By A win over Cal a week ago was treated as something of an upset for UC Santa Barbara’s men’s water polo team, though the Bears are in rebuilding mode after graduating some key senior talent. Any doubts about the team from Goleta have been largely squashed after the Gauchos comfortably
Texas Prep Water Polo Chairman Ousted
The Executive Board of the Texas Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association (TISCA) removed Chris Cullen from his position as Chairperson of the body’s Water Polo Committee last Wednesday. Cullen’s appeal to be re-instated by the Board was denied on Friday. Foster High School Head Coach Scott Slay has been appointed to
Biola Adds Men’s, Women’s Water Polo for 20-21 Season
NCAA Division II Biola University will be adding men’s and women’s varsity water polo to its offerings in time for the 2020-2021 school year. The La Mirada, California school announced its decision on Tuesday on it’s official athletics web site. Biola’s current teams compete in the PacWest Conference which does
Houston’s Radmonovich Departs Wagner College
Originally published at TXWaterpolo.com on July 30. Houston native Chris Radmonovich has stepped down as coach of Wagner College’s men’s and women’s varsity water polo programs. The college announced his immediate departure on July 26. Wagner Athletic Director Brendan Fahey said Radmonivich was leaving for “family reasons” according to Swimming
Record Numbers for Prep Water Polo in CA as Football Declines
Interscholastic water polo continues to grow in California as participation in football maintains its negative trend according to the California Interscholastic Federation’s recently published 2018-19 participation census. Nearly 34,000 athletes take part in high school varsity water polo in the state. That figure extends an unbroken streak of growth over
TWp Announces Launch of TXWaterpolo
Total Waterpolo, a leader in American water polo coverage for over a decade, is proud to launch TXWaterPolo, a new media brand dedicated to covering the sport in Texas, one of the fastest growing areas for the sport in the US. The soft launch comes as the 47th year of
By Wins by Harvard, Princeton Makes All-Ivy Final in NWPC Tournament
CAMBRIDGE, MA. Hat tricks by Sean Duncan and Michael Swart powered Princeton to an 11-9 overtime win Saturday against Brown and advanced the top seeded Tigers to the 2017 Northeast Water Polo Conference (NWPC) championship match. Earlier in the day, host Harvard roared back from a two-goal halftime deficit with
Win over St. Francis Buoys Princeton’s Post-Season Hopes
PRINCETON, NJ. In what has been a wide-open Northeastern men’s varsity water polo season, Princeton’s decisive 13-9 win last Saturday over St. Francis Brooklyn (13-11, 8-2 NWPC) not only gave the Tigers (21-5, 8-2 NWPC) their first-ever Northeast Water Polo Conference regular season title, but a stellar second-half performance by
On The Record with Double Olympian Brad Schumacher
It’s possible that Brad Schumacher never slows down. Once one of the fastest swimmers in the world, the 43-year-old Schumacher now races around the globe as president of Kap7, one of the world’s largest suppliers of water polo equipment. It’s a far cry from his youth in Bowie, Maryland, 20
On the Record with W&J’s Nikola Malezanov
Few people in America are as involved in water polo as Nikola Malezanov. This summer he coached the U.S. Men’s Cadet National Team at the Darko Cukic Memorial Tournament where Team USA went undefeated, stunning host Serbia as well as Croatia on its way to a first-ever title. Just as
