Water Polo

Pros vs. College Kids Brought Attention to New York City Water Polo Last night, Asphalt Green played host for the first of two evenings of high-quality water polo. As hoped, it was an entertaining—if one-sided—extravaganza, as Pro Recco, the world’s most recognizable water polo club, headlined a sla...

A Huge Opportunity for NYC Water Polo as Giants in Sport Unite with College Powers This Thursday, Asphalt Green will host New York City’s most highly anticipated water polo match in decades: the Italian giant Pro Recco vs. reigning Euro League champions Ferencvaros. Not since the beginning of the pr...

Asphalt Green's David Rodriguez Has High Hopes for Water Polo Growth in NYC On Wednesday night, history will be made at Asphalt Green (AG) on New York City’s Upper East Side. Two professional water polo clubs—Italy’s Pro Recco, whose 11 Champions League titles make it the world’s best, and Ferencvar...

European Water Polo Royalty Set for Big Apple Appearance The biggest water polo extravaganza in (recent) New York City history is on! Tomorrow night, Asphalt Green, New York City’s premier aquatic facility, will host matches between professional water polo clubs Pro Recco of Italy and Ferencvaros of...

UCLA and USC Sit Atop Preseason Men's Water Polo Rankings UCLA and USC, which met for last year's NCAA championship, sit atop the Collegiate Water Polo Association preseason rankings. UCLA occupies the top spot and tallied 100 points in voting, with Southern Cal following in the No. 2 spot with 95 p...

'Women of the Water: An Olympic Journey' to Air on the FanDuel Sports Network This month, "Women of the Water: An Olympic Journey" is coming to the FanDuel Sports Network, owned and operated by Main Street Sports Group. Premiering on August 24 across FanDuel Sports Network, this 90-minute inside loo...

Stanford Water Polo Legend Brenda Villa Returns as Associate Head Coach Brenda Villa, one of the most accomplished women’s water polo players in history, is returning to her alma mater Stanford as associate head coach. Stanford coach John Tanner made the announcement on Wednesday. He coached Villa, ...

UCLA, Augustana Head MPSF Men’s Water Polo Coaches Poll Defending NCAA champion UCLA collected 99 points and nine first-place votes to top the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation men’s water polo preseason coaches poll in the conference’s Western Division, released on Tuesday. With 62 points, Augusta...

Water Polo: U.S. Extends Record with Fifth U-20 Women's Crown over Spain The United States women’s water polo team won the World Under-20 title for a record-extending fifth time with a 16-15 decision over Spain on Saturday in Salvador, Brazil. Lucy Haaland-Ford led the U.S. with four goals in the fi...

Olympian Alex Obert Returns to Pacific as General Manager American Olympian Alex Obert will return to his alma mater Pacific as the men’s water polo team’s general manager. Pacific is the first program to establish a general manager for their water polo team. The new position is becoming a popular o...

Gunfire Interrupts Opening-Round Game in U20 Water Polo World Championships The first day of the U20 Water Polo World Championships in Brazil was interrupted by gunfire during the match between China and Canada. Competing in the city of Salvador, Chinese and Canadian players were forced to exit the ...

The Top American Women’s Water Polo Players of the NCAA Era (Part III: No. 10-No. 1) By Jeff Moulton - Guest Editorial In the third and final installment of this three-part series, water polo historian Jeff Moulton discusses the individuals he has ranked Nos. 1 to 10 in his unofficial list of the to...

USA Water Polo Fields Strong U20 Women's Roster for next week's World Aquatics Championships USA Water Polo has officially unveiled its 15-player USA Women’s Junior National Team roster set to compete at the 2025 World Aquatics U20 Water Polo Championships in Salvador, Brazil. Led by Head Coach Eth...

The Top American Women's Water Polo Players of the NCAA Era (Part II: No. 11-No. 20) By Jeff Moulton - Guest Editorial In Part II of this three-part series, water polo historian Jeff Moulton discusses the individuals he has ranked Nos. 11 to 20 in his unofficial list of the top-25 American women’s w...

Spain Captain Felipe Perrone Ends Legendary Career with Storybook Title Felipe Perrone described it like a movie ending, one that maybe even Hollywood would’ve thought a little too on the nose Thursday. Perrone’s last acts as an international water polo player unspooled at the OCBC Aquatic Centre in...

World Championships: Alvaro Granados Named MVP, with Two Greek All-Stars Alvaro Granados of champion Spain was named the MVP of the 2025 World Aquatics Championships men’s water polo tournament upon its conclusion on Wednesday. Granados is the only Spanish player on the team, voted by media. Bronze ...

World Championships: Alvaro Granados Gives Spain ‘Movie’ Ending with Gold Alvaro Granados played the hero for Spain on Thursday, with two of the team’s six fourth-quarter goals in a 15-13 win over Hungary at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. Greece routed Serbia, 16-7, for the bron...

World Championships: Rita Keszthelyi Repeats at Tournament MVP Hungary’s Rita Keszthelyi was named the most valuable player of the women’s water polo tournament at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships. Of the seven players on the all-tournament team voted by members  of the media, only gold medalis...

World Championships: Ioanna Stamatopoulou Leads Greece to Gold; Spain Tips U.S. for Bronze Ioanna Stamatopoulou was outstanding in goal Wednesday in the women’s water polo final of the 2025 World Aquatics Championships, her 16 saves leading Greece to a 12-9 win over Hungary. Spain beat the United St...

World Championships: Hungary Wins Semis Thriller over Serbia; Spain Takes Shootout The semifinals of the 2025 World Aquatics Championships men’s water polo tournament didn’t disappoint, with Spain surviving a shootout to beat Greece, 11-9 and Hungary outlasting Serbia, 19-18, in regulation. Hungary ...