By Word is out that there’s a youth movement going on at Team USA water polo. Both the men’s and women’s rosters set for the Rio Olympics feature players fresh out of high school. Except for one. Aria Fischer still has a valid Laguna Beach High School ID and will return from
FEATURE: Fischer Sisters Have Dad in Mind as Rio Approaches – OC Register
Redemption comes in all forms. Makenzie and Aria Fischer, sisters and two of the youngest members of the USA women’s water polo team, have an enviable pedigree. Their father Eric was a member of the men’s national team that earned a fourth place finish at the 1992 Barcelona games, an
The Underwater World of Water Polo | ESPN
One of the better sports pictorials you will see. ESPN covers the progress being made by the USA Men’s Senior National Team as they prepare to exorcize the foul taste left by a disappointing 8th place finish at the 2012 London Olympics. The youthful 2016 team is selected and aims to
By FEATURE: Rio Contenders Hungary Face Pressure
BRONX, NY — With the 2016 Rio Olympic Games less than a month away, the USA Women’s Senior National Water Polo Team — defending Olympic as well as FINA World champs – is not the only program facing pressures of an Olympian dimension. Prior to his team’s 10-7 exhibition loss
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Prepsters Leave Youthful Mark on USA Olympic Water Polo Teams
Two of the youngest US Olympic water polo rosters in memory are now set. Ben Hallock and Thomas Dunstan, June graduates of Harvard-Westlake and Mater Dei High Schools, were selected to the USA Men’s Olympic Team for Rio. The roster was announced from the deck of the USS Midway earlier on Thursday.
Greenwich Youth Win Big at USA, Hungary Friendly
GREENWICH, CT — Wednesday night’s visit by the USA Water Polo Women’s National Team to the Greenwich YMCA was a milestone for the area’s youth water polo program, according to Mike Graff, Chairman of USA Water Polo. In remarks to a standing-room-only crowd on the Y’s pool deck, Mr. Graff
