Long Beach, CA, July 5 – THE U.S. men\u2019s water polo team ended a four- game FINA World League losing streak with an impressive 10-7 win over Australia before 2,024 fans at the Charter All Digital Aquatic Centre in Long Beach, Calif. on Wednesday night (June 30).<\/p>\n
After the recent excitement of the FINA Women\u2019s Super Final in Long Beach featuring the entire Athens field, USA Water Polo has announced that the men\u2019s international game now comes to southern California for important pre-Olympic competition. The day after the USA bested Australia, the roles were reversed in a rematch at the Charter All Digital Aquatic Centre with the Aussies taking an exciting 11-9 victory via penalty shoot-out. <\/p>\n
The USA and Australia, along with Hungary and Serbia & Montenegro, are part of Group B of the 2004 Men\u2019s FINA World League which has games set all across the Southland from the Charter All Digital Aquatic Centre in Long Beach to the USC\u2019s McDonald\u2019s Swim Stadium (1984 Olympic site) to Coggan Family Aquatic Center in La Jolla to various local high schools. <\/p>\n
The USA opens with games at Corona Del Mar High School in Newport Beach to officially kick off Team USA\u2019s mini-tour of Southern California. Over the next few weeks, Team USA and its bracket mates \u2013 Australia, Hungary and Serbia and Montenegro \u2013 will battle it out in five different pools around the area before returning to Long Beach for the Super Final July 16-18. The four teams take the battles down to La Jolla\u2019s Coggan Family Aquatic Complex on July 7. On July 10, the teams switch opponents \u2013 with the U.S. taking on Serbia and Montenegro and Australia facing Hungary \u2013 for a set of contests at McDonald\u2019s Swim Stadium at USC. The World League regular season will close out with those same match-ups at Mission Viejo\u2019s Capistrano Valley High School on July 11.<\/p>\n
All this activity is prelude for the squads to return to the Long Beach Swim Stadium July 16-18 for the 2004 FINA Men\u2019s Water Polo World League Super Finals. The U.S. will compete along with the other five qualifying teams from league play in this six-team extravaganza. <\/p>\n
Date\t\tTime\t\tEvent\t\t\tVenue\/Location<\/p>\n
\tCharter All-Digital Aquatic Centre, Long Beach, CA
\nJuly 5\t1:30 p.m.\tMen\u2019s FINA World League \u2013 Australia vs. Serbia \tand Montenegro\tCorona del Mar High School, Newport Beach, CA
\nJuly 5\t3:00 p.m.\tMen\u2019s FINA World League \u2013 USA vs. Hungary\tCorona del Mar High School, Newport Beach, CA
\nJuly 7\t6:30 p.m.\tMen\u2019s FINA World League \u2013 Australia vs. Serbia \t\tand Montenegro\tCoggan Family Aquatic Complex, La Jolla, CA
\nJuly 7\t8:00 p.m.\tMen\u2019s FINA World League \u2013 USA vs. Hungary
\n\tCoggan Family Aquatic Complex, La Jolla, CA
\nJuly 10\t5:30 p.m.\tMen\u2019s FINA World League \u2013 Australia vs. Hungary
\n\tMcDonald\u2019s Swim Stadium (USC), Los Angeles, CA
\nJuly 10\t7:00 p.m.\tMen\u2019s FINA World League \u2013 USA vs. Serbia and \tMontenegro\tMcDonald\u2019s Swim Stadium (USC), Los Angeles, CA
\nJuly 11\t5:30 p.m.\tMen\u2019s FINA World League \u2013 Australia vs. Hungary
\n\tCapistrano Valley High School, Mission Viejo, CA
\nJuly 11\t7:00 p.m.\tMen\u2019s FINA World League \u2013 USA vs. Serbia and
\n\tMontenegro\tCapistrano Valley High School, Mission Viejo, CA<\/p>\n
July 14-18\tVarious\t3rd FINA Men\u2019s World League Super Final\tCharter All-Digital Aquatic Centre, Long Beach, CA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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