Michael Withers (water polo)

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Michael Withers (born 1 February 1938) is an Australian water polo player who competed at three Olympic Games.{{cite sports-reference|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/michael-withers-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418051700/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/michael-withers-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18}}

He competed at the 1960 Rome, 1964 Tokyo and 1972 Munich Olympics as a goalkeeper. In 2011, he was inducted into the Water Polo Australia Hall of Fame.{{cite web |title=Hall of Fame - Water Polo Australia |url=https://www.waterpoloaustralia.com.au/about-us/hall-of-fame/ |website=waterpoloaustralia.com.au |publisher=Water Polo Australia |accessdate=12 October 2020 }}

In 1962 he won the 110 yard breaststroke event at the Victorian state swimming championships.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pZ5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gbIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6522%2C2858044|title=Heather Rice Scores Clean Sweep with Four Freestyle Wins|work=The Age|date=22 January 1962|page=18}}