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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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

[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...

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 ...

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...

Northern California Won a Championship by Playing for Each Other Long overshadowed by Southern California in youth water polo, a Northern California group built around trust, role clarity, and unselfish play turned an underdog run into a breakthrough championship. Editor’s Note: The USA Water Polo O...

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...

CAMBRIDGE, MA. Last weekend at the 2019 Harvard Invitational men's water polo tournament, eight Eastern programs descended on Blodgett Pool along with DIII heavyweight Pomona-Pitzer from California. In addition to the compelling action in the pool—seven of the 18 matches were decided by two goals or...

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 ...

Clifford Barry, Canadian Olympian and Coach of Victor Davis, Dies at 75 Clifford Barry, a significant figure in Canadian aquatic sports, has died at the age of 75. Barry was a multi-sport standout, as he starred athletically as a two-time Olympian in water polo, and then found success as an Olympic ...

The Top-25 American Men's Water Polo Players of the NCAA Era (No. 21-No. 25) By Jeff Moulton Before his untimely death in a bicycle accident in October 2022, Hall of Fame coach Dante Dettamanti and I often discussed American water polo players, coaches, and teams of the past and present. These discu...

CSUN Water Polo head coach Matt Warshaw has announced the hiring of Candyce Schroeder as the team's assistant coach. An all-american and champion at the international level, Schroeder joins the Matadors ahead of the 2018-19 year. "I'm excited to add Candyce to our water polo family," said Warshaw. "...

USA Water Polo, Mt. San Antonio College Form Partnership for Aquatics Complex Use USA Water Polo and Mt. San Antonio College on Wednesday announced a memorandum of understanding on a partnership for use of the school’s new aquatics complex as a base for the national team. The complex, opened in the ...

Montenegro claimed the victory tonight (Saturday June 23) in Budapest (HUN), where the FINA Men's Water Polo World League Super Final 2018 was taking place since Monday June 18. The Balkan team stunned the hosts 13-11 after a penalty shootout in a thrilling final at the brand new state-of-the-art Du...

South Africa Turns Down Olympic Water Polo Bids; Romania (Men) and Canada (Women) Claim Spots In a surprising development, Swimming South Africa (SSA) pulled its men’s and women’s water polo teams from the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. SSA chief executive Shaun Adriaanse told the Daily Maver...