Water Polo

As fallout from the coronavirus outbreak stretches from days to weeks, the desire for what comes next—when it's again safe to congregate—is that much stronger. That includes water polo; all play is suspended and major tournaments like the national Junior Olympics, the world's biggest youth water pol...

In tangible proof that silver linings remain despite a sports blackout imposed by health concerns as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, today USA Water Polo announced the 2020 class of honorees for its Hall of Fame: Olympians Gavin Arroyo, Kelly Rulon and Elsie Windes, water polo executive Bruce ...

Doug Peabody, a San Diego native, has been at the helm of the San Diego Shores Water Polo Club since he founded the club in 1992. In that time, the Shores Club has enjoyed phenomenal success, winning 35 national championships and developing more than 350 players who have gone on to play in college. ...

SAN DIEGO, CA. The scene two weeks ago at UC San Diego's Canyonville Aquatics Center was one of confusion. Hawai'i's women's water polo team had flown in for a Friday, March 13th match against host UCSD—but news was rampant that the polo season was in peril due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. The...

With much of the sporting world shut down due to the coronavirus outbreak, Swimming World continues to reach out to those areas struggling against what the World Health Organization (WHO) has now labeled a pandemic. In the past week, Spain has seen a spike in Covid-19 infections, with Wednesday's co...

These are unprecedented times, and the announcement earlier today by Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), to postpone the Tokyo Games has addressed uncertainty caused by the global coronovirus pandemic. But, for teams like the U.S. Senior Women's national water polo t...

Editor’s Note: Given the devastation in Italy, Swimming World has taken particular interest in the circumstances surrounding aquatics sports in the country hit hardest by the coronavirus crisis. The situation in Italy is heart-breaking. The numbers as a result of the coronavirus devastation are star...

Earlier this week the Olympic Club affirmed that the Cutino Awards ceremony honoring the top male and female intercollegiate water polo athletes is still scheduled to take place on the first weekend in June. But, like everything in these challenging times, the status of the most prestigious individu...

With a continued focus on the health and wellness of USA Water Polo members and the water polo community in regards to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we are announcing the cancellation of several upcoming events. This comes on the heels of the CDC announcement recommending no gatherings of 50 or mor...

https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/ivy-league-to-cancel-all-athletic-events-through-remainder-of-spring/Wednesday offered a stunning development in American intercollegiate sports. For the first time in memory, an athletic conference voted to shut down the seasons of multiple schools due to...

Following a period of uncertainty, as sports entities as diverse of La Liga in Spain, the Ivy League athletics conference in the U.S., LEN in Europe and even the National Basketball Association (NBA) announced postponements or cancellation of athletic events, earlier today FINA confirmed what most k...

Water polo—a sport relatively unknown in America and one difficult for the uninitiated to comprehend—inspires tremendous loyalty among those who play it. Count Leonardo Ruzzante, a teenager eager to pursue his passion wherever it leads, as one who has caught the polo “bug.” That includes relocating ...

Almost two months into the NCAA varsity women's water polo season, individual conference play moves front and center. The six conferences that will send teams to the national championship—The Big West, the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA), the Golden Coast Conference (GCC), the Metro Atlanti...

Mount St. Mary's Director of Athletics Lynne Robinson announced today that The Mount has selected Alyssa Diacono to lead their brand new men's and women's water polo program. "We are thrilled to announce Alyssa Diacono as the head men's and women's water polo coach at Mount St. Mary's University." R...

Given the new national championship format in place for DIII women's water polo programs—on May 9 and 10 four teams will compete for the DIII Collegiate National Women's Water Polo Championship, sponsored by the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA), the Southern California Intercollegiate Athlet...

MIAMI, FL. The high school girls water polo scene in the Magic City presents a mixture of possibilities, with Ransom Everglades, the 2019 Florida state champions, the favorite to win a second-straight FHSAA title—unless Hialeah, the 2018 champs, can overcome a coaching change and significant losses ...

Acknowledging the inherent threat posed by COVID-19, the novel coronavirus that has sickened thousands worldwide and claimed almost three thousand lives, USA Water Polo, the leading voice for water polo in America, issued a statement to USAWP membership regarding the disease’s potential impact on th...

FINA has Postponed the Women's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament scheduled for Trieste in Italy from March 8-15 as a result of the coronavirus emergency. The event is the latest of many sports events around the world to be either postponed or cancelled altogether. The tournament has ...

In contrast to a blogosphere super-charged by statements yesterday from Dick Pound—a senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) member who suggested that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics may prove too dangerous to hold—Andrey Kryukov has provided Swimming World with an exclusive behind-the-scenes look into...

IRVINE, CA. The 2020 USC women’s water polo team made a grand statement this weekend, sweeping through the Barbara Kalbus Invitational at UC Irvine with four straight victories, including a 10-5 thrashing of Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) rival and top seed the Stanford Cardinal in Sunday...