Read moreCal’s Nikolaos Papanikolaou a Finalist for Cutino Award, Looking for Third Win24 April 2024Cal’s Nikolaos Papanikolaou a Finalist for Cutino Award, Looking for Third Win Cal’s Nikolaos Papanikolaou was named one of three finalists for the men’s Peter J. Cutino Award, released Monday by the Olympic Club in San Francisco. Papanikolaou is joined by Princeton’s Roko Pozaric and Rafael Real Ve...
Read moreAs NCAA Women's Water Polo Tourney Nears, There's Jockeying For Postseason Momentum18 April 2024As NCAA Women's Water Polo Tourney Nears, There's Jockeying For Postseason Momentum Is it possible that one of the Big Four does not qualify for this year’s NCAA Women’s Tournament? It happened in 2016 when Cal didn’t make the cut. Barring a major upset—Hawai’i losing early in the Big West tournamen...
Read moreDelfina USA, S&R Sport Launch Apparel Collection with Maddie Musselman17 April 2024Delfina USA, S&R Sport Launch Apparel Collection with Maddie Musselman Water polo Olympic gold medalist Maddie Musselman has launching an apparel collection with Delfina USA and S&R Sport. The nine-item collection is based around a stylized M logo. It includes the signature Delfina Bravo Suit, style...
Read moreU.S. Women’s Water Polo Sweeps Australia in Three-Game Exhibition Series15 April 2024U.S. Women’s Water Polo Sweeps Australia in Three-Game Exhibition Series The U.S. Women’s Water Polo team swept Australia in a three-game exhibition series in California this week. The U.S. used 15 saves from Ashleigh Johnson to start it with a 10-4 win last Sunday at Dos Pueblos High School in Gole...
Read moreWater Polo: Women's Watch List for 25th Peter J. Cutino Award - Heisman Equivalent10 April 2024In a typical year, it would be obvious who the top contenders are for the best female collegiate water polo player in America. The criterion is usually: Are they on a top four (or five) team in the CWPA rankings? Is their team a legitimate contender for an NCAA title? Do they play for Stanford? I m...
Read moreUnbeaten UCLA Stays Atop Women's Water Polo Poll; LMU Makes Big Jump06 April 2024Unbeaten UCLA Stays Atop Women's Water Polo Poll; LMU Makes Big Jump The past two weeks, a number of teams have faced conference opponents in matches with postseason implications. Nowhere more significant was the contest between Fresno State and Loyola Marymount on March 23. Picked #1 and #2 in the ...
Read moreFor Now, Wagner Claims New York Water Polo Bragging Rights With Win Over LIU29 March 2024For Now, Wagner Claims New York Water Polo Bragging Rights With Win Over LIU BROOKLYN, NY. In a rematch of last year’s Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women’s water polo championship final, Wagner College, for a decade the MAAC’s top team, crossed the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge from Staten Island t...
Read moreHall of Fame Player Merrill Moses Promoted to Pepperdine Water Polo Head Coach27 March 2024Hall of Fame Player Merrill Moses Promoted to Pepperdine Water Polo Head Coach Merrill Moses, a Hall of Fame player and the associate head coach of Pepperdine men’s water polo program, has been promoted to the top job. Moses will replace his mentor, Terry Schroeder, who will transition to an associa...
Read moreGold Medalist Kiley Neushul Leads Four Inductees to USA Water Polo Hall of Fame19 March 2024Gold Medalist Kiley Neushul Leads Four Inductees to USA Water Polo Hall of Fame USA Water Polo on Monday announced the four members of its 2024 USA Water Polo Hall of Fame Class, led by Olympian Kiley Neushul. Neushul, of one of the sport’s most prolific families, will be joined by Chris Oeding, Dou...
Read moreAn Interview With UCI Water Polo Coach Dan Klatt; Compassion, Respect Are Hallmarks of Veteran Leader16 March 2024An Interview With UCI Water Polo Coach Dan Klatt; Compassion a Hallmark of Veteran Leader IRVINE, CA. Water polo will never be mistaken for a kumbaya-kind of athletic experience. It’s physically and emotionally draining. But those who care most about the sport—especially coaches—have tremendous comp...
Read moreUnbeaten UCLA Remains Atop College Women's Water Polo Poll; Stanford-Princeton Matchup Called Off09 March 2024Unbeaten UCLA Remains Atop College Women's Water Polo Poll; Hawaii Holds at No. 2 The Collegiate Water Polo Association poll for women’s varsity play has not seen much change these past few weeks, especially at the top. UCLA, Hawai’i, Stanford, Cal and USC have been in roughly the same spots for a m...
Read moreCoach Adam Wright Weighs in on Guiding UCLA's Powerful Water Polo Programs08 March 2024Coach Adam Wright Guiding Weighs in on Guiding UCLA's Powerful Water Polo Programs HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA. Spending time with Adam Wright, UCLA men’s and women’s water polo head coach, is like being in the company of a powerful politician. Wright is surrounded by success; there’s Chase and Ryder Dodd,...
Read moreUCLA Stays Atop Women's Water Polo Poll After Claiming Kalbus Invitational Title02 March 2024UCLA Stays Atop Women's Water Polo Poll After Claiming Kalbus Invitational Title Last weekend, nine of the nation’s top ten teams traveled to Irvine, CA—only Princeton declined a spot in the 2024 Barbara Kalbus Invitational—offering a prime opportunity to evaluate NCAA title contenders. Fresno State...
Read moreDodd Brothers - Chase and Ryder - Hoping to Represent Team USA Water Polo at Paris Olympics01 March 2024Dodd Brothers - Chase and Ryder - Hoping to be Part of Team USA Trip to Paris Olympics Chase and Ryder Dodd—brothers and fellow UCLA Bruin water polo players—are chasing the biggest roster spot in U.S. men’s water polo: Representing America at the 2024 Paris Olympics. They have played together for m...
Read more1With Curtain Set to Drop on Coaching Career, Maureen Cole Leading Hawaii in Chase of NCAA Water Polo Crown29 February 2024NEWPORT BEACH, CA. In sports, as in life, it’s always best to walk away while you’re ahead. In the case of Maureen Cole, head coach for the Hawai’i women’s water polo team, she’s determined to finish her gig by leading the Rainbow Wahine to the greatest season in their history. And then leaving with...
Read morePassages: Giuseppe D’Altrui, Italian Water Polo Legend, 8928 February 2024Passages: Giuseppe D’Altrui, Italian Water Polo Legend, 89 Giuseppe D’Altrui, one of the titans of Italian water polo, died on Feb. 26. He was 89 years old. D’Altrui captained Italy to the gold medal at the 1960 Olympics in Rome. He also played on the 1956 team that finished fourth and captained the...
Read more2South Africa Turns Down Olympic Water Polo Bids; Romania (Men) and Canada (Women) Claim Spots23 February 2024South Africa Turns Down Olympic Water Polo Bids; Romania (Men) and Canada (Women) Claim Spots In a surprising development, Swimming South Africa (SSA) pulled its men’s and women’s water polo teams from the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. SSA chief executive Shaun Adriaanse told the Daily Maver...
Read moreKalbus Invitational Uniting Power Programs in Women's Water Polo23 February 2024Kalbus Invitational Highlights Spectacular Weekend of Water Polo Action The Barbara Kalbus Invitational—previously known as the UCI Invitational—is the most competitive tournament of the women’s NCAA regular season. It is an invitational, and nine of the nation’s current top-10 teams—and 13 of the t...
Read more1USA Water Polo at World Championships: One Up, One Down in Doha21 February 2024The results from the desert—Qatar, to be exact—at the 21st World Aquatics Championships were decidedly mixed for USA men’s and women’s water polo. The women, coached by Adam Krikorian, delivered in the clutch as they so often have during Krikorian’s impressive tenure. Last Friday the Americans captu...
Read moreCWPA Women’s Poll: Little Movement, But UC Irvine Invite Next Week Will Change That18 February 2024There was not much change in this week’s Collegiate Water Polo Association’s Poll as the top 12 teams remained the same. The biggest leap was by Pacific, which moved from 17th to No. 13. The biggest drop? Four spots by UC Santa Barbara, which split four matches at the ASU Invitational and is now ran...