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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Prince William played water polo for Eton College and the University of St. Andrews, while Princess Kate revealed on The Good, The Bad & The Rugby podcast last year that cold swimming was one of her fitness hobbies.
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Janine Henni, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Sports on the service will include football, basketball, soccer, baseball, hockey, rugby, wrestling, lacrosse, softball, volleyball, field hockey, cross country, fencing, golf, gymnastics, swimming, tennis, track & field, rowing and water polo.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
Hungary, a powerhouse in men's water polo that was chasing its 17th Olympic medal in this event, missed all three of its shots in the shootout.
—NBC News, 12 Aug. 2024
Subscribe now If San Clemente’s boys water polo team surfaces as a contender in CIF-SS Division 1 or reaches the elite Open Division, the Tritons’ undefeated performance last week will be worth remembering.
—Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 28 Sep. 2024
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Janine Henni, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Sports on the service will include football, basketball, soccer, baseball, hockey, rugby, wrestling, lacrosse, softball, volleyball, field hockey, cross country, fencing, golf, gymnastics, swimming, tennis, track & field, rowing and water polo.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
Hungary, a powerhouse in men's water polo that was chasing its 17th Olympic medal in this event, missed all three of its shots in the shootout.
—NBC News, 12 Aug. 2024
Subscribe now If San Clemente’s boys water polo team surfaces as a contender in CIF-SS Division 1 or reaches the elite Open Division, the Tritons’ undefeated performance last week will be worth remembering.
—Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 28 Sep. 2024
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“Water polo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20polo. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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