Bengaluru: The Basavanagudi Aquatic Centre (BAC) won the men and women’s title at the State senior water polo championship, which concluded at the Nettakallappa Aquatic Centre in Bengaluru on Sunday. In the men’s title round, BAC defeated Star Aquatics 20-10. The women’s event in the round robin format and with an all-win record BAC were crowned champions.Results: Final placings: Men: 1. BAC, 2. Star Aquatics, 3. SwimlifeWomen: 1. BAC, 2. NAC, 3. SwimlifeBest player: Male: Chaitanya Umashankar (BAC); Female: Roshini S (BAC)ADITYA SPARKLESDAC’s Aditya Dinesh Rao won three medals in the diving competition at the Kensington pool. Men: 1M Springboard:…

Park City Water Polo is recruiting kids 10 and up. Practices for its programs start next week and youth can join in for free to try it out.Head girls coach and assistant boys coach Heather Flynn said there are 10U, 12U and 14U youth programs for boys and girls. A high school program is available for eighth to twelfth graders.“We welcome all new players of all levels of experience. We prefer that they know how to swim,” Flynn laughed. “That is helpful, but especially the young ones, they can kind of learn as they go.”The first week is free. High…

Three-Time Olympic Water Polo Player Kaleigh Gilchrist Retires Kaleigh Gilchrist, a two-time gold medalist and three-time Olympian for the U.S. women’s water polo team, announced her retirement on Thursday. The 32-year-old made the announcement on social media. She helped the U.S. win gold medals at the 2016 and 2021 Olympics and was part of the team that finished fourth at the recent Paris Olympics. Gilchrist wrote in part: “Today is a bittersweet day as I officially retire from the sport of water polo. Eight-year-old me walked onto the Newport Harbor pool deck for the first time not knowing where the…

PARIS – Adam Krikorian never felt like a fourth straight gold medal was his team’s destiny, not at the start of the Olympics, not before Thursday’s semifinal match against upstart Australia and certainly not when Maddie Musselman grabbed the ball to take the final shot of the sudden-death period.Australia goalkeeper Gabriella Palm got her right hand on Musselman’s skip shot, deflecting it wide of the net to give Australia a 14-13 win – 6-5 in the shootout – over the U.S. in women’s water polo at La Defense Arena.Australia will play Spain in the gold-medal match Saturday, while the three-time…

SOUTHLAKE — In two seasons of UIL-sanctioned water polo, the Southlake Carroll girls’ team has reached the state tournament twice, and both times, Richmond Foster has gotten the best of them.Southlake fell to Foster 10-7 in the 2022 semifinals, then lost in the championship game 11-8 the following year.Southlake is betting a comeback season is in the cards with a new head coach and a new tactical plan that emphasizes team play over individual. Justin Pudwill, the district’s aquatics manager, will lead the girls and boys water polo teams after the previous coach relocated to another state. The season opens…

NANTERRE, France — Judith Forca scored five times in regulation and made her attempt in the penalty shootout, helping Spain beat the Netherlands 19-18 on Thursday in the women’s water polo semifinals at the Paris Olympics.Bea Ortiz, Elena Ruiz, Paula Crespi and Maica García Godoy also converted as Spain went 5 for 5 in the tiebreaker. Goalkeeper Martina Terre stopped Brigitte Sleeking’s penalty shot before García Godoy closed out the win.Spain improved to 6-0 as it goes for the country’s first gold medal in women’s water polo. It lost to the United States in the final in London and Tokyo.The…

After water polo became a UIL sport in 2022, it spread quickly across North Texas over two seasons, bringing high school stars to the fore.For the 2024-25 school year, there are 155 UIL boys programs and 151 girls programs competing at the varsity level, all in 6A. In the Dallas area, there are 27 boys programs and 25 girls programs.Here are the top five Dallas-area girls and top five Dallas-area boys to watch in the sport’s third season.Kylie Williams, Highland ParkWilliams, a second-year captain at Highland Park, scored 206 goals and recorded 217 points last season, both of which ranked…

Team USA is putting water polo in the international spotlight Updated: 11:27 PM PDT Aug 7, 2024 TEAM USA WOMEN’S WATER POLO IS SET TO PLAY AUSTRALIA TOMORROW IN THE SEMIFINALS, THE MEN BEATING AUSTRALIA TODAY IN THE QUARTERFINALS AND OUR AREA HAS A STRONG BACKGROUND IN THE SPORT. JOINING US NOW IS RACHEL RUANO WITH THE AMERICAN RIVER WATER POLO CLUB. RACHEL, THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US. SOMETHING I LOVE ABOUT THE OLYMPICS IS THAT SPORTS LIKE WATER POLO FINALLY GET THE NATIONAL ATTENTION THAT THEY DESERVE. IT’S REALLY GREAT. I THINK IT’S NICE TO HIGHLIGHT HARD…

Tomorrow, August 8th, we have the exciting opportunity to watch the women’s water polo semifinals at the Paris 2024 Olympics between Team USA and Brazil.The US women’s water polo team for the Olympics is shaping up to be a formidable squad with high medal aspirations. The team is just one game away from reaching the podium and two games away from winning the gold medal at the Olympics.During the preliminary rounds, they showcased their strength by defeating France, Italy, Spain, and Greece, securing the top spot in their group. On their last game in quarterfinals they beat the Polland team…

NANTERRE, France (AP) — Adrian Weinberg made two blocks in a penalty shootout to help the United States beat Australia 11-10 on Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the men’s water polo tournament at the Paris Olympics.Hannes Daube and Alex Bowen each scored two goals in regulation as the U.S. reached the semifinals at the Olympics for the first time since 2008. Daube and Bowen also converted their penalty shots in the tiebreaker.“It was exhausting,” U.S. attacker Marko Vavic said. “Both of us fighting for our country, each trying to get to the semifinal. It’s what we’ve been dreaming about since…