Lea Yanitsas's guest appearances

Lea Yanitsas

WiSP

The Halftime Huddle 

Water Polo Fit

SENW - The Best of Women's Sport

1170 SEN Sydney

Sport in Focus

Danielle Flowers

Joanne Koskinen

Sophie Devine

Katie Holloway

Sally Roberts

Mel Jones

Patricia Gregory

Kereyn Smith

Chloe Barr

Devon Wills

Samantha Murray

Daniela Moroz

Maia Lewis

Melodie Robinson

Hilary Perry

OwlTail

Aussie Stingers goalkeeper Lea Yanitsas, 26, and Chloe Barr, 20, have just returned from the FINA World League Super Finals in Shanghai, China with a silver medal following a 7-8 defeat by the USA. Their focus now is on the FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia this summer and their Olympic campaign to make the squad for the 2016 Rio Games.  Find out more about the Aussie Stingers team here and Water Polo here.  Follow them on Twitter @AussieStingers.Host: Chris StaffordFor more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.

Aussie Stingers goalkeeper Lea Yanitsas, 26, and Chloe Barr, 20, have just returned from the FINA World League Super Finals in Shanghai, China with a silver medal following a 7-8 defeat by the USA. Their focus now is on the FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia this summer and their Olympic campaign to make the squad for the 2016 Rio Games.  Find out more about the Aussie Stingers team here and Water Polo here.  Follow them on Twitter @AussieStingers.<br/><br/>Host: Chris Stafford<br/><br/>For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit <a href="http://wispsports.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wispsports.com</a>. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at <a href="mailto:info@wispsports.com">info@wispsports.com</a>.

Water Polo with Lea Yanitsas and Chloe Barr

Chris Warren Is Joined By Lea Yanitsas To Chat All Things Water Polo

Lea Yanitsas on Afternoons (22/12/2020)

Lea Yanitsas readily admits she wasn't always a water athlete, starting in netball, touch football and running.It wasn't until Yanitsas started at Mackellar Girls High School, on the Northern Beaches, where she met Debbie Watson that she made the decision to trade her runners for swimmers. Watson, Sydney 2000 Olympic champion and then PE teacher at the school, inspired Yanitsas to take up water polo.Not the strongest swimmer, Yanitsas ended up in the goals and she has cemented her place in the 'cage' since, guarding the net for the Stingers for almost a decade.At a club level, Yanitsas started playing for UNSW in the Australian Water Polo League as a teenager. Yanitsas returned to co-captain the team for the last two seasons, in both their history making title win and bronze medal in the following year.Yanitsas cherishes the many friendships she has made through water polo and considers these relationships to be some of the most powerful in her life.A beach lover, who finds peace in the salt water and sun, Yanitsas is renowned for her ability to bounce back. After finding herself out for the 2014 international season, requiring two finger operations and numerous hours of hip rehabilitation, she is keen on bouncing back once again, aiming high for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.Yanitsas and her husband, Andrew, welcomed their son, Constantine, to the world at the end of October 2018.None of her goals would be possible without the constant support and encouragement from her husband and family. She says it really is going to take a 'village' to push for her dreams."Many of life's failures are people who did not realise how close they were to success when they gave up" - Thomas Edison

Lea Yanitsas readily admits she wasn't always a water athlete, starting in netball, touch football and <a href="http://running.It" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">running.It</a> wasn't until Yanitsas started at Mackellar Girls High School, on the Northern Beaches, where she met Debbie Watson that she made the decision to trade her runners for swimmers. Watson, Sydney 2000 Olympic champion and then PE teacher at the school, inspired Yanitsas to take up water polo.Not the strongest swimmer, Yanitsas ended up in the goals and she has cemented her place in the 'cage' since, guarding the net for the Stingers for almost a <a href="http://decade.At" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">decade.At</a> a club level, Yanitsas started playing for UNSW in the Australian Water Polo League as a teenager. Yanitsas returned to co-captain the team for the last two seasons, in both their history making title win and bronze medal in the following year.Yanitsas cherishes the many friendships she has made through water polo and considers these relationships to be some of the most powerful in her life.A beach lover, who finds peace in the salt water and sun, Yanitsas is renowned for her ability to bounce back. After finding herself out for the 2014 international season, requiring two finger operations and numerous hours of hip rehabilitation, she is keen on bouncing back once again, aiming high for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.Yanitsas and her husband, Andrew, welcomed their son, Constantine, to the world at the end of October 2018.None of her goals would be possible without the constant support and encouragement from her husband and family. She says it really is going to take a 'village' to push for her dreams."Many of life's failures are people who did not realise how close they were to success when they gave up" - Thomas Edison

#12 - Lea Yanitsas

We chat to Aussie waterpolo champ and dedicated Mum, Lea Yanitsas. Let’s hear what it’s like to train for an olympics that is cancelled and exiting a sport whilst you are ranked number one in your position. Here she is!

LEA YANITSAS