Water Polo

Through Twists and Turns, Kaleigh Gilchrist Follows Father’s Footsteps to Tokyo Olympics There are a lot of reasons why Kaleigh Gilchrist might not have been in Tokyo, some her choosing, some barely within her power. But as the 29-year-old pondered what her future held, beyond the gold medal won in ...

The U.S. men’s water polo team found itself down three goals less than two quarters into its Olympic tournament Sunday. It took a big effort to turn it around. Five goals from Alex Bowen did the trick, leading the U.S. to a 15-13 win over Japan in its Olympic water polo opener at the Tatsumi Water P...

Azevedo Family Eager to Grow Water Polo Through 6-8 Academy On the daily, the father and son duo of Ricardo Azevedo and Tony Azevedo can be found on the pool deck at the Los Caballeros Sports Village in Fountain Valley, California. Together, they coach a group of 24 athletes, assisting them in achie...

United States men’s water polo coach Dejan Udovicic on Friday named the 13-man roster for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, led by five-time Olympian Jesse Smith. Team USA is fresh off a silver medal at the FINA World League Super Final in Tbilisi, Georgia. The team has been qualified since its gold meda...

The USA Water Polo Men's National Team took silver at the FINA World League Super Final following a hard fought loss to Montenegro, 9-8 on Thursday. Hannes Daube continued to pace the Team USA offense with three goals while Drew Holland played strong again in net recording nine saves. Holland was na...

The USA Water Polo Men's National Team advanced to the semifinal round of the FINA World League Super Final after a hard fought 12-11 win over France. Hannes Daube scored three goals and was named player of the game with Alex Wolf recording 11 saves in net. Team USA now meets Italy on Wednesday at 1...

U.S. Olympic Women's Water Polo Team Head Coach Adam Krikorian announced the 13 athletes that will be nominated to represent Team USA at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics at a press conference in Los Angeles. Final approval of the selections is required by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee and will ...

For the seventh straight time and 14th time in program history, the USA Water Polo Women's National are FINA World League Super Final champions. The latest gold medal came with a 14-8 win over Hungary as Team USA held off a furious second half rally by the Hungarians. Captain Maggie Steffens scored ...

A Look at Advancements in the Water Polo World Men’s Water Polo was the first Olympic team sport at the 1900 Games. Since then, tradition has long since dominated the sport, though in different regions the game adapted in different ways. Play itself has changed little.  In the late 19th century, the...

USA Women’s Water Polo routed Russia, 17-8, Friday in the FINA World League semifinals, booking a finals date with Hungary on Saturday. Maddie Musselman, Makenzie Fischer and Stephania Haralabidis each tallied a hat trick as the U.S. handled Russia easily. It steps up a finals date with Hungary, whi...

Mirko Vičević has won gold at every major event on the water polo world stage; the Olympic Games, the World Championships and the FINA World Cup.  His original club was Primorac of Kotor, Montenegro (formerly Yugoslavia), where he played from 1982 to 1989. After that, he played for several teams, Ja...

The USA Water Polo Women's National Team continued their winning ways in Greece with a 20-6 victory over Japan to earn a spot in the semifinal round at the FINA World League Super Final. Maggie Steffens was named player of the game as she led nine different scorers, delivering four goals in the win....

The USA Water Polo Women's National Team finished group play undefeated at the FINA World League Super Final following an 18-9 win over Spain earlier today. Team USA takes the top spot in Group B and will take on Japan tomorrow in the quarterfinal round currently scheduled for 1:15pm et/10:15am pt. ...

The USA Water Polo Women's National Team picked up their second straight win at the FINA World League Super Final with a convincing 20-2 victory over Kazakhstan. Stephania Haralabidis delivered five goals while Amanda Longan recorded 14 saves in net to earn player of the match honors. Team USA close...

The USA Women's National Water Polo Team opened up play at the FINA World League Super Final with a 16-9 win over Greece on Monday. Maddie Musselman scored three goals and was named player of the match while Stephania Haralabidis and Rachel Fattal added three scores each to bolster the offense. Ashl...

Editor's Note: Following is statement released Monday by USA Water Polo regarding a settlement in a civil action against Bahram Hojreh, the Anaheim Unified School District, the Irvine Unified School District, the International Water Polo Club, USA Water Polo and USAWP CEO Christopher Ramsey and USAW...

Editor's Note: Following is statement released Monday by the law firm Manly, Stewart & Finaldi who represented 13 former female water polo in a civil action against Bahram Hojreh, the Anaheim Unified School District, the Irvine Unified School District, the International Water Polo Club, USA Water Po...

A settlement—the largest ever levied against an American water polo organization—has been reached in the civil suit involving water polo coach Bahram Hojreh, a one-time age group water polo coach in Southern California. While head coach for his International Water Polo Club (IWPC), Hojreh is alleged...

The World of Water Polo: How Much Do You Know? By Gigi Picard Swimming World College Intern  An official blows sharply on a whistle and 12 anxious players, six per team, dash wildly toward the middle of the pool. Two of the 12 sprint for a bright yellow polo ball plopped between the racing teams bec...

Why Water Polo Players Should Join a Swim Team Most water polo players aren’t eager to join a swim team to train during the offseason. But, swimming can actually be extremely beneficial for a polo player. Well-conditioned swimmers can better resist fatigue, are more agile in the water and are able t...