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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Seminole & West Orange won water polo districts.
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Johnny Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
Indiana won the conference’s third straight College Football Playoff, and other national championships have been won in men’s wrestling (Penn State), women’s ice hockey (Wisconsin), men’s water polo (UCLA), men’s soccer (Washington) and field hockey (Northwestern).
—Eric Olson, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Golda played softball, water polo and a few other sports at Rosary.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Tyler Martin, a graduate student at Stanford University, was a member of Australia’s 2016 Olympic water polo team.
—Tyler Martin, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2026
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Johnny Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
Indiana won the conference’s third straight College Football Playoff, and other national championships have been won in men’s wrestling (Penn State), women’s ice hockey (Wisconsin), men’s water polo (UCLA), men’s soccer (Washington) and field hockey (Northwestern).
—Eric Olson, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Golda played softball, water polo and a few other sports at Rosary.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Tyler Martin, a graduate student at Stanford University, was a member of Australia’s 2016 Olympic water polo team.
—Tyler Martin, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Water polo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20polo. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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