Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams. The game consists of four quarters in which the two teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the most goals at the end of the game wins the match. Each team is made up of six field players and one goalkeeper. Excluding the goalkeeper, players participate in both offensive and defensive roles. Water polo is typically played in an all-deep pool so that players cannot touch the bottom.
The NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship is an annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate water polo. It has been held every year since 1969. With a limited number of NCAA water polo programs at the national level, all men's teams, whether from Division I, Division II, or Division III, are eligible to compete each year. The tournament was expanded from a four-team bracket in 2013 by adding two play-in games that are contested by the bottom four seeds, effectively creating a six-team bracket with a first-round bye for the top two teams.
Bradley Darrell Schumacher is an American former competition swimmer, water polo player, and Olympic gold medalist. Schumacher is a two-time, two-sport Olympian. He was a member of the winning relay teams at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Four years later, he was a member of the U.S. men's water polo team at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
The Greece women's national water polo team represents Greece in international women's water polo competitions. Since the mid-1990s, Greece have emerged as one of the leading powers in the world, becoming World Champions after their gold medal win at the 2011 World Championship. They have also won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the gold medal at the 2005 World League, 3 silver medals at the 2010, 2012 and 2018 European Championships and the gold medal at the 2018 Europa Cup.
The water polo tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom was held at the London 2012 Water Polo Arena in the Olympic Park from 29 July to 12 August. The venue's capacity held 5,000 spectators. Twelve teams competed in the men's tournament and eight teams in the women's tournament.
The South Africa women's national water polo team represents the South Africa in international women's water polo competitions and friendly matches.
The Georgia men's national water polo team represents Georgia in international men's water polo competitions. The team participated at the 2014 European Championship.
Nikoloz Shubladze is a Georgian water polo player for VK Primorac Kotor and the Georgian national team.
Beka Kavtaradze is a Georgian water polo player for VK Locomotive Tbilisi and the Georgian national team.
Revaz Imnaishvili is a Georgian water polo player for Rari Nantes Sori and the Georgian national team.
Andria Bitadze is a professional Georgian water polo player for WPC Dinamo Tbilisi and the Georgian national team. Previously he has played for Jadran Herceg Novi, CN Barcelona, VK Crvena Zvezda and Roma vis Nova.
Marko Jelača is a Georgian water polo player for CC Ortigia and the Georgian national team.
Khvicha Jakhaia is a Georgian water polo player for Dinamo Tbilisi and the Georgian national team.
Mikheil Baghaturia is a Georgian water polo player for Dinamo Tbilisi and the Georgian national team.
Zurab Rurua is a Georgian water polo player for Dinamo Tbilisi and the Georgian national team.
Konstantine Gegelashvili is a Georgian water polo player for VK Locomotive Tbilisi and the Georgian national team.
Giorgi Magrakvelidze is a Georgian water polo player for KVP Nováky and the Georgian national team.
Irakli Razmadze is a Georgian water polo player for Dinamo Tbilisi and the Georgian national team.
Damir Crepulja is a Georgian professional water polo player. He is currently playing for Georgia men's national water polo team. He is 6 ft 3 in tall and weighs 245 lb.
The 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship Qualifiers are a series of tournaments aimed to establish the participants of the 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship. The matches were played from 11 to 13 October 2019.
