1. HickokSports.com - History - Water Polo This document is a history of water polo, with a list of olympic andUS national championship teams. It is a page in the history http://www.hickoksports.com/history/watrpolo.shtml

Sports History Alpha Index Index by Sport History Bits Forum ... Search Water Polo Table of Contents History Water Polo in America Women's Water Polo How It's Played ... Other Resources History As swimming became a popular recreation in England during the 1860s and 1870s, several water sports developed, roughly patterned after land sports. Among them were water football (or soccer), water rugby, water handball, and water polo, in which players rode on floating barrels, painted to look like horses, and struck the ball with a stick. Water rugby became the most popular of these sports, but somehow the water polo name became attached to it, and it's been attached ever since. As played in England, the object of the game was for a player to touch the ball, with both hands, at the goal end of the pool. The goaltender stood on the pool deck, ready to dive on any opponent who was about to score. Water polo quickly became a very rough sport, filled with underwater fights away from the ball, and it wasn't unusual for players to pass out for lack of air. In 1877, the sport was tamed in Scotland by the addition of goalposts. The Scots also replaced the original small, hard rubber ball with a soccer ball and adopted rules that prohibited taking the ball under the surface or "tackling" a player unless he had the ball.

2. Olympic History: Water Polo - Olympics 2000 olympic history water polo. In the mid1800s, water polo was derivedfrom England as an aquatic version of rugby football. By 1870 http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2000/history/waterpolo.htm

Basketball Swimming Gymnastics Soccer ... Tennis - More Sports - Archery Badminton Baseball Canoe/Kayak Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Judo Mod. Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Softball Syn. Swimming Table Tennis Taekwondo Team Handball Triathlon Volleyball Water Polo Weightlifting Wrestling You are here: Home Olympic Water Polo Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Aquatic Centre ... Schedule TODAY Get Live Scores on your Cell Phone! Click Here! OLYMPICS 2000 Fan Shop Venues Time Conversion About Sydney ... Olympic Voices MULTIMEDIA Olympic Arcade Olympic Photos DESTINATIONS Kids Zone Olympic History: Water Polo In the mid-1800s, water polo was derived from England as an aquatic version of rugby football. By 1870, the London Swimming Association made a set of water polo rules for indoor swimming pools. The sport was primarily played in rivers and lakes and was in stark contrast from today's game. Water polo was more rough than rugby and players often came to the water's surface almost unconscious from long wrestling bouts underwater. It was so brutal that many colleges in the U.S. banned water polo from its campuses. When rule changes were introduced in Scotland in the 1880s, the modern game came to be, focusing more on skill than strength. As a result, the sport became more popular as it spread throughout Europe and Britain.

3. History - Olympics 2000 olympic history. By Year Athens 1896, Melbourne 1956. Paris 1900, Rome 1960. St. Tennis,Track and Field, Triathlon. Volleyball, water polo, Weightlifting. Wrestling, http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2000/history/

Basketball Swimming Gymnastics Soccer ... Tennis - More Sports - Archery Badminton Baseball Canoe/Kayak Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Judo Mod. Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Softball Syn. Swimming Table Tennis Taekwondo Team Handball Triathlon Volleyball Water Polo Weightlifting Wrestling You are here: Home Olympics 2000 U.S. Qualifying History ... Schedule TODAY Get Live Scores on your Cell Phone! Click Here! OLYMPICS 2000 Fan Shop Venues Time Conversion About Sydney ... Olympic Voices MULTIMEDIA Olympic Arcade Olympic Photos DESTINATIONS Kids Zone Olympic History By Year: Athens 1896 Melbourne 1956 Paris 1900 Rome 1960 ... Helsinki 1952 By Sport: Archery Badminton Baseball Basketball ... Wrestling

4. International Institute For Sport And Olympic History IISOH, Library, Museum, olympic Games, history of Sport, Physical Education, Wrestling,Fencing, Gymnastics, Sports Athletics, water polo, Dance, Recreation. http://www.harveyabramsbooks.com/501c3donatewaterpolo.html

HOW TO DONATE to the WATER POLO ENDOWMENT WATER POLO COLLECTION International Institute for Sport and Olympic History Library and Museum CASH DONATIONS: The IISOH is seeking $1 million (one million Dollars) from a benefactor in order to establish an endowment for the sport of WATER POLO. This is a naming opportunity for the benefactor to have a perpetual identification with the sport of WATER POLO . The endowment would be named by the benefactor with the approval of the IISOH Board of Directors. The endowment becomes a permanent trust fund invested by the Institute with only the quarterly earned interest being used for development of the WATER POLO collections in both the Library and Museum. Cash donations IN ANY AMOUNT are always welcome, too. For more details about the endowment program, please click here Endowment Program. NON-CASH DONATIONS: LIBRARY donations: Material in ANY language, including but not limited to English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portugese, Flemish, Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, Latin, Greek, Russian, Ukrainian, Serbo-Croatian, Hebrew, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese, Farsi, Sanskrit and dozens of others. The scope of the collection is international and comprehensive.

5. International Institute For Sport And Olympic History Volleyball; water polo; water Skiing (see water sports); water skin diving, scubadiving, surfing, water skiing Weight Training Bodybuilding; Winter olympic Games; http://www.harveyabramsbooks.com/501c3subjects.html

SUBJECT LIST International Institute for Sport and Olympic History The following subject areas are suggested areas of interest for named endowments. Additional subjects may be added at any time by the Board of Directors or suggested by Benefactors. Subjects in BOLD are on the program of the Modern Olympic Games. Some subjects have links to give you more information. Adapted physical education Air Sports Alpine skiing (see skiing) Ancient / Antiquities (Greece, Rome, etc) Aquatics (see Water sports) Archery Architecture (sports stadiums and facilities) Arts (see Sport in Art: coins, medals, posters) Association football (see soccer) Athletic injuries (see sports medicine) Backgammon Baseball Badminton Basketball Biathlon Bibliography Bicycling (see cycling Billiards Biomechanics Blacks in Sport Canoeing, Rowing, Yachting Bobsleigh (see Winter Sports) Bowling Boxing Business (see Sport and Business) Canoeing Cars and car racing (See Automobiles) Cards Checkers Cheerleading Chess Children and Physical Education Coaching (19th century) College Athletics Cricket Croquet Curling Cycling Dance Diving (See Dressage (See Equestrian Sports Drugs and sport (See Sports medicine) Equestrian Sports Exercise Facilities (see sports stadiums and facilities) Falconry Fencing Field Hockey Figure skating (see Skating) Fitness (See Physical Fitness) Football (American) Football (British, see Soccer)

6. CNNSI.com - Olympic Sports - U.S. Olympic Women's Water Polo Team - Thursday Sep Position Playmaker olympic history Competing in her first olympics. AccomplishmentsSixtime World MVP and five-time US water polo Female Athlete of the Year http://www.cnnsi.com/olympics/news/2000/07/25/usteam_waterpolo_women/

EVENTS Sportsman of the Year Heisman Trophy Swimsuit 2001 CENTERS Fantasy Central Inside Game Multimedia Central Statitudes ... Work in Sports CNNSI.com GROUP Sports Illustrated Life of Reilly Television SI Women ... CNN Languages COMMERCE SI Customer Service SI Media Kits Get into College Sports Memorabilia ... TeamStore U.S. Women's Water Polo Team Robin Beauregard Ellen Estes Courtney Johnson Ericka Lorenz ... Brenda Villa Robin Beauregard Age: Height: Weight: Birthdate: Feb. 23, 1979 Hometown: Huntington Beach, Calif. Position: Two-Meter Defender Olympic History: Competing in her first Olympics Back to the top Ellen Estes Age: Height: Weight: Birthdate: Oct. 13, 1978 Hometown: Novato, Calif. Position: Two-Meter Offense Olympic History: Competing in her first Olympics Back to the top Courtney Johnson Age: Height: Weight: Birthdate: May 7, 1974 Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah Position: Driver Olympic History: Competing in her first Olympics Back to the top Ericka Lorenz Age: Height: Weight: Birthdate: Feb. 18, 1981 Hometown: San Diego, Calif.

7. HickokSports.com - History - United States Water Polo Champions history. USA water polo has usually held two national championships, in summerand winter. 1991, Newport water polo Foundation. 1992, olympic Club. http://www.hickoksports.com/history/uswaterpolochamps.shtml

Sports History Alpha Index Index by Sport History Bits Forum ... Search U. S. Water Polo Champions History Men Women Other Resources History USA Water Polo has usually held two national championships, in summer and winter. The summer tournament was traditionally played outdoors, the summer tournament indoors, using a somewhat smaller pool. Before World War II, the summer tournament was generally considered the true national championship. Since then, though, the outdoor tournament has been the more prestigious of the two. Since 2001, the winter tournament has been called the Open Championship and the summer tournament has been called the National Championship. Top of page Men Year Champion Sydenham Swimming Club Sydenham Swimming Club New York Athletic Club New York Athletic Club New York Athletic Club New York Athletic Club New York Athletic Club Chicago Athletic Association Knickerbocker Athletic Club Knickerbocker Athletic Club Knickerbocker Athletic Club Knickerbocker Athletic Club Chicago Naval Reserves New York Athletic Club New York Athletic Club Chicago Athletic Association New York Athletic Club New York Athletic Club New York Athletic Club Chicago Athletic Association Chicago Athletic Association Missouri Athletic Foundation NOT FINISHED NOT HELD Illinois Athletic Club Illinois Athletic Club Illinois Athletic Club Illinois Athletic Club Chicago Athletic Club Great Lakes Naval Training Center San Francisco Olympic Club Illinois Athletic Club New York Athletic Club Illinois Athletic Club Illinois Athletic Club Olympic Club Chicago Athletic Association

8. History Of USA Water Polo In The Olympic Games Br 1952 - XV The 1952 olympics were held in Helsinki, Finland, and the water polo tournament wasunusual in several respects. It was the largest in olympic history with 21 http://www.usawaterpolo.com/~uswpstaff/mediaguide/history/helsinki.html

9. History Of USA Water Polo In The Olympic Games Br 1968 - XIX in Mexico City. The 1968 team opened with what must be consideredone of the strangest games in olympic history. Our team outshot http://www.usawaterpolo.com/~uswpstaff/mediaguide/history/mexico.html

10. Canadian Women Olympic Water Polo Players Who has Qualified. The Way to Sydney. olympic history. http://www.caaws.ca/olympics/2000/waterpolo/

Following Canadian Women to Sydney By Sport. Archery Badminton Basketball Canoe/Kayaking Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Gymnastics Judo Modern Pent. Paralympics Rowing Sailing Shooting Softball Swimming Table Tennis Tae Kwon Do Tennis Triathlon Trampoline Volleyball Water polo Weight Lifting Wheelchair Bball Windsurfing Wrestling Who has Qualified The Way to Sydney Olympic History New Sports ... Back to CAAWS Water Polo Canada beats Kazakhstan to finish fifth Jana Salat of Calgary scored two minutes into overtime to lift Canada to a 9-8 victory over Kazakhstan and a fifth-place finish at the first-ever women's Olympic water polo tournament.- September 22, 2000 Canada's medal dreams washed away Canada's inconsistent performance cost it a shot at one of the first medals awarded in women's water polo at the Olympic Games.A 9-4 loss to Australia on Wednesday, coupled with Russia's 6-3 win over The Netherlands prevented Canada from advancing to the four-team medal round.-September 20, 2000 Canada routs Kazakstan in water polo Canada made sure to hold onto this one, routing Kazakstan 10-3 Monday for its first Olympic victory after two very different ties.

11. Women's Olympic History Then, FINA recommended that the IOC consider adding women's water polo to the summerOlympic Games program And for the first time in the history of the Pan http://www.waterpolo.ca/media/media10.htm

History of Women’s Results In the early 1900's women's water polo was featured in the Netherlands between HDV de Robben Hilveresum and HVGB Haarlem in the city of Haarlem. National championships for women have been determined in the Netherlands since 1914. In the United States national championships began in 1926 and Australia national playoffs began in 1968. In Canada, national playoffs have been in existence since 1973. In 1979, FINA began the women's World Cup championship, with the European championships beginning in 1985. Women's water polo made its first appearance at the World Aquatic Championships in 1986. Then, FINA recommended that the IOC consider adding women's water polo to the summer Olympic Games program as soon as possible. We will see this happen in Sydney at the 2000 Olympics. And for the first time in the history of the Pan American Games, women's water polo was a medal sport at the 1999 XIII Pan Am Games in Winnipeg. Top three countries at the Women's World Cup and World Aquatic Championships since FINA introduced the competition in 1979. Gold Silver Bronze 1979 World Cup USA Netherlands Australia 1980 World Cup Netherlands USA Canada 1981 World Cup Canada Netherlands Australia 1982 World Cup Netherlands USA Australia 1983 World Cup Australia USA Netherlands 1986 World Aquatic Championships Australia Netherlands USA 1987 World Cup Netherlands Hungary Canada 1989 World Cup Netherlands USA Canada 1991 World Aquatic Championships Netherlands Canada USA 1991 World Cup

12. Australian Water Polo Inc. Home National water polo League New website launched Daniel Marsden goal Dual Olympian,former Australian olympic Captain and first player in NWPL history to score http://www.waterpoloaus.asn.au/home.htm

AUSTRALIA 2000 OLYMPIC GAMES WOMEN'S CHAMPION AWPI Scoreboard Click on the AWPI Scoreboard icon above for recent National results Click on logo for current website Click here for NWPL information pre March 11 2003 AWPI Timeline Water Polo Rules Flippaball Rules Media Releases ... National Championships Do you wish to be included on AWPI's email list? Get the latest info directly emailed to you. Send us your media contacts' emails, as well. Send to mckmedia@iinet.net.au *Contact AWPI on awpi@waterpoloaus.asn.au National Water Polo News March issue January issue The 2000 Olympic Champions 10th FINA World Swimming Championships July 13-27, 2003 Vital Aquatic Links Athens Olympic Games McKinnon Media mckmedia@iinet.net.au Major Sponsors Click on the icon for IEA information Last updated 12.45pm, Friday, April 11, 2003 Australian Sports Commission warning about SARS 2003 World League Super Final website Updated National Referees' Panel for 2003 Sydney University Lions on track for NWPL premiership despite losing 12-14 to Fremantle Mariners in extra time last night Australian women's team to tour Europe announced Sydney University's Thomas Whalan (CN Barcelona) top-scores in Spanish League alongside Daniel Ballart (Sabadell)

13. Australian Water Polo Inc. Home of water polo in Australia The organisation in Australia International history ofwater polo The Australian Institute of Sport Australian olympic Games Reps http://www.waterpoloaus.asn.au/info/

INFORMATION History of Water Polo in Australia The organisation in Australia International history of water polo The Australian Institute of Sport ... Water Polo Coaching Resources This is the official website of Australian Water Polo Inc.

14. SPORTS FACTS - Water Polo - Olympic Medallists Tony Hinchliffe's Sports Facts history water polo olympic Medallists HOME DIARYhistory LINKS water polo On This Page Men Women See Also What's New http://sportsfacts.net/history/water_polo/olympics/water_polo_olympic_medallists

Tony Hinchliffe's Sports Facts History Water Polo Olympic Medallists HOME DIARY HISTORY LINKS ... Water Polo On This Page Men Women See Also What's New Water Polo - Men's Olympic Medallists Gold Silver Bronze Top Water Polo - Women's Olympic Medallists Gold Silver Bronze 2000 Australia 4-3 United States Russia Top Tony Hinchliffe's Sports Facts Web Page by Stephen Harris 4u@sportsfacts.net URL: http://sportsfacts.net

15. SPORTS FACTS - Water Polo History Index Sports Facts water polo history Index HOME DIARY history LINKS On This Page See AlsoWhat's New WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS World Champions Men Women. olympic GAMES http://sportsfacts.net/history/water_polo/water_polo_history_index.html

Tony Hinchliffe's Sports Facts Water Polo History Index HOME DIARY HISTORY LINKS On This Page See Also What's New WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS OLYMPIC GAMES Olympic Medallists FINA WORLD CUP World Cup Winners - Men World Cup Winners - Women EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS European Champions EUROPEAN CUPS Champions League Women's Champions League Cup Winners Cup LEN Cup ... Top Tony Hinchliffe's Sports Facts Web Page by Stephen Harris 4u@sportsfacts.net URL: http://sportsfacts.net

16. INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS olympic history, Men's water polo was played during the 1900 Parisolympics. It has been contested at all Games since 1908. By far http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/programme/history_uk.asp?DiscCode=WP

17. INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS LIST OF EVENTS • water polo Men, • water polo Women. history The origins of thediscipline and its development during the olympic Games. Learn more. http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/programme/disciplines_uk.asp?DiscCode=WP

18. Swim-City.com - The Ultimate Swimming Metropolis history of water polo. The fairer sex, though the term is indeed debatable in thetough world of water polo, make their olympic debut in Sydney, with six http://www.swim-city.com/about_wp.php3

FadingText('fade1', 10,"000080");FadeInterval=30; home e-cards forum galleries kids court links quotes records resource centre swim shop swimsavers top 25 sites webring workouts site map Discount on several Speedo suits! Everything about water polo History of Water Polo Water-polo players are some of the biggest, meanest and most muscle-bound athletes at the Games - and that's just the women. The fairer sex, though the term is indeed debatable in the tough world of water polo, make their Olympic debut in Sydney, with six teams competing for glory, as opposed to 12 teams among men. Comparisons with football and rugby do little justice to water polo, a game in which swimmers must never touch the sides or bottom of the pool but stay afloat either treading water or swimming throughout the entire match. It is not uncommon for competitors to swim 5 kilometres in a match that consists of four seven-minute quarters but can last much longer because of stoppages. Beyond the need to have the stamina of a champion swimmer, players must then also have the power to endure the below-surface trickery and fouling that are part and parcel of the fight and possess skills of passing, dribbling and shooting. The game's origins can be traced back to holiday camps in England in the 19th century, when resort owners used a form of waterpolo to attract attention and guests. It was not quite the structured affair we recognise today; among the many tricks that players used to get up to was to hide the ball in their trunks, disappear into the murky depths of pond, river or lake and emerge near the goal for a surprise attack. Fighting was common (and in some ways still is), with many a player emerging from underwater tussles in a semi-conscious state. So violent did the game become at one stage that it was banned from American universities.

19. Swim-City.com - The Ultimate Swimming Metropolis olympic history. first two team sports to be played at the olympic Games, neither Hungary,with six titles, have been the most successful water polo nation at http://www.swim-city.com/about_wp.php3?page=olympics

20. Dynamo Water Polo Dynamo water polo history What we have so far Foundation 1990-1993. ManyDWPC players are 1996 olympic Games water polo volunteers (competition http://www.dynamoswimclub.com/polo/history.html

HOME SCHEDULE PAST RESULTS LINKS ... MESSAGE BOARD Dynamo Water Polo History: What we have so far... Foundation - 1990-1993 Whitney Foster, Peter Gordon, Ed Hirsch, John Testa, Ed Opalach, Jerry Mujica and other "post collegiate" players form the Atlanta WPC, aka Georgia Tech Water Polo. Program grows rapidly over the next year including large growth of GT undergraduate participation. Atlanta WPC starts hosting tournaments, including several Zone Championships, and starts to build a reputation as a great host. ATL WPC sends squads to several USWP Indoor National Championships ('92, '93). In 1992 ATL WPC becomes the only water polo team in the U.S. sponsored by PowerBar as part of the company's TEAM Elite program. Moving On Up - 1994-1995 More and more GT students join the club and playing time becomes an issue. Knowing that it was in the best interest of those GT student who wanted to play, ATL WPC moved on to help start club water polo at nearby Emory University. After just over a year Emory student participation soars and the "post collegiate" players again decide to move on. In just over 2 years ATL WPC has been critical in the foundation of three new water polo clubs in Atlanta: Georgia Tech, Emory (men) and Emory (women).

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