Olympic Water Polo News

ORLANDO, Florida, June 14. THIRTY-NINE American universities were named today as winners of the U.S. Olympic Achievement Award, honoring schools with current student-athletes who won Olympic medals last year, and/or coaches that led medal-winning teams.

CHELYABINSK, Russia, June 13. THE scene for the World League Super Final shifted to Chelyabinsk, Russia, where the eight men's teams--the host Russia, Brazil, China, Hungary, Japan, Montenegro, Serbia and the United States--will duel June 11-16 for the championship title.

Corona del Mar High alumna Tumua Anae and Newport Beach residents Kelly Rulon and Danielle Warde contributed as the USA Water Polo women's senior national team won bronze at the 2013 FINA World League Super Final last week in Beijing, China.

Stanford grad Lolo Silver and current Stanford athletes Annika Dries and Maggie Steffens each scored twice as the USA women's water polo senior national team claimed the bronze medal of the FINA World League Super Finals with a 10-9 victory over Hungary in Beijing on Thursday.

The Chinese women's water polo team stunned the United States 9-7 at the semifinal of the FINA World League Super Final here on Wednesday.

Michael Rosenthal's collegiate water polo career might have ended in December when the Trojans defeated UCLA to capture the national championship, but his legacy in the pool is still far from complete.

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 4. IF you live in the United States and missed the past two episodes of the game show Jeopardy!, you missed Masters swimmer Kirk Nelson making a large amount of money.

The Australian women's water polo team suffered a heartbreaking 12-11 loss to Italy on Monday despite a stirring final quarter comeback at the FINA World League Super Finals in China.

Stanford women's water polo senior two-meter and 2012 Olympic gold medalist Melissa Seidemann was named the 2013 Peter J. Cutino Award winner, the Olympic Club of San Francisco announced Saturday night.

Justin Gatlin crosses the line ahead of Michael Rodgers and Ryan Bailey in the final of the 100m at the Prefontaine Classic.

HANSLE PARCHMENT established a new national record, as he clocked a world leading 13.05 seconds to win the men's 110 metres hurdles at the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League Athletics meeting in Eugene, Oregon, yesterday.

Stanford's Melissa Seidemann and Maggie Steffens each scored three times but host China recorded its first ever win over the Americans, 16-15, in pool play of the FINA World League Super Final on Saturday in Beijing.

The word chivalrous has appeared in 12 New York Times articles in the past year, including on Aug.

Fifteen student-athletes have been honored with this year's Award of Excellence, honoring graduating seniors who have demonstrated a sincere commitment to the university through involvement, leadership, and extraordinary Stanford spirit.

But on Wednesday, the Newport Beach Water Polo club was happy to welcome someone who was dressed in just that attire.

The free-throw shooting event includes live music, food and a silent auction and raffle and runs from 3 to 7 p.m. All proceeds will help support the construction of a medical center in Zambia and provide backpacks to needy children in the U.S. Hoops of Hope is billed as the largest free-throw shoot-a-thon in the world.

Gunn High grad Brandon Johnson is among the 15 players named to the United States Men's Senior Team roster for the FINA World League Super Final, which will be contested in Chelyabinsk, Russia beginning June 11.

Danielle Warde did not follow the same path as many of her teammates on the U.S. senior women's national team.

Tyson Gay roared to a 100-meter victory while Sanya Richards-Ross withdrew and high jumper Blanka Vlasic made an emotional comeback triumph in Saturday's New York Diamond League athletics meet.

Goalie Tumua Anae, a former Corona del Mar High standout, recorded six saves to help the U.S. women's water polo team defeat Canada, 11-7, in the Americans' first match since winning gold at the 2012 Olympics , during the first day of the FINA World League Prelims.