Water Polo

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 ...

Women's Water Polo World Championships: Greece Defeats USA, Hungary Takes Down Spain The quest for the U.S. women to win a ninth world title in women's water polo came to an end Monday when Greece knocked out the American team in the quarterfinals. Hours later, Spain's hopes of backing up an Olympic...

World Championships: U.S. Men Fall to Serbia; Hungary Upends Croatia There will be a new World Champion this year in Singapore, with 2024 champ Croatia knocked out in Sunday’s quarterfinals by Hungary. Still in the hunt, though, is the reigning Olympic champion Serbia, which eliminated the United St...

Women’s Water Polo World Championships: Greece Tips Australia, U.S. Eases into Semis Greece pulled out a close game against Australia, and the U.S. routed Japan in the quarterfinals of the women’s water polo World Championships in Singapore on Saturday. The four semifinalists are the same as at the ...

The Best American Women’s Water Polo Players of the NCAA Era (Part I: No. 21 to No. 25) By Jeff Moulton - Guest Editorial The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation recognized women’s water polo as a varsity sport during the 1995-96 school year.  From 1995 through 2000, some college coaches organized an...

World Championships: Four Euro Teams Prevail to Set Up Olympic Semifinal Rematches Four European teams prevailed in the men’s water polo crossover round of the 2025 World Championships, setting up replays of both Paris Olympic semifinals in the Worlds quarters on Sunday. Serbia beat Japan, 21-14, to...

World Championships: Japan Routs Great Britain, Italy Squeaks Through Women’s Water Polo Crossover Japan made the quarterfinals of the World Aquatics Championships for the first time, and Italy just squeaked by China Thursday in the women’s water polo tournament in Singapore. Japan was the lone thir...

World Championships: U.S. Men’s Water Polo Tops Singapore to Win Group The U.S. men's water polo team beat Singapore, 26-6, on Wednesday to win Group C on the final day of group play at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships. The U.S. had already clinched the group with Canada pushing Brazil to a sho...

World Championships: U.S. Routs Argentina for Women’s Water Polo Group Title The U.S. routed Argentina, 26-3, on the third day of women’s water polo play at the 2025 World Championships to earn the Group A title on Tuesday. That allows the U.S. to skip the crossover round and head straight to the qu...

World Championships: Italy Tops Serbia in Shootout on Second Day of Men’s Water Polo Italy capped a long day at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships with a penalty shootout win over Serbia, 17-16, on Monday in Singapore. The day opened with the United States stopping Brazil, 16-7, and included a 13...

World Championships: Emily Ausmus Hat Trick Leads U.S. Women Past Netherlands Emily Ausmus scored a hat trick Sunday as the United States took control of Group B with an 11-9 win over the Netherlands. The U.S. led most of the way. Goals by Ausmus and Jovana Sekulic gave the U.S. a 9-5 lead late in t...

World Championships: U.S. Men Handle Canada, Montenegro Tips Greece as Men’s Water Polo Opens The U.S. men handled Canada, 18-9, and Montenegro pulled out a 10-9 win over Greece on the first day of men’s water polo at the 2025 World Championships. The U.S., which won bronze at the Paris Olympics in ...

World Championships: U.S. Routs China, Hungary Edges Greece to Open Women’s Water Polo The U.S. women’s water polo team routed China, 15-7, on Thursday to open the 2025 World Championships in Singapore. Hungary edged Greece, 10-9, in the best game of a slate of mostly blowouts to start proceedings a...

The Best American Men’s Water Polo Players of the NCAA Era (Part III: No. 1 to No. 10) By Jeff Moulton In the third and final installment of this three-part series, water polo expert Jeff Moulton discusses the individuals he has ranked No. 1 to 10 in his unofficial list of the top-25 American men’s ...

U.S. Women’s Water Polo Announces Singapore Worlds Roster with 7 First-Timers The U.S. women’s water polo team announced its roster for the 2025 World Aquatics Championships on Friday, a group that includes just one holdover from the 2021 Olympics. Seven of the 15 athletes are making their World Cha...