Water Polo

U.S. Men’s Water Polo Splits Pair of Games with Australia The U.S. men’s water polo team split a two-game set in California last weekend with Australia. The U.S. won, 17-9, on Saturday in Irvine, then lost a day later in Walnut by a 13-10 margin. The Americans were relentless in Game 1, scoring five...

U.S. Women’s Water Polo Tops Netherlands in Two-Game Series The U.S. women’s water polo team picked up a pair of wins in the Netherlands, defeating the Dutch 12-6 on Jan. 8 and 16-9 on Jan. 9. Rachel Fattal, Ryann Neushul and Jewel Roemer each scored hat tricks in the opening match in Ede. Isabel Wi...

Patrick Woepse Foundation Swim Honors Life of UCLA Water Polo Star By Alex Ellison On a cool August morning in Newport Beach, California, the local community gathered at the 34th Street Pier to take part in the first Patrick Woepse Foundation swim. The event followed Pat’s daily ritual: swimming fro...

U.S. Men’s Water Polo Names 20-Man Roster for Australia Series The United States Men’s Water Polo team named a 20-man roster for the upcoming two-game series with Australia. The group includes 14 of the 15 players who went to the World Championships in the summer of 2025, everyone but Connor Ohl. Al...

Alvaro Granados, Foteini Tricha Named World Aquatics Water Polo Players of the Year Spain’s Alvaro Granados and Foteini Tricha of Greece were named World Aquatics’ Water Polo Players of the Year this week. Both players led their teams to gold medals at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singap...

UCLA Women's Water Polo Coach Adam Wright Stepping Away From Day-to-Day Operations for 2026 Season UCLA Head Women's Water Polo Coach Adam Wright will step away from the program's day-to-day operations for the 2026 season, the Bruins' Athletics Department announced today. Additionally, Men's and Wom...

U.S. Men’s Water Polo Fall to Spain Despite 4 Goals from Nicolas Saveljic Nicolas Saveljic scored four goals on Friday, but the U.S. men’s water polo team fell to a consistent effort from Spain, 16-9, in a match in Barcelona. The game is the first of two for the U.S. in Spain as part of its Christma...

USA Men’s Water Polo To Host Australia in Two-Game January Series The USA men’s water polo team will host Australia for two games in January to start 2026. The U.S. and the Aussies will square off Jan. 10 at the Woollett Aquatics Center at Irvine, Calif., at 6 p.m. PT and Jan. 11 at Mt. San Antonio ...

U.S. Women's Water Polo Celebrates 25 Years of Olympic Inclusion (Plus: Where Are They Now?) By Aimee Berg In 2000, women’s water polo finally made its official Olympic debut – a century after the men’s game. “We thought for sure (the International Olympic Committee) would add it to the Olympics in ...

[caption id="attachment_628668" align="alignright" width="450"] UCLA win Back to Back NCAA Water Polo Champions[/caption] UCLA Stuns USC at the Buzzer to Win 2025 NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championship, 11–10 By Swimming World Staff STANFORD, Calif. – Same venue, same rivalry, new layer of history. Down...

ESPN airing NCAA Water Polo Championship 3pm PST Stanford, Calif. – Same pool, same rivals, same trophy on the line – but with just enough change on both benches to make the 2025 NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championship feel wide open. On Sunday afternoon at Stanford’s Avery Aquatic Center, UCLA and USC ...

By Swimming World Staff UCLA’s Repeat Bid, USC’s Spoiler Role and a Loaded Final Four The 2025 NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championship at Stanford has turned into a dream bracket for fans. Defending champion UCLA is two wins away from going back-to-back. USC looks perfectly positioned to play spoiler. Ho...

Fortuitous Path Has Made Greg Mescall the Voice of Water Polo One part of Greg Mescall’s dual career path had been ingrained from a young age. The second came by random chance early in that professional career. Mescall has always been drawn to sports and to their presentation. He was the kid that wo...

Fordham Claims Fifth Consecutive Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference Crown; Headed to NCAA Champs With a victory last weekend, the Fordham Rams reaffirmed their place as the powerhouse of the Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference. The program defeated the George Washington Revolutionaries, 16-9, to capt...

Saint Mary’s Names James Lathrop as Men’s Water Polo Coach Saint Mary’s has rounded out its inaugural head coaching staff, announcing the hiring of James Lathrop as men’s water polo coach Monday. The Division I school in California will launch men’s and women’s water polo teams and men’s and women’s...

Saint Mary’s Hires Stephen Loomis as Inaugural Women’s Water Polo Coach Saint Mary’s has hired Stephen Loomis as its inaugural women’s water polo coach, the school announced on Monday. Loomis was an All-American at Pepperdine and played professionally in Europe. He’s coached at the club, high school...

USA Water Polo Announces 2025 Junior Olympic All-Americans USA Water Polo recently released the 2025 Junior Olympic All-American selections, recognizing the nation's top youth talent across multiple age divisions and sessions. The selections, submitted by the coaching staffs of awarded clubs, reveal...

NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship to Air Live on ESPNU ESPN, in collaboration with USA Water Polo and the NCAA, is excited to once again present live coverage of the NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship final in 2025. The ultimate prize in college water polo will be decided at Stanford University's A...

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...