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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Stanford University water polo coach Brian Flacks treated Cardinal players disrespectfully, but a former university general counsel attorney found that the treatment did not meet Stanford’s standard of retaliation, according to multiple documents obtained by the Southern California News Group.
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Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
The end of winter break was nearing for the two university students, who had traveled to Urbana to visit other water polo players at the University of Illinois, Abraham’s father told CNN.
—Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Its boys swimming and girls tennis teams added region titles and girls soccer, beach volleyball and girls water polo were regional runners-up.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
The Del Mar Water Polo Club’s mission is to help water polo players throughout San Diego County acquire the necessary skills to be successful throughout their water polo careers and beyond.
—Katherine Anderson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
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Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
The end of winter break was nearing for the two university students, who had traveled to Urbana to visit other water polo players at the University of Illinois, Abraham’s father told CNN.
—Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Its boys swimming and girls tennis teams added region titles and girls soccer, beach volleyball and girls water polo were regional runners-up.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
The Del Mar Water Polo Club’s mission is to help water polo players throughout San Diego County acquire the necessary skills to be successful throughout their water polo careers and beyond.
—Katherine Anderson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Water polo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20polo. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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