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[caption id="attachment_628668" align="alignright" width="450"] UCLA win Back to Back NCAA Water Polo Champions[/caption] UCLA Stuns USC at the Buzzer to Win 2025 NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championship, 11–10 By Swimming World Staff STANFORD, Calif. – Same venue, same rivalry, new layer of history. Down...

UCLA’s Ryder Dodd Sets Conference Record with 12-Goal Game UCLA men’s water polo’s Ryder Dodd set a school and conference record with 12 goals in a win Saturday over UC-San Diego. Dodd was one of three players in UCLA history to score eight goals in a game when he did so against Pepperdine in 2024. ...

By Swimming World Staff UCLA’s Repeat Bid, USC’s Spoiler Role and a Loaded Final Four The 2025 NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championship at Stanford has turned into a dream bracket for fans. Defending champion UCLA is two wins away from going back-to-back. USC looks perfectly positioned to play spoiler. Ho...

Coimbra, Istanbul, Athens Named 2027 Water Polo World Cup Hosts World Aquatics this week announced Istanbul, Athens and Coimbra, Portugal, as hosts for the 2027 Water Polo World Cup. All three locations will host matches that contribute to the first qualification spot for the 2028 Olympics in Los An...

[caption id="attachment_644698" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Ausmus & Dodd Win Cutino Award[/caption] 2026 Cutino Awards: First Timer Emily Ausmus, Two-Time Winner Ryder Dodd College water polo’s biggest individual honors went to sophomore USC standout Emily Ausmus and for the second year in a r...

Ryann Neushul Leads U.S. to Inaugural 4x4 Water Polo Title Led by Ryann Neushul, the United States won the first World Aquatics 4x4 Water Polo Crown in Dubrovnik, Croatia, this week. The U.S. claimed a 3-0 sweep by scores of 4-1 4-3 and 2-0 against Spain in the final. Led by head coach Molly Cahill,...

Saint Mary’s Water Polo Era Begins August 28 at Triton Invitational; Gaels Set for Historic Inaugural 2026 Season Saint Mary’s College is days away from making water polo history. After months of recruiting, roster building and preparation under head coach James Lathrop, the Gaels have officially en...

The Silver Anniversary of UCLA Claiming First NCAA Women's Water Polo Crown By Alex Ellison There was an overwhelming level of excitement at Stanford’s Avery Aquatic Center on May 13, 2001. Stanford and UCLA were tied 4-4 with just 1:28 left on the clock when UCLA's Coralie Simmons broke free to go ...

Stanford Hires Three-Time NCAA Champ Dani Jackovich as Water Polo Assistant Stanford this week announced the hiring of Dani Jackovich as an assistant coach for the women’s water polo program. Jackovich competed for the Cardinal from 2014-17, winning three NCAA titles. She is transitioning into coach...

Hall of Fame Player Merrill Moses Promoted to Pepperdine Water Polo Head Coach Merrill Moses, a Hall of Fame player and the associate head coach of Pepperdine men’s water polo program, has been promoted to the top job. Moses will replace his mentor, Terry Schroeder, who will transition to an associa...

Unbeaten UCLA Stays Atop Women's Water Polo Poll; LMU Makes Big Jump The past two weeks, a number of teams have faced conference opponents in matches with postseason implications. Nowhere more significant was the contest between Fresno State and Loyola Marymount on March 23. Picked #1 and #2 in the ...

5 Games To Make Swim Practice Fun By Lucas Draper Before I start this article, I want to preface this by saying that I know sports and swim practice, especially at a competitive level, aren’t meant to be fun and games all the time. We work hard every day, striving to improve all areas of our perform...

By Rachel Andersen, Swimming World College Intern. As the water polo season rises into full swing, players and coaches alike will begin to be bombarded by the same question from friends and family alike: What is water polo? Whether you are new to the game or just curious about that strange sport in ...

Los Angeles 2028 Aquatics Schedule: Triathlon Gets First Medals, Water Polo Gets Early Start The schedule for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics dropped on Wednesday, 975 days away from the Opening Ceremony on July 14, 2028. It gives athletes aspiring to the games concrete targets to aim at, and can help...

Before Embarking on Successful NFL Career, Ihmir Smith-Marsette Flashed Talent in Water Polo To make a roster in the National Football League, one of America’s most elite and lucrative sports fraternities, takes superior talent, intense dedication and years of effort. Pro football is generally consi...

The Pac 12 conference features the best water polo players in the country. Picking the best players from the conference's storied history was not an easy task, but they managed to do so, naming Tony Azevedo as the Water Polo Player of the Century. The honor does not limit itself to players from 2000...

Did House v. NCAA Settlement Just Save—or Endanger—College Swimming & Diving? With federal Judge Claudia Wilken approving the $2.8 billion agreement on June 6, 2025 (see "Judge Offically Approves Historic House Settlement" ), schools across the country are preparing to enter a new era of college sp....

World Aquatics to Debut 4x4 Water Polo Format in September World Aquatics last week announced plans to debut a new 4x4 water polo format starting in September. The format, branded as WP4, will include four players per team on a smaller field of play and a shorter shot clock. It follows a trend with ...

Nikola Radjen, a 30 year old Serbian Water Polo player, was formally suspended for four years of competition following a positive test result for cocaine. Radjen's suspension will officially run from May 7, 2015 until May 6, 2019. The Doping Panel also ruled that Radjen would have all competition pr...

Did anyone foresee the surprising success of the University of California Santa Barbara’s men’s water polo varsity, 2019 edition? Ranked #7 in NCAA preseason polls, Coach Wolf Wigo’s Gauchos broke out of the gates with 15 straight victories, including wins over California, USC and Stanford, and for ...