Welcome to our November Water Polo News. It has been another busy month with many teams involved in BWPL action as well as other tournaments and competitions. We do our best to capture as many events as we can but if your club is involved in an event or special project do let us know (see details at the end).
City of Manchester Men’s First Team made an impressive start to the defence of their BWPL Division I title beating last year’s runners up,
Welcome to our October edition of Water Polo News. It has been another busy month with teams cramming in some last-minute pre-season training and the start of the BWPL. We look on enviously at those clubs that have combined pre-season training with trips abroad.
At the beginning of September, Tyldesley took their women’s team to Malta to train with local club Silema Arkadia. The squad were put through their paces in the amazing outdoor facilities in the seaside resort of St Julian’s.
It is with great sadness that we learned of the death of Gordon Dacre in August.
Gordon was a water polo legend in the North West and beyond. His playing career was with Everton, a club which featured in the top division of the former men’s National League from 1972 to 1986. He then retired from playing to concentrate on coaching for his beloved Liverpool City Water Polo Club where he developed many fine players including a number of Olympians.