Water Polo

The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) has completed the 2025-26 academic year with six national championships, a new single-year all-time record for the 34-year-old conference. The MPSF had previously turned in a high of five national championships during the 2007-08, 2008-09, 2015-16, and 2...

USA Water Polo Announces Men's Seven-Match Summer Series USA Water Polo on Thursday announced a set of seven matches in California this season that serve to honor retiring Olympians. The U.S. will play one match with China, then three-match series vs. Montenegro and Italy. All matches are available ...

Americans Alex Bowen, Drew Holland Retire from International Water Polo American Olympic water polo players Alex Bowen and Drew Holland announced their international retirements on Tuesday. Both Stanford grads, they were part of the Paris Olympic team that won a bronze medal for the U.S. men’s first...

Michigan Hires Chris Vidale as Women’s Water Polo Head Coach The University of Michigan on Thursday announced the hiring of Chris Vidale to take over as head coach of the women’s water polo program. Vidale fills a role that has been open since early March when Cassie Churnside resigned. Sami Tai, wh...

From Injury and Heartbreak to NCAA Champ: Meghan McAninch’s USC Comeback Honk! The final horn sounded. California’s last push had come up short. USC players were already sprinting toward each other in the water at UC San Diego. The 2026 NCAA Women’s Water Polo Championship belonged to The Women of.....

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...