Water Polo

Shana Welch Named Long Beach State Women’s Water Polo Head Coach

Director of Athletics Andy Fee has announced that Welch will be promoted to Head Coach following her season as Associate Head Coach in 2020.

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KAP7 Water Polo Tips: Four Fundamentals of Passing

In this edition of the KAP7 Tip of the Week, former Stanford University standout Kelly Eaton breaks down four key components for passing.

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KAP7 Water Polo Tips: Passing – Close Tap, High Tip, High Position

KAP7 is proud to support the development of water polo through our direct sponsorship.  We invest capital and product at all levels across the globe…

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KAP7 Water Polo Tips: Passing – Lock, slide, kick up and pass

KAP7 is proud to support the development of water polo through our direct sponsorship.  We invest capital and product at all levels across the…

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Two Hungarian Water Polo Greats, Including Tibor Benedek, Die One Day Apart

Tibor Benedek, 47, and Gyorgy Karpati, 84, both won 3 Olympic gold medals for Hungary, albeit playing in different generations.

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KAP7 Water Polo Tips: “Bad Pass Good Pass” Drill

Olympian Wolf Wigo and Johnathon Hewko of KAP7 demonstrate a technique of how to turn a bad pass into a good pass in this Tip of the Week.

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Restructured Water Polo Champions League To Start November 10

Next season the water polo Champions League will feature 12 teams in the main round and a single-round qualification.

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Division III Fall Sports Allowed to Begin Practices by August 10 at the Latest

The Division III Administrative Committee has declared that all fall sports will be allowed to begin practices by August 10 or the first day of classes.

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USA Water Polo Announces Racial Equity & Reform Task Force

A new task force charged with ensuring zero tolerance of racism and expanding access to water polo for all – especially people of color, was announced today.

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Stanford’s Ben Hallock Repeats as Peter J. Cutino Award Recipient

Stanford water polo player Ben Hallock was named the recipient of the 2020 Peter J. Cutino Award after leading the Cardinals to an NCAA Championship,

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Big Ten Recognizes Spring and At-Large Sports Academic All-Big Ten Honorees

The Big Ten recognized a total of 2,055 students competing in spring and at-large sports who have been named to the Academic All-Conference team.

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LEN Survey Reveals Most Elite European Swimmers are Back in the Water

LEN, the leading body for aquatic sports in Europe has released the results of a survey conducted on its athletes, revealing many are resuming training.

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10 Michigan Water Polo Athletes Named To Spring Academic All-Big Ten Team

U-M had 118 honorees in the fall and 87 in the winter, giving them 405 total in 2019-20. The overall total is 33 more than the 2018-19 academic year (372).

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Dates Set for 2021 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Men’s Water Polo

The tournament to decide the last 3 men’s teams for the Olympic Games will remain in Rotterdam and be held from Febraury 14-21.

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NCAA Exploring Unique Options for Holding Fall Championships

The NCAA has begun to explore options for holding its 22 fall championships after coronavirus forced the cancellation of all winter and spring championships.

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