Water Polo

USA Water Polo Announces Roster Of 15 Athletes For 2023 Worlds In Japan

The USA women announced their roster of 15 athletes for Worlds in Japan this month. The US is the defending World Champions.

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Australia’s U20 Junior Water Polo Team Takes On US Stanford University

Stanford water polo is in Australia on a two week tour. The team took on Australia’s U20 Junior team, defeating them 16-15.

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USA Men Take World Cup Bronze; Down Hungary Following Appeal

Hungary originally beat the US on a shootout 18-16 but the US appealed and the game was replayed from the 4:24 mark. The US won 14-13.

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USA Men Rally To Defeat Serbia On Day One Of World Aquatics World Cup (Water Polo)

The US scored two goals by Hannes Daube in the finals three minutes of competition to beat Serbia 10-9 in the quarterfinal of the water polo World Cup.

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Spain Claims Gold At 2023 Women’s U15 European Water Polo Championships

The Spanish team finished off a spectacular run with a 10-4 downing of Greece in the final, earning six victories in as many games on the way.

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U.S. Women Claim Women’s Water Polo World Cup Title With Thrilling Win Over Netherlands

Team captain Maggie Steffens recorded a hat trick and was named Player of the Game as the U.S. women won 12-11 over the Dutch on Sunday in Long Beach.

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European Water Polo Championship Qualifiers: British Women Back After 10 Years

The qualification weekend didn’t offer any huge upsets, though the expansion on the women’s side saw some nations return after a hiatus.

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USC Water Polo Names Casey Moon Women’s Head Coach, Marko Pintaric Leads Men’s Team

USC has restructured its coaching staff, with the men’s and women’s programs having independent head coaches for the first time.

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Cal Men’s Water Polo Announces 2023 Schedule

The two-time defending national champions will host the MPSF Championship Tournament on November 17-19.

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USA Men Win First-Ever Medal At Junior World Water Polo Championships

The American team downed Greece 11-6 to win bronze, earning the program’s first medal at the event.

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Former UCSB Gaucho Aaron Chaney Inducted into USA Water Polo Hall of Fame

Chaney becomes the eighth Hall of Famer associated with UC Santa Barbara Men’s Water Polo, and the fourth member of the 1979 National Championship team.

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World Aquatics Removes Ties from Water Polo Matches

World Aquatics has removed all ties from Water Polo matches, deeming a winner must be decided via penalty shootout.

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Peter J. Cutino Awards: A Family Matter and a Repeat

Stanford’s Aria Fischer and Cal’s Nikolaos Papanikolaou have been named the 2023 Peter J. Cutino Award winners, which go to the best water polo player in D1.

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How Does Swimming Stack Up? Competing Against Other Sports On Social Media

London-based company Redtorch has ranked the Olympic sports in terms of social media engagement, with World Aquatics ranking seventh out of 40 federations.

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USA Water Polo To Honor 3x Olympic Champion Melissa Seidemann Before USA-Greece Game

Seidemann returns to the campus of her alma mater, Stanford, where she was an NCAA champion and a recipient of the Peter J. Cutino Award.

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