By Prognostications are easy. Look at some facts, pick a side and explain why. That’s how I felt so confident that Stanford and USC were head (and shoulders!) above the rest of the polo pack early in this women’s water polo season. [CWPA Top 25 Women’s Varsity Water Polo: There’s USC,
CWPA Top 25 Women’s Varsity Water Polo: There’s USC, Stanford… and Everyone Else
Last weekend all of the nation’s top teams were in action for the first time in 2022, with one notable upset that helped shape the rankings in this week’s Collegiate Water Polo Women’s Varsity Poll. [CWPA 2022 Women’s Varsity Polls – Week 2/February 2] That upset belongs to Long Island
Connecticut College’s Matt Anderson on Camel Water Polo, Life in Division III
If you want to gauge the state of collegiate water polo in America, just ask Matt Anderson. Currently the head coach of the Connecticut College men’s and women’s teams, for 12 years (2003-14) Anderson led the University of Michigan women’s program—piling up 332 wins, 10 CWPA titles, four NCAA berths
Here We Go Again: 2022 NCAA Women’s Water Polo Preseason Poll
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
On The Record with Tony Karaman: “It Was Tough But Water Polo Survived”
Despite being plagued by uncertainty, this year’s men’s varsity water polo season—which ended a week ago with Cal capturing a record 15th NCAA title thanks to a 13-12 win over USC in the 2021 title match—represented a much-needed return to normalcy. The uncertainty was due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic,
Men’s College Water Polo Week One: Fordham Up; Pepperdine, Harvard Down
Notable changes in this week’s Collegiate Water Polo Association Men’s Varsity Poll: Pepperdine dropped five spots due to a loss to host UC San Diego at the Triton Invitational; Harvard dropped seven spots due to a loss at home to Fordham—a decision that pushed the Rams up four spots into
Princeton Beefs Up Roster to Challenge NWPC Champs Harvard
The Northeastern U.S.—particularly the large metropolitan areas surrounding Boston and New York City—was perhaps the region hit hardest by the coronavirus. So, it was no surprise that many universities in the region went fully remote for the 2020-21 academic year. Included in this group were the members of the Northeast
Win or Lose, MAWPC Championship a Victory for La Salle Men in Program’s Finale
In the new normal that is American collegiate water polo due to COVID-19, competition has been inconsistent at best and often faces insurmountable obstacles—ones that leave most everyone dissatisfied. Except for the Explorers of La Salle, who will play George Washington at 11:30 a.m. today in the 2021 Mid-Atlantic Water
Munatones on Water Polo in California: Lockdown is Absolutely Crushing
Editors Note: Since being published yesterday, the following interview has undergone further edits—the most important of which is that reputable professionals Steven Munatones knows have assured him that a properly chlorinated pool environment is safe for aquatic activity. As California endures yet another spike in COVID-19 cases, causing Governor Gavin
Wins by Harvard, Princeton Makes All-Ivy Final in NWPC Tournament
CAMBRIDGE, MA. Hat tricks by Sean Duncan and Michael Swart powered Princeton to an 11-9 overtime win Saturday against Brown and advanced the top seeded Tigers to the 2017 Northeast Water Polo Conference (NWPC) championship match. Earlier in the day, host Harvard roared back from a two-goal halftime deficit with
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