Water Polo

Sydney to Host Water Polo World Cup Finals in 2026 World Aquatics announced on Thursday that Sydney, Australia, will host the 2026 Water Polo World Cup Finals for both men and women. The event will be held July 20-26, a tournament between eight men’s and eight women’s national teams in the capital o...

USA Water Polo Announces Legacy Crown Event in November USA Water Polo this week unveiled the new Legacy Crown event in November to mark the 25th anniversary of the inclusion of women’s water polo in the Olympics. The two-day event will be held in Costa Mesa, Calif., on Nov. 15-16. It will, “celebra...

Valentina Rozas Becomes First Women's Water Polo Player in Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame On October 3, Valentina Rozas (Class of 2010) became the first women's water polo player inducted into the Bucknell University Athletics Hall of Fame, breaking through a barrier that has stood for more than 40...

Water Polo and Swimming: Sharing More Than Just Pool Space By Alex Ellison For years, swimming and water polo have been two sports that shared a pool but little else. Yet for a growing number of athletes, the lines between these disciplines are beginning to blur. Historically, Duke Kahanamoku, Johnn...

2026 Cutino Award Watch List Released: Nation's Top Water Polo Talent Recognized USA Water Polo, The Olympic Club, and the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches recently released the 2026 Peter J. Cutino Award Watch List, highlighting 20 of the best players in collegiate water polo. The list,...

U.S. Water Polo Olympian Maggie Steffens Announces Pregnancy U.S. water polo Olympian Maggie Steffens announced that she and her husband are expecting their first child. Steffens, 32, and husband Bobby Conner made the announcement on social media. View this post on Instagram ...

Long Beach City College Dedicates Monte Nitzkowski Aquatic Center Long Beach City College on Wednesday dedicated the Monte Nitzkowski Aquatic Center in honor of the hall of fame coach. A member of the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame and International Swimming Hall of Fame, Nitzkowski three times served ...

Orange Lutheran Replaces Brenda Villa with Fellow Olympian Melissa Seidemann as Coach Orange Lutheran’s girls water polo program has gone from one Olympian to another, Melissa Seidemann this week announced as coach to replace Brenda Villa. Villa resigned in August to become the associate head coach ...

USA Water Polo, Florida High School Athletic Associations Join to Grow Sport USA Water Polo and the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) on Tuesday entered into a partnership to grow high school water polo in the Sunshine State. Florida’s small but passionate community has voiced support...

UCLA's Chase and Ryder Dodd: Play the Best to Be the Best Over the last decade, the UCLA men’s water polo team has routinely made early season visits East. But this year’s cross-country trip was something special, even for the nation’s top ranked team and defending NCAA champions. They came to New Y...

As Denison University Adds Women's Water Polo, Coach Tim Sherwood Eager to Develop Program Denison University will expand its athletic offerings with the addition of women's water polo. The varsity program will debut in the 2026-27 season under Tim Sherwood, who has been named the team's first head ...

Ferencvaros Head Coach Balazs Nyeki: “We Want to be the Best” A few days after its historic match in New York City against Pro Recco, Ferencvaros coach Balazs Nyeki was still excited by his team’s win as well as their visit to the U.S. Speaking on the pool deck at Princeton University, where his tea...

Water Polo Match to Remember Closes Out Pro Recco 2025 World Tour In a fitting finish to two weeks of lavish, Euro-style treatment of the continent’s best professional water polo clubs, Pro Recco, the world’s most celebrated team, dropped a thrilling 16-14 (penalties) decision to Ferencvaros, reigni...

Saint Mary’s Adds Full Aquatics Program with Swimming and Water Polo Saint Mary’s College in California on Wednesday announced the addition of a full aquatics program, including men’s and women’s swimming and men’s and women’s water polo. The Division I school in the Bay Area will start with an init...

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...