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The USA Women’s Junior National team has posted 51 goals in their first two days at the FINA World Championships in Volos, Greece in shutouts versus Mexico and Ukraine. The team is attempting to continue a gold-medal winning streak that has endured since the beginning of the 2014 summer. Womens’ teams from the United States are now simultaneously Olympic, World, Junior World, Youth World, World Cup, World League and Pan Am Champions.
The tournament is being played with new rules (reprinted below) imposed by FINA to test possible changes to be made after the 2016 Olympics. Each team will have only five field players on a 20-25 meter course. The traveling team is comprised of only 11 players total; nine field players and two goalkeepers.
Team USA will next face Spain in their final group-stage match on Wednesday. The Spanish have allowed 13 goals in their first two matches against zero for the US.
11th FINA World Women’s Junior Championships 2015
Volos, Greece
17-23 August, 2015
Groups
Group A
Great Britain, Japan, Greece, Russia
Group B
Hungary, New Zealand, South Africa, Brazil
Group C
Australia, Italy, Canada, Netherlands
Group D
Ukraine, USA, Spain, Mexico.
Schedule
Day 1 – 17 August
09.00: Japan vs. Russia
10.20: Hungary vs. South Africa
11.40: New Zealand vs. Brazil
13.00: Australia vs. Canada
16.00: Italy vs. Netherlands
17.20: Ukraine vs. Spain
18.40: USA vs. Mexico
20.00: Great Britain vs. Greece
Day 2 – 18 August
09.00: Brazil vs. South Africa
10.20: Hungary vs. New Zealand
11.40: Netherlands vs. Canada
13.00: Australia vs. Italy
16.00: Mexico vs. Spain
17.20: Ukraine vs. USA
18.40: Great Britain vs. Japan
20.00: Russia vs. Greece
Day 3 – 19 August
09.00: Australia vs. Netherlands
10.20: Italy vs. Canada
11.40: Ukraine vs. Mexico
13.00: USA vs. Spain
16.00: Great Britain vs. Russia
17.20: Hungary vs. Brazil
18.40: New Zealand vs. South Africa
20.00: Japan vs. Greece
Day 4 – 20 August
10.00: 4A vs. 4B – game 25
11.20: 4C vs. 4D – game 26
12.40: 2A vs. 3B – game 27
17.20: 3A vs. 2B – game 28
18.40: 2C vs. 3D – game 29
20.00: 3C vs. 2D – game 30
Day 5 – 21 August
09.00: L25 vs. L26 (15th/16th place classification)
10.20: W25 vs. W26 (13th/14th place classification)
11.40: L27 vs. L29 – game 33
13.00: L28 vs. L30 – game 34
16.00: 1A vs. W29 – game 35
17.20: 1B vs. W30 – game 36
18.40: 1C vs. W27 – game 37
20.00: 1D vs. W28 – game 38
Day 6 – 22 August
10.00: L33 vs. L34 (11th/12th place classification)
11.20: W33 vs. W34 (9th/10th place classification)
12.40: L35 vs. L36 – game 41
17.20: L37 vs. L38 – game 42
18.40: W35 vs. W36 – game 43
20.00: W37 vs. W38 – game 44
Day 7 – 23 August
11.00: L41 vs. L42 (7th/8th place classification)
12.20: W41 vs. W42 (5th/6th place classification)
18.30: L43 vs. L44 (3rd/4th place classification)
20.00: W43 vs. W44 (1st/2nd place classification)
N.b.: time mentioned is local time.
Former winners
1995 – Netherlands
1997 – Greece
1999 – Australia
2001 – USA
2003 – Canada
2005 – USA
2007 – Australia
2009 – Russia
2011 – Spain
2013 – USA
FINA Test Water Polo Rules
To be applied during FINA Junior World Water Polo Championships 2015 and FINA Youth World Water Polo Championships 2016.
WP 1 FIELD OF PLAY & EQUIPMENT
WP 1.4 The distance between the goal lines shall not be less than 20 metres and not more
than 25 metres. The width of the field of play shall be not less than 10 metres and not more than 20 metres.
WP 5 TEAMS AND SUBSTITUTES
WP 5.1 Each team shall consist of a maximum of eleven players: nine field players and two goalkeepers. A team shall start the game with not more than six players, one of whom shall be the goalkeeper and who shall wear the goalkeeper’s cap. Four reserves may be used as substitutes. A team playing with less than six players shall not be required to have a goalkeeper.
WP 5.6 At any time in the game, a player may be substituted by leaving the field of play at
the re-entry area nearest to the player’s own goal line. The substitute may enter the field of play from the re-entry area as soon as the player has visibly risen to the surface of the water within the re-entry area. If a goalkeeper is substituted under this Rule it must only be by the substitute goalkeeper. If the team has less than six players the team shall not be required to have a goalkeeper. No substitution shall be made under this Rule between the time a referee awards a penalty throw and the taking of the throw.
