Australian men's Olympic water polo squad to include 10 debutants in Paris

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Australia's mens water polo team will feature 10 new faces at July's Olympic games in Paris, including a new father.

Australia 's mens water polo team will again be co-captained by Nathan Power and Blake Edwards who return for their second Olympics .The Paris Olympics commences on July 26 with water polo preliminary rounds to start on day 3 of the games.Men's water polo co-captains Nathan Power and Blake Edwards will don the green and gold for a second Olympics in July, leading a 13-man team that includes 10 debutants."The Aussie Sharks are a very hungry team," he said.

It will be the first time co-captain Edwards has represented Australia since becoming a father earlier this month."We weren't able to share the experience with our family and friends in Tokyo. I'm sure there will be many tears shed by mum throughout the two weeks," he said. "What you'll see from the Aussie Sharks in Paris is that we're an extremely enthusiastic and motivated group, and we don't fear any opponent."

The 10 debutants are Queenslanders Nic Porter and Marcus Berehulak, West Australians John Hedges and Luke Pavillard, and New South Wales' Angus Lambie, Charlie Negus, Chaz Poot, Jacob Mercep, Matthew Byrnes and Milos Maksimovic.

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