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His players affectionately called him “The Old Man.” And he treated them like family—one that stretched into the hundreds. “That's why all of his boys were sons-in-law,” said Gary Figueroa, who really was a son-in law. The “he” in question is legendary University of California at Irvine Head Coach E...

NCAA Water Polo’s Best Honored June 7 at The Olympic Club The 26th Annual Peter J. Cutino Awards—college water polo’s highest individual honor will be presented on Saturday, June 7, 2025, at The Olympic Club in San Francisco. Named for legendary coach Peter J. Cutino, the award recognizes the top ma...

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....

Ryann Neushul and Ryder Dodd Win 2025 Peter J. Cutino Awards for NCAA Water Polo Excellence On a warm June evening in the heart of San Francisco, The Olympic Club once again played host to the 26th Annual Peter J. Cutino Awards, honoring the outstanding female and male collegiate water polo players....

By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor With the selection last night of three at-large teams, the field is now set for the 2018 NCAA Women’s Water Polo Tournament. Defending champion Stanford, Cal and UCLA were selected to join fellow Pac12 member USC, which on Sunday won the Mountain Pacif...

By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor Adam Krikorian is arguably one of America’s finest and most accomplished coaches in any discipline. After winning 10 NCAA titles as a head coach of the UCLA men’s and women’s water polo teams (men: 1999, 2000, 2004; women: 2001, 2003, 2005-2009), in 20...

The new varsity women’s water polo season is starting to take shape, and the defending NCAA champions, University of Southern California (8-0), are off to a fast start, outscoring opponents 140 to 19. Leading the way for the top-ranked Trojans has been native Hollander Maude Megens (18 goals), who a...

Try Water Polo for Free – August 22–24, 2025 USA Water Polo invites athletes of all ages to dive into the sport with free one-day clinics happening nationwide from August 22 to 24, 2025. Whether you’re brand new to water polo or just looking for a fun team sport, this is your chance to get started—w...

Following a long illness, Bob Horn, men’s swim and water polo coach for UCLA, and Olympic water polo athlete and coach for the U.S., has passed away at the age of 87. [caption id="attachment_339845" align="alignleft" width="275"] Bob Horn at Fullerton. Photo Courtesy: UCLA Athletics[/caption] Born i...

Editor’s Note: The 2019 NCAA Women’s Water Polo Tournament is happening this week—and Swimming World has you covered! Keep up with all the action online or look for #SwimmingWorld on Twitter and other social media platforms. Hawai'i is a distant paradise that just happens to possess one of America's...

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...

By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor Four male finalists for the Peter J. Cutino Award, given annually to the outstanding female and male Collegiate water polo players in the United States as voted by the coaches of NCAA Division I schools, were announced today by The Olympic Club. [capti...

By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor IRVINE, CA - As the sun rises on what promises to be a beautiful day for water polo at the UC Irvine Crawford Pool, the stage is set for a handful of key match-ups on the final day of the 2018 Barbara Kalbus Invitational. After handily beating Pacific ...

By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor Day Two at the Mountain Pacific Invitational saw host Stanford affirm its position as the nation’s top team. Behind freshman Jackson Seybold’s goal with one second remaining, the Cardinal ended UCLA’s 20-match win streak over two seasons—which includes...

USA Beats Australia 13–12 at the Buzzer to Open Water Polo Exhibition Series Team USA opened its June men’s water polo exhibition series with a dramatic 13–12 victory over Australia, sealed by a buzzer-beating goal at Mt. San Antonio College. In front of a spirited California crowd, the match feat.....

Ben Hallock is up for this year’s Peter J. Cutino Award for the best collegiate water polo player along with Cal Berkeley attacker Johnny Hooper and UCLA goalie Alex Wolf, two players who he has long played with and against throughout his water polo career. [On Deck With UCLA Water Polo's Alex Wolf....

The UCLA women's water polo team completed a perfect season and claimed the NCAA Championship on Sunday at Spieker Aquatics Complex. The top-ranked Bruins defeated No. 3 Cal 7-4 in the finals to finish the season 26-0 and earn its eighth NCAA title in program history, the first under coach Adam Wrig...

With major tournaments being played almost every weekend, February is the busiest month in the NCAA varsity women’s water polo season. There are noteworthy match-ups all over the country, as teams look to sharpen skills for their respective conference seasons, which typically begin play in March. In...

By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor Editor’s Note: this month Swimming World opens its coverage of the 2018 NCAA Women’s Varsity Water Polo season. Look for interviews, conference predictions and the best coverage of the sport in America and beyond. The news out of Princeton two weeks ag...

STANFORD, CA. Last weekend saw brilliant action at the 2019 NCAA Women’s Water Polo Tournament. For the first time in the almost two-decade history of the women’s national championship, both semifinals went to overtime, with USC overcoming Cal 10-8 and Stanford surviving a scare from UCLA to prevail...