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 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
Water Polo Community Mourns Mercyhurst Coach Curtis Robinette
The condensed universe that is American water polo—and compact it is, with so many coaches, college programs and athletes present and past connected through a shared love for the sport—is just like family. Every memory treasured. Every win celebrated. Every loss lamented. And like any family, at the passing of
COVID-19 Claims Tom Burek, Beloved Monmouth Swim and Diving Coach
It’s a convenient conceit to wax poetic about life tragically cut short, but in the midst of a global pandemic whose death toll is approaching two million—and almost 320,000 in this country—it feels trivial to speak to the significance of one life in contrast to oh so many lost. But
By NCAA: Water Polo a “High Risk” for Covid-19 Transmission
The NCAA has labeled water polo as a “high risk” sport for transmitting Covid-19 between athletes. The NCAA Sport Science Institute gave risk classifications for each NCAA sport as well as updated testing guidelines in its 29-page “Resocialization of Collegiate Sport: Developing Standards for Practice and Competition” released on Friday.
Augustana’s Ryan Pryor: Making the Move to the Midwest for Water Polo
Due to a crush of coronavirus coverage, one noteworthy polo announcement escaped almost unnoticed. After six successful years leading women’s water polo at Virginia Military Institute (VMI), Ryan Pryor is decamping to Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois to lead the Vikings’ new men’s and women’s programs. The move resonates
WWPA’s Doten on Covid-19: Lose Battle of 2020, Win War for Water Polo
As the summer comes to a close, and many American universities finalize their plans for the fall in response to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, collegiate sports remain in limbo, awaiting a decision from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Read: Men’s Fall NCAA Water Polo Season Prospects Fading Fast As
Covid Claims GW Women’s Water Polo
George Washington University in Washington, DC will cut varsity women’s water polo at the end of the 2020-21 scholastic year. The school made the announcement on Friday after a “comprehensive review” of its athletic offerings that began prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. GW leadership cited an estimated shortfall of $200
