June was another busy month. The flagship event was of course the British Water Polo Championships, which took place over the weekend 18/19 June. The venue was the spectacular outdoor Sandford Parks Lido, Cheltenham. Unfortunately the weather wasn’t kind throughout, but it takes more than a bit of rain to dampen the enthusiasm for such a great event! There were 6 teams in each of the men’s and women’s events together with a band of hardy supporters.
Welcome to our June News in which we aim to highlight activity in clubs in England. We are always on the look out for news so if there is something going on in your club please don’t be shy or modest – let us know! Water polo is a fantastic sport and we have a great community. This is an opportunity to showcase what is going on at club level.
May has been another busy month.
We begin this month by reporting that it is with great sadness that we have learned of the death of Pippa Jones. Pippa will have been well known to most of the water polo community, whether as an inspirational player, coach or manager.
To name but a few of her achievements, Pippa was a past-President of the British Water Polo League, a former Great Britain international player who played in 3 European Championships and a World Championship in the 1980s and 1990s,