By Ashleigh Johnson, goalkeeper for the US Women’s National Water Polo Team, may rank among the most covered athlete at the 2016 Olympics. Ozy Magazine gives her the ‘rising star’ treatment with a little help from Total Waterpolo. Johnson’s coach believes she could be just that: She’s “the perfect candidate to
INFOGRAPHIC: Californians Dominiate US Olympic Roster
Fans of US water polo are already well aware that both men’s and women’s Olympic rosters are made up almost entirely of Californians. Superstar goalkeeper Ashleigh Johnson is from Miami and high school prodigy Thomas Dunstan is from Connecticut. But the rest are from the Golden State. Well if you’re
USA Men to Face Montenegro in Houston for Final Rio Tuneup
Total Waterpolo will be there. USA Men will play Montenegro in Houston on Saturday for their final tune-up before flying south to Rio. Oddsmakers currently favor Montenegro for a bronze medal. Team USA earned silver at the recent World League Super Final, but the bookies have the team placing eighth according to the
Oddsmakers Favor USA, Serbia for Rio Water Polo Gold
Bookmakers are confirming conventional wisdom surrounding this summer’s Olympic water polo competition. The US women and Serbian men are favored to win gold by wide margins in Rio according to at least one European sportsbook. For the women, Team USA sets off at -164 followed by Australia at +350 (7/2 odds). The
