By The USA Water Polo National Junior Olympics (NJO’s) is being held in Orange County, California (Southern CA). This is the world’s largest water polo tournament with teams from throughout the United States with all levels of competition and experience. There are 40 teams from Texas at the event and
By TXWP Podcast: Texans land in California, Jovan to Austin?, NCAA growth in Texas
Joe and James discuss Texans in California this week, rank speculation about Jovan coming to Austin, and NCAA water polo in the state. And we want to hear from you: questions, subjects to cover, good stories… let us know. Powered by RedCircle “Whither Jovan” by Michael Randazzo, Swimming World
By Biggest-ever Group of TX Teams Headed to JOs
We’re a week out from the start of this summer’s USA Water Polo National Junior Olympics, and Texas teams are already arriving in California for some pre-tournament training. Thirty-six Forty Texan teams have qualified for the world’s biggest tournament. Those selections were made at the end of the largest
Announcing the TXWaterpolo Podcast
We’ve been threatening to do it. Now it’s for real. That’s right! A podcast about all things water polo in the Lone Star State. The sport is growing faster than anywhere else in the US (maybe the world?), so we have to talk about it. Plus, yapping is easier
TXWP Podcast: Junior Olympics, UIL, and Beach Polo in Austin
Texas water polo guru Joe Linehan joins James Smith to kick off the first of many – or at least several – TXWaterpolo podcasts. Powered by RedCircle Music by San Antonio-based Alejandro Escovedo.
Texas Youth Begin Push for Junior Olympic Berths
Touted as the biggest water polo tournament in the world, USA Water Polo’s National Junior Olympics is celebrating a milestone this summer. The 50th version of the annual tournament takes place in Orange County over two sessions beginning on July 20. Club teams from throughout Texas have arrived in
Foster Girls, St. Mark’s Boys Take TX Prep Titles
Coach Scott Slay became the first coach in Texas high school water polo history to lead three different schools to a championship. His Foster High School girls defeated North Texas rivals Southlake Carroll 8-7 in the championship match at the TISCA High School Water Polo Texas State Championships on
Headway in San Antonio with TX Shootout
USA Water Polo has announced that the 2019 version of the Welcome to Texas Shootout will take place at San Antonio’s highly acclaimed Northiside ISD Natatorium on May 25-26. It will be the largest youth tournament held in San Antonio in recent memory and hints at a resurgence of
Texas Youth Train in CA with Olympians Azevedo, Craig
A group of nearly 40 Texas youth athletes concluded a week of training and competition led by legendary Olympians Tony Azevedo and Kami Craig on March 16. Five clubs – Pegasus, Trident, Thunder, Southside and Storm – from throughout Texas were represented at the “Texas Spring Break Training Program.”
Austin College’s Lawrence Lauds DIII Championships
Austin College Head Coach Mark Lawrence called the new Division III collegiate water polo championship “fantastic news” in an email and text exchange. The Division III Collegiate Water Polo National Championship, announced by USA Water Polo and the SCIAC on Tuesday, is an “amazing platform for the improvement of