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Pittsburgh Water Polo - It’s New! It’s Hot! It’s Here!
What is Water Polo?
Water polo is a team sport that is a combination of swimming, soccer and basketball with a little wrestling thrown in! If you love the water and enjoy team sports, this is the game for you!
What is Pittsburgh Water Polo?
The Pittsburgh Water Polo Club is the area's only water polo club and a part of USA Water Polo. The goal of this club is to provide an opportunity to learn the game of water polo and have fun doing it! Girls and boys of all skill levels (beginner to advanced) from 8 years of age through adult are welcome to join. The only requirement is to be able to swim.
When and Where?
Instructional practices are scheduled year round at area high schools and summer pools. Please check our calendar for details.
How do I join?
Please review our registration information under "Handouts" and Contact us.
Questions?
If you have any questions, please email them to us. For more information about USA Water Polo please visit its website.
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Wednesday, September 3
September Schedule
Wednesday, September 3
2008 Fall Brochure
Please click here to download 2008 Fall Brochure.
Thursday, July 24
Players from area water polo team hopes to make a big splash
The newspager article was written by Chris Adamski, Tri-State Sports & News Service, and published on Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Thursday, July 24, 2008.
Please click the title above to view the article.
Thursday, July 17
Pittsburgh Water Polo Head to Junior Olympics
Eight members of the Pittsburgh Water Polo Club are headed to the water polo S&R Junior Olympics in Irvine, California, from July 26-29, 2008. This national event features four divisions, 12 and under, 14 and under, 16 and under and 18 and under with over 200 teams competing. The Pittsburgh Water Polo members playing for the 14U Pittsburgh Renegades Water Polo team include: Kiean Ashtari, Rob Clinger, Dominic Caputo, Gabe Gaspar, Zach Presto and Steven Siclari who are all students in the North Allegheny School District. This team also has another local connection as it is being coached by Pittsburgh Water Polo’s head coach, Damir Matanovic. Playing with a team of 12 and under athletes from the Naval Academy Aquatics Club are Pittsburgh Water Polo players Greg Kinzler and Max Staresinic. Greg lives in the Plum Boro School District and Max in North Allegheny. To qualify for these teams, the local players competed in tryouts and then each team had to qualify through a zone tournament for allocated spots in the Junior Olympic tournament.
Pittsburgh Water Polo is excited and proud to have members competing at this national level event and looks forward to the continued growth of the sport in the area. To track the teams’ progress at the Junior Olympics, log on to www.usawaterpolo.com. For more information about the club, visit their website at www.pittsburghwaterpolo.com.
(left to right) Gabe Gaspar, Steven Siclari, Rob Clinger, Zach Presto, Kiean Ashtari,Max Staresinic, Coach Matanovic (missing from photo: Dominic Caputo and Greg Kinzler)
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Wednesday, January 23
USA WATER POLO WRITE-UP
USA Water Polo profiles a club every month on its website and Pittsburgh Water Polo was profiled this month. Check it out at usawaterpolo.com by clicking on the red square “In the Club” or follow the link below. Hope you enjoy it.
Link: http://usawaterpolo.org/index.php?customernumber=278615502584899&pr=IntheClub
Friday, June 15
PRESS RELEASE - Three Players Traveling to Europe for Professional Training
Three Pittsburgh Water Polo players will travel to Montenegro to train with National Champion and professional coach, Damir Matanovic, and the Primorac Kotor water polo club. The Primorac Kotor club is located in Kotor, Montenegro, and just won the Montenegrin National Championships. Kyle Bradshaw, Cameron Illes and Ginny Thistle, members of Pittsburgh Water Polo and the North Allegheny High School water polo teams have been selected for this month-long European training by their head coach, Nikola Zivaljevic. According to Zivaljevic,"These three players have demonstrated superior talent, hard work, full dedication to water polo and a level of maturity that qualifies them for this unique opportunity."
Montenegro is a small country in south-eastern Europe and has a population of about 620,000. It is located on the Adriatic Sea and is bordered by Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Albania and was one of the six republics of the former Yugoslavia. Although it is a very small country, Montenegro's water polo teams are some of the best in Europe and the world.
Bradshaw, Illes and Thistle are the second group of Pittsburgh Water Polo players to train in Montenegro in order to bring back new skills to the Pittsburgh Water Polo and North Allegheny high school teams. Last year's travelers included Conor Battle, Brendan Kirsch, and John Nolan, all of whom have received Pennsylvania state recognition as outstanding water polo players during last season's Pennsylvania State Water Polo Championships.
Players in photo from left to right:
Kyle Bradshaw, Ginny Thistle, Cameron Illes
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Wednesday, August 15
Players traveling abroad and to Junior Olympics in California
Rob Clinger (12U) and Ginny Thistle (18U) made a trip to California to particpate at the Junior Olympic tournament in late July and early August respectively. This was Rob's first major tournament and a great experience for him. Ginny even gave an interview about her polo experience this summer. Just click HERE to view it.
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