Welcome to our monthly news round-up in which we aim to showcase what has been going on in water polo clubs around the country.
Although August is usually a quiet month with teams winding down to go on holiday, this month we have been treated to excellent showcase water polo events organised by MANUP! Events. The first event was on Saturday 31st July at Liverpool’s Albert Dock, followed by Media City, Salford Quays on Saturday 7th August,
July started with a bang at Cheltenham’s Sandford Park Lido where the first senior water polo competition to be played in 18 months took place. City of Manchester was crowned the inaugural winners of the Women’s British Water Polo Festival, and Cheltenham’s men claimed the 2021 British Water Polo Championship title. A total of 12 teams took part in the tournament over 2 days. Although the weather wasn’t as kind as it could have been it was a great festival of sport.
Welcome to our July News! It’s great to see that most clubs have been able to return to normal training and athletes are going through the pain of finding their water legs again. Who knew swimming was so much effort! The training schedules have been intense as clubs prepare for the BWPL which is due to resume in September. Some clubs have been fortunate enough to have already played some competitive matches.
Enfield have resumed all of their water polo sessions after the lockdown.