ST. PETERS, MO, October 15. WATER polo\u2019s fall festival for youth is coming soon. USA Water Polo has recently announced water polo\u2019s Speedo Cup, the 11th year tournament for 14-year-olds, will take place at the Rec Plex Aquatic Facility in St. Peters, Missouri from November 12-15.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Speedo Cup is one of our organization\u2019s most prided events,\u201d said USA Water Polo president and tournament creator Rich Foster. \u201cThe tournament has continued to encourage the growth of youth water polo throughout the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n
Foster\u2019s intent with the Speedo Cup was to have a tournament similar to the Little League World Series, where teams in different geographic zones earn their ticket by way of their finishes in local qualification tournaments. Once on its feet, Foster turned over the development and administration of the league to Stan and Mary Sprague. Stan is pleased with the growth and popularity of the tournament and sees a good showing ahead for next month.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re not looking to build up a big tournament like the JOs,\u201d admits Sprague. \u201cWe are after getting one team from each zone represented. Areas like Chicago have seen tremendous growth. They had 19 teams competing in their qualifier this year.\u201d<\/p>\n
The tournament will have boys and girls divisions, with 12 teams competing on each side. <\/p>\n
Three members of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team\u2014Tony Azevedo (Long Beach, CA\/Stanford\/Long Beach Shore), Brett Ormsby (El Cajon, CA\/UCLA\/Bruin WP) and Brenda Villa (Commerce, CA\/Stanford\/Commerce WP)\u2014have previously competed in the Speedo Cup. Villa competed in the tournament on a boy\u2019s team before the tournament had a girls division.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s 60-game tournament will feature a good cross-section of water polo\u2019s 11 zones, with all zones being represented on the boys\u2019 side.<\/p>\n
The boys\u2019 tournament runs from Friday (November 12) through Sunday (November 14), while the girls tourney will go from Saturday (November 13) through Monday (November 15). <\/p>\n
For More Information: Contact Eric Velazquez, USWP Media Director, 562.596.8286<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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