By Team USA women’s water polo made quick work of 2012 silver medalists Spain in their opening round Olympic match in Rio on Tuesday. Six different athletes scored seven times in the first half to barge to a 7-2 lead. The Americans finished the game with an 11-4 win. Head Coach
Second Loss Puts USA Men’s Water Polo in Rio Danger
The USA men’s water polo team increased the odds of crashing out of the Rio Olympics after a chippy loss to Spain on Monday. Bret Bonanni and Alex Bowen paced the American with seven goals between them in the 10-7 defeat. The loss left the team fifth out of six teams in Group
USA Men to Take On Spain in Water Polo Group Play
Team USA men will attempt to rebound from a mixed opening round loss to Croatia in which they earned an early two-goal lead while giving substantial playing time to their two 18-year old newcomers, Thomas Dunstan and Ben Hallock. USC sophomore McQuin Baron spelled starting goalkeeper Merril Moses for the entire second
STUDY: Water Polo Edges Hoops, Gymnastics among “Best” Olympic Sports
The opinion of one grouchy Irish publication can’t compete with bulk data analysis. A study by FiveThirtyEight, ESPN’s data analysis unit, ranks water polo a surprising seventh “best” when compared to every other Olympic sport. The sport was viewed favorably over a random opponent nearly 60% of the time, making it “better” than basketball
Six Reasons Water Polo Most Boring Olympic Sport to Watch | BreakingNews.ie
Water polo fans, you have it all wrong. You thought you picked yourself one of the coolest, fastest, wettest sports around – fun to play, exciting to watch, an Olympic fixture, all that stuff. You’d be wrong, and there are a grand total of six reasons why. So says the
USA Men Fall to Croatia in Olympic Opener
Team USA held leads throughout the first half but could not hold off defending Olympic champions Croatia in the second half of their Rio opener. Tony Azevedo scored twice and Merril Moses had nine saves early to pace the Americans. Croatia pulled away in final quarters to win 7-5 with
TWEET: Team USA Looks Good for Opening Ceremonies
The Ralph Lauren fittings are done and the men’s and women’s teams are ready for Rio Opening Ceremonies. NBC gets its copious coverage of the games on Friday. The full competitive schedule is here. #TeamUSA is looking NICE for the #OpeningCeremony tonight at the #Olympics. Watch on @nbc at 7:30pm.
Follow U.S. Water Polo Olympians on Social Media
Olympic athletes are as social media-savvy as ever and are offering more access to the games than ever before. No exception for the USA Senior Water Polo Teams. Both men’s and women’s rosters below augmented by the individual’s twitter and instagram accounts. Plus, Total Waterpolo’s Twitter list of American water
DIGEST: Water Polo Schools Well Represented at Rio Olympics
US colleges have been quick to publicize just how many of their student athletes have made Olympic rosters for this summer’s games in Rio. Water polo plays a large role in the story largely due to the number of women from around the world who get significant training at the
