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Water Polo

• Water Polo is an extremely fierce, competitive and tiring game. It is played over four, eight minute periods.

• Seven players from each team are in the pool at any one time, though each team is made up of 13 players and regular substitutions are common.

• Men's water polo was held at the inaugural World Swimming Championships in Belgrade.

• Women’s water polo was included in the FINA World Championships for the first time in Madrid 1986, with Australia winning the gold medal.

• The 2007 World Championships Water Polo competition also serves as the qualifying tournament for the 2008 Olympics.

Related Pages

• about water polo at the Olympics and Commonwealth Games.
• other Events at the World Champs
• Home page for the FINA World Swimming Championships