By Shana Welch has been promoted to take the place of Gavin Arroyo as Head Coach of the Cal State Long Beach women’s water polo team. Long Beach State Athletics made the announcement on Tuesday. Welch spent four years as a graduate assistant for The Beach before being brought on as
Biola Hires Orozco to Lead New Women’s Program
Biola University has named former UCLA National Champion Sarah Orozco to lead the new women’s varsity water polo program. The school made the announcement on Friday after having announced the creation of the program in August. Orozco joins the Biola Athletics staff this summer, in advance of women’s water polo’s
Djippov Named Men’s Water Polo Coach for New Westcliff University Program
Amid fears that collegiate water polo programs will be cut during the Covid-19 pandemic, Westcliff University has gone the opposite route. The Irvine, California school announced the hiring of a new men’s water polo coach on Wednesday. The team will compete as an NAIA program and will begin competition in
CIF Takes Step Toward CA Prep Championships
The California Interscholastic Federation, which oversees high school sports in the Golden State, has taken a step toward establishing a state water polo championship. The body’s Federated Council approved regional water polo championships for both boys and girls in Northern and Southern California according to OCVarsity.com. The giant Southern Section was one
Preps Featured at Three Summer Tournaments
Mid-July has become a prominent if unconventional date on the prep water polo calendar. Three important tournaments are under way this weekend all of which feature nearly- or semi-official high school programs. The California State High School Water Polo Championships are again in Villa Park and feature a slate of
US Water Polo Community Mourns Young Athletes
The US water polo community is again mourning the death of one of its young athletes. One week after Dragon Kim and Justin Lee, two Orange County, CA boys, were killed by a falling tree while camping in Yosemite, Hayden Smith of Saline, MI perished after sustaining injuries in a head-on automobile
2014: The Year in Review
An exciting year for water polo in the United States was 2014 with even more coverage of the sport throughout the US, key signs of growth at the collegiate level, and unprecedented success for American women. The future looks pretty shiny for the year to come. But first, a brief
Water Polo Athletes Shine on CIF 100th Anniversary Fall All-Century Team
Water polo athletes account for 33% of those honored by the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) in their 100th Anniversary Fall All-Century Team, announced on Wednesday. Only football is represented by more fall athletes among the 100 selections. Among them include some of the most famous names in American water polo including
