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By FEATURE: Rio Contenders Hungary Face Pressure
BRONX, NY — With the 2016 Rio Olympic Games less than a month away, the USA Women’s Senior National Water Polo Team — defending Olympic as well as FINA World champs – is not the only program facing pressures of an Olympian dimension. Prior to his team’s 10-7 exhibition loss
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Prepsters Leave Youthful Mark on USA Olympic Water Polo Teams
Two of the youngest US Olympic water polo rosters in memory are now set. Ben Hallock and Thomas Dunstan, June graduates of Harvard-Westlake and Mater Dei High Schools, were selected to the USA Men’s Olympic Team for Rio. The roster was announced from the deck of the USS Midway earlier on Thursday.
Greenwich Youth Win Big at USA, Hungary Friendly
GREENWICH, CT — Wednesday night’s visit by the USA Water Polo Women’s National Team to the Greenwich YMCA was a milestone for the area’s youth water polo program, according to Mike Graff, Chairman of USA Water Polo. In remarks to a standing-room-only crowd on the Y’s pool deck, Mr. Graff
FEATURE: At 2016 Olympics Preview, First Lady and Stars Talk Rio Games
NEW YORK CITY — With the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games mere months away, the United States Olympic Committee is pulling out all the stops to spread the Olympic spirit. Team USA’s Road to Rio—a nationwide extravaganza featuring nine stops across the country—touched down last month in New York City’s
Women's Water Polo Powers Invade Texas
Six of the best women’s water polo teams have landed in North Texas. Lewisville has rolled out the red, white, and blue carpet for defending Olympic gold medalists, Team USA, along with powerhouses from Australia, Canada, and China. Japan and 2016 Olympic Games Hosts Brazil round out the field. The
Turbo to Replace TYR as Competitive Gear Supplier for US National Teams
Spanish water polo outfitter Turbo will be named the official supplier of competitive caps, suits, and robes to the USA national water polo teams according to a source familiar with the matter. The announcement is expected within days. The agreement between USA Water Polo and Kap7, Turbo’s US subsidiary, comes
FINA Airs Critique of Rio Water Polo Preparations – Associated Press
Organizers of the Rio Olympics have been roundly criticized for sub-standard planning of aquatics events, including water polo, for next year’s games. In a sharply worded letter from FINA to Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes the aquatics body accused Olympic organizers of “disrespect for the FINA requirements concerning aquatic venues,” and that the athletes’
