{"id":634707,"date":"2026-01-13T12:51:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T19:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=634707"},"modified":"2026-01-13T12:51:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T19:51:42","slug":"u-s-mens-water-polo-splits-pair-of-games-with-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-mens-water-polo-splits-pair-of-games-with-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Men\u2019s Water Polo Splits Pair of Games with Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"

U.S. Men\u2019s Water Polo Splits Pair of Games with Australia<\/strong><\/p>\n

The U.S. men\u2019s water polo team split a two-game set in California last weekend with Australia.<\/p>\n

The U.S. won, 17-9, on Saturday in Irvine, then lost a day later in Walnut by a 13-10 margin.<\/p>\n

The Americans were relentless in Game 1<\/a>, scoring five times in each of the first three quarters and leading 10-3 at the break. Ryder Dodd<\/strong> scored five goals, and Marko Vavic<\/strong> added a hat trick. Chase Dodd<\/strong> had two goals and four assists.<\/p>\n