Lachlan's Story
Fast Facts
Sport: Water Polo
Event: Men's Water Polo
Olympic History: Tokyo 2020
Year Born: 1995
State Born: VIC
About Lachlan
Lachlan Edwards first stepped onto the international water polo scene at the 2012 World Youth Championships, where the Australian side finished seventh.
In 2014, Lachlan joined the University of Southern California Trojans water polo team while studying for a business degree. During his time with the Trojans, Lachlan scored 144 career goals which ranked him no.18 all-time in scoring at USC.
Lachlan was a member of the 2017 FINA World Championships team, where the Sharks finished in an equal career best of seventh place. A year later he earned his first World Cup podium with a silver medal and in 2019 claimed bronze at the 2019 FINA World League Super Final.
With the delayed 2020 Olympics, Edwards relished the opportunity to head overseas, where he played for Spanish club CE Mediterrani in Barcelona. He returned home in early 2021 to reconnect with his Australian Water Polo League club, Drummoyne Devils.
Lachlan made his Olympic debut at the Tokyo Games, alongside his older brother Blake, with both brothers joining the Aussie Sharks for their Tokyo campaign.
Despite victories against Croatia and Kazakhstan, Australia would be denied placing in the knock-out stage of the tournament due to head-to-head rulings, finishing on the same points as Montenegro, but losing to them throughout the group-stage.
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