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EDITOR’S NOTE: The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men’s water polo tournament will celebrate its golden anniversary this weekend, with the national championship being held at Stanford’s Avery Aquatic Center. Looking back at the history of the country’s most prestigious polo tourname...

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....

NCAA Water Polo’s Best Honored June 7 at The Olympic Club The 26th Annual Peter J. Cutino Awards—college water polo’s highest individual honor will be presented on Saturday, June 7, 2025, at The Olympic Club in San Francisco. Named for legendary coach Peter J. Cutino, the award recognizes the top ma...

By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor Dustin Litvak, the new head coach for the Princeton men’s team comes East from one of the most successful programs in the country: the UCLA Bruins, led by Adam Wright. Forsaking the Hollywood Hills for the Jersey Pine Barrens isn’t as terrible as it so...

Following a long illness, Bob Horn, men’s swim and water polo coach for UCLA, and Olympic water polo athlete and coach for the U.S., has passed away at the age of 87. [caption id="attachment_339845" align="alignleft" width="275"] Bob Horn at Fullerton. Photo Courtesy: UCLA Athletics[/caption] Born i...

By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor The 2018 Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) Division I All-America selections are now out, and—no surprise–they confirm the strength of the pool of talent at Cal, Stanford, UCLA and USC. 18 members of the big four were among the count...

The UCLA women's water polo team completed a perfect season and claimed the NCAA Championship on Sunday at Spieker Aquatics Complex. The top-ranked Bruins defeated No. 3 Cal 7-4 in the finals to finish the season 26-0 and earn its eighth NCAA title in program history, the first under coach Adam Wrig...

NCAA Women’s Water Polo 2025: Full Conference Championship Recap and NCAA Tournament Outlook The road to Indianapolis is now officially set after an action-packed Sunday across NCAA Women’s Water Polo. Conference champions punched their tickets, top players delivered heroic performances, and NCAA To...

Four members of the UCLA women's water polo team have been selected to the 2017 ACWPC Division I All-American Team, it was announced by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches Monday. Rachel Fattal posted the fourth First-Team honor of her career, while freshman Maddie Musselman registered ...

Despite all the drama surrounding their former coach, the sun WILL continue to come up on the USC season. In fact, it will certainly rise (and set) over the Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Center in Honolulu—one of the country’s most beautiful spots for polo—where the Trojans will play on Saturday night. [c...

By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor As an annual gathering of the nation’s best men’s water polo teams, there’s nothing that can top the MPSF Invitational, which kicks off later today at Stanford’s Avery Aquatic Center with a match between the top-seeded Trojans (18-1) and #16 Air Force ...

By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor Editor’s Note: Last weekend, Swimming World spoke twice with Adam Wright, head coach for the men’s and women’s water polo teams at UCLA: the Friday before a 2017 NCAA Men’s Water Polo Tournament semifinal match against Pacific—an 11-9 win for the Bruin...

By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor LOS ANGELES — When a senior-laden Southern Cal team and a youthful UCLA squad faced off Sunday afternoon in the 2017 NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championship Final, excitement buzzed in a sold-out Uytengsu Aquatics Center, as frenzied fans representing both ...

By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor Yesterday, The Olympic Club of San Francisco announced the 2017-2018 Cutino Award finalists. The female finalists are: Makenzie Fischer of Stanford; Paige Hauschild and Amanda Longan from USC. The male finalists, who were previously announced last Dece...

By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor The women’s water polo season is now in full tilt, as the last of the varsity programs will open play this weekend at the Mercyhurst Invitational in Erie, PA. There has been a great deal of action so far—including a big match last weekend at the Triton...

Two weeks into the 2019 NCAA women’s varsity water polo season there’s been exciting—and surprising—results, with rankings underscoring volatility among the nation’s top 25 teams. What has not changed; USC, Stanford, UCLA and Cal continue their positions as the nation's top four teams. The biggest m...

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.....

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...

Growth Mindset Has Led Max Irving to Water Polo Stardom One wakeup call occasioned another for Max Irving. It was 2017, and Irving’s star was rising fast. He’d gone from a redshirt season at UCLA in 2013 to an All-American. That June brought his first U.S. national team call—in the FINA Intercontine...

By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor Adam Krikorian is arguably one of America’s finest and most accomplished coaches in any discipline. After winning 10 NCAA titles as a head coach of the UCLA men’s and women’s water polo teams (men: 1999, 2000, 2004; women: 2001, 2003, 2005-2009), in 20...