By On a day when another collegiate varsity program is cut we dive in to a more positive story. Alyssa Diacono was announced as head coach for the new program at Mt. St. Mary’s in Maryland way back in pre-lockdown days. We speak with her about her new job and her
La Salle Drops Men’s Varsity Water Polo
La Salle University in Pennsylvania will drop men’s varsity water polo from its offerings, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer on Tuesday. The sport joins six others on the Explorers’ chopping block: three men’s (baseball, swimming and diving, tennis) and three women’s (softball, volleyball, and tennis). The school fielded its first
By Water Polo-Starved North Allegheny Players and Parents Get an Outdoor Fix
One of the simple pleasures of which we’ve been looted by “the virus”—no longer a need to be more specific—is that of experiencing sporting events in person. The “Covid bubble”— literal, in the case of the current NBA and NHL playoffs in their respective cocoons, and metaphorical, but nonetheless restrictive,
By Westcliff’s Remme on New Women’s Varsity Program
Following the significant growth of high school water polo nationwide, a number of new collegiate programs have been introduced in the last couple of years, with Westcliff University’s being the newest on the list. The Warriors’ Athletic Department officially announced the addition of both men’s and women’s water polo programs
Covid-19 Claims 2020 National Junior Olympics
USA Water Polo announced today that the world’s biggest youth water polo tournament is cancelled for 2020. The decision to cancel National Junior Olympics was made “[b]ased on the most recent safety assessments and in compliance with current health directives,” according to the organizing body in a press release. The
By Pod: Westcliff’s Preslav Djippov, Aussie Anteater Nioka Thomas with Olympian Father Nathan
We’ve threatened to do it for too long. Now it’s here. It’s the first of hopefully many Total Waterpolo Podcasts. Today we feature two conversations. First, Total Waterpolo contributor Michael Randazzo speaks with Nioka and Nathan Thomas from Australia. Nioka will be the first non-American on the Anteater women’s water
Eastside’s Heard Finds Success Growing in the Midwest
While California remains the hotbed for water polo in the United States, over the last decade the sport has gained significant popularity all over the country. One of the main regions that has showed major growth and development is the Midwest, more specifically the Chicagoland area. USA Water Polo’s club
Salem International’s Arnold: Don’t Let Anyone Quiet Your Voice
With yet another unarmed African American man shot by a police officer—as Jacob Blake was earlier this week—our country is again in the throes of social and racial upheaval. On Wednesday a number of professional athletes, many of them Black, responded by boycotting their competition. This represents a remarkable moment
