Water Polo NSW

What are our state teams looking forward to most at the 2026 NSC, we hear you ask? 🤔

Well, we’ll tell you! 👀 This morning, we headed over to Sydney Olympic Park to ask the boys, and here’s what they said! 🎤

It’s exactly one month until we fly to Melbourne for the National State Championships and we cannot wait to see all our teams representing NSW 💙✈️

They’ve been working hard in training week in, week out and it’s almost time to put it to the test! 🔥

Bring on the NSC! 🙌

⏳ The countdown is on! National Water Polo Day is almost here!

Saturday 12 September is National Water Polo Day, and we’d love to see water polo clubs across NSW getting involved.

Whether it’s a Come & Try session, a club event, a referee or coaching workshop, or inviting your local community to come along and watch, it’s a great opportunity to showcase our sport and get more people involved.

How is your club getting involved? 👀

If your club is planning something for National Water Polo Day, make sure you register your event with Water Polo Australia so we can see what’s happening across NSW and help spread the word. Register here: waterpoloaustralia.com.au/get-involved/national-water-polo-day/

Let’s get as many clubs as possible involved and give our sport a chance to be seen, tried and celebrated!

NSW athletes are heading to the inaugural World Aquatics Water Polo 4×4 Championships! 🌎

A big congratulations to the NSW athletes selected to represent Australia at the inaugural World Aquatics Water Polo 4×4 Championships in Dubrovnik, Croatia — along with the coaching staff, who are all from NSW.

It’s great to see so much NSW representation in this exciting new format of the game.

Congratulations to everyone selected - we’ll be following along and cheering you on! 💙

WORLD CHAMPIONS! The U18 Australian Women's team have made history winning the U18 World Championships for the very first time. We couldn't be prouder of the whole squad, and in particular our NSW girls who played with tenacity, determination, and enthusiasm. 🌎🏆

Congratulations to Ev, Zara, Keira, Abigail, and Alannah who are all part of our NSW Women's Futures Development Program. 🤽‍♀️

And of course, congratulations to the U18 Assistant Coach Jemma Semmens who will be leading our U17 girls state squad (which Alannah and Ev are a part of) at NSC in a few weeks' time. Jemma has completed the rare feat of winning a World Championship as both a player and a coach, so we are truly honoured to have her. 💙

The wait is over and we are proud to announce the 2026 WPNSW U15 and U17 State Teams💙🤽‍♀️

Congratulations to all athletes selected to represent NSW at this year's National State Championships, taking place in Melbourne next month. This is a fantastic achievement and an exciting opportunity to compete at the highest level of age-group water polo in Australia.

For our athletes, NSC is more than just a tournament. It's a chance to challenge themselves, build connections with teammates, learn from every game, and experience what is means to represent NSW⭐️

We're incredibly proud of everyone selected and can't wait to watch these teams take to the pool and show what they can do!

A special thank you to the coaches, selectors, clubs, families, and support staff, who continue to create opportunities for our athletes to grow and succeed.

Congratulations and good luck Team NSW👏

Get Your Club Into Schools 🏊‍♀️🤽

Looking for a new way to grow your club and get more involved in your local community? Sporting Schools is now open to Years 7–8, in addition to primary schools, creating a great opportunity for water polo clubs to connect with local schools and introduce more students to our sport.

If a local school applies for Sporting Schools funding, Water Polo Australia and Water Polo NSW can link them with their local water polo club to deliver the program, where possible.

This is a great new space for clubs to build relationships with schools, introduce new players to water polo and create a pathway from the school pool to your club.

⏰ Applications close this Friday!
👉 Encourage your local schools to apply and let’s get more water polo happening in schools across NSW.
More info: https://www.ausport.gov.au/schools/schools/funding

Water Polo is now part of Sporting Schools Secondary School program for Year 7 & 8 students 📣

Learn 2 Polo is heading to more schools around the country, giving the next generation a taste of the sport.

Off the back of our Ord Minnett 🥉 and the top 4 finish at the World Cup Finals in Sydney, the timing couldn't be better to get more juniors into the pool. 🙌

📌 Teachers/schools: Funding applications close this Friday 21 August at 5pm AEST!
👉 Apply via Sporting Schools website or email [email protected] to find out more.

Senior Div 2 Winter Metro Grand Finals 🏆

That’s a wrap! Congratulations to all our Grand Final winners and runners-up.

M4–5: 🥇 UTS Balmain | 🥈 Knox
M6: 🥇 UTS Balmain | 🥈 Macquarie University Squids
M7: 🥇 Macquarie University | 🥈 SNB Breakers
W4–5: 🥇 Drummoyne | 🥈 Knox
W6: 🥇 Icebergs | 🥈 Blue Mountains

🎥 Missed the action? Catch the Grand Finals back on our YouTube: www.youtube.com/

📸 Photos from the weekend are available - contact your club for access to the gallery.

Winter Metro Finals start tomorrow! 🏆

Our Division 2 Seniors are first in the pool, with finals action getting underway tomorrow night. 💦

Can’t make it to the pool? We’ll be live streaming the games, so you can follow the action from wherever you are.

📺 Watch live:
11th August 2026 - Ryde
7:15 PM M7 Macquarie University v SNB Breakers: https://youtube.com/live/T9wrt-ZI010?feature=share

8:10 PM M6 UTS Balmain v Macquarie University: https://youtube.com/live/jZa-qbzsNuw?feature=share
9:05 PM M4-5 Knox v UTS Balmain: https://youtube.com/live/_lcVV4sWCN4?feature=share

12th August 2026 - Ryde
7:30 PM W6 Blue Mountains v Icebergs: https://youtube.com/live/eb7uCVhnX1s?feature=share

8:30 PM W4-5 Drummoyne v Knox: https://youtube.com/live/gImapzxdO40?feature=share

Good luck to all teams competing! 👏