water polo
noun
: a goal game similar to soccer that is played in water by teams of swimmers using a ball resembling a soccer ball
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Gianna Adams Valhalla Girls water polo With the sophomore in goal, the Norsemen battled into the championship of the San Diego Beaches tournament before falling to San Clemente.
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Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
Ainsley Swann, Carondelet water polo: The sophomore scored six goals in a 11-6 NorCal Division I first-round victory over Acalanes.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2024
Mater Dei’s girls’ water polo team won the Newport Invitational with a 13-11 overtime win over Orange Lutheran.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025
The current greatest basketball player in the world brings unique passing and ball handling skills from his time as a water polo player.
—Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
Ainsley Swann, Carondelet water polo: The sophomore scored six goals in a 11-6 NorCal Division I first-round victory over Acalanes.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2024
Mater Dei’s girls’ water polo team won the Newport Invitational with a 13-11 overtime win over Orange Lutheran.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025
The current greatest basketball player in the world brings unique passing and ball handling skills from his time as a water polo player.
—Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Water polo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20polo. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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