water polo
noun
: a goal game similar to soccer that is played in water by teams of swimmers using a ball resembling a soccer ball
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Subscribe now If San Clemente’s boys water polo team surfaces as a contender in CIF-SS Division 1 or reaches the elite Open Division, the Tritons’ undefeated performance last week will be worth remembering.
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Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 25 Sep. 2024
The Wilsons say that USC sent them a receipt and thank you letter for their gift to the school’s athletics program, with the head water polo coach copied.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2024
Dave Carlson has resigned as water polo coach at Los Alamitos. . .
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
And Richard’s efforts at reaching a new audience, even posing with Flavor Flav (one of the real boosters of this Olympics, the Public Enemy legend even helped raise money to support the U.S. women’s water polo team) on his Instagram, should raise more interest in the sport in the future.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2024
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Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 25 Sep. 2024
The Wilsons say that USC sent them a receipt and thank you letter for their gift to the school’s athletics program, with the head water polo coach copied.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2024
Dave Carlson has resigned as water polo coach at Los Alamitos. . .
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
And Richard’s efforts at reaching a new audience, even posing with Flavor Flav (one of the real boosters of this Olympics, the Public Enemy legend even helped raise money to support the U.S. women’s water polo team) on his Instagram, should raise more interest in the sport in the future.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Water polo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20polo. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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