USA Water Polo

ICYMI: On this week’s #CounterAttack @GregMescall spoke with #USAWP Girls Academy Director Ethan Damato on his best advice for participants of this weekend’s @usawpODP . Coach Damato explains what coaches look for in an athlete and how to best prepare yourself for this week’s competition. 🤽🏻‍♀️🇺🇸

On this episode of the #CounterAttack @GregMescall has a Big Conversation with Ethan Damato, USAWP Girls Academy Director to preview the biggest @usawpODP Girls National Championship weekend yet with around 800 athletes competing!

On this week's Counter Attack, @GregMescall previews a HUGE weekend of water polo with the #NationalLeague Week 3 in Los Angeles and the #ODP Girls National Championship in the Tri-Valley area of Northern California. We take a look at some big highlights across the women's collegiate water polo season between @CalWWPolo (# 4) and @WahineWP (# 5), Villanova vs Wagner and Hawaii vs UC Davis! Also including a Big Conversation with Ethan Damato, #USAWP Girls Academy Director to preview the biggest ODP girls weekend yet with over 800 athletes competing! That and more on this week's #CounterAttack !

Grab your water polo besties! 💕 👯‍♀️ 🤽🏻‍♀️ Get ready for ODP Girls National Championships this weekend in Nor Cal! ☀️ 📍 😍 Streaming LIVE on @GameOnLS 💻 #WaterPolo Stats provided by @68_sports

The 2026 USA Water Polo Men's National League season rolls on this weekend with Week 3 action set for three venues in Southern California! * denotes 18u competition # denotes exhibition game MORE: usawaterpolo.org/news/2026/3/19… #USAWPNL #WaterPolo

GET READY FOR NATIONAL LEAGUE WEEK 3️⃣‼️ Hear from Olympian Alex Bowen of NYAC as the #USAWPNL 2026 season continues THIS WEEKEND MARCH 20-22nd in Los Angeles! ☀️🌴🤽🏻‍♂️ Streaming LIVE on @OvernghtMedia 💻 #WaterPolo Stats provided by @68_sports 🧮 FREE ADMISSION 🎟️ For more details and information and visit USAWaterPolo.org

So excited and honored to be playing in the @usawpODP National Championships this weekend in NorCal for the Pacific Southwest Zone. Can’t wait!

Get to Know: USA Women’s Water Polo 🇺🇸 This week: Jordan Raney 👋🏼 Jordan is a 2024 Olympian, a 3x World Champion, and a 2x National Champion at @Stanfordh2opolo and an assistant coach at @HarvardH2OPolo and so much more! 🌲🏆 Learn about her story and follow her water polo journey with USA Women’s Water Polo 🤽🏻‍♀️ #USAWaterPolo #TeamUSA #WaterPolo #Olympics #Stanford

The 2026 Girls @usawpODP National Championships begin this Friday in Tri-Valley, CA! Live streaming of all matches will be available courtesy of @GameOnLS and @68_sports will also provide live scoring of select matches. usawaterpolo.org/news/2026/3/18…

ODP Girls National Championship will definitely make memories this year! 🤽🏻‍♀️💕✌🏼😍 #USAWaterPolo Olympic Development Program GIRLS National CHAMPIONSHIP 🥇 🏆 will take place THIS WEEKEND March 20-22 in Tri Valley, Nor Cal 📍☀️ SHOUT OUT and TAG your #ODP ZONE in the comments! 🗣️ ⬇️ ‼️ LIVE STREAMING & ON DEMAND ON GAME ON LIVE STUDIO 💻 👀 YOUTH + CADET STATS BY @68_sports 🧮 💭

🎉 Happy birthday to our official hype man, @FlavorFlav 🎉 Enjoy your day, Flav! ⏰

Today on the #WaterPoloPassport 🗺️ 🇪🇸 Roemer/Hauschild (@cnmataro) beat Dempsey (@CNECHEYDE) in Spanish showdown 🇮🇹 Allen & #Trieste outlast Ethnikos in #waterpoloECW MORE: usawaterpolo.org/news/2026/3/16… #TeamUSA | #WaterPolo

Today on the #WaterPoloPassport 🗺️ 🇮🇹 Irving & @prorecco defeat @SaveljicNicolas & @TeLiMarPN in Italy 🇬🇷 Weinberg & @acpanathinaikos upend @DaubeHannes in Greece 🇪🇸 Larsen & @CN_Sabadell claim 2nd at Copa del Rey MORE: usawaterpolo.org/news/2026/3/16… #TeamUSA | #WaterPolo

With the month of March being #InternationalWomensMonth our @SeaAirFCU Vault throws it back to October 2003 when Team USA Women’s Water Polo athletes Thalia Munro and Amber Stachowski graced the cover of Sports Illustrated On Campus 📸 before they would embark to the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece 🇬🇷 during their collegiate water polo careers at @UCLAWaterPolo . 🐻 🤽🏻‍♀️ The 2004 USA Women’s Water Polo Olympic team was the second United States Olympic women’s water polo team in history and the second to bring home a medal, taking the bronze back home to the United States. 🥉 🇺🇸 The 2004 team was lead by USA Water Polo Hall of Fame coach Guy Baker and included these two water polo legends, NCAA stars and Team USA Olympians, with USA Water Polo Hall of Famers such as Brenda Villa, Heather Petri, Natalie Golda, Robin Beauregard, Heather Moody, and Kelly Rulon. #TheVault #TeamUSA #Olympics #SportsIllustrated

Congratulations to @TeamUSA at the #WinterOlympics and #WinterParalympics! Next Up: @LA28 We can't wait! #OneForAll #NextUpLA28

ICYMI: On this week’s episode of the #CounterAttack, we give you the highlights of a down to the wire match between #NCAA women’s #waterpolo # 1 Stanford @stanfordh2opolo and # 2 UCLA @uclawaterpolo 🤽🏻‍♀️ catch these highlights as the top teams in the nation faced off in Los Angeles. On Demand coverage by @OvernghtMedia

🎉 Happy birthday to Women's National Team athlete, Julia Bonaguidi 🎉 Have a terrific day, Julia!

ICYMI: This week’s #CounterAttack highlighted some of the plays from each championship game at the Youth, Cadet, and Development level at the ODP Boys National Championships in the San Diego, California area. 🤽🏽‍♂️🇺🇸🤽🏼‍♂️ Congratulations to all of participants, podium placers, coaches and champs! 🏆

Take a look back on the sights and sounds from the ODP Boys National Championships in the San Diego, CA area this past weekend! 👀 🎥 Highlighting the youth, cadet and development age group levels of water polo zones across the country. 🤽🏽‍♂️🇺🇸🤽🏼‍♂️