Madeleine Steere
FAST FACTS
| Name | Madeleine Steere |
| Date of birth | September 15, 1996 |
| Place of birth | Melbourne, VIC |
| Height | 180cm |
| Preferred position | Centre Back |
| Australian Water Polo League Club | Griffith University Queensland Thunder |
| International club | University of Michigan |
| Aussie Stingers debut | 2013 |
| International Caps | 67 |
| Handedness | Right handed |
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- 2023 Australian Waterpolo League, bronze medalist
- 2019 FINA World Championships bronze medalist
- 2017 FINA World Championships eighth place
- 2015 World University Games gold medalist
- 2014 FINA World League Intercontinental Cup gold medalist
- 2014 Water Polo Australia Junior Athlete of the Year
- 2013 Australian Stingers Development Player
- 2013 Canada Cup silver medalist
- 2012 Pan Pacific Game U16 gold medallist and captain
ATHLETE BIO
Maddy Steere was a strong water polo player from a young age at Essendon Water Polo Club. She progressed as a Victorian Institute of Sport athlete and began playing Australia's national water polo league in 2013 as a player in the Victorian Seals side, where she remained for four seasons.
In 2017 Steere joined the University of Michigan and in her two seasons with the side has gained recognition of her skills through selection in the 2018 All-American team. In her latest American college season she played 47 games, scoring 74 times and completing 47 steals.
Steere returned to the Australian Water Polo League for the 2019 season, where she played with the ACU Cronulla Sharks. In 2023, Steere formed part of the Griffith University Queensland Thunder team that won bronze in the Australian Waterpolo League.