Water Polo

Women’s Water Polo World Championships: Greece Tips Australia, U.S. Eases into Semis Greece pulled out a close game against Australia, and the U.S. routed Japan in the quarterfinals of the women’s water polo World Championships in Singapore on Saturday. The four semifinalists are the same as at the ...

The Best American Women’s Water Polo Players of the NCAA Era (Part I: No. 21 to No. 25) By Jeff Moulton - Guest Editorial The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation recognized women’s water polo as a varsity sport during the 1995-96 school year.  From 1995 through 2000, some college coaches organized an...

World Championships: Four Euro Teams Prevail to Set Up Olympic Semifinal Rematches Four European teams prevailed in the men’s water polo crossover round of the 2025 World Championships, setting up replays of both Paris Olympic semifinals in the Worlds quarters on Sunday. Serbia beat Japan, 21-14, to...

World Championships: Japan Routs Great Britain, Italy Squeaks Through Women’s Water Polo Crossover Japan made the quarterfinals of the World Aquatics Championships for the first time, and Italy just squeaked by China Thursday in the women’s water polo tournament in Singapore. Japan was the lone thir...

World Championships: U.S. Men’s Water Polo Tops Singapore to Win Group The U.S. men's water polo team beat Singapore, 26-6, on Wednesday to win Group C on the final day of group play at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships. The U.S. had already clinched the group with Canada pushing Brazil to a sho...

World Championships: U.S. Routs Argentina for Women’s Water Polo Group Title The U.S. routed Argentina, 26-3, on the third day of women’s water polo play at the 2025 World Championships to earn the Group A title on Tuesday. That allows the U.S. to skip the crossover round and head straight to the qu...

World Championships: Italy Tops Serbia in Shootout on Second Day of Men’s Water Polo Italy capped a long day at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships with a penalty shootout win over Serbia, 17-16, on Monday in Singapore. The day opened with the United States stopping Brazil, 16-7, and included a 13...

World Championships: Emily Ausmus Hat Trick Leads U.S. Women Past Netherlands Emily Ausmus scored a hat trick Sunday as the United States took control of Group B with an 11-9 win over the Netherlands. The U.S. led most of the way. Goals by Ausmus and Jovana Sekulic gave the U.S. a 9-5 lead late in t...

World Championships: U.S. Men Handle Canada, Montenegro Tips Greece as Men’s Water Polo Opens The U.S. men handled Canada, 18-9, and Montenegro pulled out a 10-9 win over Greece on the first day of men’s water polo at the 2025 World Championships. The U.S., which won bronze at the Paris Olympics in ...

World Championships: U.S. Routs China, Hungary Edges Greece to Open Women’s Water Polo The U.S. women’s water polo team routed China, 15-7, on Thursday to open the 2025 World Championships in Singapore. Hungary edged Greece, 10-9, in the best game of a slate of mostly blowouts to start proceedings a...

The Best American Men’s Water Polo Players of the NCAA Era (Part III: No. 1 to No. 10) By Jeff Moulton In the third and final installment of this three-part series, water polo expert Jeff Moulton discusses the individuals he has ranked No. 1 to 10 in his unofficial list of the top-25 American men’s ...

U.S. Women’s Water Polo Announces Singapore Worlds Roster with 7 First-Timers The U.S. women’s water polo team announced its roster for the 2025 World Aquatics Championships on Friday, a group that includes just one holdover from the 2021 Olympics. Seven of the 15 athletes are making their World Cha...

USA Water Polo Announces Men's Roster for World Championships USA Water Polo Men's National Team head coach Dejan Udovicic has announced the roster of 15 athletes selected for competition at the upcoming 2025 World Aquatics World Championships set for July 11-24 in Singapore. Only 14 athletes will b...

The Best American Men's Water Polo Players of the NCAA Era (Part II: No. 20 to No. 11) By Jeff Moulton In Part II of this three-part series, water polo expert Jeff Moulton discusses the individuals he has ranked No. 11 to 20 in his unofficial list of the top-25 American men’s water polo players of t...

The Top-25 American Men's Water Polo Players of the NCAA Era (No. 21-No. 25) By Jeff Moulton Before his untimely death in a bicycle accident in October 2022, Hall of Fame coach Dante Dettamanti and I often discussed American water polo players, coaches, and teams of the past and present. These discu...

U.S. Wins Silver Medal at U-20 World Championships The U.S. men’s junior national team earned the silver medal at the U-20 World Championships in Croatia this week. The U.S. fell to Spain, 14-11, in Saturday’s final in Zagreb. It dropped the first two games of the tournament before winning four stra...

UIL Removes Pilot Status on Water Polo to Become Full Sport in Texas Texas’s high school governing body, the University Interscholastic League, this week made water polo a full varsity sport in the state. The UIL’s Legislative Council met last Wednesday. Among its decisions was to remove the pilot s...

Try Water Polo for Free – August 22–24, 2025 USA Water Polo invites athletes of all ages to dive into the sport with free one-day clinics happening nationwide from August 22 to 24, 2025. Whether you’re brand new to water polo or just looking for a fun team sport, this is your chance to get started—w...

USA Beats Australia 13–12 at the Buzzer to Open Water Polo Exhibition Series Team USA opened its June men’s water polo exhibition series with a dramatic 13–12 victory over Australia, sealed by a buzzer-beating goal at Mt. San Antonio College. In front of a spirited California crowd, the match feat.....

Ryann Neushul and Ryder Dodd Win 2025 Peter J. Cutino Awards for NCAA Water Polo Excellence On a warm June evening in the heart of San Francisco, The Olympic Club once again played host to the 26th Annual Peter J. Cutino Awards, honoring the outstanding female and male collegiate water polo players....