Isabella Rositano

Isabella Rositano (born 2 January 1996) is an Australian athlete who has represented Australia as a canoeist and bobsledder and Italy as an Australian rules footballer.[1][2] Rositano has been active in campaigning against gender inequality in sports and raising awareness for depression and mental health in Australia as an ambassador for the Black Dog Institute.[3] In 2018 Rositano appeared on Series 2 of Australian Ninja Warrior.[4]

Personal

Rositano was born in Adelaide, and is from South Australia.[5] She is 165 centimetres (5 ft 5 in) tall.

Canoe Sprint

Rositano started competing in 2015 after transferring from rowing through the AIS Sports Draft.[6] Rositano previously held a World Record for Rowing in the Longest Continual Indoor Row, rowing for 48 hours with teammates at Bond University.[4] In 2015 she was the first female to win the C1 and C2 categories at state championships and went on to be one of two paddlers in the first female champion C2 at national championships.[7] In 2016 Rositano also won several state and national championships which placed her on the Australian Canoe Team.[8] She competed at the 2016 ICF Junior and U23 World Championships, as one of the first Australian women ever to do so. She continues to train and compete in Canoe Sprint, having also raced in the 2017 ICF Junior and U23 World Championships, and 2018 World University Championships.[9][10] She aimed to contest in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.[11]

Australian rules football

Rositano began her Australian rules football career as part of the European Crusaders at the 2017 AFL International Cup. Holding a dual-citizenship jus soli, she became the first female Australian rules footballer to represent Italy in this tournament.[12] Wearing the #1 jersey, she made her debut in the team's first match in round one against Papua-New Guinea, listed to start as ruck rover.[13] As well as rover, she was listed to start as a centre and defender over the course of the tournament.[14] She played all five games in the tournament, scoring 0 goals, 0 MGs, 0 MGVs and 2 TIBs.[15] In May 2018 Rositano was scouted to trial NRL ahead of the inaugural NRL Women's Premiership.[16] She also trialled with the West Coast Eagles in October.[8] However, she was unsuccessful in securing a place in either squads.

References
  1. "History made by UniSA student Isabella Rositano at World Canoe Sprint Championships". University of SA. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  2. "IBSF | Isabella Rositano". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  3. "Olympic hopeful sprints toward change". Black Dog Institute. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  4. "9Now ANW".
  5. "Athlete Profile 2015". Australian Canoeing. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  6. "AIS Sports Draft Athletes Come Together for The First Time".
  7. "UniSA Student to represent Australia at World Canoe Sprint Championships". University of South Australia. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  8. "Exclusive Insight".
  9. "World beckons for our stars on the water". South Australia Sports Institute. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  10. "Australian canoe sprinter Isabella Rositano". Townsville Bulletin. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  11. "Ninja Warrior set for World University Championships". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  12. Turner, Laura (18 July 2017). "IC 17 Preview". World Footy News. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  13. "2017 IC Cup PNG vs EC". AFL International Cup Match Centre - SportsTG. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  14. "Sports Statistics 2017 IC Cup". AFL International Cup Match Centre - SportsTG. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  15. "Player Statistics". AFL International Cup Match Centre - SportsTG. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  16. "Olympic hopeful Isabella Rositano adds NRL dream to sporting horizon". National Rugby League. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
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