The United States women’s national team in water polo will try for its 13th title and fifth in a row at the FINA Intercontinental Cup in Perth (AUS) this week.
Under head coach Adam Krikorian, the U.S. women have been a juggernaut, winning the FINA Water Polo World League women’s title in nine of the past 10 editions, as well as three World Championships and two Olympic gold medals.
In order to get into the World League SuperFinal, the U.S. is in Perth, competing in Group A:
● Group A: United States, New Zealand, China, Japan
● Group B: Australia, Canada, South Africa, Kazakhstan
Pool play began on Tuesday and will continue through Friday, with semifinals on Saturday and the finals on Sunday. The U.S. won its first match, against China, 11-5. Look for results here.
In the men’s tournament, Brazil and the U.S. are not involved as they qualified for the World Championships directly from the tournament in January. So in Perth:
● Group A: Canada, Japan, South Africa, Australia
● Group B: China, Argentina, New Zealand, Kazakhstan
Pool play continues through Friday; the semis and finals are on the weekend. Look for results here.
The men’s Super Final is in Belgrade (SRB) from 18-23 June, with the women’s in Budapest (HUN) from 4-7 June.
