World’s Largest Water Polo Tournament Returns To SoCal As Junior Olympics Begin Saturday

Courtesy: USA Water Polo

Irvine, CA – July 15 – The 2025 USA Water Polo Junior Olympics begin this weekend in Orange County as the world’s largest water polo tournament is back to deliver more action than ever before. Approximately 15,000 athletes aged 18-and-under from 942 teams will head to Southern California, where 44 venues will host Junior Olympics competition for the first two sessions of play.

There are numerous stars who took center stage in Junior Olympics as young athletes. Past participants include Olympic champions Maggie Steffens and Ashleigh Johnson as well as Olympic bronze medalists Ben Hallock and Ryder Dodd, among many others. With LA28 on the horizon, a future Olympian for Team USA is very likely in the pool at the 2025 Junior Olympics!

Session I

July 19 – 22, 2025

Boys 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U, 18U

Session II

July 24 – 27, 2025

Girls 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U, 18U

Mixed 10U, 12U

For more information on the Junior Olympics, head to USAWaterPolo.org/JuniorOlympics. A complete Session I schedule is accessible now. Live streaming of select matches will be available courtesy of Game On Live Studio. A schedule for Session II will be available shortly.

Media are welcome to cover the Junior Olympics at any of the participating venues. Please reply to this email or contact [email protected] if you plan to visit during Junior Olympics.