Jabiru's first underwater hockey invitational cup

The Northern Territory’s first underwater hockey invitational cup was held in Jabiru on September 28, with 30 players hailing from Cairns, Sydney, ACT, Wollongong, Margaret River and Darwin.
Underwater hockey (UWH) started in Jabiru in April 2018 when a family relocated from Margaret River, WA. 
Mother of three, Denise quickly got into action after seeing the wonderful 50 metre Olympic size swimming pool and started promoting underwater hockey, a sport which she has represented at a national and international level.
The success of this new sport to the area, gained immediate media support and curiosity and, since the inception of UWH in Jabiru, there is now a NT UWH commission, 3 local players attending the 2020 Nationals, and a Darwin club has formed.
Following the success of the first invitational cup for underwater hockey, the first national women’s Territorian team has been formed (consisting of NT and ACT players) and they are currently training for the 2020 Nationals being held in Sydney late January.
Also, there is interest in a second invitational cup in 2020 with the chance for Darwin to hold its first National Championships in 2022.
Denise said, “Without the players, there would be no game or invitational cup, and I am so grateful for those that travelled the distance, and also had the opportunity to explore Kakadu and beyond.”
Jabiru UWH would like to thank the sponsors for their support in fundraising to get the local players to the Nationals, and reducing the cost on players travelling interstate: Hall Contracting, Foodland, WARC, Kakadu National Park, ERA, Remedial Massage, Anbinik, Marrawuddi Gallery, Kakadu Lodge, Yellow Water Cruise, Mercure Crocodile Hotel, Haystack soaps and Prothink Solutions.
UWH is played every Wednesday from 5pm to 6pm, and T-shirts can be purchased from Foodland.