Waterpolo (January 1992)
Russell excelled at the sport of waterpolo and from the Sunshine Coast represented Queensland as a schoolboy and as an under-18 and under-20. Russell then went on to represent Australia during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
He was part of the Australian waterpolo team competing in the 1981 and 1985 World Cup, 1992 World Titles and the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games.