Water Polo

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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Bumble Signs NIL Deals With 50 Female Student-Athletes to Celebrate Title IX

Bumble has announced that it is signing 50 female student-athletes under NIL deals including swimmer Cassie Moses (above) and water polo player Shaye Story.

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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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FINA Announces 20 Members Elected To New Athletes’ Committee

Two-time Olympic medalist Siobhan Haughey was one of 20 athletes elected to FINA’s revamped Athletes’ Committee on Wednesday.

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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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Shot Clock Shortened In NCAA Women’s Water Polo

Teams will have 30 seconds to put the ball on goal, with the previous shot clock having been 35 seconds.

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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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NCAA Championships Highlight Cal Men’s 2022 Water Polo Schedule

The season will culminate with the Bears defending their NCAA Championship title at Spieker Aquatics Complex on Dec. 3-4.

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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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University of Michigan Announces Coaching Change in Water Polo

The Wolverines will not bring back head coach Marcelo Leonardi next season. Leonardi recently completed his eighth season at the program’s helm.

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