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Our June news is out! - May 31, 2017
Welcome to our club news for June 2017.
British Championships
Congratulations to everyone who competed at the British Championships this weekend. It was an excellent weekend of water polo at Sandford Parks Lido in Cheltenham. The outdoor venue provided an excellent backdrop for some fantastic water polo and the organisers even ensured some sunshine on the second day. A great crowd provided a wonderful atmosphere, perhaps aided by some very close games!
Gold medallists, City of Liverpool Women’s team
Rosie Morris
In the women’s event Liverpool Lizards retained the crown. The victory was the last match of Rosie Morris who has decided to retire from top class competitive water polo. Rosie has had a distinguished career in GB water polo competing in the 2012 Olympics and Captaining the England Team that won Gold at the Commonwealth Games in 2014. In honour of her achievements Rosie was named BWPL Female Player of the year 2016/17.
The silver medal was won by City of Coventry with City of Manchester picking up the bronze medal. London’s Otter came 4th.
Lancaster Men’s team winners
The Men’s event was won by Lancaster City Water Polo club who beat the host club, City of Cheltenham to be crowned as British Champions 2017. The close game ended 12-11 and was a great way to wrap up a brilliant weekend of sport. Congratulations to Lancaster on their historic win!
The bronze medal was taken by Invicta, who beat City of Manchester in 3rd/4th play-off match in the men’s competition.
In the run up to the Championships, it was great to see some clubs gaining some media attention. City of Cheltenham invited BBC’s Mike Bushell to train with them. He described the sport as ‘fast, furious and occasionally brutal’! His piece was very amusing to watch and was broadcast during the BBC Breakfast programme on 20 May and can be seen on the England Water Polo Facebook site. I think we can all agree it was great for water polo to gain some national attention in the lead up to the championships.
City of Coventry also invited BBC Midlands Today to join one of their training sessions in the run up to the British Championships. Their piece gave a lovely insight to the players and the sport; they also featured on Free Radio Coventry & Warwickshire.
London Winter League
Congratulations to Watford Water Polo Under 18’s team who claimed the delayed London Winter League Cup Final narrowly beating the Enfield team.
Watford Water Polo Under 18’s team
Northampton Under 14 Tournament
Northampton Water Polo club ran it’s first ever Under 14 tournament on 20th May. Six teams took part in the competition with Worcester coming out on top after winning all five of their games, Congratulations!
Manchester & District Mini Polo Tournament
Congratulations to the Tyldesley Water Polo Club’s Under 12 team who were victorious in all four of their games to become the 2017 Champions at the M&D mini polo tournament this year. Izzy Robb was voted Player of the Tournament by the M&D President Bob Bolton.
Tyldesley Water Polo Club’s U12 team
The runners up at the same tournament were Radcliffe Water Polo Club.
Radcliffe Water Polo Club
Bridgefield Water Polo club team took the bronze position. Special congratulations to Lucy White who was the team’s top scorer.
Bridgefield Water Polo club U13 team
Northern League Championship
Shout out to the Bridgefield U14 team who won the gold medal in the Northern League Championship.
Bridgefield U14 team
Common training
Great to see City of Manchester and Hucknall Water Polo Clubs joining up for a shared training day. Great to see two team come together for an intense training session and a good time was had by all!
Castleford Water Polo Club
Castleford Water Polo Club are looking for clubs to play some friendly matches with in preparation for the upcoming season. They are happy to travel or give up pool time. If you are interested please contact them @CasWaterPolo1.
Players needed
Players are needed for a Water Polo coaching course at New Hall School, Chelmsford, on 10th and 11th June. The players will be helping during practical sessions on the course so that the coaches have players to work with. Players from all of the region’s affiliated water polo clubs are welcome to come, any age or ability, FREE of charge. For more details, including times of pool sessions, and a parent/guardian permission form, please contact the organisers at http://www.eastswimming.org/index.php/water-polo/water-polo-news/1278-players-needed-for-free-water-polo-sessions
Barcelona Water Polo Camps
Are you interested in improving your water polo skills and Spanish at the same time? GB Olympian Ciara Gibson is running a series of summer camps with Quim Colet, the Olympic Spanish Men’s coach for London 2012 and Beijing 2008. Ciara was part of the GB Olympic Team in 2012. She plays with Mataro in Barcelona with whom she has enjoyed considerable success including winning the LEN Women’s Euro Cup. For further information on this great opportunity please use the contact details contained in the flier.
City of Sheffield Club Development Tournament for 2004 and under
City of Sheffield WPC is running a tournament on Sunday 11 June 2017 at Ponds Forge, Sheffield. Details are set out below. For further information please contact gabby.polomonsters@hotmail.com
And finally ….
After the success of the British Championships Cheltenham Water Polo Club is running “Try Water Polo” taster sessions for Key Stage 2 pupils during the summer holidays. The sessions will take place at the fantastic Sandford Park Lido. Further information is set out in the poster below.
We hope you find this report of interest. We aim to showcase what has been going on in English Water Polo clubs over the last month and flag up forthcoming events. If you have any news that you would like to share about your club please contact me at ah@waterpoloengland.org.
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Our June news is out! -
Welcome to our club news for June 2017.
British Championships
Congratulations to everyone who competed at the British Championships this weekend. It was an excellent weekend of water polo at Sandford Parks Lido in Cheltenham. The outdoor venue provided an excellent backdrop for some fantastic water polo and the organisers even ensured some sunshine on the second day. A great crowd provided a wonderful atmosphere, perhaps aided by some very close games!
Gold medallists, City of Liverpool Women’s team
Rosie Morris
In the women’s event Liverpool Lizards retained the crown. The victory was the last match of Rosie Morris who has decided to retire from top class competitive water polo. Rosie has had a distinguished career in GB water polo competing in the 2012 Olympics and Captaining the England Team that won Gold at the Commonwealth Games in 2014. In honour of her achievements Rosie was named BWPL Female Player of the year 2016/17.
The silver medal was won by City of Coventry with City of Manchester picking up the bronze medal. London’s Otter came 4th.
Lancaster Men’s team winners
The Men’s event was won by Lancaster City Water Polo club who beat the host club, City of Cheltenham to be crowned as British Champions 2017. The close game ended 12-11 and was a great way to wrap up a brilliant weekend of sport. Congratulations to Lancaster on their historic win!
The bronze medal was taken by Invicta, who beat City of Manchester in 3rd/4th play-off match in the men’s competition.
In the run up to the Championships, it was great to see some clubs gaining some media attention. City of Cheltenham invited BBC’s Mike Bushell to train with them. He described the sport as ‘fast, furious and occasionally brutal’! His piece was very amusing to watch and was broadcast during the BBC Breakfast programme on 20 May and can be seen on the England Water Polo Facebook site. I think we can all agree it was great for water polo to gain some national attention in the lead up to the championships.
City of Coventry also invited BBC Midlands Today to join one of their training sessions in the run up to the British Championships. Their piece gave a lovely insight to the players and the sport; they also featured on Free Radio Coventry & Warwickshire.
London Winter League
Congratulations to Watford Water Polo Under 18’s team who claimed the delayed London Winter League Cup Final narrowly beating the Enfield team.
Watford Water Polo Under 18’s team
Northampton Under 14 Tournament
Northampton Water Polo club ran it’s first ever Under 14 tournament on 20th May. Six teams took part in the competition with Worcester coming out on top after winning all five of their games, Congratulations!
Manchester & District Mini Polo Tournament
Congratulations to the Tyldesley Water Polo Club’s Under 12 team who were victorious in all four of their games to become the 2017 Champions at the M&D mini polo tournament this year. Izzy Robb was voted Player of the Tournament by the M&D President Bob Bolton.
Tyldesley Water Polo Club’s U12 team
The runners up at the same tournament were Radcliffe Water Polo Club.
Radcliffe Water Polo Club
Bridgefield Water Polo club team took the bronze position. Special congratulations to Lucy White who was the team’s top scorer.
Bridgefield Water Polo club U13 team
Northern League Championship
Shout out to the Bridgefield U14 team who won the gold medal in the Northern League Championship.
Bridgefield U14 team
Common training
Great to see City of Manchester and Hucknall Water Polo Clubs joining up for a shared training day. Great to see two team come together for an intense training session and a good time was had by all!
Castleford Water Polo Club
Castleford Water Polo Club are looking for clubs to play some friendly matches with in preparation for the upcoming season. They are happy to travel or give up pool time. If you are interested please contact them @CasWaterPolo1.
Players needed
Players are needed for a Water Polo coaching course at New Hall School, Chelmsford, on 10th and 11th June. The players will be helping during practical sessions on the course so that the coaches have players to work with. Players from all of the region’s affiliated water polo clubs are welcome to come, any age or ability, FREE of charge. For more details, including times of pool sessions, and a parent/guardian permission form, please contact the organisers at http://www.eastswimming.org/index.php/water-polo/water-polo-news/1278-players-needed-for-free-water-polo-sessions
Barcelona Water Polo Camps
Are you interested in improving your water polo skills and Spanish at the same time? GB Olympian Ciara Gibson is running a series of summer camps with Quim Colet, the Olympic Spanish Men’s coach for London 2012 and Beijing 2008. Ciara was part of the GB Olympic Team in 2012. She plays with Mataro in Barcelona with whom she has enjoyed considerable success including winning the LEN Women’s Euro Cup. For further information on this great opportunity please use the contact details contained in the flier.
City of Sheffield Club Development Tournament for 2004 and under
City of Sheffield WPC is running a tournament on Sunday 11 June 2017 at Ponds Forge, Sheffield. Details are set out below. For further information please contact gabby.polomonsters@hotmail.com
And finally ….
After the success of the British Championships Cheltenham Water Polo Club is running “Try Water Polo” taster sessions for Key Stage 2 pupils during the summer holidays. The sessions will take place at the fantastic Sandford Park Lido. Further information is set out in the poster below.
We hope you find this report of interest. We aim to showcase what has been going on in English Water Polo clubs over the last month and flag up forthcoming events. If you have any news that you would like to share about your club please contact me at ah@waterpoloengland.org.
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Marissa says:
Our 14 yr old plays with London Otters and competes in NAGS and with London regional. She is looking for a summer camp to improve her Spanish as well as her water polo skills. Please pass on any information on quality programs in Spain. She is advanced in Spanish so we would like as many opportunities for her to speak in Spanish . We are looking for either day or board ing camps.
Thank you-
cheerychris says:
Hello Marissa
Apologies for the delay in replying to you on this. From time to time we are sent deails of camps abroad and in particular BIWPA are proactive in contacting us with information about camps in Barcelona which may meet your needs. I am sure you are familiar with the organisation but if not then we suggest having a look at http://www.biwpa.com/en/waterpolo-campus. We hope that this is helpful
Kind regards
Chris & Andy
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Our 14 yr old plays with London Otters and competes in NAGS and with London regional. She is looking for a summer camp to improve her Spanish as well as her water polo skills. Please pass on any information on quality programs in Spain. She is advanced in Spanish so we would like as many opportunities for her to speak in Spanish . We are looking for either day or board ing camps.
Thank you
Hello Marissa
Apologies for the delay in replying to you on this. From time to time we are sent deails of camps abroad and in particular BIWPA are proactive in contacting us with information about camps in Barcelona which may meet your needs. I am sure you are familiar with the organisation but if not then we suggest having a look at http://www.biwpa.com/en/waterpolo-campus. We hope that this is helpful
Kind regards
Chris & Andy