Articles by Will Baxley

Eight Countries Set For Women’s Water Polo Worlds Quarterfinal Saturday

Japan, Greece, Italy, and the Netherlands snatched up the last four spots for the women’s water polo quarterfinals at the World Championships

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USA, Spain, Croatia, Italy Advance To Men’s Water Polo Worlds Quarterfinal

The four undefeated men’s water polo teams have secured spots for the quarterfinal, leaving eight teams to fight for the remaining four spots.

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Olympic Gold Medalist Claudia Poll Accuses Former Coach Of Abuse

1996 Olympic Gold Medalist Claudia Poll and other Costa Rican swimmers have accused and reported former coach Francisco Rivas of abuse

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Australia, Spain, United States, Hungary Advance To Women’s Water Polo Worlds Quarterfinal

Four teams made it to the Singapore quarterfinals, while eight teams will compete for the remaining four spots on Thursday

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2025 Worlds Water Polo Day 4: Italy Stuns Olympic Champion Serbian Team In Penalty Shootouts

Giacomo Canella’s final penalty shot resulted in the Italian team upsetting the reigning Olympic Champions, Serbia. Italy now leads its group.

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2025 Water Polo World Champs Day 3: #3 U.S. Women Defeat #2 Netherlands To Lead Group B

The red, white, and blue pushed passed the Dutch women to take the lead in Group B, putting them on track for a quarterfinal spot

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Columbia Sectionals Day 4: Kansas City Clubs Earn Team Titles, Bochenski Posts 25.0 50 Back

The 2025 Columbia Sectionals concluded with Tsunami Swim Team and Empire KC taking the men’s and women’s team titles, respectively.

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2025 Worlds Water Polo Day 2: Montenegro Men Pull Off Upset Against Greece

Men’s water polo competition got underway in Singapore today. In the first round of play, the Montenegrin men pulled off an upset against Greece

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Lexie D’Amico Hits 1:10.66 100 Breast Win At Columbia Sectionals, #1 14-Year-Old This Season

Night 3 of the 2025 Columbia Sectionals was a strong one for the meet’s club age group swimmers, especially Razorback Aquatics’ Lexi D’Amico

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Hungary Women’s Win Against Greece Highlights Water Polo World Championships Day 1

In a re-match from the 2025 World Cup final, Hungary bested Greece this time around. Several other high-ranked teams enjoyed dominant wins.

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2025 Columbia Sectionals Day 2 Recap

Grant Bochenski and the Mizzou Tigers impressed in the 200 free and medley relays on day 2 of the 2025 Columbia Sectionals

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Columbia Sectionals Day 1 Recap: 14-Year-Old Amelia Knudson Logs 25.97 50 Free

Two 14-year-old girls posted wins on the first night of Columbia Sectionals, scoring nationally ranked age group times in the process.

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Sectionals Finalist Youssef Awad Sends Verbal To Grand Valley State University For 2025

Youssef Awad, a freestyle and butterfly specialist with successes in both the U.S. and Egypt, is headed to GVSU this fall

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2025 World Championship Previews: Crowded Women’s 200 Free Field Behind O’Callaghan

Mollie O’Callaghan stands as the women’s 200 free favorite in Singapore. Behind her, a dog fight is brewing for the podium and for the final.

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Barry University Adds Backstroker Sofia Ristancev For 2025

Barry University picked up Canadian backstroker Sofia Ristancev to join the parrots in the team’s third season of competition.

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