Water Polo

Croatia vs. World Water Polo Match Planned to Honor Retiring Ratko Rudic

According to the director of the Croatian Water Polo Association, the match will bring together a number of the great players of Rudic’s past.

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Swimming Straddles Line Between “Low” and “Moderate” Risk in NFHS Guidelines

The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has published new guidelines for the return of high school sports following coronavirus.

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Westcliff University Will Join NAIA, Add Swimming & Water Polo Programs

Westcliff University in Irvine, California has announced the addition of 4 new aquatics programs as part of its move to join the NAIA.

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ACWPC Names 86 To Division I Women’s All-America Varsity Team

USC led the way with seven athletes earning All-American status for the 2020 season.

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NCAA Says They Expect to Conduct Division I Championship Events “as Scheduled”

On the same day that the California State University system announced that it would be holding mostly-remote learning in the fall, the NCAA reaffirmed…

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NCAA Subcommittee Proposes Rules Changes, Including Extension of 5-Meter Area

The rules change would align NCAA with international rules, which has a 6-meter area instead of a 5-meter area dictating, among other things…

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Ratko Rudic, Who Coached 3 Nations to 4 Olympic Gold Medals, Retires

Ratko Rudic is without doubt the greatest water polo coach of his generation, and probably of any generation. He has retired at 71-years old.

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109-Year Old Hungarian Water Polo Club Egri VK Declares Insolvency

The club has released all of its players and is turning its attention to the 300 members of its youth ranks. The Hungarian league cancelled the remainder of its season on Monday as well.

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Campionati Europei Master Budapest: Fissate Le Nuove Date 2021

I Campionati Europei Master sono stati rinviati al 2021. Si svolgeranno dal 23 Maggio al 6 Giugno. Il nuoto si svolgerà dal 26 al 31 Maggio

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Maggie Steffens Joins Fellow Elite Athletes In #NeuroTrain4Charity Competition

Mental fitness competition will support Save The Children during COVID-19 pandemic.

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Water Polo, Open Water Swimming Deemed Among Safest Sports from Coronavirus

A study by a university in Italy has categorized sports into 5 categories of risk for spread of coronavirus infections.

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Relive the 2016 Olympic Women’s Water Polo Gold Medal Match

The match pitted the powerhouse Americans against the cinderella Italians for Olympic gold in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at the 2016 Olympic Games.

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Four UC San Diego Tritons Named ACWPC All-American

Ciara Franke and Taylor Onstott were both selected to the Third Team while Reilly Gallagher and Jessee Ransone were named Honorable Mention.

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Sonoma State Cuts Women’s Water Polo Program

Sonoma State had a 9-8 record in the 2020 season, led by top scorer and redshirt senior Cassidy Mundt. The program has been discontinued.

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Water Polo Referees Marco Ercoli & Giuliana Nicolosi On Working During Pandemic

Two Italian WP referees are working on the frontlines amid the pandemic: Marco Ercoli is a doctor and Giuliana Nicolosi is working as a researcher.

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