By Editor’s Note: The end is already here for the 2021 water polo season. TWp looks back on the five biggest story lines of the year. Today we focus on what challenges from the previous year will carry on into 2022. This year will be pivotal for American water polo for
Top Five Stories from 2021: No 3—Water Polo Award Winners
Editor’s Note: The end is near for the 2021 water polo season. TWp is looking back on the five biggest story lines of the year. Today we focus on the various best of year selections by the ACWPC, FINA, Swimming World, The Olympic Club and TotalWaterPolo (you know, the other
Top Five Stories from 2021: No 4—Tokyo Olympics
Editor’s Note: The end is near! 2021 is almost in the books, so TWp is looking back on the five biggest story lines of the year. Today we focus on the spectator-less 2020 Tokyo Games in and how an aging Serbian men’s team and a dominant U.S. women’s team overcame
Top Five Stories from 2021: No 5—Water Polo is Back!
Editor’s Note: The end is near! 2021 is almost in the books, so TWp is looking back on the five biggest story lines of the year. Today we focus on the joy of playing; after a rough start due to COVID-19 bans and outbreaks, the NCAA men played an abbreviated
By HIGHLIGHTS: USA Women Overcome Physical China; Men, Unconventional Japan
Adam Krikorian was becoming more agitated on the sideline at some of the decisions, or lack of, and he gained a yellow card for his efforts. – Fina.org If a 3-3 tie versus Japan in the first quarter was troublesome for the world’s best women’s water polo team, then an
HIGHLIGHTS: Dominant Win after “Lots of Nerves” for USA Women in Tokyo Opener
“There were lots and lots of nerves,” said Olympic newcomer Stephania Haralabidis after her USA Women’s National Water Polo Team set a short-lived Olympic record, defeating hosts Japan 25-4 on Saturday in their Tokyo opener. The 11-point margin of victory stood as the greatest ever in a women’s Olympic water
Preview of Tokyo Olympics Women’s Water Polo: USA Are Team to Beat
Women’s water polo group play at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics opens of Saturday at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center when two-time defending champions the United States face host Japan. This will open 15 days of competition between 10 squads competing for eight spots in the quarterfinals; the Olympic women’s
Wanna Know Why US Women’s Water Polo is So Good? Look at Stephania Haralabidis
When the Olympic women’s water polo tournament opens later today at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center, all eyes will be on Team USA and their quest for glory In the modern era, only the dominant Hungarian men’s squads earlier this century—coached by Dénes Kemény and captained by the great
By USA Women Roll On, Men Struggle at Water Polo World Championships
The USA Women’s Water Polo Team will take on big underdogs New Zealand today after twice displaying what has become mundane dominance in senior international competition. The Americans dispatched South Africa on Sunday, 24-2, before facing European powers Spain on Tuesday at the 17th FINA World Championships in Hungary. An
