Water Polo

Tony Azevedo Makes 5th Olympic Trip Without Pregnant Wife

Tony Azevedo, 5 time Olympic Water Polo qualifier, will not bring pregnant wife to the summer games.

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WPWL 2016: Yokohama Decides Non-European Teams for Super Final

From May 10-15, some of the world’s best water polo players will gather in Japan for the FINA Men’s Water Polo World League Intercontinental Tournament. The six-day event runs from Tuesday through Sunday, in Yokohama, a city near Tokyo.

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WPWL 2016: Italy, Spain and Russia fly to Super Final

The FINA Women’s Water Polo World League European preliminaries were completed last night as Italy, Spain and Russia qualified for the World League Super Final taking place next month in Shanghai, China, from June 7-12.

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Michigan Water Polo advances to 10th CWPA Championship Game

No. 5 Michigan was stellar on its power play defense to lead to a tight 9-8 win over No. 16 Princeton in the CWPA Semifinals on Saturday (April 30) at Blodgett Pool, advancing to the 10th CWPA Championship game in school history.

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Indiana Water Polo Falls Short of CWPA Title

The No. 14 Indiana water polo team came one win shy of an automatic NCAA Championship berth after falling to No. 5 Michigan, 9-2, in Sunday’s CWPA Championship game. With the win, Michigan moves to 29-6 on the year, while Indiana falls to 23-7.

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Flamengo Wins Water Polo Olympic Test Event

In the final test event for the aquatics portion of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,…

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Video: Team Serbia – Water Polo at its Finest

Serbia men’s water polo team is considered to be the favorite for the gold medal in Rio this summer. Watch the highlights from their gold medal match at 2015 World Championships in Kazan last summer.

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Indiana Water Polo: Matthews, Schroeder Receive All-Conference Honors

Indiana senior Candyce Schroeder and sophomore Kelly Matthews picked up first team honors after leading the No. 14 Hoosiers to a 6-1 record and a second-place finish in the CWPA.

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Michigan Receives CWPA Player and Rookie of the Year, Five All-Confere

The CWPA announced on Thursday (April 28) its 2016 all-conference team with five Michigan players earning recognition, including senior Ali Thomason as Player of the Year and freshman Kim Johnson as Rookie of the Year.

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FINA Executive Decline to Take Action in Water Polo Match-Fixing

he FINA Executive, after consulting the FINA Technical Water Polo Committee and the Chairpersons of the FINA Disciplinary Panel and…

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WATER POLO: USA Men & Women Announce Upcoming Competition

The USA Water Polo Men’s and Women’s Senior National Teams are preparing for a host of matches in the coming months.

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Indiana Water Polo: Continuing Momentum Key for Hoosiers’ CWPA Success

This Friday, Indiana will begin its road to the 2016 NCAA Tournament a different team than the one that started the season 0-2 in Tempe, Arizona.

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Indiana Water Polo Adds Three to 2016 Freshman Class

Indiana water polo head coach Barry King has announced three new additions to the incoming freshman class of 2016. Kendall Doten (Davis, Calif.), Gillian Gatecliff (Ann Arbor, Mich.), and Joelle Nacouzi (Montreal, Que.) will join the Hoosiers next fall.

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WPWL 2016: Greece, Serbia and Italy remain invincible

After a two-month break since the previous round, the men’s competition resumed in six different European cities to see the three leading nations – Greece, Serbia and Italy – maintaining their respective groups’ top position after the fifth and penultimate round of the 2016 FINA Men’s Water Polo World League.

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The Top 9 Swimming Pool Games: #3 Sharks and Minnows

Disclaimer: SwimSwam does not endorse all of these swimming pool games. Some are dangerous. Some, which are not so dangerous, will, however, enrage lifeguards and probably get you booted from your community pool.

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