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Baker Inducted in UCLA HOF, Leaves Canada Post
Former USA Women’s Senior Team Head Coach Guy Baker is back in the news. He is to be inducted in UCLA’s athletic hall of fame, as announced by the school on August 21. He may also be looking for new employment after stepping down from the head coaching position with the Canadian women’s national team. Water Polo
Summer Ends With Third Title for Team USA Women
The US Women’s National Team punctuated its highly successful summer with a third consecutive international tournament trophy. The Americans ended a commanding run of victories with one over long time rivals Australia in the FINA Women’s Water Polo World Cup in Russia on Sunday. Rising star Ashleigh Johnson was voted
Non-Californians Rising for US Men’s Youth Team; Women Dominate with CA-Centric Roster
USA Men’s and Women’s Youth teams both pocketed gold medals at the recently completed UANA Junior Pan American Championships in Riverside, California. The women went largely unchallenged defeating silver medalists Brazil by five scores and winning their matches by an average of 15. The men avenged a loss in last
Stanford, Home to World’s Best Female Player
FINA has announced that the Stanford Cardinal women’s team is home to the best player in the world, Maggie Steffens (her currently-empty bio on the Stanford site should be easy to fill). Croatia’s Josep Pavic earned the mens’ award for 2012. Waterpolo World’s recent piece on European recruits to American college
2012: The Year In Review
Stories of change and growth dotted the American water polo landscape as TWp’s expanding coverage of the interscholastic sport ballooned in 2012. Here we highlight a select few that stood out, straying some from our typical focus on the interscholastic game to include references to the pinnacle of our sport in an
Top US Prep Programs Represented on Youth Championships Rosters
The World Youth Water Polo Championships begin on December 1 in Perth, Australia. The US selections have been set with both squads choosing representatives of some of the best high school (and collegiate) programs in the nation. Both teams begin play on the 2nd with very different opponents: the men
