Water Polo

Emily Ausmus, Stanford Duo Named Cutino Award Finalists USC’s Emily Ausmus and the Stanford duo of Juliette Dhalluin and Jenna Flynn were named finalists for the Peter J. Cutino Award on Wednesday. The award for the best college water polo player, both men’s and women’s, has been presented annually ...

World Aquatics Finalizes Qualification System for LA28 Olympics The International Olympic Committee and World Aquatics on Thursday published the final qualification system for the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028. The qualification scheme is available here. Like qualification for other aquatics sport, i...

Anna Reed Backstops USC to Women’s Water Polo National Title over Cal Ava Stryker and Emily Ausmus had two goals and an assist each, and Anna Reed made 14 saves as USC edged Cal, 10-9, in Sunday’s NCAA Women’s Water Polo national championship game. USC is the NCAA champion for the seventh time. It h...

NCAA Women's Water Polo: Cal Upsets No. 1 Stanford, Books NCAA Final Date with USC Fourth-seeded Cal upset Stanford, 13-11, in the NCAA Women’s Water Polo Tournament semifinals, setting up a finals date with USC. The second-seeded Trojans used a three-goal run early in the fourth quarter to beat UCL...

USA Water Polo Names 10 Olympians to Roster for Women’s World Cup  USA Water Polo on Wednesday announced a 16-woman roster for the upcoming World Aquatics World Cup Division I Tournament. The group includes 10 Olympians, including the return of Rachel Fattal to the fold. The three-time Olympian is t...

Rio Grande Valley's Sosa Sisters Make ODP Water Polo History By Alex Ellison Paloma Sosa and Pamela Sosa made history for South Texas last month, becoming the first athletes from the Rio Grande Valley to earn selection to a USA Water Polo Olympic Development Program (ODP) team. The sisters competed ...

Spain Leads Strong Field for the World Cup Division I Water Polo Tournament International competition is back in water polo as Alexandroupoli hosts the World Cup Division I Tournament from April 6-12. The top countries in the world will gather in the Greek city to battle for five tickets guaranteei....

Northern California Won a Championship by Playing for Each Other Long overshadowed by Southern California in youth water polo, a Northern California group built around trust, role clarity, and unselfish play turned an underdog run into a breakthrough championship. Editor’s Note: The USA Water Polo O...

USA Water Polo Announces Roster For World Cup Division I Action USA Water Polo Men's National Team head coach Dejan Udovicic has announced the roster of 16 athletes selected for competition at the upcoming 2026 World Aquatics World Cup Division I Tournament, set for April 6-12 in Alexandroupolis, Gr...

Annika Dries Leads 2026 USA Water Polo Hall of Fame Class Annika Dries, an Olympic gold medalist in 2012, is among four honorees in the 42nd class of inductees to the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame, announced on Monday. Joining Dries is Peter Hudnut, Carin Crawford and Chris Judge. The Hall of Fame ind...

ESPN to Present 2026 NCAA Women’s Water Polo Championships ESPN will collaborate with USA Water Polo to present the 2026 NCAA Women’s Water Polo Championships, the organization announced this week. The NCAA champion will be decided at the University of California, San Diego’s Canyonview Aquatic Cent...

Santa Clara Halts Women’s Water Polo Season over Hazing Investigation Santa Clara University on Wednesday announced it is bringing an “early conclusion” to its women’s water polo season due to hazing allegations. The University released a brief statement on the matter, saying it is investigation haz...

Twin Peaks: Jake and Owen Taylor Reach the Summit Together By Alex Ellison Twin brothers Jake and Owen Taylor took different routes through collegiate water polo, but the 2025 season brought them both to similar destinations: national championship titles. Jake anchored the defense as goalkeeper for ...

World Aquatics to Debut 4x4 Water Polo Format in September World Aquatics last week announced plans to debut a new 4x4 water polo format starting in September. The format, branded as WP4, will include four players per team on a smaller field of play and a shorter shot clock. It follows a trend with ...

USA Water Polo to Bestow $25,000 Prize Pool for National League USA Water Polo on Thursday announced a $25,000 prize pool for the 2026 National League championship. The prize pool will be divided among the top three teams in the open division. The purse is sponsored by Holos Law Group, LLP., and wil...

Olympian Jordan Raney Joins Harvard Women’s Water Polo Staff Harvard’s women’s water polo team hired U.S. Olympian Jordan Raney as an assistant coach on Tuesday. Raney joins the staff of coach Ted Minnis. Raney was a member of the U.S. women’s team that finished fourth at the 2024 Olympics in Paris....

Ryder Dodd, Robert Lopez-Duart, Mihailo Vukazic Named Cutino Award Finalists UCLA’s Ryder Dodd and the USC duo of Robert Lopez-Duart and Mihailo Vukazic were named finalists Tuesday for the Cutino Award by the Olympic Club in San Francisco. Dodd won the award last year. Vukazic was a finalist last y...

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...