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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In boxing, an additional women’s weight category ensures full gender parity across events, while two additional women’s teams in water polo will ensure full gender parity in the athlete quota and number of teams.
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Manasi Pathak, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Girls water polo Player of the Year: Aileen Shin, Bishop’s
A prolific scorer, Shin scored four goals to lead Bishop’s to the San Diego Section Open Division title win over Carlsbad.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Police Seek Answers from Mystery Man After Body of 19-Year-Old Triathlete Is Found in Creek
The 19-year-old was a rugby and water polo player, per the Australian Associated Press.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
New details reveal how a Belen Jesuit Preparatory School water polo athlete, who was beloved by the community, died during a tournament last week.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
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Manasi Pathak, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Girls water polo Player of the Year: Aileen Shin, Bishop’s
A prolific scorer, Shin scored four goals to lead Bishop’s to the San Diego Section Open Division title win over Carlsbad.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Police Seek Answers from Mystery Man After Body of 19-Year-Old Triathlete Is Found in Creek
The 19-year-old was a rugby and water polo player, per the Australian Associated Press.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
New details reveal how a Belen Jesuit Preparatory School water polo athlete, who was beloved by the community, died during a tournament last week.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Water polo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20polo. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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