(CNN) -- On the surface, water polo appears an elegant pursuit played by extremely polished performers. But beneath the water line, a different storyline is playing out. Limbs bash against each other, punches and kicks are thrown, nails are used to claw at an opponent and every so often, a player inadvertently disrobes another. The thing is, like most players, Australian goal-machine Rowena Webster wouldn't want it any other way. "We have a running joke that the referees probably only see about 20% of what really happens," Webster told CNN's Human to Hero series. "I guess what you can get away with is what you can get away with but there's a lot of pulling, grabbing, bathers get ripped off.
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Rowena Webster is chief goalscorer for Australia's women's water polo team
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The 25-year-old has made over 150 international appearances for her country
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Webster was part of the team that won bronze at the London 2012 Olympics
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She says the sport can be rough under the water as players jostle for the ball
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