81. Water Polo's Camp Of Champions Summer water polo training camp in the United States. Offering olympicclass coaching to high school college athletes. Two to three week-long programs in Southern California during June every year. http://www.waterpolocamp.us

Water Polo's Camp of Champions Home About Our Camp Fees and Payments Camp Application ... Contact Us Welcome to the Camp of Champions web site! 2005 WATER POLO CAMPS (The 2005 camps are for both males and females and has a minimum age of 13). Visit our Web Site at www.waterpolocamp.us CAMP DATES Session 1 June 18-21 Long Beach State Long Beach , Ca (Resident and Day Camp) Session 2 June 22-25 Long Beach State Long Beach , Ca. (Resident and Day Camp) Session 3 July Soka University Aliso Viejo, Ca. (Day Camp Only) For a camp brochure, please contact us: Ken: 714-536-9538 or Monte: 714-536-2113 To visit our sponsor, TruWest: click here Please check out some pics of our outstanding '03 camp! Click here. Presented by Olympic Medal winning coaches: Monte Nitzkowski Ken Lindgren Assisted by Olympic Coach Ricardo Azevedo Goalie Coach Rick Jones Assisted by outstanding High School and College coaches plus former National and Olympic Team Players. CSU LB 2005 Camp Dates: Session 1: June 18-21 Session 2: June 22-25 Soka 2005 Camp Dates: Session 3: July 6-9 For girls and boys ages 13 and up.

82. Monte Nitzkowski's Water Polo Consulting Service Monte Nitzkowski is a four time US olympic water polo Coach. Site details Monte's coaching books, videos, camps and clinics. http://home.att.net/~water.polo.consult.service/

Four time U.S. Olympic Water Polo Coach) MONTE NITZKOWSKI'S WATER POLO CONSULTING SERVICE WATER POLO BOOKS INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS WATER POLO LINKS WATER POLO BOOKS Includes applicable sales tax and priority mail. 1. United States Tactical Water Polo: 373 pages, including over 300 diagrams and illustrations to help players and coaches with tactical development of the game. 2. Water Polo, Learning and Teaching the Basics: 130 pages including eleven chapters dealing with the teaching and development of the basic skills for water polo play. Includes chapters on ball handling and passing, shooting and goalkeeper play. 160 illustrations. INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS Fifteen volumes of instructional water polo videos. Subjects include field player and goalkeeper fundamentals, team tactical development (front court offense, defense, counterattack and six-on-five play), weight training, conditioning and favorite drills. FRONT COURT OFFENSE Vol. TRAINING THE GOALKEEPER FRONT COURT OFFENSE Vol. 3 DEFENSE Vol. 1 INSTRUCTIONAL FUNDAMENTALS OF SHOOTING DEFENSE Vol. 2 DRILLS

83. Olympic Swimming, Diving, Water Polo, Synchronized Swimming, Triathlon, And Mode Sources of information about the water sports in the olympic games. olympic Swimming,Diving, water polo, Synchronized Swimming, Triathlon, http://swimming.about.com/od/olympics/

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84. Zador Aquatic Supply - Home Page Sells water polo practice back boards designed and manufactured by olympic gold medalist, Ervin Zador. Also features water polo ball nets, water polo balls, and water polo drills. http://www.zadoraquatics.com

Home ORDERS PRODUCTS COMPANY INFO LINKS ... MORE PHOTOS Welcome to Zador Aquatic Supply's home page! You are visitor to this site! Water Polo Practice Boards Heavy gauge, powder coated steel frame High impact UV resistant acrylic board Easily moved from storage to poolside Available in single, double or regulation goal size (triple) All stainless steel hardware Each unit is 48" x 48" Keep the whole water polo team busy at the same time. Great for water polo clinics and camps! Adjustable for different pool decks. Also can be raised or lowered to adjust passing drills. Adjustable tilt for changing bounce angle. Also available... Triple boards Contact Information Telephone: (209) 887-3191 Ervin: (209) 470-0092 Fax: Postal Address: 828 S. Hewitt Rd. Linden CA, 95236 Electronic Mail: General Information: zadorervin@aol.com Webmaster: zadorchristine@aol.com

85. "A Brief History Of Your Sport.Facts About The History Of Sport. " A brief history of sports some popular and some more obscure. water polo.There is little documentation as to the origins of water polo. http://athleticscholarships.net/history-sports-m-z.htm

Home About Us What We Do Questions ... Contact Us facts and historical information about sport the roots and origins of the games we play Soccer. In King Edward's reign of England (1307-1327), laws were passed that threatened imprisonment to anyone caught playing soccer. King Edward's proclamation said:" For as much as there is a great noise in the city caused by hustling over large balls, from which many evils may arise, which God forbid, we command and forbid on behalf of the King, on pain of imprisonment, such game to be used in the city future." Softball originated in Chicago on Thanksgiving Day, 1887. A group of about twenty young men had gathered in the gymnasium of the Farragut Boat Club in order to hear the outcome of the Harvard-Yale football game. After Yale's victory was announced and bets were paid off, a man picked up a stray boxing glove and threw it at someone. Swimming.

86. Water Polo – News Reports, Sydney Results, Ancient Origins, Olympic History, At water polo REPORT. Sunday, September 24 The title of longestfought tussletowards an olympic title passed to the Australian women’s water polo team http://www.times-olympics.co.uk/communities/waterpolo/waterpoloreport1.html

WATER POLO REPORT Sunday, September 24 Twenty-year fight won in a flash From Craig Lord in Sydney Forget the 1912 wrestling bout that took so long - 11 hours and 40 minutes - to decide that refreshments had to be served every half an hour. The title of longest-fought tussle towards an Olympic title passed to the Australian women’s water polo team tonight with their 4-3 victory over the United States in front of a riotous record-breaking crowd of 17,500. The match took less than an hour, was decided in just over a second, but was 20 years in the making, and Australians led the charge from the moment they launched the campaign to have women’s water polo included in the Games after watching a men-only tournament for 100 years. The dry fight was every bit as bruising as the wet one at the weekend. Wearing green and gold wigs and swim suits and brandishing balls aloft their heads, the bouncing Matildas had stormed an IOC meeting to grab the headlines four years ago. A year later they were at it again, waving banners at Sydney airport in the face of a frowning Mustapha Larfaoui, the Algerian who is a member of the IOC and heads Fina, swimming’s global authority. They even threatened to take their case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland. The IOC succumbed in 1998. Tonight, while the lean and lithe of the swimming world celebrated the end of their Games, the latest belles of the baths turned the waters of the Ryde Aquatic Centre into the world’s biggest washing machine, so frantic was the froth generated by 22 bodies bashing about.

87. Water Polo – News Reports, Sydney Results, Ancient Origins, Olympic History, At The blood that turned the water polo pool red the last time the Games were street of Budapest and the olympic water polo semifinal was a bloodbath that http://www.times-olympics.co.uk/communities/waterpolo/waterpoloreport2.html

WATER POLO REPORT Sunday, October 1 Hungary outmuscle old foes From Craig Lord in Sydney The blood that turned the water polo pool red the last time the Games were held in Australia was thankfully missing today, but the shadows of Melbourne, 1956, are clearly long. In the first water polo final of the 21st century, Hungary defeated Russia 13-6 to extend their tally of Olympic titles to a record seven, and evidently there is still little love lost between the two nations. The Russians did not go over to the Hungarians to congratulate them in tune with tradition after the final whistle, camaraderie possibly impossible after politics had been allowed to pour into the pool at the Melbourne Games in 1956. Even after the medals were presented, there was no handshaking, no eye-contact, no Olympic spirit. More time is needed for these particular old wounds. Three weeks before the Games of 1956, Russian firepower had crushed an anti-communist uprising as Soviet troops took charge on the street of Budapest and the Olympic water polo semi-final was a bloodbath that had to be stopped before the end. Hungary were powerless in politics but triumphant in the pool, winning 4-0, while police were brought in to quell the fighting that broke out among spectators. The Hungarians went on to win the final. They did so again today as the Russians became the victims of a different kind of firepower, folding under the weight of a Hungary team that outperformed them on every level, even size. The 12 Hungarians averaged out at 6ft 4in and 15st 4lb; the Russians at 6ft 2in and 12st 10lb.

88. Water Polo At The 1956 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia 10 nations competed in water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. The most famous water polo match in history might be the finals round match http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_Polo_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics

Water Polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 10 nations competed in Water Polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne . The event was open only to men's teams. Contents Medallists Results Preliminary round Group A ... edit Medallists Gold: Silver: Bronze: Hungary Yugoslavia Soviet Union edit Results edit Preliminary round The preliminary round consisted of a round-robin tournament held in three groups. Each team played the other teams in its group once. edit Group A Nation Pld. Win Loss Tie GF GA Points Yugoslavia Soviet Union Romania Australia ... 28 November 14:00 - Romania def. Australia, 4-2 19:30 - Yugoslavia def. Soviet Union, 3-2 29 November 21:15 - Soviet Union def. Romania, 4-3 22:15 - Yugoslavia def. Australia, 9-1 30 November 10:30 - Yugoslavia def. Romania, 3-2 16:00 - Soviet Union def. Australia, 3-0 edit Group B Nation Pld. Win Loss Tie GF GA Points Hungary United States Great Britain and Northern Ireland 28 November 20:30 - United States def. Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 5-3 29 November 15:45 - Hungary def. Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 6-1 30 November 11:30 - Hungary def. United States, 6-2

89. Dynamo Water Polo Dynamo water polo history. What we have so far Many DWPC players are 1996Olympic Games water polo volunteers (competition, results, http://www.dynamoswimclub.com/polo/history.html

HOME SCHEDULE PAST RESULTS LINKS ... HISTORY Dynamo Water Polo History: What we have so far... Foundation - 1990-1993 Whitney Foster, Peter Gordon, Ed Hirsch, John Testa, Ed Opalach, Jerry Mujica and other "post collegiate" players form the Atlanta WPC, aka Georgia Tech Water Polo. Program grows rapidly over the next year including large growth of GT undergraduate participation. Atlanta WPC starts hosting tournaments, including several Zone Championships, and starts to build a reputation as a great host. ATL WPC sends squads to several USWP Indoor National Championships ('92, '93). In 1992 ATL WPC becomes the only water polo team in the U.S. sponsored by PowerBar as part of the company's TEAM Elite program. Moving On Up - 1994-1995 More and more GT students join the club and playing time becomes an issue. Knowing that it was in the best interest of those GT student who wanted to play, ATL WPC moved on to help start club water polo at nearby Emory University. After just over a year Emory student participation soars and the "post collegiate" players again decide to move on. In just over 2 years ATL WPC has been critical in the foundation of three new water polo clubs in Atlanta: Georgia Tech, Emory (men) and Emory (women).

90. Water Polo water polo pictogram © ATHOC Each team consists of seven main players (one ofwhom is the goalkeeper), water polo See the olympic sports animations more http://www.athens2004.com/en/WaterPolo

The official website of the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games - Games of the XXVIII Olympiad Daily Summaries: Home Sports Aquatics Water polo Javascript must be enabled to view this page, although the important information on the page is also available to browsers that do not support scripts. Water polo Equipment Rules Athletes History ... Olympic Tournament Each team consists of seven main players (one of whom is the goalkeeper), and six replacement players (one of whom may be a second goalkeeper). None of the players may touch the bottom of the pool. It is also forbidden for players to hold on to the ball with both hands or to strike it with the fist, except in the case of the goalkeeper. See the Olympic sports animations  Every match consists of four periods (or ‘quarters’), each seven minutes long (actual playing time), with a two-minute break between periods. Whenever the referee whistles, the clock stops. A goal is scored when the whole ball passes the goal line. The winner is the team that scores the most goals at the end of all four periods. Also see: Fιdιration Internationale de Natation (FIΝA) www.ATHENS2004.com

91. Swim Links, Swim Information,fitness Swimming Tips And Resources, Olympics, Hist links and resources for swimming, lifeguards, water polo, water aerobics, Go to our olympics Central page to learn about olympic water Sports http://www.worldwideaquatics.com/library.htm

For All Sports Top 10 Products! New products recently added to catalog About New Products Equipment and Product explanations ... Manufacturer's Spotlight learn about our partners Web site improvements Competitive/Racing and Lap Swimming Swimming links Swim 101 About Swimming The History of Swimming ... Swim Workouts Triathlon Water Aerobics Triathlon links Tri 101 About Triathlon Water Aerobics, Water Exercise and Fitness links Lifeguarding Water Polo Lifeguards and Safety links Water Polo links Water Polo 101 About Water Polo ... How to Watch Water Polo Diving Synchronized Swimming Diving links Diving 101 About Diving How to Watch Diving ... About Synchronized Swimming 2000 Olympic Information Go to our Olympics Central page to learn about Olympic Water Sports Licensed USA Swimming productssupport our U.S. Team! Speedo Fastskin bodysuit was introduced at the Olympics Read all the articles and comments right here. Find an Event! Are you looking for a special event?

92. Water Polo Events history of water polo in Australia Australia first played in the OlympicGames in 1948, and has qualified for all subsequent Games, but did not win a http://www.waterpoloaus.asn.au/Stanwell/History.html

SUPPORTING THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S WATER POLO TEAM Home Page History of Water Polo in Australia As far back as 1876, a Scotsman named William Wilson devised the first rules for a game played between teams in the water. The first games were held in England as a reaction to the public's boredom with the swimming carnivals of the time. The game was later to be known as WATER POLO, although this name is a misnomer, being stolen from a game which preceded it. That game was played atop barrels and truly resembled the sport of polo. Although very rough in the early days until the late 1960s, the game now is an energetic sport which emphasises swimming ability and ball skill over toughness. It is played by both men and women and is the longest-standing team sport in the Olympic Games, being introduced in Paris in 1900. The sport is governed by FINA, the world swimming body, and is played in more than 100 countries. The Sport The sport is the most physically demanding of all team games, requiring top performers to cover up to three kilometres in the pool during the one hour it takes to complete a game. This exertion is quite apart from the physical contact, both above and below the surface of the water that players must endure. Despite this, the sport is almost totally devoid of injury from personal contact and generally speaking is played in the spirit demanded by the stringent rules.

93. Water Polo history. Little is known about the origins of water polo. However, it is knownthat the sport originated water polo was entered in the Olympics of 1900. http://library.thinkquest.org/J002862/water.htm

History Little is known about the origins of water polo. However, it is known that the sport originated in the rivers and lakes of mid-nineteenth century England as a water version of rugby. Early games used an inflated, rubber ball from India known as a "pulu,"pronounced "polo" by the English. Both the ball and the game became known as water polo. In 1870, to attract more spectators to swimming events, the London Swimming Association created a set of water polo rules for indoor swimming pools. The U.S.A. started playing Water Polo in 1888. However, the American version of water polo resembled American Football in the water. Games were so spectacular that by the late 1890s it was one of the nation's most popular spectator sports. In 1890 the New York Athletic Club started playing the game Water Polo, and at the Sydenham Swimmers Club, J.H. Smith and Arnold Heilban started a Water Polo team (1900). The sport has been popular ever since. The Sport Water Polo is a team sport. You have to shoot a buoyant ball into a netted goal. The goals are rectangular with a wood, metal or plastic frame.

94. 13 Is Lucky For Women's Olympic Waterpolo Team CAAWS Following Canadian Women Athletes to the 2000 Sydney Olympics. 13 islucky for women s water polo team. Montreal, The puzzle has been solved. http://www.caaws.ca/olympics/2000/waterpolo/waterpol_jun18.htm

WATER POLO By Sport. Archery Badminton Basketball Canoe/Kayaking Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Gymnastics Judo Modern Pent. Paralympics Rowing Sailing Shooting Softball Swimming Table Tennis Tae Kwon Do Tennis Triathlon Trampoline Volleyball Water polo Weight Lifting Wheelchair Bball Windsurfing Wrestling Who has Qualified The Way to Sydney Olympic History New Sports ... Back to CAAWS June 17, 2000 13 is lucky for women's water polo team Montreal, - The puzzle has been solved. The International Olympic Committee finally rendered its decision to allow 13 players per team in the women's water polo tournament at the Sydney Games. Thirteen is also the number of players permitted under the international federation's rules. Thirteen is also the number players allowed per team in the men's Olympic tournament. The women, who had to fight hard to be admitted into the Olympic family, also had to battle for Olympic fairness in their own sport. Daniel Berthelette, the head coach of the women's national team, says the Australians must be credited for today's decision. "The Australians put a lot of pressure. Playing 11 players aside didn't favour them because they have heavy players who need to be frequently substituted." Berthelette said he won' t need to modify his preparation for the Olympics. "We always worked as if we would be 13 players in Sydney." Two players in particular now have all the motivation they need to continue training for the Olympics. Melissa Collins and Sue Gardiner have been informed by Berthelette they are assured a ticket for Sydney. "I'm very excited," said Gardiner. "Since the coach named the nine forwards (the goaltenders have not yet been selected) I found it hard to pursue the training. I even thought about quitting and going home to B.C. But now it's great to see me compensated for the all the efforts. And the girls reacted well to my selection. I feel I'm a full member of the team."

95. UC Irvine Athletics The nine game streak ties the 4th longest streak in UCI history. The USOlympic Team was announced on July 14th by US men s water polo head coach Ratko http://www.wwater.uci.edu/

Back to Women's Water Polo Home Headlines June 20, 2005 FOUR ANTEATERS NAMED AWPCA ALL-ACADEMIC IRVINE, Calif. - Four Anteaters have been honored by the American Water Polo Coaches Association (AWPCA) as members of the 2004-05 Women's All-Academic Team. The four to be honored are senior Molly Feeney (Granada Hills/Alemany HS), sophomore Robyn Kaake (Los Alamitos HS), senior Erica Nicholson (Lake Forest/Orange Coast College) and senior Alicia Weider (San Diego/San Diego Mesa College). The entire UC Irvine team was honored by the AWPCA for maintaining a GPA greater than 2.75. To be honored as an individual, a student-athlete needed to be a starter or major contributor with a GPA greater than 3.20. June 6, 2005

96. Water Polo History In 1978, Chris received a scholarship to live and train for waterpolo in managing the Australian mens water polo team at the Sydney Olympics and he had http://www.laswpc.com/Water Polo/history.htm

"The top club in British water polo"-Swimming magazine Home Polo Home Fixtures Results ... Seniors Winners of Senior Division 1 National League: 1996,1998,1999,2000,2002,2003,2004, Winners of Senior British Champions: 1999,2000,2003,2004,2005 Lancaster City v Rotherham Division 1 Champions 2000 ... Israel Early History 1889 - 1969 (top) There are few if any teams in any sport in the North of England that can match the long and successful record of the Lancaster City Water Polo Team. North East Lancashire League is won in 1895 (top) Formed in 1889 and based at the Cable Street Baths, it did not take long for the team to win its first major league championship. This gave the Club the magnificent Merigold Trophy for the first time in 1895 when the North East Lancashire League was won. After this initial success the club continued to grow in stature and in reputation and by 1914 it had won the Lancashire Senior Cup for the first time. The intervention of the Great War, no doubt, cost Lancaster many further successes but when the sport resumed after the ending of the hostilities, the Lancaster team was soon victorious with their second win in the Lancashire Senior Cup in 1919. Do you know any of these Polo Players from 1936 and what the trophies are that they have won?

97. Stoneridge Water Polo > History > Ervin Zador And The 1956 Olympics Stoneridge water polo history Ervin Zador and the 1956 Olympics An international powerhouse, Hungary s water polo team was defending Gold Medal http://www.stoneridgewaterpolo.com/history/

Stoneridge Water Polo > History > Ervin Zador and the 1956 Olympics A bloody war that spilled into the pool In 1956, the 16th Olympiad was scheduled to begin in November in Melbourne, Australia. At this time, the world was deeply embroiled in the Cold War and, as had become customary, the political war was about to spill over into the Olympics. In Hungary, Soviet tanks and troops were in the midst of ruthlessly suppressing a popular, democratic uprising that had begun in late October 1956. Predating the Prague Spring by nearly a decade, this was the first time an Eastern Bloc country had tried to throw off the yoke of Soviet control. For two weeks Hungary was free, then the bloodshed began as the Soviet Red Army rolled back into Budapest. Students and everyday citizens were mercilessly gunned down in the streets. Thousands more were imprisoned and executed in the following months. The world watched traumatized and paralyzed. An international powerhouse, Hungary's water polo team was defending Gold Medal champions with a mix of seasoned veterans and rising stars like Ervin Zador considered by many to be one of the best players in the world at age 21. In the midst of the revolution and only days before the Olympics were to begin, the Hungarian water polo players had been spirited out of the country by their Soviet handlers. Many on the team, fearing this could be the last time they might see certain friends and family, risked furtive farewells with their loved ones the night before their sudden departure. The team arrived in Melbourne a week later to hear Western media reports of savage brutality and murder by the Red Army in the streets of Budapest. The Hungarians began the defense of their Olympic title with the hopes and pride of an anguished country riding on their shoulders.

98. WATER POLO IN GREECE worldwide water polo news and results, greek championship, european cups, For the first time in their history RN FLORENTIA (ITA) won the European Cup http://users.forthnet.gr/ath/babis/

23 April 2001 The winners of the last edition A.N.C. GLYFADA (GRE) were placed second in the Event, Uralochka ZLATOUST (RUS) and SZENTESI V.K. (HUN) finishing third and fourth respectively. Two players shared the throne of the top goalscorers, Stavroula Kozompoli (A.N.C. GLYFADA) and Natalia Shepalina (Uralochka ZLATOUST) scoring a total of ten (10) goals each. The winning team of G.S. Orizzonte CATANIA Cristina Conti, Yvett Higgins, Marni Colquhoun, Moira Vaccalluzzo, Tania Di Mario, Silvia Bosurgi, Giusi Malato, Cinzia Ragusa, Ann Dow, Maddalena Musumeci, Francesca Pavan, Chiara Brancati, Marina Mure. Coach: Mauro Maugeri At its first participation in the European Club Cup Competitins, DUNAUJVAROSI V.S.E. (HUN) took the silver medal, and the home club of Mediterrani BARCELONA (ESP) the bronze. Olympiakos PIRAEUS (GRE), also novice in the Cup, came fourth. The winning team of SKIF MFP MOSCOW Marina Akobiia, Galina Rytova, Ksenia Kisseleva, Ekaterina Solodko, Svetlana Kouzina, Anna Klotchkova, Olga Kalkova, Veronika Linkova, Irina Tolkounova, Daria Adeleva, Maria Iaina, Ekaterina Vasselieva, Marina Perevalova.

99. Olympics Aquatics: Canoe/Kayak, Diving, Rowing, Sailing, Swimming, Synchro. Swim Olympics history Sailing Team USA medals Messages. Today s Schedule Aug.29. water polo. Men 5th place, 5 am. Men Gold Medal, 1030 am http://cbs.sportsline.com/olympics/summer/aquatics

PARTNER LINKS NFL.com PGATOUR.com NCAAsports.com Register ... Help Web SportsLine Home NFL NBA MLB ... Shop Aquatics Canoe/Kayak, Diving, Rowing, Sailing, Swimming, Synchro. Swimming, Water Polo Silver stripes Silver stripes John Lovell and Charlie Ogletree can't catch the Austrians. (AP) John Lovell and Charlie Ogletree knew they clinched at least silver in the Tornado sailing class, but that's all they can manage Saturday as Austria sails to the gold. Full story Related Links: Sailing results Medal Tracker Daily Digest Photos ... Messages Today's Schedule - Aug. 29 Water Polo Men 5th place, 5 a.m. Men Gold Medal, 10:30 a.m. Men 7th place, 3:45 a.m. Men Bronze Medal, 9 a.m. Men 9th place, 2:30 a.m. Complete Water Polo Schedule V E N U E S Olympic Aquatic Centre The Olympic Aquatics Centre located at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex in Maroussi, will host the ever-popular swimming, water polo, synchronised swimming and diving events. The Centre consists of two outdoor and one indoor pool: one outdoor swimming pool for the swimming and water polo contests with a capacity of 11,000 seats, the new outdoor pool with a capacity of 5,000 seats for synchronised swimming, and the indoor pool of 6,500 seats, where water polo and diving will take place. The General Secretariat of Sports will undertake the renovations. The Olympic Aquatic Centre is expected to be ready by the end of 2003. Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre The Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre currently under construction is located at Schinias, on the northeast part of the Attica region. The main part of the lake which will host the Rowing and Canoe / Kayak competitions will be 2,222 metres long and will be linked to a smaller auxiliary lake, which will serve for training and warm-up purposes. The ground soil made lake system will be 3.5 and 2 metres deep respectively.

100. Waterpolo History There is little documentation as to the origins of water polo. At the 1904Olympics in St. Louis, only US club teams were willing to compete under http://www.ucc.ie/students/socs/swimming/wphistory.htm

There is little documentation as to the origins of water polo. It is known, however, that the sport originated in the rivers and lakes of mid-19th century England as an aquatic version of rugby football. Early games used an inflated, vulcanized rubber ball imported from India known as a "pulu" (the single Indian word for all "balls"). Pronounced "polo" by the English, both the ball and the game became known as "waterpolo." To attract more spectators to swimming exhibitions, the London Swimming Association developed a set of water polo rules for indoor swimming pools in 1870. At first, players scored by planting the ball on the end of the pool with both hands. A favorite trick of the players was to place the five-to-nine inch rubber ball inside their swimming suit and dive under the murky water, then appear again as near the goal as possible. If the player came up too near the goal, he was promptly jumped on by the goalie, who was permitted to stand on the pool deck. Games were often nothing more than gang fights in the water as players ignored the ball, preferring underwater wrestling matches that usually ended with one man floating to the surface unconscious. The introduction of the "Trudgeon stroke" by Scottish players changed the nature of water polo. It became a game that emphasized swimming, speed and passing. Scottish rules moved from a rugby variant to a soccer style of play. Goals became a cage of l0 x 3 feet and a goal could be scored by being thrown. Players could only be tackled when they "held" the ball and the ball could no longer be taken under water. The small rubber ball was replaced by a leather soccer ball.

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