Tag: Water polo

US water polo captain Jesse Smith misses opening ceremony

0
TOKYO — U.S. men's water polo captain Jesse Smith missed the opening ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics on Friday after the USOPC limited how...

Seidemann going for 3rd straight water polo gold with US

0
TOKYO — Melissa Seidemann could have walked away after the 2016 Olympics. An NCAA champion at Stanford, she had just won her second straight...

Tokyo Games boast equal gender participation for first time

0
Grace Luczak had left competitive rowing and taken a job in the private sector when a move toward gender equity at the Tokyo Games...

No clear favorite for men’s water polo at Tokyo Olympics

0
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: Led by Maggie Steffens and Ashleigh Johnson, the U.S. women rolled to their second straight gold medal. Steffens was named MVP...

Water polo’s Jesse Smith makes 5th US Olympic team

0
Jesse Smith is heading to his record-tying fifth Olympics after he was selected Friday for the U.S. men's water polo team for the Tokyo...

Haralabidis makes US women’s water polo team for Tokyo

0
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. — Stephania Haralabidis was 12 when she decided she was done with competitive swimming. She hated the stress and anxiety that...

Captain America: Steffens hoping to lead US to another gold

0
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. — For more than a decade, Maggie Steffens has been there for the U.S. women’s water polo team. ...

Water polo players get $14 million in sex abuse settlement

0
LOS ANGELES — A dozen female water polo players who accused their coach of sexual abuse will split nearly $14 million after settling a...

NBCUniversal will have 7,000 hours of Tokyo Games coverage

0
NBCUniversal will present 7,000 hours of coverage of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics across eight networks and multiple digital platforms from July 20 to Aug....

Williams inspires US water polo team with play, mentality

0
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. — Alys Williams thought she was done. She was the last cut for the best women's water polo team in the...