Each game and period in Olympic water polo starts with a swim-off, which is a race for the ball in the center of the pool. Players from each team are lined up along their own goal lines and the first ...

you'd probably still fall a bit short of water polo. Water polo is a sport in which pure athleticism and conditioning will do you very little good. The sport takes a unique set of skills and muscle ...

All teams are expected to follow the participation rules in the IM Handbook, which means that the team must be dressed and ready to play (lineup properly recorded) at game time.

Water polo is one of the longest running sports at the games and the men’s competition has been part of the Olympics since ...

Ties are decided by penalty shootout and single-elimination rules apply. The winner of each quarterfinal matchup advances to the semifinal round. Quarterfinal losers play against each other to ...