FINA Draws Preliminary Water Polo Groups for 2019 World Championships
The 2019 Water Polo World Championships field was drawn into four groups for each gender on April 9 ahead of the tournaments set to begin July 13 in Gwangju, South Korea.
Champions League Final 8 Set Without Szolnok, Eger
All spots are booked in the Champion League Final Eight: five sides will return from last year (Recco, Brescia, Barceloneta, Jug and Olympiacos), while there will be three newcomers.
Champions League Prelims Wrap Up Tuesday, Wednesday
It’s decision time, most of the open questions, if not all, could be settled on the penultimate day in the Champions League prelims.
Sabadell Takes Euro League Title with 5-0 Rally in Final 5 Minutes
In one of the most incredible finals in recent years, host Sabadell came back from three goals down in the last period and with a 5-0 rush in the last five minutes they managed to beat Olympiacos to clinch their 5th Euro League trophy in nine years.
Olympiacos, Sabadell Set for Rematch of 2015 Final for Euro League Title
Sabadell and Olympiacos will clash for the Euro League trophy on Saturday and replay the 2015 final. The host Spaniards downed newcomer Padova while Olympiacos managed to overcome fellow Greek side Vouliagmeni in the semi-finals.
USA Water Polo Announces Men’s Youth, Cadet, Development Squads
Following the completion of the USA Water Polo ODP Men’s National Team Selection Camps, rosters have been announced for the Youth, Cadet, and Development squads.
Sabadell Seeks Fifth Euro League Win as Final Four Approaches Friday
Three former winners, Sabadell (ESP), Olympiacos (GRE), Vouliagmeni (GRE) and a newcomer, Padova (ITA) will be part of the show in Sabadell where the Euro League trophy is at stake in the coming Easter weekend.
Barceloneta, Brescia Make Champion’s League Final 8ns
Brescia and Barceloneta joined Recco in Group A to qualify for the Final Eight, . while in Group B the heat is still on as Szolnok halted Jug’s unbeaten run to stay in the hunt while Olympiacos and BPM Busto also won.
Orrizonte (Italy) Clinches Women’s LEN Trophy with 10-9 Win Over UVSE Budapest
Europe’s most successful female water polo club Ekipe Orizzonte added another trophy to its treasury, lifting the LEN Trophy after a hard-fought win over UVSE Budapest (HUN) in the final.
CN Marseille Men Win Euro Cup, First Ever European Trophy By A French Club
For the first time in water polo history, a French club clinched a European trophy as Marseille managed to hold on for a draw in the return match of the Euro Cup final in Montenegro
Jadran, Marseille Face Off for Euro Cup Title on Saturday
The first trophy of the European club season is to be handed over on Saturday in Herceg Novi (MNE) where Jadran tries to see off French side Marseille’s one-goal advantage in the return leg of the Euro Cup final.
Women’s LEN Trophy Final Four Action Begins Saturday
Ekipe Orizzonte, Sant Andreu, Kinef-Surgutneftegas Kirishi and UVSE-Hugest Hotels meet Saturday with LEN Trophy championship match berth on the line.
Key Matchups Ahead on Champions League Day 12
In the biggest clash of the day, Szolnok (HUN), the 2017 champion, needs to halt group-leader Jug’s unbeaten run in order to stay on board in LEN Champions League play.
Hungary, Croatia, Spain Qualify for Men’s World League Super Final
Hungary, Croatia and Spain were the best three teams in the FINA/LEN Men’s Water Polo World League Europa Cup, held in in Zagreb (CRO) on April 5-7, thus ensuring their presence in the Super Final of the competition on June 18-23 in Belgrade (SRB).
Legendary Water Polo Coach Ted Newland Passes Away at 91
The first NCAA water polo coach to accumulate 700 wins and the man who led the UC Irvine men to three national titles and six NCAA runnerup finishes, Edward “Ted” Newland, passed away at the age of 91 on Thursday.
