International/National Team Water Polo

USA Men’s Water Polo Holds Off Italy 13-12 To Open Three-Game Series In Irvine

Alex Bowen scored four goals as Team USA held off a late charge from Italy to pick up the one goal win. The series is being aired live on ESPNU.

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2022 World Champs Water Polo: U.S. Women Win Gold in Stellar Defensive Effort

It was truly a defensive effort for the ages, as the Americans allowed just 17 shots to make it to their goalkeeper.

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Musselman Leads U.S. Women’s Water Polo to Fourth Straight World Championship Win

The U.S. women’s water polo team held off a late comeback by Hungary to claim their fourth World Championship in a row on Saturday in Budapest. 

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2022 World Champs Water Polo: Italy and Spain Advance to Men’s Gold Medal Match

Italy and Spain will be playing for Gold, while Greece and Croatia will battle for the Bronze medal. 

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2022 World Champs: USA, Hungary Set to Battle for Women’s Water Polo Title

Goalkeeper Amanda Longan had 16 saves to help the United States hold off Italy for a 14-6 victory in Thursday’s semifinals.

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2022 World Champs Water Polo: Greece Bests United States to Move on to Semi-Finals

Greece bested a strong American team by a score of 16-11 to move on to the men’s water polo semi-finals along with Italy, Croatia, and Spain.

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2022 World Champs Water Polo: Italy Routs France to Advance to Women’s Semifinals

Winning their quarterfinals matches and advancing to semifinals are Italy, USA, Netherlands, and Hungary. 

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2022 World Champs: Women’s Water Polo Group Play Concludes – US, AUS, ITA Dominant

Italy, USA, Australia, and Greece automatically advanced to the quarterfinals by virtue of winning their groups. 

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Canadian Men’s Water Polo Withdraws from Worlds due to COVID-19 Cases

Canada had two games forfeited already, one against Italy and one against South Africa. With the withdrawal, South Africa will move onto the playoff round.

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Serbia Tops U.S., Italy & Spain Earn Blowout Wins To Open Men’s WP In Budapest

There were a number of exciting matches on the opening day of men’s water polo in Budapest, while there were also a few blowout victories for the favorites.

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U.S. Women’s Water Polo Begins Title Defense with Blowout of South Africa

An Oceanic showdown is brewing Wednesday in Group C after an action-packed opening day of women’s water polo at the FINA World Championships.

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USA Men’s Water Polo National Team To Host Italy In Three-Game Series This July

All the action will be broadcast live on ESPNU and will stream on the ESPN app beginning on July 12.

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2022 USA Water Polo Hall Of Fame Class Announced; Induction Set For August 26

USA Water Polo is proud to announce the 38th induction class for the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.

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Ethan Damato Named Head Women’s Coach of USA Water Polo’s ODP Academy

Damato will help connect the technical, tactical and team administration vision of the Senior National Team to the rest of the Olympic Development Program.

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USA Water Polo’s Senior National Teams Announce Training Camp/Practice Invites

The training camps will ultimately lead to USA Water Polo naming its teams for the 2022 World Championships in June.

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