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The 2024 Women's European Water Polo Championship was the 20th edition of the tournament. It was held in Eindhoven, Netherlands from 5 to 13 January 2024. [1] It was scheduled to be held in Netanya, Israel, But the competition was taken away from Israel for security reasons after the 2023 Israel–Hamas war commenced.
Most titles. Hungary (men's, 13 titles) Netherlands (women's, 6 titles) The European Water Polo Championship is a sport competition for national water polo teams, currently held biannually and organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN), the governing European aquatics federation. There are both men's and women's competitions.
Dates. 24–31 August. Teams. 17 (from 1 confederation) ← Previous. Next →. The 2024 Women's European U-19 Water Polo Championship was the 15th edition of the tournament, held in Zagreb, Croatia from 24 to 31 August 2024. [1] [2] Spain are the two-time defending champions.
Only one water polo player won a gold medal at the World Aquatics Championships and then guided a women's national water polo team to the world title as a head coach. Tamás Faragó of Hungary won a gold medal at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships. Thirty-two years later, he coached the Hungary women's national team to the world title in 2005.
Venue (s) 1 (in 1 host city) Teams. 16 (from 1 confederation) ← Previous. Next →. The 2026 Women's European Water Polo Championship will be the 21st running of the tournament. It will be held in Belgrade, Serbia. [1]
The rules of water polo were originally developed in the mid-nineteenth century in Great Britain by William Wilson, a British journalist, swimming instructor, and coach. [3] [4] Wilson was also the author of The Swimming Instructor, one of the earliest books on swimming. [3] Wilson invented the game while working at the Arlington Baths Club.
The 2022 Women's European Water Polo Championship was the 19th running of the tournament. It was held in the Spaladium Arena in Split, Croatia from 27 August to 10 September 2022. [1] Spain won their third title by defeating Greece in the final, while Italy captured the bronze medal with a win over the Netherlands. [2]
Water polo in Malta. Water polo is one of the most popular sports in Malta, with the level of clubs being quite high. [1] Maltese Water polo is administered by the Aquatic Sports Association of Malta, with a respective section dedicated to this sport. [2] Water polo activities are sponsored by Bank of Valletta. [3]