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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As a result, the club has had stronger players and has sent more than 50 athletes to play water polo in college in the past six years.
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2025
In a sea of club and school water polo programs in La Jolla, the La Jolla United Water Polo Club has something to prove.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2025
The senior top performer was selected as the Sun Sentinel Broward boys water polo player of the year.
—Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2025
Getting the film off the ground was a challenge: Beyond getting financed, the production navigated a location shoot in Bucharest, extremely hot weather and the logistics of teaching young actors to play water polo.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 11 June 2025
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2025
In a sea of club and school water polo programs in La Jolla, the La Jolla United Water Polo Club has something to prove.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2025
The senior top performer was selected as the Sun Sentinel Broward boys water polo player of the year.
—Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2025
Getting the film off the ground was a challenge: Beyond getting financed, the production navigated a location shoot in Bucharest, extremely hot weather and the logistics of teaching young actors to play water polo.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 11 June 2025
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“Water polo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20polo. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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