Water Polo

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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Texas High School Water Polo Player Charged With Assault

A Dallas-area high school water polo player is facing an assault charge after allegedly attacking an opponent during a match in April.

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FINA Publishes 29 Nominees for Revamped Athletes’ Committee

18-year old Matthew Sates are among 29 individuals vying for 20 spots on a revamped athlete-elected FINA Athletes’ Commission.

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Stanford’s Fischer, Cal’s Papanikolaou Win 2022 Cutino Awards

The award is presented to the most outstanding male and female collegiate water polo players in the nation as voted by Division I coaches.

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Recco Claims 10th LEN Champions League Title With Shootout Win

Recco scored with just 12 seconds remaining to tie the game before winning in a shootout to retain its title.

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LEN Champions League: Novi Beograd Wins Thriller To Advance To Final With Recco

Host Novi Beograd and last year’s bronze medallist Brescia produced arguably the most thrilling match in recent years in the Champions League semis.

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