UNCAGED: Water Polo Just for Girls @ Chelsea Piers CT
With Olympic gold medals in 2012 and 2016 and another likely in Tokyo this summer, the US fields the world’s best women’s water polo team—athletes who inspire girls in America and beyond. Except in the Northeast, where boys greatly outnumber girls when it comes to playing the world’s toughest sport. UNCAGED, a clinic for girls ages 13-18 at Chelsea Piers (Stamford, CT), hopes to change this imbalance.
Great Women’s Water Polo Action on ESPNU: Hungary vs. USA Starts Tonight
The US women’s water polo team, two-time defending Olympic champions (2012, 2016) and three-time FINA World Champions (2015, 2017, 2019) will host the Hungarian national team tonight, May 26 and June 2 in various locations in Southern California
The FPN Announces the 2021 Puerto Rico International Water Polo Open in August
The FPN (Federación Puertorriqueña de Natación) has scheduled two weeks of competitive play on the island of Puerto Rico this summer. Teams of all ages in the U.S. and beyond are invited to the tropical Caribbean island for an International Water Polo Open series from August 5 through 18.
Maud Megens is Good... but is She Good Enough to Topple Team USA?
USC’s Maud Megens dunked UCLA with six goals in a 18-9 blowout win in the 2021 NCAA Women’s Water Polo final. But can she deliver against the Americans when it matters most—at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics?
St. Francis Brooklyn’s Boris Posavec: In Memoriam
On the same day that the 2021 NCAA women’s water polo final was contested, former teammates and friends of Boris Posavec gathered in Brooklyn to remember the 23-year-old who unexpectedly passed away.
Bruins vs. Trojans: Was There REALLY Any Other Way to end the 2021 Women’s Water Polo Season?
After a season marked by COVID-19 challenges, the final match of the 2021 women’s collegiate water polo season comes down to cross-town rivals UCLA vs. USC.
No Surprises THIS Year; An All-MPSF Final Four at 2021 NCAA Women’s Water Polo Championship
For the fourth year in a row, it’s an all-MPSF Final Four at the NCAA Women’s Water Polo Tournament. Is that a good thing?
Opening Round Over, 2021 NCAA Women’s Water Polo Championship Shifts to Quarterfinal Play
Quarterfinal action at the 2021 NCAA Women’s Water Polo Tournament begins today with Marist facing #1 USC, Fresno State against #2 Stanford, and Hawai’i against #3 UCLA.
NCAA 2021 Women’s Polo Tournament Opens with Two Great Match-ups
The opening round of the 2021 NCAA Women’s Water Polo Championship includes Marist vs. Salem and Fresno State vs. Cal Lutheran—two compelling match-ups that may be among the tournament’s best.
Let My Spieker Grow! NCAA Says No to Live Fans at 2021 Women’s Water Polo Championship
The NCAA is stubbornly refusing to let live fans watch the 2021 NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship opening rounds.
On Deck With Damon Newman, American Water Polo’s Director of Membership
Damon Newman, Director of Membership for American Water Polo speaks about the challenges of restarting age group polo after an extended layoff and how the fall PA high school league provided a push to get AWP play started this spring.
La Salle’s Tom Hyham talks MAAC Water Polo
Despite his team’s loss to daughter Marina’s Marist squad in the 2021 MAAC Championships, Tom Hyham is bullish on the future of La Salle women’s water polo.
2021 NCAA Women’s Tournament Bracket: An MPSF Affair (again)
USC is a heavy favorite to win its 7th NCAA women’s title, but there are other compelling storylines for 2021, including Fresno State and Salem getting to their 1st national championship.
Navy’s Nicolao Wonders What Might Have Been if not for March COVID-19 Outbreak
Luis Nicolao, one of the country’s top water polo coaches, ruminates about a lost chance at an NCAA berth for his USNA team.
LIU’s Ribner: Everything’s Coming up Sharks
Long Island University took a big risk leaving almost a century of athletic history behind. But the newly branded Sharks have achieved milestones since radically reorganizing their sports program.
USAWP Clearwater Beach Challenge May 16-17
First age group competition offered in the East by USA Water Polo in more than a year.