By TWp has been reporting with several other sources the still unconfirmed impending varsity status for Monmouth College’s water polo squad. TWp caught up with the club’s player/coach Tony Marino to find out what he knows about the team’s promotion and its recent national championship. There are various reports that Monmouth
Pre-Olympic Interview with Former US Head Coach Monte Nitzkowski
The US men earned a mature and controlled victory over opening round opponent Montenegro on Sunday, punctuated by a world-class goal by Tony Azevedo with less than a minute left in the match. The team captain, who was targeted defensively all evening by the Montenegrins, is considered the finest American
Pre-Olympic Tournament Analysis: USA Women’s Team
The US women’s national team emerged from a four-game series against Hungary undefeated in California earlier this summer helping to generate confidence among fans that the squad was well positioned to win gold in London. TWp spoke with a coach very familiar with the US women’s team and Olympic-level competition
Pre-Olympic Tournament Interview with Dante Dettamanti
Perhaps the most well-known water polo coach in the US, few are more qualified to critique the US national team as the London Olympic Games kick off than Dante Dettamanti. TWp had the chance to speak with him yesterday about Terry Schroeder’s team and their chances to win Olympic Gold.
Interview with Illpolo.com’s Aaron Brown
Coverage of high school water polo is increasing and improving throughout the US. But no other source matches the detail and concentration of Illpolo.com, the “go to” site for all things Illinois water polo run by the prolific Aaron Brown. State championship tournaments are soon to begin and Aaron took
Interview with Enumclaw High School (WA) Girls’ Coach Bob Averill
For the past couple years the girls water polo team at Gig Harbor (WA) has been the state’s best. On April 25 Enumclaw, with only nine girls on the roster, ended Gig Harbor’s 46-game winning streak and placed themselves among the favorites to win the state championship. Coach Bob Averill keeps fans
Interview with Fenwick High School (IL) Boys’ Varsity Head Coach Kyle Perry
The Illinois High School Association began sanctioning a boys’ water polo championship for the 2001-2002 school year. Since then, except in 2003, Oak Park’s Fenwick High School has won every one of them. As in every prior Spring, the Friars are among the favorites to win it again despite a
Interview with St. Mark’s School (TX) Boys’ Varsity Coach Mihai Oprea
It’s difficult to have a discussion about Texas boys’ prep water polo without at least some mention of the steadily excellent program at St. Mark’s School in Dallas. Runners up in 2011, the Lions enter this weekend’s TISCA championships seeded first in the North Region and look to upend undefeated
Interview with St. Louis University High School (MO) Boys’ Varsity Coach Paul Baudendistel
View the Twitter account for the water polo team at St. Louis University High (SLUH) in Missouri and you’ll get a quick education in success: 15 state championships and an overall winning percentage of .750, for example. On April 14 SLUH fell to Oak Park, Il powerhouse Fenwick by a
Interview with Lake Nona (FL) High School Girls’ Head Coach Alex Bennett
Orlando’s Lake Nona High School has become a recent favorite of the central Florida press having qualified for a berth in the state championship tournament for the first time in only its third year of existence. Total Waterpolo caught up with girl’s head coach Alex Bennett on the eve of the
