Competitive News – Swim England Water Polo Hub https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo Home of the sport of water polo in England Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:53:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.1 Great Britain senior men secure tenth place at World Cup https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/men-world-cup-2024/ https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/men-world-cup-2024/#respond Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:50:52 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/?p=9286 A young Great Britain’s senior men’s side brought the calendar year to a close with a tenth-place finish at the World Aquatics Water Polo World Cup in Istanbul. Led by Nick Hume, the group bounced back from two defeats in their group to claim an impressive 15-9 victory over South Africa in the 9-12 place … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/men-world-cup-2024/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/12/GB_Senior_Men_WP_World_Cup_2024_1200x675.png Great Britain’s women round out historic 2024 with fourth at World Cup https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/women-world-cup-2024/ https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/women-world-cup-2024/#respond Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:28:17 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/?p=9276 Great Britain’s senior women rounded out their historic 2024 with fourth place in Division 2 of the World Aquatics Water Polo World Cup. The 14-strong squad came away from Hungary with three victories and two defeats as they narrowly missed out on a medal and a place at next year’s World Cup Super Final. In … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/women-world-cup-2024/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/12/GB_Senior_Women_squad_World_Cup_2024_1200x675.png Great Britain squads selected for World Aquatics Water Polo World Cup https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/world-cup-2024-squads/ https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/world-cup-2024-squads/#respond Mon, 09 Dec 2024 15:59:57 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/?p=9240 Great Britain have selected both their senior men’s and women’s squads for the World Aquatics Water Polo World Cup. The competitions in Istanbul round out a memorable 2024 for British water polo, when they take on opposition from across the globe at the Maltepe University pool. This year’s edition of the World Cup has been … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/world-cup-2024-squads/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/01/Great_Britain_women_celebrate_vs_Israel_Euro_2024_1200x675.png England U18s take home gold at Junior Women’s EU Nations Cup https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/england-u18-win-eu-nations-cup/ https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/england-u18-win-eu-nations-cup/#respond Mon, 25 Nov 2024 16:47:13 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/?p=9200 The England U18 women’s team went undefeated as they won gold at the EU Nations Junior Women’s Cup tournament in Brno, Czechia. England scored a total of 80 goals and conceded just 39 on their way to an impressive five wins from five at the ‘Za Lužánkami’ pool. The U18 team started with two strong … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/england-u18-win-eu-nations-cup/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/11/England_U18_win_EU_Nations_Cup_2024_1200x675.png England U18s head to Czechia for Junior Women’s EU Nations Cup https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/junior-womens-eu-nations-cup-preview-2024/ https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/junior-womens-eu-nations-cup-preview-2024/#respond Thu, 21 Nov 2024 11:23:01 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/?p=9195 The final of three EU Nations tournaments for Swim England’s water polo squads gets underway tomorrow as England’s U18 women take part in the Junior Women’s EU Nations Cup. Nick Hume’s young side head to Brno, Czechia for the eight-team competition as they continue their preparation for the U18 European Championships next year. The 14-strong … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/junior-womens-eu-nations-cup-preview-2024/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/11/England_U18s_Junior_Womens_EU_Nations_Cup_2024_1200x675.png West London Penguin complete U15 double after winning gold again in Coventry https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/west-london-penguin-win-2024-u15-open-national-title/ https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/west-london-penguin-win-2024-u15-open-national-title/#respond Sun, 17 Nov 2024 15:44:32 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/?p=9186 West London Penguin returned to the top as they were crowned champions at the GoCardless Swim England Water Polo U15 Open National Age Group Championships 2024. They completed the double in the U15 championships, having claimed gold in the female competition only two weeks ago. After winning the open competition back in 2022, Penguin finished … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/west-london-penguin-win-2024-u15-open-national-title/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/11/West-London-Penguin-U15-Open-champions-1200x675.png West London Penguin, Croydon, Sandwell and Caledonia on medal hunt https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/national-age-group-u15-open-day-one-2024/ https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/national-age-group-u15-open-day-one-2024/#respond Sat, 16 Nov 2024 20:12:28 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/?p=9179 An exciting day one of the GoCardless Swim England Water Polo Open U15 National Age Group Championships 2024 saw West London Penguin, Croydon Amphibians, Sandwell and Caledonia earn the right to compete for medals on day two. All four clubs topped their respective groups and were undefeated throughout the group stage matches. The results mark … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/national-age-group-u15-open-day-one-2024/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/11/Day-One-Open-U15-WaterPolo-NAGs-1200x675.png Who will be crowned open U15 national age group champions? https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/u15-open-national-age-group-championship-preview-2024/ https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/u15-open-national-age-group-championship-preview-2024/#respond Fri, 15 Nov 2024 13:18:35 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/?p=9164 The GoCardless Swim England Water Polo U15 National Age Group Championships return to Coventry’s Alan Higgs Centre this weekend. Following West London Penguin’s dramatic penalty shootout victory in the female event two weeks ago, this time the open competition heads to the Midlands with 14 teams vying for the title. They’ve been split into four … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/u15-open-national-age-group-championship-preview-2024/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/11/West_London_Penguin_player_U15_Open_Nags_2023_1200x675.png England’s senior men mark return with top ten finish at EU Nations Cup https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/england-senior-men-eu-nations-cup-2024/ https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/england-senior-men-eu-nations-cup-2024/#respond Wed, 13 Nov 2024 10:58:10 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/?p=9160 A youthful England senior men’s water polo team returned to competition with a tenth-place finish at the EU Nations Cup in Brno, Czechia at the weekend. The 13-strong group bounced back from two defeats on the opening day to claim a top ten finish after strong victories against Austria and Wales. The standout win came … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/england-senior-men-eu-nations-cup-2024/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/11/England_senior_men_water_polo_EU_Nations_Cup_2024_1200x675.png England senior men return to action at EU Nations Cup https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/senior-mens-eu-nations-cup-preview-2024/ https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/senior-mens-eu-nations-cup-preview-2024/#respond Fri, 08 Nov 2024 10:03:25 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/?p=9131 England’s senior men’s water polo squad return to competitive action this week as they head to Brno, Czechia for the EU Nations Cup. The 13-man squad have flown out to Czechia’s second largest city for the three-day competition, where they’ll take on international sides from all across Europe. The competition gets underway on Friday where … […]

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