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Olympic Men’s Water Polo: Marko Vavic, Adrian Weinberg Lead U.S. to Semifinals in Shootout Win Two saves by Adrian Weinberg and a fifth-round goal from Marko Vavic led the United States to an 11-10 win over Australia in a penalty shootout in the Olympic quarterfinals Wednesday. The win sends the U.S...

Olympic Men’s Water Polo: Serbia Holds off Japan; Italy Handles U.S. Serbia needed a goal in the final 100 seconds by Dusan Mandic to save blushes and stave off Japan, and Italy topped the United States in games on the first day of the men’s water polo tournament at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. Ita...

Olympic Men’s Water Polo: U.S. Falls Short of Serbia in Semi, Will Play for Bronze The United States couldn’t keep up with Serbia on Friday in the semifinals of the Olympic men’s water polo tournament, dropping a 10-6 decision at the Paris La Defense Arena. Serbia will battle for its third straight ...

Swimming World continues its coverage of the 2019 men’s and women’s water polo world championships. Stick with us for comprehensive coverage of this year’s most prestigious polo tournament. In what must have been an anxious start for some—including Matt Farmer, playing his first game representing hi...

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...

By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor After an eight-month layoff, the U.S. Men’s Senior National Team is back in action. Last week the Americans traveled to the Kawana Water Aquatics Centre, just outside of Brisbane, Australia, for a five-day training camp and two test matches against the...

BROOKLYN, NY. It’s been more than a week since I returned from Lima, Peru for the 2019 Pan American Games. Following men’s and women’s water polo at Pan Ams was the most important tournament I’ve covered—so far—for one simple reason: events at Villa Maria del Triunfo Aquatics Complex represented a r...

Olympics: Alex Wolf Makes 13 Saves, U.S. Spreads Offense in Drubbing South Africa Ben Hallock led an offensive parade with four goals, and Alex Wolf stopped 13 shots in his Olympic debut as the U.S. men’s water polo team routed South Africa, 20-3, on Tuesday. [caption id="attachment_483266" align="a...

The U.S. Pan American Men's Water Polo Team won their sixth straight Pan Am Games crown topping Brazil 11-9. The U.S. men's water polo team had already earned a 2016 Olympic Games berth with their semifinal win over Canada, with the victory over Brazil capping an undefeated run in Toronto. Josh Samu...

By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor In an encouraging sign for Head Coach Dejan Udovicic as well as for American water polo fans, on Sunday the U.S. Men’s Senior Team defeated Australia 9-6 in the final of the 2018 FINA Intercontinental Cup in Auckland, New Zealand. Led by three goals fr...

Editor's Note: Swimming World was stationed pool-side for the entire week of men's and women's water polo competition at the 2019 Pan American Games. For Team USA and Canadian water polo watchers, the 2019 Pan American Games was an eye-opener regarding how the rest of the hemisphere plays polo. At f...

LIMA, PERU. On Day Two of the 2019 Pan American Games, what at one point looked to be a blowout for the U.S. men’s water polo team turned into a dogfight late against a scrappy Canadian side. Thanks to five goals from Johnny Hooper and a handful of mistakes by Canada, the Americans were able to hold...

In a surprising upset Tuesday, the favored Serbians—who have won almost every major water polo title the past five years—were eliminated from title contention at the 2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships. Spain, which had not beaten Serbia in World Championship play since 2009, stunned the defendin...

LIMA, PERU. Saturday evening at the Villa Maria del Triunfo Aquatics Complex dreams, desires and anxieties will overlap when Canada faces the USA in the men’s water polo final. This is not merely a game between two regional rivals—and it's not just gold and local bragging rights on the line. The win...

The USA men’s water polo roster for the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, has been released, and what the Americans lack in experience, they—perhaps—balance out in potential. Hannes Daube, Johnny Hooper, Max Irving, Chancellor Ramirez, Marko Vavic and Alex Wolf have yet to represent their count...

By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor The next stop on a journey that American water polo faithful hope will end in 2020 at the Tokyo Olympics begins today for the U.S. Men's Senior National Team. At 9:15 a.m. (PST) today Head Coach Dejan Udovicic’s squad will face Spain in their opening m...

By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor BROOKLYN, NY. After a respite to take in all that I experienced in Berlin at the FINA Men’s World Water Polo Cup 2018—and to finish transcribing an interview with Andrey Kryukov, Bureau Liaison for FINA’s Technical Water Polo Committee—here’s a stab at...

To close out their 2018 season, the U.S. Senior Men’s National Team has invited a few friends into town—specifically, the Italian National Team—for a three game set that starts tonight at Foothill High School, 7 p.m. (PST) in Tustin, CA. Tomorrow the action moves to Chapman University in Orange at 4...

Budapest, Hungary - June 23 - The USA Men's Water Polo National Team took seventh place at the FINA World League Super Final with a 9-3 win over Kazakhstan. Alex Bowen (Santee, CA/Stanford/NYAC) scored two goals to lead the offense with McQuin Baron (North Tustin, CA/USC/NYAC) and Alex Wolf (Hunting...

Huntington Beach, CA - June 17 - USA Men's Senior National Team Head Coach Dejan Udovicic has announced his roster for the upcoming FINA World League Super Final. Coming off a gold medal at 2018 FINA Intercontinental Tournament, Team USA heads to Budapest, Hungary for competition following a week of...