Water Polo

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...

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...