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By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor LOS ANGELES — When a senior-laden Southern Cal team and a youthful UCLA squad faced off Sunday afternoon in the 2017 NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championship Final, excitement buzzed in a sold-out Uytengsu Aquatics Center, as frenzied fans representing both ...

By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor As a new season begins in NCAA men’s varsity water polo, Swimming World spoke with Bill Cohn about the current state of the game. With experience as a player, coach and broadcaster, Cohn—currently an assistant coach with the San Diego State women's pro...

Adam Wright is one of America's best coaches, and his approach to his UCLA men’s and women’s teams, as well as the health of the sport in the U.S., is both frank and refreshing. Much has been written about his career playing for the U.S. Senior Men’s National Team—participating in three Olympics, an...

By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor The Barbara Kalbus Invitational represents a pivot point in the women’s water polo season, as the top teams compete in tournament play before embarking on their respective conference schedules. Featuring 16 ranked teams—including nine of the nation’s t...

USA Water Polo National League: Mission (UCLA) Wins 2025 Championship The 2025 USA Water Polo Men’s National League Championships wrapped up with a dramatic day of finals action at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California. UCLA captured the National League crown in thrilling fashion over The O....

EDITOR’S NOTE: The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men’s water polo tournament will celebrate its golden anniversary this weekend, with the national championship being held at Stanford’s Avery Aquatic Center. Looking back at the history of the country’s most prestigious polo tourname...

With all NCAA conference berths decided, the Collegiate Water Polo Association’s Top-25 poll is close to being carved in stone—at least for the 2019 season. Nine of the teams in the current poll are national championship bound—this does not include a Cinderella Cal Lutheran team that did not crack t...

Ryann Neushul and Ryder Dodd Win 2025 Peter J. Cutino Awards for NCAA Water Polo Excellence On a warm June evening in the heart of San Francisco, The Olympic Club once again played host to the 26th Annual Peter J. Cutino Awards, honoring the outstanding female and male collegiate water polo players....

By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor Adam Krikorian is arguably one of America’s finest and most accomplished coaches in any discipline. After winning 10 NCAA titles as a head coach of the UCLA men’s and women’s water polo teams (men: 1999, 2000, 2004; women: 2001, 2003, 2005-2009), in 20...

By Steven Munatones, Swimming World Special Contributor Editor’s Note: Steven Munatones is the founder of the World Open Water Swimming Association and the Daily News of Open Water Swimming. Munatones' son Skyler is a junior playing for the UC San Diego men's water polo team. While UCLA (11 NCAA tit...

Editor's Note: Immediately following a 12-10 loss to the host Terriers at St. Francis Brooklyn College on October 3, Princeton Head Coach Dustin Litvak spoke with Swimming World's Michael Randazzo about the challenge of playing in the Terriers' den of deafness, the loss of center Sean Duncan, the im...

EDITOR’S NOTE: The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men’s water polo tournament will celebrate its golden anniversary this weekend, with the national championship being held at Stanford’s Avery Aquatic Center. Looking back at the history of the country’s most prestigious polo tourname...

With major tournaments being played almost every weekend, February is the busiest month in the NCAA varsity women’s water polo season. There are noteworthy match-ups all over the country, as teams look to sharpen skills for their respective conference seasons, which typically begin play in March. In...

By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor Four male finalists for the Peter J. Cutino Award, given annually to the outstanding female and male Collegiate water polo players in the United States as voted by the coaches of NCAA Division I schools, were announced today by The Olympic Club. [capti...

By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor Editor’s Note: Last weekend, Swimming World spoke twice with Adam Wright, head coach for the men’s and women’s water polo teams at UCLA: the Friday before a 2017 NCAA Men’s Water Polo Tournament semifinal match against Pacific—an 11-9 win for the Bruin...

With many conferences starting play, this weekend promises compelling NCAA men's varsity water polo action. Swimming World breaks down the action for the Top Ten teams in the most recent CWPA men's varsity poll. #1 University of Southern California (12-0) will have a busy schedule of non-conference ...

By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor PRINCETON, NJ. In a match that encompassed all the thrills and frustrations that a physical game like water polo has to offer, the Wagner Seahawks rallied from a five-goal deficit on the strength of six goals by junior Oscar Nomura to stun St. Francis ...

Four members of the UCLA women's water polo team have been selected to the 2017 ACWPC Division I All-American Team, it was announced by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches Monday. Rachel Fattal posted the fourth First-Team honor of her career, while freshman Maddie Musselman registered ...

Water polo player Adam Wright is among nine inductees to the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame’s Class of 2020, announced Wednesday night. Wright is one of six Olympic medalists in the class, having earned a silver with the U.S. team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He remains at the school as the head coach ...

Try Water Polo for Free – August 22–24, 2025 USA Water Polo invites athletes of all ages to dive into the sport with free one-day clinics happening nationwide from August 22 to 24, 2025. Whether you’re brand new to water polo or just looking for a fun team sport, this is your chance to get started—w...