Welcome to our October Club News in which we try and showcase what clubs in England have been up to over the last month. It is great to see the number of clubs that have been competing in European tournaments as well as development tournaments at home.
Exeter Water Polo club entered their male and female under 19 teams to compete in the 2nd Barcelona International Turbo Cup from 7-10 September. The event was hosted by the Barcelona Water Polo Academy in the very pool that was iconic in the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games.
Welcome to our September news round up for water polo clubs in England. This has been a busy month with many clubs and groups travelling abroad to experience water polo on the continent. As well as clearly having a great time, the squads are gaining valuable experience and insight into how water polo is played abroad and those that have entered competitions have enjoyed well-earned success.
Let’s start with the Crystal Palace water polo Beacon program;
With sadness we mark the passing on July 11th 2017 of Leonard Beatty, well known polo referee and administrator.
Leo was a stalwart of both Yorkshire ASA, having been President on three occasions, and the NE Region of which he was elected President in 1999. Leo officiated and organised referees across the spectrum of polo in England including National Champs and the forerunner of BWPL, the men’s National League, and his commitment to the sport was recognised nationally with multiple awards.