The first week of our fall water polo season has been an incredible success! We’re thrilled to welcome back our returning athletes and coaches, and we’re equally excited to see so many new families joining our water polo community. With three unique programs—Recreational Water Polo, Youth Competitive (10u boys, 10u girls, 12u boys, 12u girls),...
This summer, California’s finest water polo athletes will make a splash at the Paris Olympics. The U.S. men’s and women’s Olympic water polo teams are packing their bags for France with rosters almost exclusively composed of Californians, with a significant number hailing from the Bay Area. That’s right, our local pools have produced some serious...
Yolo is ready to roll-o into the USA Water Polo Junior Olympics. Our 10 and under program swept into the Pacific Zone qualifier in June and fought our way to a surprising 3rd place finish in the co-ed division. We are now rolling into the national USA Water Polo Junior Olympic tournament as a...
Remember when you thought water polo would never collide with 90’s rap legends? Well, think again! Maggie Steffens, a USA Women’s Water Polo player, just got a major assist from none other than Flavor Flav. Steffens posted on Instagram about the challenges faced by female athletes, particularly those in lesser-known sports like water polo. Among...
We love our local aquatics so no surprise that the most recent Walnut Creek city council meeting went well past the stroke of midnight discussing the renovation of Walnut Creek’s Clarke Memorial Swim Center, a public aquatic facility in dire need of modernization. The crux of the issue lies in striking a balance between the...
Congrats to the USA Women’s Water Polo team for winning another World Championship with their 8-7 victory over Team Hungary. USA Superstars Maggie Steffens, Jordan Raney and Ryann Neushul all scored goals in a closely fought contest. Goalkeeper Ashleigh Johnson had another dominant game in the cage with 10 saves… every single one necessary to...
The Woodhead siblings—Ella, Dylan, and Quinn—despite differing pathways, are all on the doorstep of representing Team USA at the 2024 Olympic Games. Ella Woodhead, drawn to water polo by her love of swimming and the camaraderie of the sport, cherishes the tactical strategy, teamwork, and physicality required at the highest level. She missed the recent...
Imagine training for the Olympics, the pinnacle of your athletic career, while your biggest supporter is battling a serious illness. That’s the reality for USA Water Polo star Maddie Musselman. Her husband, Pat Woepse, was diagnosed with lung cancer just months before the Paris Games. But Musselman isn’t letting this setback define her. She’s drawing...
Fourteen-year-old Chow Yong Jun, a water polo player from Singapore, is set to embark on a unique two-year adventure with Serbian club Valis. This opportunity marks the first time a Singaporean player will join a team in Serbia’s top water polo league. Departing for Serbia on January 20, Yong Jun, a student at the Singapore...
As soon as water polo Junior Olympics wraps up, most clubs take a few weeks off from rest and recovery. But down in Long Beach, things are just starting to heat up for Beach Water Polo. Robert Lynn, Nick Baba and Kahuna Events have been hosting this annual August tournament for almost 2 decades. ...
