By Men’s water polo group play at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics opens on Saturday at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center when the United States faces host Japan. 12 teams will compete to advance for eight spots in the quarterfinals; the Olympic men’s final will be held on August 8. Click
By Gauchos Make Early-season Case for Top Ranking
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
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
Pacific’s Historic Title Attempt Falls Agonizingly Short
San Francisco, CA – The straightforward, lightly sympathetic headline in the Recordnet Sunday reads Pacific’s water polo title try falls short in OT, a perfectly fine short summary of Sunday’s epic match in which the USC Trojans succeeded in earning a sixth straight NCAA championship over the spent fireworks show that is
What Pacific’s Big Time Win over No. 1 USC Really Means
This Wednesday the CWPA will release its next coaches’ ranking and it is possible, maybe likely, that the University of the Pacific men’s water polo team will ascend to the top spot, the first time a non-“big four” squad will have done so in at least six years. Since 2008
CIF Girls’ Playoffs, New Media Outlet, European Analysis of US Polo
Some of the iconic water polo schools in San Diego are gathering in La Jolla tonight for the CIF San Diego Section Division III girls’ water polo semifinals. This could be the last year that The Bishop’s School, Coronado, Cathedral Catholic, and La Jolla will wear the Division III tag
A Staggering Weekend in East Coast College Water Polo
A text exchange with an internationally experienced coach last week: TWp: Lb [Long Beach State] beat cal today Friend: Whattttt? TWp: At cal too Friend: Noooo So far, stunned silence about this weekend’s topsy-turvy outcomes from the East Coast. It’s sufficient to say that if you picked Bucknell to win
Albano and Fryer, This Week in OC Water Polo 11/4/09
Dan Albano and Steve Fryer cover this week’s events in Orange County water polo. Playoffs are about to begin! Click here to watch the video.
