Name: Lara Welham
Date of Birth: 19 August 1981
Height: 180cm
Position/Role: GA/GS
Occupation: PE Teacher

ANZ Championship Caps: 0
Former ANZ Championship Team: n/a
Number of years in ANZ Championship: nil

Commonwealth Bank Trophy Caps: 70
Former Commonwealth Bank Trophy team/s: Sydney Sandpipers, Hunter Jaegers
Number of years in Commonwealth Bank Trophy: Six years

Netball Career Highlights:
First Hunter Jaegers game in Newcastle

Age started playing netball: 7

Making her return to netball in 2010 with the NSW Swifts, Lara is a valuable addition to the NSW Swifts shooting ranks.

Hailing from Newcastle, Lara was a member of the leadership group of the Hunter Jaegers with 70 national league caps to her name.

Prior to joining the NSW Swifts, Lara headlined for the Brunel Hurricanes in the English Super League before travelling around Europe.

A PE Teacher by day, Lara is an experienced shooter.

If you come across a group of school kids at a
Swifts game the chances are they’d be students
of Lara who is a PE teacher by day