Water Polo

There was plenty of action from the NCAA Division I Women's Water Polo Championships throughout the week in Indianapolis. Swimming World Chief Photographer Peter H. Bick was on deck capturing all of the championship moments. Here is a look at the moments from Indy: [gallery type="slideshow" columns=...

Second-Half Surge Carries Stanford Over USC for NCAA Women's Water Polo Title For the 10th time in school history, Stanford reigns as the champion of the NCAA Women's Water Polo Tournament. The top-seeded Cardinal (25-1) wrapped up a dominant season on Sunday by claiming an 11-7 victory over the Uni...

Stanford and USC to Clash for NCAA Women's Water Polo Title Stanford and USC will meet for the fourth time this season on Sunday, the latest matchup to determine the champion of the NCAA Women's Water Polo Tournament. Stanford and USC advanced to the final with semifinal victories during Saturday ac...

Stanford, UCLA Advance to Semifinals of NCAA Women's Water Polo Tournament The quarterfinals of the NCAA Women's Water Polo Tournament featured the top four seeds advancing to the semifinals during Friday action at the famed Indiana University Natatorium. Top seeded Stanford and defending champion U...

Kap7 Named World Aquatics' Official Water Polo Match Ball Through LA28 When water polo opens the World Aquatics Championships – Singapore 2025 this July, the KAP7 HydroGrip ball will take centre stage, following today’s announcement during the Men’s and Women’s Water Polo Draw for the upcoming Champ...

Water Polo Draw Held for Group Play at World Championships in Singapore With just over two months to go until the tournament begins, all qualified nations now know their group-stage opponents for the 22nd edition of the World Aquatics Championships in water polo. The draw ceremony was hosted in Buda...

USA Water Polo National League: Mission (UCLA) Wins 2025 Championship The 2025 USA Water Polo Men’s National League Championships wrapped up with a dramatic day of finals action at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California. UCLA captured the National League crown in thrilling fashion over The O....

NCAA Women’s Water Polo 2025: Full Conference Championship Recap and NCAA Tournament Outlook The road to Indianapolis is now officially set after an action-packed Sunday across NCAA Women’s Water Polo. Conference champions punched their tickets, top players delivered heroic performances, and NCAA To...

The 2025 USA Water Polo National League Championship concludes today at Mt. San Antonio College, featuring an exciting matchup between undefeated Mission and a star-studded Los Angeles Athletic Club lineup. With Olympic veterans and future stars in the pool, today’s championship game at 3:00 PM PT w...

Moving Day: Today’s Women's Water Polo Conference Championships Will Shape NCAA Seeds Today is Moving Day in NCAA Women’s Water Polo, with conference championship finals set to determine not only who claims conference titles, but how the field will shape for the upcoming NCAA Women’s Water Polo Cham...

USA Water Polo Selects Swimming World as Official Publishing Partner Through 2030 USA Water Polo and Swimming World have announced a landmark multi-year partnership, naming Swimming World the Official Publishing Partner of USA Water Polo through the LA28 Olympics, extending into 2030. This collabora...

NCAA Women’s Water Polo Final to be Broadcast on ESPNU USA Water Polo and the NCAA are partnering with ESPN to televise the 2025 NCAA women’s water polo final in May. The final, on May 11 at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis, will be broadcast live on ESPNU and ESPN+. Internationally, it will be ava...

IOC Approves Gender Parity for Water Polo Teams at LA 2028 Olympics The International Olympic Committee’s approval of sports and quota spots for the LA 2028 Olympics on Wednesday included parity in the number of water polo teams competing. For the first time in Olympic history, the Los Angeles Games...

Melissa Seidemann, Jesse Smith Headline 2025 USA Water Polo Hall of Fame Class Former players Melissa Seidemann and Jesse Smith headline the five-member Class of 2025 for the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame, announced Monday. Seideman is a three-time Olympic champion and three-time World Champion for th...

USA Water Polo Announces 'Women of the Water: An Olympic Journey'; Six-Part Series to Premiere April 28 A year after "Path to Paris" chronicled USA Water Polo's men's national team's quest to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games, USA Water Polo is excited to announce its second original content series...

Stanford Opening Second Probe into Water Polo Retaliation Stanford University recently cleared men's water polo coach Brian Flacks of allegations of abusive behavior but is now probing reports of retaliation against his accusers, according to a report by the San Francisco Chronicle. Flacks was inves...

A Day in the Life of Villanova Women's Water Polo Player Anna Painter By Anna Painter https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KRP6KqG_j-w Packing a bag, boarding a plane, and heading across the country for a tournament sounds like a dream. The thrill of competing at the highest level, spending time with team...

Colorado Time Systems Renews Partnership with USA Water Polo Through 2028 Colorado Time Systems and USA Water Polo on Wednesday announced a renewal of their partnership agreement. As the official provider of timing and scoring equipment, CTS has been an integral partner in the success of USA Water P...

Bea Ortiz, Dusan Mandic Named World Aquatics Water Polo Athletes of the Year Spain’s Bea Ortiz and Dusan Mandic of Serbia were named Water Polo Athlete of the Year this week by World Aquatics. Mandic led Serbia to a third straight Olympic title. Mandic was the top scorer of the tournament with 26 go...

Passages: Colleen Lischwe, Water Polo Coach at McKendree University, 34 Colleen Lischwe, the head men’s and women’s water polo coach at McKendree University, died Wednesday in an automobile accident. She was 34 years old. The university confirmed the death on Thursday. Lischwe was named the head coa...