Water Polo - Fun Facts
- Women’s water polo made its Olympic debut in the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000.
- Water polo players swim up to one and a half miles during the course of a water polo game.
- The water polo ball is the size and weight of a #5 soccer ball and is thrown at speeds of up to sixty miles per hour.
- The USA Water Polo Women’s National team has won a medal in each Olympic water polo competition to date, silver in 2000, bronze in 2004.
- Women’s water polo became a NCAA championship sport in 2001 with the University of California Los Angeles winning the first title.
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