water polo

noun

: a goal game similar to soccer that is played in water by teams of swimmers using a ball resembling a soccer ball

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Gianna Adams Valhalla Girls water polo With the sophomore in goal, the Norsemen battled into the championship of the San Diego Beaches tournament before falling to San Clemente. —

Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025 Ainsley Swann, Carondelet water polo: The sophomore scored six goals in a 11-6 NorCal Division I first-round victory over Acalanes. —

Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2024 Mater Dei’s girls’ water polo team won the Newport Invitational with a 13-11 overtime win over Orange Lutheran. —

Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025 The current greatest basketball player in the world brings unique passing and ball handling skills from his time as a water polo player. —

Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for water polo