Finn Lowery

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]