!)
RESULTS
MENS 1st Australia, 2nd South Africa, 3rd USA.
WOMENS 1st Australia, 2nd South Africa, 3rd Great Britain.
MASTERS 1st South Africa, 2nd Great Britain, 3rd Australia.
Picture of men's team
Another pic of the men's team
RESULTS
MENS 1st Australia, 2nd South Africa, 3rd New Zealand
Can't remember the rest of the results for womens and juniors - will find out.
Picture of men's team with trophy
Picture of womens team
Andre Buck - frist person to ever win 4 world titles!
RESULTS
MENS: 1st Australia, 2nd New Zealand, 3rd South Africa
WOMENS: 1st South Africa, 2nd Australia, 3rd New Zealand
MASTERS: 1st Australia, 2nd New Zealand
Picture of men's team
picture of women's team
Nice legs Arnie!!
Mens team underwater (great photo, bad quality!)
RESULTS
MENS: 1st Australia, 2nd UK, 3rdCanada
WOMENS: 1st Australia, 2nd New Zealand?, 3rd USA
Picture of men's team
Another picture of men's team
Women's team
Another picture of women's team
RESULTS
MEN: 1st Australia, 2nd New Zealand
WOMEN: 1st Aus, 2nd NZ
RESULTS
MEN: 1st Australia, 2nd Netherlands, 3rd Canada
WOMEN: 1st NZ, 2nd USA, 3rd Australia
Image of Men's team
Image of Women's Team
RESULTS
MEN: 1st Canada, 2nd Australia, 3rd NZ
WOMEN: 1st Australia, 2nd New Zealand, 3rd USA
RESULTS
MENS 1st Australia, 2nd Netherlands, 3rd Great Britain
WOMENS: 1st Australia, 2nd New Zealand, 3rd USA
The 1982 world championships were only recently recognised as an "offical" world championship" in 1998.
Picture of men's team
Picture of women's team
Another pic of women's team
RESULTS
MENS: 1st Australia, 2nd New Zealand, 3rd USA
RESULTS
MENS: 1st Netherlands, 2nd Great Britain, 3rd Australia
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