Water Polo

USA Water Polo Selects Swimming World as Official Publishing Partner Through 2030 USA Water Polo and Swimming World have announced a landmark multi-year partnership, naming Swimming World the Official Publishing Partner of USA Water Polo through the LA28 Olympics, extending into 2030. This collabora...

NCAA Women’s Water Polo Final to be Broadcast on ESPNU USA Water Polo and the NCAA are partnering with ESPN to televise the 2025 NCAA women’s water polo final in May. The final, on May 11 at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis, will be broadcast live on ESPNU and ESPN+. Internationally, it will be ava...

IOC Approves Gender Parity for Water Polo Teams at LA 2028 Olympics The International Olympic Committee’s approval of sports and quota spots for the LA 2028 Olympics on Wednesday included parity in the number of water polo teams competing. For the first time in Olympic history, the Los Angeles Games...

Melissa Seidemann, Jesse Smith Headline 2025 USA Water Polo Hall of Fame Class Former players Melissa Seidemann and Jesse Smith headline the five-member Class of 2025 for the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame, announced Monday. Seideman is a three-time Olympic champion and three-time World Champion for th...

USA Water Polo Announces 'Women of the Water: An Olympic Journey'; Six-Part Series to Premiere April 28 A year after "Path to Paris" chronicled USA Water Polo's men's national team's quest to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games, USA Water Polo is excited to announce its second original content series...

Stanford Opening Second Probe into Water Polo Retaliation Stanford University recently cleared men's water polo coach Brian Flacks of allegations of abusive behavior but is now probing reports of retaliation against his accusers, according to a report by the San Francisco Chronicle. Flacks was inves...

A Day in the Life of Villanova Women's Water Polo Player Anna Painter By Anna Painter https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KRP6KqG_j-w Packing a bag, boarding a plane, and heading across the country for a tournament sounds like a dream. The thrill of competing at the highest level, spending time with team...

Colorado Time Systems Renews Partnership with USA Water Polo Through 2028 Colorado Time Systems and USA Water Polo on Wednesday announced a renewal of their partnership agreement. As the official provider of timing and scoring equipment, CTS has been an integral partner in the success of USA Water P...

Bea Ortiz, Dusan Mandic Named World Aquatics Water Polo Athletes of the Year Spain’s Bea Ortiz and Dusan Mandic of Serbia were named Water Polo Athlete of the Year this week by World Aquatics. Mandic led Serbia to a third straight Olympic title. Mandic was the top scorer of the tournament with 26 go...

Passages: Colleen Lischwe, Water Polo Coach at McKendree University, 34 Colleen Lischwe, the head men’s and women’s water polo coach at McKendree University, died Wednesday in an automobile accident. She was 34 years old. The university confirmed the death on Thursday. Lischwe was named the head coa...

U.S. Women’s Water Polo Names Youthful Squad for World Cup Division I Tournament The U.S. women’s water polo squad named a youthful squad on Wednesday for the Women’s Water Polo World Cup Division I tournament later this month. Nine of the 15 players on the roster will be making their senior nationa...

USA Water Polo Renews Contracts of Adam Krikorian, Dejan Udovicic Through 2028 Olympics USA Water Polo on Friday announced that it has extended the contracts of women’s national team coach Adam Krikorian and men’s team boss Dejan Udovicic through the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Krikorian is in line t...

Loyola Marymount Turns to David Carrasco as Water Polo Head Coach Loyola Marymount All-American David Carrasco is the next leader of its men’s water polo program, the school announced this weekend. Carrasco takes over for John Loughran, who retired this month after 40 seasons at the helm (including ...

NCAA Water Polo Crown Returns to West Hollywood: UCLA 11, USC 8 In a commanding performance at Stanford University's Avery Aquatic Center, the UCLA Bruins affirmed their top-seed status by defeating the USC Trojans 11-8 to clinch the 2024 NCAA Men's Water Polo National Championship. This victory mar...

  NCAA Water Polo Update Halftime Score: UCLA 4 USC 4 Watch Live on ESPN+ Now! The NCAA Men’s Water Polo Finals are at the halfway mark all tied up 4-4! [caption id="attachment_601193" align="alignleft" width="450"] USC pre-game huddle[/caption] At halftime of the 2024 NCAA Men's Water...

  NCAA Water Polo Thrillers set up Epic Final on ESPN+ 3PM PT Today! The NCAA Men’s Water Polo semifinals lived up to the hype on December 7, 2024, delivering high drama and unforgettable moments at Stanford University’s Avery Aquatic Center. In a tale of two games, UCLA toppled Stanford in a...

A Bronx Tale - Fordham is For Real! Taking the Fight to USC in Semifinals at NCAA Water Polo Champs In the late afternoon matchups during the 2024 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship Opening Round at Stanford University's Avery Aquatic Center, the University of Southern California (USC) showcased it....

Stanford, UCLA Advance to NCAA Men's Water Polo Semifinals Top-seeded UCLA demonstrated its offensive depth with a commanding 20-3 victory against Salem University in the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Championships. Freshman attacker Ryder Dodd and graduate student Makoto Kenney spearheaded the Bru...

The 2024 NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championship: A Clash of Titans The 2024 NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championship is set to make waves this weekend at Stanford University. From December 6-8, the top eight teams in the nation will battle for supremacy in a tournament that promises high stakes, fierce compet...

Legendary Loyola Marymount Water Polo Coach John Loughran Retires Longtime Loyola Marymount water polo coach John Loughran retired this week, caping a career that included nearly 700 NCAA wins. Loughran coached the men’s and women’s water polo teams in Los Angeles starting in 1997. He won 416 games ...