The British Water Polo League
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The British Water Polo League is the UK's premier league competition involving all the leading clubs from England, Scotland and Wales - and featuring nine divisions and 65 men's and women's teams. Keep up with all the latest news and results on the blog.
The British Water Polo League
1w ago
A back-hand goal 45 seconds from the end by Tamir Avital earned Polytechnic an 8-7 victory over Cheltenham in a closely-fought men's Division 1 clash at Aldershot today.Cheltenham had battled superbly in the third quarter to level at 6-6 after trailing 6-4.Matt Helps restored the Poly lead only for Harrison Walsh to score again for Cheltenham 1.06 from the end. A penalty shoot-out loomed until Avital, heavily marked in front of goal, somehow squeezed in the winner.City of Manchester ended Pengui ..read more
The British Water Polo League
1w ago
There's nothing like starting the weekend with a bang! And there was much to send the pulse racing in the men's Division 1 programme at Aldershot as the joint leaders and arch rivals, Polytechnic and Penguin, clashed in the first match of the day.The early initiative came from Poly, 3-1 up and playing well. They led 5-3 after two periods as Tim Rezelman scored with a lob from wide out and Caleb Simpson claimed the second of his five goals with a powerful shot from distance.The third period saw ..read more
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1w ago
Welsh Wanderers head to Aldershot this weekend for two more matches in men’s Division 1 at the start of a particularly hectic programme for many of the players.From 1-3 November, Wanderers will be in Malta for the first round of the LEN Challenger Cup – the first Welsh team to sample European competition since the glory days of Maindee Olympic, who were triple champions of the National League, precursor of BWPL, in the early 1980s.After Malta, ten Wanderers players - Jack Sanders, M ..read more
The British Water Polo League
1w ago
Champions City of Manchester defeated Liverpool Lizards 11-5 at Eton College to maintain their 100 per cent record in women’s Division 1. Rosie Huck and Brooke Tafazolli both registered hat-tricks and there were two goals for Katy Cutler.Sheffield Sharks also have maximum points, Anna Miller (Photo below: Trevor Hyde) scoring six in an 18-5 defeat of Tyldesley.Cheltenham picked up their first win, overwhelming Coventry 22-4, but earlier missed out in a dramatic finish against Ott ..read more
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1w ago
Kirkintilloch & Kilsyth remain undefeated in women’s Division 2 – but only after another dramatic final quarter at East Manchester, this time against a gallant Worthing team.On day one, the Scots had beaten Exeter after starting the fourth period trailing by three goals. Against Worthing today, they led 14-10, then 16-12, before being stunned by three goals from Worthing’s Elsie Graves – in the space of just 47 seconds! After that, it was a matter of K&K holding o ..read more
The British Water Polo League
1w ago
Kirkintilloch & Kilsyth looked set for a first defeat of the women’s Division 2 campaign when they trailed 10-7 to Exeter at the start of the final period.The game then underwent total transformation as the Scots scored six times – including two each by Isla MacDonald (pictured) and Elisa Queirolo – to grab a 13-11 win.Later, K & K made it four wins from four, beating Penguin Empeors 19-6. Eugenia Arbus was the star of the show, scoring nine goals.There was more late d ..read more
The British Water Polo League
2w ago
British water polo has suffered a major loss with the death of Grantham’s Jim Caulfield, whose career included founding the former Grantham College academy and coaching England women at the Commonwealth Games. BWPL President Trevor Pledger writes this tribute: “I joined the sixth form as a pupil at Kings School in 1973. Jim was a young PE teacher then and water polo was developing fast as a school sport with full colour blazers awarded for the first time in 1974. With Jim ..read more
The British Water Polo League
2w ago
The League has been engaging with Swim England as it strives to design and implement a “better water polo“ for us all to enjoy.The initial part of this process involves the Federation seeking the views of the water polo community. To this end, a SWOT analysis questionnaire has been created which Swim England encourages all League member clubs and other interested parties to complete and return. See SWOT Analysis Form.Please support this initiative - your chance to tell the Federation ..read more
The British Water Polo League
3w ago
BWPL has received confirmation from Swim England of arrangements for national squad training in the second phase of the season on weekends earmarked for key League events. These are:8/9 February (BWPL Super 5s, men and women): Training for men’s under-18 and under-20 squads. Other squads moved.8/9 March (Men’s Championship 1 and 2 finale): Training for women’s under-18, under-20 and seniors. All male squads moved.5/6 April (BWPL qualification tournaments): All national s ..read more
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1M ago
With the three-year process of shrinking BWPL’s competitions to their current form now complete (leaving three divisions for men, two for women), the League is in a position to accept applications from potential new teams for the 2025/26 season.A reminder that the closing date for applications is 31 December this year (see BWPL Rule 4).Successful applicants would be involved in qualification tournaments at the end of the current season ..read more