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By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Correspondent There’s no question that the FINA World Championship final between Croatia and Hungary, won 8-6 by the Croatians Saturday night at the Alfréd Hajós Swimming Complex, will be remembered for the Hungarians dramatic run to the title match, the Croatian’...

By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor BUDAPEST, Hungary. Seven thousand spectators—the vast majority sporting Magyar red, white and green—had jammed into temporary stands at the Alfréd Hajós Swimming Complex in Budapest, their excitement demonstrably on display as they roared in unison for...

BUDAPEST, Hungary. After a positively unbelievable, uplifting and frankly exhausting evening of water polo at the Alfréd Hajós Swimming Complex, it seemed ideal to start piecing together some of the pieces of what is both an intricate puzzle as well as a concrete reality: Croatia has beaten its arch...

By Joe Buchanan, Swimming World College Intern. The 17th FINA World Aquatics Championships are currently underway in Budapest, Hungary. A time when the best swimmers in the world come together to compete in all areas of aquatic sports. The cutting edge of swimming will be on display this week in a p...

By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor As I wend my way across the Atlantic by air returning to Brooklyn, it seemed appropriate to wrap up my experience of Budapest and the 2017 FINA World Water Polo Championships. First, my congratulations to the winners—Croatia for the men and USA for the...

By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor It's been a busy week for Maggie Steffens, arguably the world’s best female water polo player. On Wednesday it was announced that the 24 year-old Californian was named a finalist for the Women’s Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year, given annually...

By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor BUDAPEST, Hungary. Behind the hot shooting of tournament MVP Maddie Musselman and a suffocating defensive effort that held Spain to just six goals on 25 shots, the U.S. Women’s National Team captured its second straight World Championship and fifth ove...

By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor Attila Biro, head coach for the Hungarian women’s team, could not be better suited to leading one of the world’s top women’s water polo programs. With a depth of playing experience—he began playing for Ferencvárosi, one of the top Hungarian clubs while...