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Finn Lowery
Personal information
Full nameFinn Henry Mrkusic Lowery
Born(1990-10-01)1 October 1990
Auckland, New Zealand
Died24 March 2019(2019-03-24) (aged 28)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight85 kg (187 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportWater polo
ClubNorth Harbour Water Polo Club

Finn Henry Mrkusic Lowery (1 October 1990 – 24 March 2019) was a New Zealand lawyer, Rhodes Scholar, and water polo player who was a member of the New Zealand men's national water polo team at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships.

Born in Auckland, on 1 October 1990, Lowery was the son of Martin and Anna Lowery.[2][3] He was educated at Rangitoto College where he was head boy in 2008.[3] After leaving high school, he played water polo for a club in Madrid, Spain, before returning to the University of Auckland to study law, French, and political philosophy.[3] Upon completion of his law degree, Lowery was awarded the Auckland District Law Society Prize for graduating top of his class.[3] In 2014, Lowery was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship, which allowed him to complete a master's degree in Latin American studies, economics, sociology, and politics at the University of Oxford.[2]

Lowery made his debut for the New Zealand national men's water polo team in 2010, and made 19 international appearances for New Zealand.[1] In 2013, he played for New Zealand in the FINA World League Asia-Oceania section in May, and then at the World Championships in Barcelona later that year.[4] The following year, he again represented New Zealand at the Commonwealth Water Polo Championships in Aberdeen, where the New Zealand team finished in fifth place.[4]

Lowery died in Auckland on 24 March 2019[5] after a long battle with depression.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Finn Lowery". New Zealand Water Polo. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Finn Lowery 1990–2019". Latin American Centre. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Family and friends mourn Rhodes Scholar, lawyer and sportsman Finn Lowery". New Zealand Herald. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Senior men". New Zealand Water Polo. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Finn Lowery death notice". New Zealand Herald. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.