By As the calendar shifts to mid-January, it’s time for women’s water polo to take precedence over the men, specifically NCAA intercollegiate competition. The folks who publish the Collegiate Water Polo Association varsity polls are ahead of the game; last Wednesday they published their 2022 preseason women’s poll. [CWPA 2022 Women’s
Top Five Stories from 2021: No 3—Water Polo Award Winners
Editor’s Note: The end is near for the 2021 water polo season. TWp is looking back on the five biggest story lines of the year. Today we focus on the various best of year selections by the ACWPC, FINA, Swimming World, The Olympic Club and TotalWaterPolo (you know, the other
Wanna Know Why US Women’s Water Polo is So Good? Look at Stephania Haralabidis
When the Olympic women’s water polo tournament opens later today at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center, all eyes will be on Team USA and their quest for glory In the modern era, only the dominant Hungarian men’s squads earlier this century—coached by Dénes Kemény and captained by the great
When Tony Comes to Town: Azevedo in Connecticut, Talks Polo with TWp
As close to a household name as exists in American water polo, Tony Azevedo coming East is a big deal. Scheduled for a clinic at Chelsea Piers Field House in Stamford, Connecticut this weekend (October 23 – 25), TotalWaterpolo took the opportunity to speak with arguably the most accomplished athlete
By Ashleigh Johnson a Finalist for AAU Sullivan Award
Twice a Sullivan Award semi-finalist, US National Team, Princeton, and all-everything goalie Ashleigh Johnson has earned finalist status this year. The vote will take place on April 11 and is open to fans via the Amateur Athletic Union web site. In 2016 Johnson helped lead Team USA to an Olympic
The Next ‘It Girl’ of the Olympics Hits Hard | OZY
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
