By Crazy to think we’re heading into the last week of regular season! Time flies when you’re working hard! #finishstrong — THHS Water Polo (@trabucoH2Opolo) February 10, 2014 We were struck by this tweet the other day by Trabuco Hills’ program. In just five days the brackets will be announced for
Ken Lindgren, Long Beach State Coaching Icon, Has Died
Reports widely circulated via social media on Friday were confirmed today when Long Beach State reported, and a close family friend confirmed to TWp, the death of legendary 49er water polo coach Ken Lindgren. It has been well known within the water polo community of Long Beach and beyond that Coach Lindgren had
So Long California, We’re Headed to Texas
Farewell California Bay Area, hello Central Texas: this week Total Waterpolo is moving to Austin. For nearly a decade we’ve been situated in one of the premier centers of American water polo, a bike ride from Stanford University and nearly as close to some of the finest prep water polo
Why Wrestling’s Rejection Matters
Olympic wrestling’s last showcase will be in Rio in 2016, after which it will become another ex-Games sport a la baseball and softball. The IOC yesterday decided to drop the ancient sport after it received low scores for TV ratings, global popularity, media coverage, and attendance at the London Olympics.
Long Beach’s Gazettes.com Opines on Belmont Plaza Rebuild
Long Beach California’s Gazettes.com chimed in on rebuilding Belmont Plaza, the iconic indoor water polo venue that was condemned by the city on February 4. That decision, and the burgeoning effort to replace the facility in full, has has generated some social media buzz within the US swimming and water
USA vs. Croatia Post-mortem
It was demoralizing nearly from the start and by the time the Croatians had scored five goals without answer there were no more references to historic wins over Hungary and Croatia in California earlier this summer. The Balkan powerhouse, coached by water polo sage and former US coach Ratko Rudic,
Fall media coverage of water polo
The Olympics are over and now it’s the best time of the year here in the US, especially in California. Collegiate and high school polo have kicked off, hopefully leveraging the Yanks’ Olympic success. Coverage of the college game online continues to improve. But what in the world is going
