Water Polo

Cal Completes Third Three-Peat for 17th NCAA Men’s Water Polo Title The University of California rode another stirring performance from Nikolaos Papanikolaou to claim the school’s third straight NCAA Men’s water polo title Sunday, a 13-11 decision over UCLA. Papanikolaou was named the NCAA Champions...

Maddie Musselman, Kate Douglass Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Sports List American water polo player Maddie Musselman and swimmer Kate Douglass were named to Forbes Magazine’s 30 Under 30 Sports List for 2024. Forbes’ annual industry list for North America, “highlight the all-star athletes, innovative...

Hannes Daube, Alex Bowen Lead U.S. Men’s Water Polo to Paris Qualification Hannes Daube and Alex Bowen scored five times each as the U.S. men’s water polo team defeated Brazil, 17-7, on Saturday in the final of the Pan Am Games. The win marks an eighth straight win at the continental championship fo...

U.S. Women’s Water Polo Wins Pan Am Games, Qualifies for Paris Olympics The U.S. women’s water polo team didn’t break a sweat in winning the Pan Am Games, ensuring they qualify for the Paris Olympics to try and defend their gold medal. The U.S. used five goals each from Rachel Fattal and Jenna Flynn...

Intertwined History: U.S. and Puerto Rico Face Off in Pan Am Water Polo Competition The colors of their flags are the same, one of many overlaps between the United States and Puerto Rican water polo programs. With the opening this week of polo competition at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, ...

Pepperdine Water Polo Coach Terry Schroeder Earns 500th Career Win Pepperdine men’s water polo coach Terry Schroeder earned his 500th career win at the helm of the program against Bucknell on Saturday. Schroeder is 502-343 all-time leading the Waves. He has been in Malibu for two stints totaling 31 ...

‘Golden Legends,’ Film About Hungary Water Polo Team, Setting Records “Golden Legends,” a feature documentary about the Hungary water polo team that won three consecutive Olympic titles, has become one of the most successful documentary releases in that country. Variety reported that the film, relea...

Worlds Water Polo: Netherlands Wins Shootout Over Spain for First Gold in 32 Years Brigitte Sleeking’s goal in the fifth round of the shootout gave the Netherlands a 17-16 win over Spain Friday in the women’s water polo championship game at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka. The Dutch went...

Worlds Water Polo: U.S. Uses Penalty Shootout to Top Hungary, Finish Fifth The United States required a penalty shootout to defeat Hungary, 15-13, in the fifth-place game at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka on Friday. Amanda Longan made 10 saves in regulation, then Ashleigh Johnson steppe...

Worlds Water Polo: U.S. Men’s Comeback Falls Short in Quarterfinals Loss to Hungary A fourth-quarter rally by the United States men’s water polo team fell just short Tuesday in Fukuoka, the U.S. dropping its quarterfinal to Hungary, 13-12. The loss eliminates the U.S. from medal contention. It will ...

Worlds Water Polo: Dogged Defense Helps Italy Stun the U.S., 8-7 Thunder boomed outside the Marine Messe Hall B in Fukuoka, Japan, on Monday afternoon. Inside, the pool hosted a lightning-strike rarity of its own. Italy frustrated the American offense throughout the quarterfinal of the World Aquatic...

Worlds Water Polo: Hannes Daube Scores 7 Goals as U.S. Reaches Quarters Hannes Daube was magnificent Sunday for the United States, scoring seven goals to power a 13-10 win over Canada in the crossover round at the World Aquatics Championships. Daube was 7-for-8 shooting at the Marine Messe Hall in F...

U.S. Men’s Water Polo Drops Big Lead to Greece, Falls to Second in Group The U.S. men’s water polo team dropped 15-14 decision to Greece on Friday, sending the American to second place in their group at the World Championships in Fukuoka and to a crossover game to reach the quarterfinals. The U.S. w...

Worlds Water Polo: Ashleigh Johnson Backstops American Rout of France Ashleigh Johnson made 14 saves, holding France to just two goals in the first three quarters, as the U.S. completed an unbeaten run through Group A with a 16-5 on Thursday at the World Championships. The Americans led by a 13-2 sc...

Worlds Water Polo: Amanda Longan, U.S. Defense Slow Australia The United States women’s water polo team has one foot in the knockout round at the 2023 World Championships thanks to a 9-5 win over Australia on Tuesday, the second day of competition in Fukuoka, Japan. Amanda Longan stood tall in goal ...

Tyler Abramson Scores 5 Goals as U.S. Men, Women Open Worlds with Wins The American men and women each opened the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, with wins this week. The U.S. men’s team rolled to an 18-5 win over Kazakhstan to open Group A play. Tyler Abramson scored five goals in t...

U.S. Men’s Water Polo Names Roster for Fukuoka with Nine Olympians Nine Olympians are among the U.S. men’s water polo roster for the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, which starts this week. The roster includes 15 athletes. Only 13 will be eligible to be on each gameday roster, with that deci...

Six Olympians Lead U.S. Women’s Water Polo Roster for Worlds Six Olympians are among the 15 players who were named to the U.S. women’s water polo roster for the World Aquatics Championships on Monday. Ten members of the team were part of last year’s squad, which won gold in Budapest. The Americans h...

Kate Douglass, Jordan Crooks, Aria Fischer Sullivan Award Semifinalists Kate Douglass led three aquatic athletes among the 24 semifinalists for the 93rd annual James E. Sullivan Award, presented by the AAU. The University of Virginia’s Douglass joins Tennessee swimmer Jordan Crooks and Stanford wate...

U.S. Wins Bronze at World Aquatics World Cup After Appeal Leads to Replay Team USA lost the bronze-medal game to Hungary at the World Aquatics World Cup on Sunday. Until it didn’t. A refereeing appeal reversed what had been a win by Hungary, leading to the final four minutes, 24 seconds being replay...