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Danish Polo Players in Brooklyn Are Almost Unseen – Except to Those Who Care the Most<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Brooklyn\u2019s century-old Metropolitan Pool and Bathhouse\u2014one of a precious few indoor pools in a city of nine million people\u2014an unlikely celebration of life, family, friendship and athletic prowess recently took place, with New York City\u2019s hippest population blissfully ignorant of what for some was a seminal event.<\/p>\n

None of the shoppers waiting in line at the Apple Store on Bedford Avenue on a sunny Saturday afternoon paused to stick their heads in at the city-owned Metropolitan Pool, located in the heart of trendy Williamsburg. If they had, they\u2019d have witnessed an intrepid group of 15 travelers representing the Kolding Water Polo Club\u2014as in Kolding, Denmark\u2014scrimmaging against the Brooklyn Wets<\/a>, the borough\u2019s own Masters polo team. And, among throngs of folks feeding at fancy food trucks on nearby Berry Street, none knew to offer congratulations to Mikkel Frandsen<\/strong>, a Kolding club member whose 50th birthday celebration spurred this noteworthy New York City experience\u2014available only to those in the know.<\/p>\n

\"Danes_Best_Standing\"

Photo Courtesy: Frederick Weiss<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cOur good friend Mikkel invites us to New York for his birthday and of course we have to play water polo,\u201d said Rene Piper<\/strong>, a spry 63-year-old who has been with the Kolding club for 55 years.<\/p>\n

Played in this country primarily by Californians, among its practitioners water polo elicits a zealotry unsurpassed in other sports.<\/p>\n

“When you meet water polo players, we love each other and understand each other,\u201d said Piper, whose sons Anders and Kasper are also on the squad. \u201cI have two kids. My friend\u2019s two kids\u2026 we are like a family.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Keld_Pedersen\"

Photo Courtesy: Sebastian Pedersen<\/p><\/div>\n

Those additional \u201ckids\u201d\u2014Sebastian and Silas\u2014are sons of Keld Pedersen<\/strong>, the club\u2019s former coach who is a spiritual inspiration for the traveling Danes, having passed away from pancreatic cancer three weeks ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was a great man; he was my coach, my mentor, my teammate for at least two decades,\u201d said Frandsen, whose meticulously planned celebration with friends from Denmark included polo, their favorite group activity.<\/p>\n

Describing how this match came to be, Sebastian Pedersen<\/strong> explained that a polo adventure in New York would make the Kolding club\u2019s trip that much more meaningful\u2014and soften the blow of the all-too-recent recent loss of his father.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought, well if we could find a team to play (against), how awesome would that be?\u201d Pedersen said.<\/p>\n

A chance call to Granger Abuhoff, the Wets\u2019 manager, created the opportunity for an international match in Williamsburg, where the Wets\u2019 home pool is located. A tech entrepreneur and water polo coach who has steered the Wets since the club\u2019s founding in 2014, Abuhoff was delighted with the event, if not the outcome. His team lost 14-4 and it was not really that close.<\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy: Robert Lindo<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cIt was fun to have them here\u2014they have a great spirit,\u201d he said about the Wets\u2019 Danish opponents. \u201cIt brought a new energy to have an international game here and to go out for drinks afterwards\u201d<\/p>\n

After the match Sebastian emphasized the short- and long-term bonds that bind his club.<\/p>\n

\u201c(Our) team is one big family which comes from generations,\u201d he said. \u201cYou pass it on; now I have a son; he\u2019s going to play water polo.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe young guys are also starting to have families,\u201d he added, projecting how his sport will persist in Denmark, which is not known for its polo play. \u201cWe are trying to make the new generation of the water polo team. That\u2019s how much we love it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The match itself was most compelling for the visitors, many of whom mentioned Keld Pedersen\u2019s absence. According to his son\u2014who along with his brother Silas is a mainstay of the Kolding squad\u2014Keld was present in Williamsburg, if only in spirit.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe he was here with us today,\u201d Sebastian said of his father, a bear of a man remembered as his generation\u2019s best Danish polo player. \u201cI believe he goes everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many emotions swirled about for birthday boy Frandsen, who scored three times. He is no longer in Denmark\u2014five years ago he relocated to the States, first to New York City and then to San Francisco\u2014but his connection to his teammates is life-long.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reason we\u2019re all here is the love of the game,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve been playing on this team for 36 years\u2014most of them with the same players. “We’re not as fast as we used to be, but we have a lot of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saturday\u2019s match was not only a celebration of life and friendship. It also showcased the lengths polo players will go for their sport, as evidenced by the unplanned arrival in Williamsburg of Janelle Laros<\/strong>, a 22-year-old from Hawaii who\u2019s played her whole life. Laros showed up hoping for casual competition\u2014and unexpectedly found herself in the middle of an international contest.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been in the city for five months trying to get involved with a water polo team,\u201d she said between shifts in the water with the Wets. \u201cGetting in the pool and playing with some guys, I don\u2019t care. It\u2019s water polo!\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked if it\u2019s surprising to find a pool in Brooklyn with water polo in it, Laros added: \u201cThis is the first one that popped up and looked promising. I showed up and they let me play.\u201d<\/p>\n

Which seemed entirely perfect for this occasion; a polo player searching for a game in one of the world\u2019s most crowded cities stumbling on a match that carried surprising significance. Abuhoff, the Wets manager and coach said his club welcomes new players\u2014and now the team has another.<\/p>\n

The idea that polo exists in New York City was still novel even to those who experienced it at the Metropolitan Pool.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn’t even know Brooklyn had a water polo team!\u201d said Frederick Weiss<\/strong>, a bystander who is friends with the Danes. \u201cI love the logo\u2014the \u201cWets\u201d allusion to the Nets logo.\u201d<\/p>\n

Silas Pederson, Sebastian\u2019s brother, was impressed to almost puzzlement that polo could occur in such an unlikely spot.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always a great experience to have new water polo friends all over the world,\u201d Silas said. \u201cIt\u2019s amazing to be in a pool in the middle of Brooklyn.\u201d<\/p>\n

Because so little water polo is played in this city\u2014 throughout the five boroughs it exists in only a handful of pools\u2014Laros\u2019 timely discovery is almost as noteworthy as the Kolding club\u2019s visit. But, to paraphrase an old adage, wherever a polo player goes, there\u2019s likely a match to be found. Even if only a select few know: those who care most for their sport.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel pretty tired just after playing for a few minutes, but it feels really good,\u201d said Laros, now the Wets\u2019 newest member. \u201cI definitely plan to be back.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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