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
UCLA Shuts Down Stanford in MPSF WWP Final
LOS ANGELES, CA. An old sports adage suggests that defense wins championships. Given its dominant defensive effort Sunday against Stanford in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation title match, the UCLA women’s water polo team appears destined for greatness. In a suffocating performance at UCLA’s Spieker Aquatics Center, the Bruins forced
#1 UCLA Hangs On to Beat Cal, Advance to MPSF Final
LOS ANGELES, CA. If Coralie Simmons and her California Golden Bear women’s water polo team are any example, perhaps you can go home again. #5 Cal gave the top-ranked and #1 seeded UCLA Bruins everything they could handle before falling 9-8 in a semifinal match in the Mountain Pacific Sports
UCLA Polo Pair Featured for Documenting Food Pursuit
“Hell Week,” two-a-days, dawn patrol, whatever term you want to use, it’ll soon be time for the women to get ready for the college season. Many are already undergoing morning practices before things get really serious. And who’s to judge how an individual players sees fit to prepare for the grind
DIGEST: Three-peat Denied. Cal Ousts UCLA, Faces USC for Title
Cal treated visitors UCLA poorly on Saturday upsetting the two-time defending NCAA Champions in an overtime thriller, derailing the Bruins’ attempt at a third consecutive title. The Bears will take on USC, which dispatched the Harvard Crimson 19-4 in their semifinal. Catch up on much of the press and digital
UCLA’s Wright Talks Growth and Polo in the East at Princeton Tourney
A recent visit to Princeton’s DeNunzio Pool by two-time defending national champion UCLA was memorable not only because it was the team’s first East Coast visit since the 2009 NCAA Men’s Water Polo Tournament; it was also an opportunity for New York-based water polo journalist Michael Randazzo to catch up













