| id | Date | Title | |
| 406 | Jun. 22, 2010 | Ontario Water Polo looking for a summer student | Ontario Water Polo is seeking a person less than 25 years of age, for a position this summer |
| 401 | Jan. 25, 2010 | WPC announces 18U (born in 1993+) camp details | WPC is proud to announce the beginning of the selection process for athletes born 1993 and 1994 for the Junior Men’s National Team. |
| 403 | Jan. 25, 2010 | Camp Olympia Summer Water Polo Camp | Olympia Sports Camp, tucked away in the heart of Muskoka, is offering a Water Polo Camp from July 4th - 10th. |
| 405 | Jan. 25, 2010 | OWP Members hosting events | This is to notify all OWP members of a new procedure for hosting events has been sent to us from WPC. |
| 399 | Jan. 21, 2010 | A small town Canadian boy wins Hungarian award | Aaron Feltham started playing water polo in his home town for the Lindsay Blue Devils Water Polo club under the direction of head coach and club founder Paula Fisher. |
| 385 | Jan. 18, 2010 | 2009-10 Quest for Gold Athlete Nominations | OWP is proud to announce the athletes who have been nominated for the 2009-10 Quest For Gold Athlete Assistance. |
| 387 | Jan. 18, 2010 | 2010 Ontario vs Quebec Champions Cup | OWP and FWPQ are proud to announce the final dates and locations for the 2010 Ontario vs Quebec Champions Cup. |
| 393 | Jan. 18, 2010 | Senior Men Nationals dates announced | Water Polo Canada is proud to announce the Senior Men’s National Club Championship will take place at the Claude Robillard Sports Centre May 27-30, 2010 in Montreal, QC as originally announced last summer. |
| 389 | Jan. 15, 2010 | The 2nd Annual Water Polo Masters Festival | The 2nd Annual Water Polo Masters Festival hosted by Water Polo Canada and the Quebec Water Polo Federation will take place in Montreal, QC at the Parc Jean Drapeau Aquatic Centre July 2-4, 2010. |
| 397 | Jan. 14, 2010 | The passing of Gordon 'Dinger' Van Tol | "Former national water polo player was 'class act' in and out of pool".
By Martin Cleary, The Ottawa Citizen January 14, 2010 |
| 391 | Jan. 13, 2010 | Senior women nationals dates announced | The date and location of the Senior Women’s National Club Championship has been confirmed. Water Polo Canada is proud to announce the annual event will take place at the Claude Robillard Sports Centre June 11-13, 2010 In Montreal, QC. |
| 395 | Jan. 11, 2010 | Kingston Water Polo launches website | With the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) and the growing participation levels over the past two years Kingston Water Polo is pleased to direct your attention to Kingston’s newest aquatic sport website, www.waterpolokingston.net |
| 379 | Dec. 14, 2009 | Canada wins bronze medal at Holiday Cup | Canada won the bronze medal on Sunday at the Holiday Cup women’s water polo tournament tying the U.S., 8-8 in a battle between the top-two ranked countries in the world. |
| 381 | Dec. 14, 2009 | Team Cohesion (from SIRC) | Team cohesion is critical, as it can often impact performance. However, this can be difficult as all athletes have different personalities, goals, achievements and athletic ability. (Article from Sport Information Resource Centre) |
| 383 | Dec. 14, 2009 | WPC National club championship reminder | Water Polo Canada would like to remind all of its coaches, Head Coach and Assistant Coach alike, of their necessary coaching certification for the 2010 season. All coaches are required to have successfully completed the Competition- Introduction module of Making Ethical Decisions (MED) - all coaches must be MED “certified”. |
| 373 | Dec. 07, 2009 | Nominate your Coach for Chunky MVC | The Coaching Association of Canada and Campbell’s® Chunky® are recognizing outstanding coaches from across Canada! We know some of the best coaches are coaching Water Polo and deserve to be named an MVC!
Nominations for the Chunky MVC: Most Valuable Coach contest end January 6, 2010. |
| 375 | Dec. 07, 2009 | Canada wins Bronze at Canada Cup | Marina Radu of Pointe-Claire, Que., scored the winning goal with just over a minute remaining in the game to give Canada a 6-5 victory over Italy for the bronze medal on Sunday at the Canada Cup women’s water polo tournament. |
| 377 | Dec. 07, 2009 | It’s Time To Recognize Your Coach! | Its time again to recognize the outstanding contribution your coach has made! The Ontario Coaching Excellence Awards aim to recognize the outstanding achievements and significant contributions coaches have made to both their sport and athletes in Ontario. |
| 365 | Nov. 30, 2009 | Ontario Sport Awards Nominations required | Every year the Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion and the Sport Alliance of Ontario recognize the province’s top athletes, teams, coaches, volunteers and corporate partners |
| 367 | Nov. 30, 2009 | New OWP board elected at 41st AGM | On behalf of Ontario Water Polo Mr. Bruce Youngblud, president, congratulated and thanked outgoing board members Mr. Darren Ablett and Mr. Hurd Stein for their service to OWP. He also expresses his gratitude for outgoing Technical Committee member Mr. David Hart for his long term vision and leadership that David brought to the technical committee. |
| 369 | Nov. 30, 2009 | Ravens and Blues rule the OUA polo pool | The final Ontario University Athletics (OUA) banners of the decade were awarded on Sunday at the Ivor Wynne Centre Pool at McMaster University, as the Carleton Ravens and Toronto Varsity Blues won the women's and men's water polo championships, respectively. |
| 371 | Nov. 30, 2009 | Lets Make Waves | Voting for the Semi-Finals in the Aviva Community Fund contest stsrts December 2nd. Vote for SOS (Sink or SWIM) to keep city of Toronto pools open. |
| 363 | Nov. 25, 2009 | OUA Final Four press release | A month’s worth of determination and hard-fought battles comes down to two days of fierce competition, as McMasterUniversity hosts the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) men’s and women’s water polo championships on Nov. 28 and 29. |
| 359 | Nov. 24, 2009 | Women in sport grant available | The Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS) announced today that it is offering twelve grants of $900 to active girls and women and/or organizations offering sport programs |
| 361 | Nov. 24, 2009 | OUA Water Polo Final Four | The men and women Ontario University Championships will be contested at McMaster University November 28th-29th. |
| 357 | Nov. 16, 2009 | NCCP Community Coaching Course | Ontario Water Polo will be hosting the newly launched NCCP Community Water Polo course in Toronto on Saturday December 12th and 19th. |
| 353 | Nov. 12, 2009 | EXERCISE & BRAINPOWER | The link between exercise and more brainpower: Neuroscientists say parents who want to boost their children's mental performance should encourage kids to hit the road before they hit the books – Nov 7/09 – Globe and Mail by Anne McIlroy |
| 355 | Nov. 12, 2009 | More online resources on H1N1 | New online sport and non-sport resources about the H1N1 flu virus |
| 345 | Nov. 09, 2009 | 2015 Pan Am Games comes to Ontario | Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty today released the following statement regarding Ontario being awarded the 2015 Pan Am Games: |
| 347 | Nov. 09, 2009 | 24th Andrew Watson Memorial results | Thanks to Bob Shaw, the Guelph Water Polo Club and the City of Guelph for hosting and operating the 24th Annual Andrew Watson Memorial Tournament. |
| 349 | Nov. 09, 2009 | Pan Am win opens city's wallet in hard times | Millions of dollars will start to flow quickly to build new swimming pools, other sports venues and affordable housing, thanks to Toronto's decisive first-ballot victory to host the 2015 Pan American Games. |
| 351 | Nov. 08, 2009 | 14 New Regional Referees in Ontario | OWP has an additional 14 new regional Referees. Special thanks to the course conductors Mr. Bill Mackay and Mr. Doriel Terpenka for doing an excellent job in running the course. |
| 339 | Nov. 02, 2009 | Central Region Female Selects to Montreal | On November 20th-22nd the OWP Central Region Selects girls will travel to Montreal to play with the Quebec Provincial team and the Nations Capital NDC during the finals of the Canadian Select League. |
| 341 | Nov. 02, 2009 | Junior National Coach Job Posting | Water Polo Canada is seeking the services of a Head Coach for its Junior Men’s and Women's National Team programs. |
| 343 | Nov. 02, 2009 | H1N1 information from the Coaches Assoc. of Ont. | The Coaches Association of Ontario (CAO) is asking coaches to work together to fight the spread of the H1N1 Flu to help protect players, coaches, parents and administrators. Team staff need to emphasize to players and parents the need for total cooperation in all aspects concerning hygiene, but specifically to the prevention of the transmission of the H1N1 virus. Children should still be encouraged to participate in sport. |
| 337 | Oct. 30, 2009 | 2009-10 Quest for Gold Athlete Assistance | The Quest for Gold – Ontario Athlete Assistance Program 2009/2010 (OAAP) is funded by the Provincial Government of Ontario, through the Ministry of Health Promotion. The Program will provide direct financial assistance to Ontario athletes through an “Ontario Card” designation. |
| 333 | Oct. 29, 2009 | H1N1 FLU VIRUS and PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS | SPORT4ONTARIO has received numerous requests for information on the H1N1 flu virus and pandemic preparedness. We trust you will find the following resources of value. |
| 335 | Oct. 29, 2009 | Fall Water Polo Festival Schedule online | October 30th to November 1st Ontario Water Polo is hosting the Fall Water Polo Festival at the Etobicoke Olympium in Toronto. |
| 325 | Oct. 26, 2009 | WPC announces born in 1995 boys national team | Born in 1995 and younger and they will be eligible to participate in all Camps and Tournaments organized for this age group. |
| 327 | Oct. 26, 2009 | Quest for Gold Athlete Assistance Announcement | OWP will send out to member clubs and update this website on Friday October 30th with the Application and Criteria information for athletes to receive Ontario Quest for Gold Athlete Assistance. |
| 329 | Oct. 26, 2009 | Ontario Sport Awards announced | The Sport Alliance of Ontario have announced their 2009 Sport Awards criteria and nominations procedures. Deadline is January 11th, 2009 |
| 323 | Oct. 20, 2009 | Central Region Selects Athletes | The list of athletes identified and invited to participate with the Central Region Selects has been announced. |
| 317 | Oct. 19, 2009 | Fall Water Polo Festival Information | The successful Age Group Water Polo Festivals has been brought into the fall with this years event coming back to the Etobicoke Olympium in Toronto October 30th to November 1st. |
| 321 | Oct. 19, 2009 | NEW FINA RULES 2009-2013 | New FINA rules have been posted online at: |
| 319 | Oct. 14, 2009 | Club events and tournament information packages | Please find the entry information for the following OWP and FWPQ events:
KW 14U Classic, Phil MacLachlin Memorial (London HS boys and girls), DDO Autumn Classic (18U women), Hull Invitational (14U coed), CAMO Invitational (18U men) Laval Invitational (16U boys) |
| 309 | Sep. 23, 2009 | Toronto School pools update | Unfair Advantage: Poorer areas can't rescue schools: Most schools spared the axe have ways of raising extra cash for swimming - Sep. 23/09, Toronto Star by Kristin Rushowy, Education Reporter. |
| 311 | Sep. 23, 2009 | Updated OWP Event Calendar | Please find the latest updates on the OWP Event Calendar as of September 23rd. |
| 313 | Sep. 23, 2009 | Destination Guelph Chosen to host 2010 Ontario c | TORONTO: (September 22, 2009).
Entering into its fourth year, the Ontario Coaches Conference will incorporate the Time is Now theme and bring together great expert speakers and close to 300 coaches for a weekend of learning, networking and celebration from February 26-28, 2010 in Guelph, Ontario. |
| 315 | Sep. 23, 2009 | 2015 Pan Am Games update | More on the 2015 Pan American games bid and the Evaluation visit fron the Evaluation committee |
| 331 | Sep. 18, 2009 | 41st Ontario Water Polo AGM | This is to serve as the 1st notice of the Ontario Water Polo Association Incorporated 41st Annual General Meeting. |
| 307 | Aug. 29, 2009 | Canadian Juniors end world champs with a win | Our Canadian junior men finished the world championships with a 2-3-2 (w-l-t) record for an hard luck 11th place finish. |
| 305 | Aug. 28, 2009 | GM Canada and the CAC coaching grants | The Coaching Association of Canada is now accepting applications for the next wave of GM’s Making Dreams Possible Club Coaching Grants with the deadline of applications being September 21, 2009 |
| 303 | Aug. 13, 2009 | Team Canada loses in quarter finals | Canadian Water Polo Women Come Up Short Against the Netherlands at the Junior World Championships |
| 299 | Aug. 09, 2009 | McIlveen scores twice for Canada | Sarah McIlveen (York Mavericks) scored twice in Canada's first game victory over Germany at the 2009 Junior Women's Water Polo Championship being played in Russia. Sarah is joined by Nikola Colterjohn (Hamilton) and Rebekka Steenhammer (Ottawa) at these championships. |
| 301 | Aug. 07, 2009 | 2008 Ontario Summer Games Coach awarded | In 2008 Krystina Alogbo was coaching at the Ontario Summer Games in Ottawa. In 2009 she is one of the top women's water polo player in the world. |
| 297 | Jul. 08, 2009 | Canadian women advance to Semi finals at FISU | The Canadian women's water polo team finally put together a full 32-minute effort when it mattered most, overcoming an early deficit to make some history and defeat Australia 10-8 in their quarterfinal at the Summer Universiade. |
| 295 | Jul. 06, 2009 | Masters Water Polo Festival | Under the beautiful sunny skies of Montreal, QC, at the site of the 2005 FINA World Aquatic Championships (Parc Jean Drapeau), 4 teams gathered to celebrate water polo at the 1st ever Water Polo Canada International Masters Water Polo Festival. Teams from Calgary, Hamilton, York, and Montreal (CAMO) competed this past weekend (July 4-5) in a 30+ male category |
| 293 | Jun. 25, 2009 | Can You Get Fit in Six Minutes a Week? | A few years ago, researchers at the National Institute of Health and Nutrition in Japan put rats through a series of swim tests with surprising results. |
| 291 | Jun. 15, 2009 | Canadian women win Silver at FINA League | The Canadian women came up a little short today at the World League Super Final in Kirishi, Russia and will be bringing home the silver medal. The final score in the game was 9-6 in favour of the USA. This was Canada’s best finish ever in World League competition. |
| 289 | Jun. 14, 2009 | Team Ontario training schedules | All athletes (and parents) involved in the Team Ontario two centralized summer programs are reminded of the training hours starting June 29th. |
| 283 | Jun. 11, 2009 | 16U Men’s National Team Announcement | Due to many challenges that WPC has faced regarding the announcement of the program. The men's national team has decided to cancel their participation at 16U Pan American Games as well as the planned joint training with USA National Team for this summer, |
| 287 | Jun. 11, 2009 | Report on Canada’s High Performance Coaches | The working conditions for Canada's high performance coaches
are less than ideal given the significant time commitment, the heavy workload required, and the salaries received by coaches of the country's top athletes |
| 285 | Jun. 10, 2009 | Regional Expansion Projects | Member clubs and affiliates are encouraged to partner with OWP in order to increase participation in Water Polo across Ontario. |
| 281 | Jun. 09, 2009 | Road to Excellence and Own the Podium realign | Canada’s summer and winter national sport organizations will be united in their quest for more international medals under the name Own the Podium, the organization’s steering committee, announced on Monday. |
| 277 | Jun. 05, 2009 | ‘Making it Happen’ televised auction | 400 incredible items are up for bidding in Shaw’s second ‘Making it Happen’ televised auction to support CAN Fund! |
| 279 | Jun. 04, 2009 | Ontario Harmonized Sales Tax impact Sport + Rec | In the 2009 Ontario Budget, Finance Minister Duncan announced tax reforms in Ontario that would include a new blending of the current Ontario Retail Sales Tax (RST at 8%) and the federal Goods and Services Tax (GST at 5%). |
| 275 | May. 19, 2009 | Post-Workout Sports Drink? Try Cereal and Milk. | Athletes may get the same post-workout boost from a bowl of cereal as they might expect from a sports drink, researchers found. |
| 276 | May. 19, 2009 | Call for Nominations: Jack Donohue Award & Sheil | Coaches of Canada recognizes a coach who exemplifies the great qualities that made Jack Donohue the legendary coach he was. These qualities include honesty, integrity, a positive attitude, competitiveness, a love of the sport, and that it is about more than just wins and losses. |
| 274 | May. 18, 2009 | OWP 2009-10 Planning meeting | OWP would like to invite all member clubs and affiliate members to the 2009-10 Planning meeting on Saturday June 6th at the Sport Alliance of Ontario building in Toronto. |
| 273 | May. 14, 2009 | Masters Water Polo on Facebook | In hopes of expanding Masters Water Polo athletes and opportunities for OWP members we have created a Facebook page.
The next event is July 3rd - 5th in Montreal. |
| 272 | May. 12, 2009 | 2009 - 10 Event calendar and bid applications | OWP is proud to announce the 2009-10 event calendar and application process to host the club championships and other OWP operated events. |
| 271 | May. 11, 2009 | Mavericks and Titans win gold at 14U | With the final game being played in front of a crowd of over 200 specators the athletes in the water kept them on the edge of their seats as both championship games went into Overtime. |
| 269 | May. 09, 2009 | 14U club champs news and notes | The Ottawa Titans and York Mavericks meet in the 2nd vs 3rd 14U girls semi final with Hamilton and OWP Unattached playing in the 1st vs 4th game.
Ottawa, York and Guelph are competing for entry into the gold medal boys match. |
| 270 | Apr. 29, 2009 | 18U OWP 'AA' Open May 29th-31st in Ottawa | The AA 18U OWP event to be held in Ottawa at the Nepean Pool May 29th-31st has been cancelled due to low tournament registration. |
| 268 | Apr. 17, 2009 | OWP High School Festival, April 24th - 26th | Seventeen teams, Forty Games, Twelve hours of Athletes clinics and much more will make the Etobicoke Olympium a loud and exciting place to be on the April 24th - 26th weekend. |
| 267 | Apr. 09, 2009 | Ontario vs Quebec Champions Cup | OWP received an email from the Quebec Water Polo Federation pulling out of the 16U Ontario vs. Quebec Champions Cup.
OWP will be hosting an Ontario High School Water Polo Festival April 24th- 26th at the Etobicoke Olympium. |
| 266 | Mar. 02, 2009 | London coach recognized by the CAO | The Coaches Association of Ontario (CAO) celebrated nine outstanding coaches from all levels of sport at the 2009 Coaching Excellence. Ray Lumsden of the London Eclipse was selected in the Grassroots/recreation category. |
| 264 | Feb. 11, 2009 | Ottawa Titans employment opportunity | The Ottawa Titans Water Polo Association seeks applications for the position of Competitive Program Manager for the remainder of the 2008-2009 competitive season (23 Feb – 28 August 2009). |
| 263 | Feb. 03, 2009 | 2015 PAN AM GAMES - News and Articles | The growth of Water Polo and sport in Ontario and across Canada will be greatly enhanced with the Pan American Games coming to the GTA in 2015. |
| 262 | Jan. 29, 2009 | AthletesCan comments on the Federal Budget | AthletesCAN praises the federal government’s financial commitment to securing a healthier future for Canadian sport. |
| 260 | Jan. 25, 2009 | Central Ontario Summer women announcement | Ontario Water Polo would like to congratulate the following athletes who have been selected to participate in the Central Ontario Centralization program (June 29th- July 17th) and Team Ontario International tour (July 17th – August 1st) |
| 261 | Jan. 25, 2009 | Central Ontario Summer men announcement | Ontario Water Polo would like to congratulate the following athletes who have been selected to participate in the Central Ontario Centralization program (June 29th- July 17th) and Team Ontario International tour (July 17th – August 1st) |
| 257 | Jan. 16, 2009 | “Camp Olympia” and OWP ‘Road to Excellence' | We are proud to announce that the Water Polo program at Camp Olympia June 28th- July 4th will be part of the first step on the ‘Road to Excellence’. |
| 258 | Jan. 16, 2009 | 2008-09 Quest for Gold Athlete Nominations | OWP is proud to announce the athletes who have met the criteria, applied for and have been nominated to receive the Quest for Gold Ontario Cards. |
| 259 | Jan. 16, 2009 | 'AA' OWP Open, Nepean May 29th-31st | Many athletes/teams who might not be ready for, choose not to attend or have a team capable of competing at a Canadian National Championships have been looking for events later in the polo season. We hope that by hosting this event we have provided an opportunity for these athletes to compete in our great sport! |
| 256 | Jan. 15, 2009 | Eastern Ontario Summer Men's announcement | Ontario Water Polo would like to congratulate the following athletes who have been selected to participate in the Male Eastern Ontario Centralization program (June 29th- July 17th) and Team Ontario International tour (July 17th – August 1st) |
| 255 | Jan. 15, 2009 | Eastern Ontario Summer women announcement | Ontario Water Polo would like to congratulate the following athletes who have been selected to participate in the Eastern Ontario Centralization program (June 29th- July 17th) and Team Ontario International tour (July 17th – August 1st) |
| 253 | Jan. 09, 2009 | National Club Championships | Please find an open letter from Water Polo Canada concerning the 2009 Canadian National Championships |
| 254 | Jan. 09, 2009 | Team Ontario Summer Update | The Team Ontario Summer of 2009 International tour plans have started.... |
| 252 | Jan. 05, 2009 | Ontario Club Championships information | The OWP Club Championship handbook is available online at www.ontariowaterpolo.ca |
| 251 | Dec. 22, 2008 | Team Ontario Summer Announcement | OWP has received many applications to be part of the Summer of 2009 Team Ontario program. |
| 250 | Dec. 11, 2008 | Adult Fitness Tax Credit | The federal government would save $2.5 billion over the next 21 years by extending the benefits of the current Children’s Fitness Tax Credit program to adults, according to Dave Hardy, President of the Fitness Industry Council of Canada |
| 248 | Dec. 06, 2008 | Time to recgnize your coach!!! | The Ontario Coaching Excellence Awards aim to recognize the outstanding achievements and significant contributions coaches have made to both their sport and athletes in Ontario.T here are five categories of awards which refer to the type of athlete the coach is primarily responsible for. In each category both males and female coaches will be recognized. |
| 249 | Dec. 06, 2008 | Coaching Grants from the CAC and GM | The Coaching Association of Canada is pleased to announce that the General Motors Making Dreams Possible club coaching grant and high performance coach grant applications are now back online! |
| 247 | Nov. 27, 2008 | Golden Horseshoe vs NDC Ottawa | The game times of the Golden Horseshoe men team vs the National Development Centre (ottawa) have been announced. |
| 245 | Nov. 26, 2008 | Ontario Water Polo office move | Today is the last day the OWP offices will be located at 1185 Eglinton Avenue east.
The office will be closed from Thursday November 27th to Monday December 1st. |
| 246 | Nov. 26, 2008 | Nominate your coach for the Chunky M.V.Coach | Campbell's® Chunky® and the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) announced today the launch of the Chunky MVC: Most Valuable Coach |
| 242 | Nov. 24, 2008 | OUA Water Polo All-Stars | Ontario University Athletics (OUA) is pleased to announce the 2008 men's and women's water polo All-Star teams and Coaches of the Year |
| 243 | Nov. 24, 2008 | 2009 Team Ontario Announcement | Ontario Water Polo is proud to announce the program for the 2009 Team Ontario and the Summer Centralization programs |
| 244 | Nov. 24, 2008 | Team Ontario Coaches and manager positions | OWP is looking for coaches and managers to lead the 2009 Team Ontario Summer programs |
| 240 | Nov. 06, 2008 | Canadian Sport For Life - Enews | The Canadian Sport for Life e-news, sharing ideas of the Canadian Sport for Life movement - the successes, the challenges and the way forward. Canadian Sport for Life is a movement to change the role of sport in Canadian society from a pursuit by few to an important part of everyone's life by promoting each child's healthy and logical development in a sport or physical activity by using the Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) framework. |
| 241 | Nov. 06, 2008 | What Sport Can Do - The True Sport Report | The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport commissioned the 'What Sport Can Do' report on behalf of the True Sport movement – Canada’s national movement for sport and community |
| 239 | Oct. 31, 2008 | Quest for Gold 2008-09 Athlete Assistance | The OWP board of directors and the Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion are happy to announce the 2008-09 Quest for Gold Athlete Assistance program. |
| 238 | Oct. 14, 2008 | Golden Horseshoe National Perormance Centre | The Canadian Women’s Water Program is pleased to announce the formation of the Golden Horseshoe of Ontario Performance Center beginning Saturday October 18th 2008 |
| 237 | Oct. 10, 2008 | Toronto 2015 Pan Am Bid Web site Live | Following on the heels of last week's successful launch event, the Toronto 2015 Pan American (Pan Am) Games Bid web site went live today. |
| 236 | Oct. 07, 2008 | Power of Sport Campaign - 7 Days to go | Hello friends of sport,
With about one week to go, we want to share with you many of the ways that your power of sport campaign is making a difference. |
| 235 | Oct. 03, 2008 | OUA WATER POLO BEGINS ON SATURDAY | The Carleton Ravens begin defence of both their men’s and women’s Ontario University Athletics (OUA) water polo titles this Saturday against the Toronto Varsity Blues in neutral water. |
| 234 | Sep. 09, 2008 | Youth Sport vs Youth Crime | Versions of an evidence-based paper that positions organized sport as an effective intervention for reducing youth crime. (in english and French) |
| 233 | Sep. 08, 2008 | Nation’s Capital Performance Center | The Canadian Womens Water Program is pleased to announce the athletes listed below have been identified and selected to be part of the Nation’s Capital Performance Center beginning October 1st, 2008 |
| 232 | Sep. 04, 2008 | WPC announces new Executive Director | IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT TO WATER POLO CANADA’S MEMBERSHIP, ATHLETES, NATIONAL TEAM COACHES, REFEREES AND FUNDING PARTNERS FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF WPC. |
| 231 | Sep. 02, 2008 | TEAM ONTARIO U18 MEN TAKE TURBO CUP | Hungary...a land of contrasts ; from the small town atmosphere of Eger and Szentes to the hustle and bustle of the city of Budapest. |
| 229 | Aug. 08, 2008 | 2015 Pan Am Games Bid receives Federal support | The Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario have agreed to partner in supporting the Greater Golden Horseshoe Area’s bid for the 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games. |
| 230 | Aug. 08, 2008 | Team Ontario Women Report | The summer began in a slightly different way for the Team Ontario girls this year. The girls came from five different clubs from around the province, and they had to come together so quickly as a team in order to be ready to compete in the Olympic Hopefuls international youth tournament. |
| 228 | Aug. 01, 2008 | Team Canada 17U women takes Pan AM Gold | The 17U Canadian National team won the Pan American chapionships in Sao Paulo Brazil with a 13-7 victory over the USA squad. |
| 225 | Jun. 30, 2008 | OWP and FWPQ announce Champions Cup | Ontario Water Polo and the Federation of Water Polo Quebec have formed a new level of competitions for our members to prepare our Club teams, athletes, coaches and officials for the National Club Championships. For the 2009 championship season we will host an event for the top 18U men and women and 16U boys and girls club teams from each province. |
| 226 | Jun. 30, 2008 | FWPQ and OWP announce new HP League | Ontario Water Polo and the Federation of Water Polo Quebec have formed a new level of competition for our members to better prepare our top athletes, coaches and officials for the demands and intensity of international competition. |
| 227 | Jun. 30, 2008 | Team Ontario 2008-09 plan | OWP is announcing the Team Ontario Program for the 2008-09 program year. |
| 220 | May. 25, 2008 | TEAM ONTARIO WOMEN UPDATE | Dear Athletes and Parents,
We have just been informed that the Croatian 18+U National team will no longer be hosting us before the Olympic Hopefuls Tournament that we are attending in the Czech Republic, so we are currently seeking training and competing opportunities in another country before the tournament.
As information becomes available, we will let you know.
Thanks,
~ The women's Ontario coaching staff |
| 221 | May. 25, 2008 | Alternative Medicine | Do you or your athlete have an injury that just seems to keep lingering? Think you have tried everything the doctor ordered? What if there was an alternative? Athletes and coaches are trying alternative methods such as massage therapy, acupuncture and yoga to help prevent or overcome injuries and gain that competitive advantage. |
| 224 | May. 24, 2008 | Roy Gunell honoured | Sports Officials Canada announced the winners of its' annual officiating awards. This years' male honouree comes from the sport of Water Polo. Roy Gunell ( Hamilton , ON ) has been officiating for 37 years and continues to officiate at the Provincial & National Championship levels. |
| 223 | May. 23, 2008 | Canadian Olympic newsletter | Former Canadian Olympian and Olympic head coach David Hart has seen it all in his 43 years of involvement in water polo, and the legend weighs in on Canada's qualification, reflects on his former glory days, |
| 222 | May. 12, 2008 | Ontario wins Gold and Bronze at 18U men national | The Ottawa Titans won the 18U men Canadian club championships with a 13-6 victory over the CAMO club in the gold medal game. |
| 217 | May. 05, 2008 | OSG - 2nd round selection process announced | Any OWP member coach or club head coach can now nominate their athletes for the 2008 Ontario Summer Games. |
| 218 | May. 02, 2008 | OSG notice to athletes and call for volunteers | More plans and announcements for the 2008 OSG that will be played at the Nepean Sportsplex in August. PLUS THE FIRST CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS |
| 216 | May. 01, 2008 | Ontario Summer Games athlete selections | OWP is proud to announce the first wave of selections for the 2008 Ontario Summer Games. |
| 215 | Apr. 24, 2008 | Rich kids swim, poor kids sink | She learned to swim in Lake Superior at age 6, but not all kids can go to the cottage or summer camp. Margaret Atwood dives into the school pool debate, declaring that physical activity is not a frill |
| 213 | Apr. 22, 2008 | ABCs of Nutrition | Nutrition is very important for an athlete. Knowing what to eat and when to eat it is essential. Your body requires different foods when gearing up for a competition compared to when it is cooling down after one. |
| 219 | Apr. 21, 2008 | Titans rule the Etobicoke Pool | The Ottawa Titans won the 18U men and the 16U women Ontario club championships at the Etobicoke Olympium. |
| 214 | Apr. 14, 2008 | Titans reclaim 16U boys title | After finishing third in 2007 the Ottawa Titans reclaimed the gold medal in 2008. Prior to the championships, the Titans were heavily favoured to win the 16U boys championships played at the Canada Games Pool in London |
| 212 | Apr. 11, 2008 | TORONTO SCHOOL POOL CLOSURES WILL DRAIN ACCESS | Leaders in health promotion and recreation are dismayed by the Toronto District School Board’s (TDSB) decision to close swimming pools across the city. Twenty-three pools in elementary and secondary schools will be closed in June 2008, followed by a proposal to decommission another 16 in June 2009. |
| 210 | Apr. 09, 2008 | Ottawa High School Finals | Colonel By Secondary School defeated Canterbury High School in the best two or three high school championships last night at Carleton University. |
| 211 | Apr. 09, 2008 | Ethics Count with NHL Coach Mike Babcock | Ask anyone who follows the National Hockey League (NHL) who the league’s top coach is and nine times out of 10 the reply is, “Mike Babcock, of course.” In only six years in the NHL, the Detroit Red Wing head coach has compiled an impressive win-loss record, |
| 209 | Apr. 02, 2008 | Titans win 18U women championships | Kasia Hart led the Ottawa Titans to their first championship of the 2008 season at McMaster University. |
| 208 | Feb. 02, 2008 | Overkill Launches the OWP Merchandise | Overkill Clothing, www.overkill.ca , will serve as the Official Merchandiser of the 2008 Ontario Water Polo (OWP) club championships. |
| 207 | Jan. 31, 2008 | Building the Technical Foundation | OWP is proud to announce the 'Technical Foundation' tournament that will run at the Etobicoke Olympium March 1st and 2nd. |
| 206 | Jan. 30, 2008 | Doriel Terpenka selected to ref at Olympic Quals | Doriel Terpenka of Kitchener has been selected to be the Canadian referee at the Olympic men's qualification tournament in Oradea, Romania. |
| 204 | Jan. 29, 2008 | 2008 Team Ontario Women announcement | Congratulations to the athletes who have been selected to the 2008 Women's Ontario Team. |
| 205 | Jan. 29, 2008 | 2008 Team Ontario Men announcement | Congratulations to the athletes who have been selected to the 2008 Men's Ontario Team. |
| 203 | Jan. 28, 2008 | Countdown to Beijing | Countdown to Beijing, a new show starting up on CBC tonight (Monday, January 28) called. It airs at 7:30 p.m. EST on Mondays. |
| 201 | Jan. 25, 2008 | National Championships information | Water Polo Canada has released the 2008 NCCH Handbook.
Important information for OWP member clubs wanting to enter. |
| 202 | Jan. 25, 2008 | Quest for Gold 2007-08 Athlete Selections | OWP is proud to announce the athletes who have met the criteria and applied for the Quest for Gold Ontario Cards. |
| 200 | Jan. 23, 2008 | Ontario Coaches conference February 22nd - 24th | The Coaches Association of Ontario with the generous support of the Ontario Government will be hosting the 2008 Ontario Coaches Conference in Mississauga. |
| 194 | Jan. 22, 2008 | 2008 Olympic Qualification Draws announced | The path for our Canadian men and women to the Beijing Olympics was made clear today as FINA announced the draws for the 2008 Olympic Qualification tournaments.
REVISED - the top 4 countries at these event will qualify. |
| 199 | Jan. 22, 2008 | Ontario Sport Awards applications due Jan 31st | Nominate your team, an athlete, your coach or the volunteers and corporate partners that make our sport run. |
| 196 | Jan. 21, 2008 | GM and the CAC 'Making Dreams Possible' | Enhancing the experience of our Canadian athletes by providing them with coaching excellence from the grassroots all the way up to our elite athletes is an important step for Canadian Sport, |
| 197 | Jan. 19, 2008 | 6 Ontario women named to the 1991 National team | Six OWP women athletes have been named to the born in 1991 + national team program. |
| 195 | Jan. 18, 2008 | Ontario Sport awards | The Provincial Sports Awards program is an excellent opportunity to recognize those individuals who are so important to our sport. |
| 198 | Jan. 11, 2008 | 6 Ontario men selected to the top 18 | Six of the top OWP players born in 1991 boys have been selected to the national team. |
| 193 | Jan. 08, 2008 | Kasia Hart Is Carleton's Women Of Influence. | Jennifer Brenning, Director of Recreation & Athletics is pleased to announce Kasia Hart, Women’s Water Polo, is Carleton University’s 5th recipient of the OUA Women of Influence Award. |
| 192 | Dec. 20, 2007 | It’s time to recognize your Coach! | The CAO Coaching Excellence Awards aim to recognize the outstanding achievements and significant contributions coaches have made to both their sport and athletes in Ontario. |
| 191 | Dec. 10, 2007 | On your mark for Pan Am bid | Communities around Ontario's Golden Horseshoe have a golden opportunity to host thousands of international athletes while improving local sports facilities |
| 190 | Dec. 03, 2007 | Ontario Summer Games applications extended | The athlete applications for the 2008 Ontario Summer games has been extended to Wednesday December 12th, 2007. |
| 188 | Nov. 29, 2007 | CALL FOR YOUTH LEADERSHIP FACILITATORS | In response to public demand for leadership workshops targeted to a younger audience, CAAWS has recently developed a youth leadership workshop designed for girls and young women (ages 15-20) |
| 189 | Nov. 29, 2007 | THe November Newsletter from SIRC | Parents play an important role in their child’s life, including sports. A parent’s responsibility is to encourage and support their child to ensure their experiences with sport are positive. |
| 187 | Nov. 28, 2007 | Good Coaching nurtures optimal growth | According to research highlights by the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC), good coaching nurtures optimal growth and development of children and fosters the joy of sports. |
| 185 | Nov. 26, 2007 | Carleton sweeps OUA water polo | The Carleton Ravens struck double gold at the 2007 OUA water polo championships, winning both men’s and women’s titles at the University of Toronto Athletic Centre’s Varsity Pool on Sunday afternoon. |
| 184 | Nov. 23, 2007 | OUA announces water polo all-stars | Ontario University Athletics (OUA) is pleased to announce the major award winners and all-stars of men's and women's water polo |
| 183 | Nov. 14, 2007 | 482 votes in the Olympic Women poll | Russia, who have not yet gained a birth to the Olympic tournament received 74% of the votes and Holland who defeated Russia in Russia to gain the European entry gained only 1 vote. |
| 182 | Oct. 17, 2007 | World Masters Water Polo Championships | The Calgary Masters are looking for 3 -5 players born 1968 to 1964 to play in Perth Australia at the World Masters Championships April 2008 |
| 178 | Oct. 12, 2007 | Team Ontario Women's rosters vs Quebec | OWP is proud to Announce the rosters for the women who will compete against Quebec in Montreal November 9th-11th. |
| 179 | Oct. 12, 2007 | Team Ontario Men's Roster vs Quebec | OWP is proud to Announce the rosters for the men who will compete against Quebec in Ottawa November 9th-11th. |
| 181 | Oct. 11, 2007 | U of T are preseason favorites in the OUA poll | U of T will be playing and home and are odds on favorites to capture the OUA championships with the women receiving 47% percent of the votes and the men 33%. |
| 180 | Oct. 05, 2007 | Quest for Gold Athlete Selection Criteria | OWP has announced the Athlete Selection Criteria for the Quest for Gold Athlete Assistance program. |
| 176 | Sep. 28, 2007 | 2008 Ontario Summer Games | ‘Showcasing Ontario’s Best’ is the slogan for 2008 OSG. Keeping with this slogan Ontario Water Polo (OWP) will be Selecting the best 60 male and 60 female athletes born in 1992 or later to compete in this large Multi-Sport event. |
| 177 | Sep. 28, 2007 | Team Ontario Coaches for 2007-08 | OWP is proud to announce the hiring of our Team Ontario Men + Women coaches and provide additional details of the 2007 fall program. |
| 175 | Sep. 24, 2007 | 4th Annual OWP festival schedule | The schedule of the Annual Water Polo Festival (both senior, master tournaments and Team Ontario tryout camp) are available online. |
| 174 | Sep. 11, 2007 | Perth Water Polo starts Saturday September 15th | The town of Perth (population 6000+) has started a water polo program for youth and adults. |
| 169 | Sep. 10, 2007 | Stoney Creek regains their water polo program | Water Polo is back in Stoney Creek!!
The Hamilton club is offering a program for bantam (born in 1994+) athletes at the Premier Fitness Pool. |
| 171 | Sep. 10, 2007 | Canadian Youth Cup Preliminary information | In the summer of 2008 the Canadian Youth Cup will be played.
The dates, locations and age group of this program will be announced after the National Team Committee meetings being held in September. |
| 172 | Sep. 10, 2007 | 2007 Team Ontario fall program | OWP is hosing an open tryout camp for selection for our fall training camps/competitions and the summer 2008 youth cup team September 29th-30th at the Etobicoke Olympium |
| 173 | Sep. 06, 2007 | 2009 Maccabiah Games, Water Polo team | With only one and a half years remaining until the 2009 Maccabiah Games, the Canadian Maccabiah water polo staff is in search of potential athletes |
| 168 | Sep. 04, 2007 | Water Polo moves into Vaughan and Newmarket | Water Polo has expanded into the York Region with two locations, City of Vaughan and Newmarket, offering programs for new members from 8 years old and up. |
| 170 | Sep. 04, 2007 | Burlington offers Age group water polo | Bantam age players can now access Water Polo in Burlington.
Part of the OWP regional expansion projects, supported by the CIAF (Community In Action Fund) initiatives by the Ministry of Health Promotion. |
| 167 | Aug. 27, 2007 | OWP 'Team Ontario' Coaching Vacancies | Team Ontario is searching for coaches for our Youth teams. Coaches are required to submit their applications to the OWP office by Wednesday September 12th, 2007. |
| 166 | Aug. 10, 2007 | 4th Ontario Water Polo Festival Sept 28th - 30th | The Fourth Annual Water Polo Festival will take place at the Etobicoke Olympium in Toronto September 28th to 30th. |
| 165 | Aug. 02, 2007 | Meighan Colterjohn acclaimed to the OWP Board. | OWP would like to announce that Meighan Colterjohn was acclaimed to the OWP board of directors where she will serve as a member at large until the June 2008 Annual General Meeting. Welcome Meighan!! |
| 164 | Jul. 25, 2007 | Joanne Brown elected to the OWP board | OWP would like to announce that Joanne Brown was voted on the to the OWP board of directors where she will serve as a member at large until the June 2008 Annual General Meeting.
Welcome Joanne!! |
| 163 | Jul. 04, 2007 | OWP club championship dates and bids required | OWP is asking member clubs to bid for the 18 + under and 16 + under Ontario Club Championships. |
| 161 | Jun. 13, 2007 | Water Polo moves into the SUMMER!!! | Water Polo has moved from the ice covered Ontario Winter games into the warmth of the 2008 Ontario Summer Games. |
| 162 | Jun. 13, 2007 | OWP is looking for New NCCP Learning Faciliators | To ensure a program that is truly athlete focused OWP must increase the number and the professionalism of the people coaching Water Polo. To accomplish this OWP will be expanding our capacity to operate NCCP coaching courses. |
| 159 | Jun. 12, 2007 | OWP announces 2007-08 technical committee | Three new faces are on board as the Ontario Water Polo technical committee is formed at the 39th OWP Annual General Meeting. |
| 160 | Jun. 12, 2007 | OWP Board of Directors | The OWP board of directors has one (1) vacant position and is asking our membership to nominate interested parties to stand for election. As per the OWP (Ontario Water Polo Association Incorporated) bylaw #2, part 7. |
| 158 | Jun. 08, 2007 | Newtonbrook wins 2007 Toronto High School champs | Newtonbrook Secondary School came back from a 7-1 deficit in the second quarter to win the TDSB championships 8-7. The Newtonbrook team is coached by perenial OUA and OWP allstar Bo Cernic. |
| 157 | Jun. 04, 2007 | The 100th Year lists can still be found at OWP | Hello fans and contributers of the top lists of the last 100 years of Canadian male Water Polo.
The lists are still online at www.ontariowaterpolo.ca look in our News Archives. http://www.ontariowaterpolo.ca/NewsArchive.aspx |
| 156 | Jun. 03, 2007 | Hamilton wins the 100th Anniversary Championship | The Hamilton Aquatic won their first senior men's title since 1981 by soundly defeating the top Quebec team Dollard from the West Island of Montreal 13-10. |
| 154 | Jun. 01, 2007 | The top provincial teams of all times face off | On the first day of the 100th Senior men's championship our panel of experts have announced their all provincial teams and who would win a head to head, best on best tournament |
| 155 | Jun. 01, 2007 | but still MORE comments!!!!! | Tempers are rising as we approach the start of the 100th anniversary of the Canadian Senior men's National Championships. |
| 151 | May. 30, 2007 | STILL More comments on the 100th year lists | The snub of Kevin Graham from the top list has brought many emails. Also Daryl Bourne is still a fan favorite. |
| 152 | May. 30, 2007 | Two comments from fixtures of the wp community | The selection of the top players has brought many thoughts on the process and actual selection.
Two members of the Canadian Water Polo give us more things to think about. |
| 153 | May. 30, 2007 | The first and second team All Canadian Teams | Compiled by the replies and our panel of experts we have announced the first and second All Canadian Team. |
| 149 | May. 29, 2007 | More comments on Canada Top athletes | The passions are starting to show and emails are coming in quickly. Daryl Bourne had several readers questioning the decision of leaving him off the list. |
| 150 | May. 29, 2007 | The top Canadian Male Water Polo TEAMS | With the 100th senior men championships only days away the panel of experts have agreed upon the top team of each decade and the team of the century. |
| 148 | May. 28, 2007 | Your comments on the 100th anniversary lists | Thank you to everyone who sent in comments on the listing posted last week.
We copied some of the better ones here. |
| 145 | May. 24, 2007 | Bill Shaw selected for nomination by the AFC | Ottawa, ON - The Aquatic Federation of Canada (AFC) is pleased to announce the upcoming appointments of Mr. Eldon Godfrey of Calgary, Dr. Margo Mountjoy of Guelph, and Mr. Bill Shaw of Saskatoon as Canadian representatives to three key international positions in world aquatics. |
| 146 | May. 24, 2007 | The Top Canadian Male Water Polo players | It is very hard to compare athletes who played under quite different rules/conditions.
The modern game for example doesn't emphasize too much 1 on 1 play...zones took over in the late 80's and 90's and now press and wrestling replace defensive technique and the emphasis is on 5/6. |
| 147 | May. 24, 2007 | The Top Ontario Male Water Polo athletes | Spanning 5 decades of water polo in Ontario an elite task force was assigned to tackle the assignments of naming the top Ontario Male water polo athletes over the last 50 years. |
| 143 | May. 15, 2007 | 39th Ontario Water Polo Annual General Meeting | The list of presenters and topics of the sessions at the 39th OWP Annual General meeting has been finalized. |
| 144 | May. 15, 2007 | Nominate your club volunteer of the year | OWP is asking all Water Polo clubs and schools to nominate their volunteer of the year. |
| 142 | May. 07, 2007 | Water Polo on Rogers TV | Rogers TV will be broadcasting high school water polo games, Northview-Emery and Etobicoke-Humberside for their new show "High School Rush", |
| 140 | May. 01, 2007 | Water Polo Saskatchewan is hiring a new coach | Follow this link or visit www.wpsask.ca to find out more about this job opportunity. |
| 141 | May. 01, 2007 | Water Polo Quebec searching for new GM | Follow this link or visit the FWPQ website for more information.
www.waterpolo-quebec.qc.ca |
| 139 | Apr. 18, 2007 | Youth Inactivity and Encouraging Healthy Lifesty | In this fast paced world we live in many innovations have been designed to make life easier and simpler. However, what we are also experiencing is a population that seems to have an increasingly less active lifestyle. |
| 136 | Apr. 16, 2007 | Ottawa and KW go undefeated at OWP Youth Champs | The Ottawa men and the KW women went undefeated at the OWP youth club championships held at the Wilfrid Laurier pool in Waterloo. |
| 138 | Apr. 16, 2007 | Ontario Coaches Week (April 14th - 21st), 2007 | Ontario Coaches Week, a celebration of the province’s thousands of community coaches returns for its second year, April 14-21. |
| 134 | Apr. 14, 2007 | Day 1 Results of the OWP Youth Championships | The Youth men and women youth club championships are being held at the Wilfrid Laurier University Athletic Centre. |
| 135 | Apr. 12, 2007 | Hot Shot of the Month - April 2007 | The April 'Hot Shot' of the month was taken at the Florida International tournament in Fort Lauderdale. |
| 137 | Apr. 12, 2007 | Bantam boys and girls event May 25-27 | This is the text of an email sent to all bantam coaches, clubs and managers. |
| 133 | Apr. 06, 2007 | Two Ontario High School Leagues wrap up | The Ottawa and Hamilton girls high school leagues wraped up with exciting gold medal games in both districts. |
| 131 | Apr. 05, 2007 | An article from the Londoner | An article by Meaghan McCracken of 'The Londoner' about the Cadet Girls club championships and Water Polo in London. |
| 132 | Apr. 05, 2007 | Spectators in sport | An interesting article that serves a reminder to our members that they can be asked to leave the building for not adhering to the OWP standards of behaviour and charged by the police if they do not. |
| 126 | Apr. 03, 2007 | Final results of the Cadet Boys club champs | An All GTA final had Scarborough coming out on top in Tier 1 and York defeating Ottawa in Tier 2 play. |
| 129 | Apr. 03, 2007 | Team Ontario Women summer 2007 updates | Team Ontario will travel to Prague to play in the International Youth Women Water Polo Tournament “Olympic Hopes” tournament. The 2007 Participating team are Czech Republic, Great Britain, Germany, Hungary, Croatia and Team Ontario. |
| 130 | Apr. 03, 2007 | Team Ontario men summer update | Team Ontario would like to welcome Deanna Barry and Galen Fick to our team staff. |
| 124 | Apr. 02, 2007 | Scarborough and York win the Cadet Boys | The two GTA based clubs swept the banners at the Tier 1 and tier 2 Cadet Boys Club champsionships.
In Tier 1 The Scarborough club defeated York 5-3.
In Tier 2 the York club shut the door and defeated Ottawa 5-1. |
| 125 | Apr. 02, 2007 | Hamilton Men and York Women claim 1st OPL title | With the Premier league entering the final weeks the York Lions women and Hamilton men have been declared the champions of the Inaugural Ontario Premier League. |
| 127 | Apr. 02, 2007 | Canadian Fitness Tax Credit | Information on how OWP will issue receipts for families concerning the national Fitnes Tax credit. |
| 121 | Mar. 31, 2007 | Canada loses to Italy, finishes 6th | The Canadian women ended up the 2007 World's with a 7-3 loss to Italy. |
| 123 | Mar. 31, 2007 | York and Scarborough remain undefeated | The York Mavericks and Scarborough Shadow remain undefeated after two days of action at the Cadet boys club championships |
| 120 | Mar. 30, 2007 | Highest placing ever at World's for the Men | Our Canadian men proved their opening round victory vs Romania was not a fluke and played a tremendous game to round out their World Championships in Australia. |
| 122 | Mar. 30, 2007 | OWP Cadet Boys Club Championship at McMaster | The Ontario Club Championships for boys 16 and under started at the McMaster University pool in Hamilton. |
| 119 | Mar. 27, 2007 | Canada will play for 5th at 2007 World champs | A hard fought 11-9 loss to Hungary has our women playing for 5th down under in Melbourne. |
| 128 | Mar. 27, 2007 | OWP Cadet Girls club championships awards | Team rankings and individual awards from the Cadet girls club championships. |
| 118 | Mar. 26, 2007 | Russia defeats Canada in high scoring game | A slow start leads to a 17 - 13 loss to the Russians for our men. |
| 117 | Mar. 25, 2007 | Canada defeats Germany | Canada has qualified for the quarter finals and a match vs Hungary on Tuesday. |
| 116 | Mar. 24, 2007 | Canada wins and qualifies for top 12 | Canada has ensured their highest finish at the senior men world championships by deafeating New Zealand 12 - 8. |
| 115 | Mar. 23, 2007 | Canada continues to win | Canada easily swam to a victory vs Puerto Rico |
| 112 | Mar. 22, 2007 | Team Canada falls to Hungary | The Canadian Men fell to Hungary 19-3 at the 2007 World Championships. |
| 113 | Mar. 22, 2007 | SUPPORT TEAM CANADA - Wear Canadian Gear | On Monday March 26th support the Canadian team competing at the 2007 World Championships in Australia. Wear your Canadian shirts, shorts, pants, caps etc.... |
| 111 | Mar. 21, 2007 | Canada defeats Brazil 6-3 | Our Canadian women defeated Brazil 6-3 in their second game of the 2007 World Championships. |
| 110 | Mar. 20, 2007 | Canada Defeats world # 6 Romania | Canada has upset European powerhouse Romania 9-8 in a hard-fought Group water polo match at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre |
| 109 | Mar. 19, 2007 | Australia defeats Team Canada Women | On the opening day of the 2007 World Championshis Australia defeated Team Canada 5-4. |
| 114 | Mar. 12, 2007 | Ontario Senior championships and OPL results | Hamilton men and York Women remain undefeated in the Ontario Premier League. London and Ottawa win provincial titles |
| 108 | Mar. 03, 2007 | Bantam Club Championships | The 2007 Bantam Coed club championships are currently being held at York University in Toronto. |
| 107 | Mar. 01, 2007 | Hot Shot of the Month - March 2007 | Robert Lake from Hamilton has won the 'Hot Shot' of the month with his picture 'shooter vs goalie' |
| 106 | Feb. 23, 2007 | 2007 Team Ontario women's Selections | Congratulations to the following female athletes and their clubs for being selected for the 2007 Team Ontario summer program. |
| 105 | Feb. 22, 2007 | 2007 Team Ontario Men's Selections | Congratulations to the athletes, clubs and club coaches on the selections.
OWP would also like to thank all the athletes and coaches for their nominations. |
| 104 | Feb. 16, 2007 | Canadian Women win in Greece | Thetis Cup Result from Athens, Greece
Canada defeats Greece 13-7 on Day One of Competition |
| 103 | Feb. 08, 2007 | General Motors making dreams possible | Did you know that General Motors of Canada (GM) is offering grants to community sport organizations, and to athletes and their coaches, through its Making Dreams Possible initiative? |
| 102 | Feb. 06, 2007 | Calls for applications for Olympic Academy | The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) is now accepting applications for participants to attend the International Olympic Academy's (IOA) 47th International Session for Young Participants. |
| 100 | Jan. 31, 2007 | Ontario Senior Club Championships | Registration and entry information on the 2007 Senior men and women Ontario Club Championships. |
| 101 | Jan. 31, 2007 | UPDATE on the Ontario Coaches Conference | Coaches have until the NCCP Water Polo course is full or Friday February 16th to register. Coaches can also register just for the General Sport topics have been announced. Alex Baumann, Sheilagh Croxon, Ian Bird and Dick Pound will lead the impressive panel of speakers. |
| 99 | Jan. 28, 2007 | Federal Children's Fitness Tax Credit | Information on the recently announced Children’s Fitness Tax Credit. The fact sheet was compiled using information from the Finance Canada and Canada Revenue Agency web sites. |
| 98 | Jan. 27, 2007 | Coach David Hart to attend Camp Olympia | The Legendary David Hart will join the coaching staff at Olympia to add to the quality and expertise of this summer's program. |
| 96 | Jan. 26, 2007 | The Creation of Tier 2 Ontario Championships | Ontario Water Polo would like to offer our member clubs an opportunity to enter the Ontario Club Cadet championships in either the Tier 1 pool and/or a tier 2 pool. |
| 97 | Jan. 26, 2007 | Team Ontario Summer Program annoucement | Ontario Water Polo is proud to announce the 2007 Summer Ontario Youth team program. |
| 95 | Jan. 25, 2007 | Ottawa Titans Summer Camp | Ottawa Titans Summer Water Polo Camp will be held the week of August 20-24, 2007 at Nepean Sportsplex Pool. |
| 92 | Jan. 24, 2007 | Canadian National Championships entry info | Please find attached the National Club Championships entry form for the cadet, youth and junior age categories. |
| 93 | Jan. 24, 2007 | 'The Game' coaching course and more... | The Game’ is a combination of the former level two technical and theory courses.
For only $113.- coaches can participate in ‘The Game’, attend other multi-sport seminars and the Ontario Coaching awards banquet. |
| 94 | Jan. 22, 2007 | Quest for Gold - Athlete Nominations | Congratulations to the following 14 athletes (7 male, 7 female) who applied for the Quest for Gold Athlete Assistance Program. |
| 90 | Jan. 12, 2007 | Youth Women Coaches and Program Announcement | Ontario Water Polo is proud to announce the selection of the 2007 Coaching Staff and program for the Ontario Youth Women team. |
| 87 | Dec. 13, 2006 | Additions to the Coaches corner | More articles and links were added to the coaches corner today.
If you have any you would like to share please send them to the OWP office |
| 85 | Dec. 11, 2006 | Team Ontario Youth Manager positions extended | The Applications date for the Team Ontario Manager has been extended to Friday December 22nd, 2006. |
| 86 | Dec. 11, 2006 | Canadian senior women miss out on Bronze Medal | Our Canadian Senior Women team lost to Australia 10-9 at the Holiday Cup. |
| 83 | Dec. 05, 2006 | Camp Olympia 2007 | Camp Olympia has announced their July 2007 water polo camp. |
| 84 | Dec. 05, 2006 | $1.2 Million in Coaching Initiatives announced | The Quest for Gold coaching programs were officially announced today. |
| 81 | Dec. 01, 2006 | The Launch of 'Operation 5000' | In June 2006 the Ontario Water Polo board endorsed the concept to grow the membership of Ontario Water Polo to 5000 members by 2010.
‘Operation 5000’ is the name of the program that will help us meet this objective. The year 2010 was the target date chosen for immediate action and can be linked into the Ontario Government ‘Active 2010’ initiative.
OWP has identified 5 pillars of potential growth that we need to improve our member services and programs. |
| 80 | Nov. 30, 2006 | 'Operation 5000' Help Grow Water Polo in Ontario | A program to grow the membership of Ontario Water Polo to 5000 members by 2010. |
| 78 | Nov. 27, 2006 | OUA FINAL FOUR GAME RESULTS | 2006 OUA final four had a New champion on women's side of the draw when the men's top three spots remained the same. |
| 79 | Nov. 27, 2006 | 2006 OUA Water Polo All Stars | The OUA announced their Water Polo All-Stars at Queen's University at the Water Polo Awards Banquet. |
| 77 | Nov. 24, 2006 | 2007 Ontario Provincial Youth teams announcement | OWP has announced the postings of the Head Coach and Manager positions for the summer of 2007 born in 1990+ provincial team programs. |
| 76 | Nov. 23, 2006 | OUA Final Four press release | The Ontario University Athletics water polo power structure has remained status quo in recent years, with the championship banners usually finding a home in both Toronto and Hamilton. |
| 75 | Nov. 22, 2006 | Coaches Clinic and male performance centre camp | Quest for Gold Lotteries and Active 2010 is assisting Ontario Water Polo in bringing National Men's Team coach Dragan Jovanovic to Ontario. |
| 74 | Nov. 13, 2006 | DDO sweeps the 21st Andrew Watson Memorial | Infront of the honourable Michael Chong, the Canadian Federal Minister of Sport the DDO Water Polo club swept the 21st annual Andrew Watson Memorial tournament |
| 72 | Nov. 10, 2006 | Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) update | To: PSO and NSO representatives for distribution to your members
From: Water Polo Canada LTAD Steering Committee
Re: The LTAD Steering Committee met this past weekend in Montreal Nov 4, 5 2006. |
| 73 | Nov. 10, 2006 | Federal Minister of Sport attends the A.W.M.T. | The Honourable Michael Chong, Federal Minister of Sport will present the awards and medals at the 21st Annual Andrew Watson Memorial Water Polo Tournament in Guelph Ontario on Sunday November 12th at 2pm. |
| 71 | Nov. 06, 2006 | 2006-07 Quest For Gold Athlete Assistance | OWP has announced the athlete selection criteria.
The Quest For Gold Athlete Handbook, Selection Criteria, Athlete agreement. |
| 70 | Nov. 05, 2006 | Canada Wins Silver at ASUA CUP | Canada finished the ASUA cup with a 9-7 loss in the Gold medal game against the United States. |
| 69 | Nov. 04, 2006 | Men's senior National Team ASUA results | The Canadian Senior national team has qualified for the 2007 World Championships by beating Brazil 10-4 in the semi-finals. |
| 68 | Nov. 03, 2006 | NCCP level 3 Water Polo Technical course | Ontario Water Polo will be hosting an NCCP level 3 technical course in Ottawa on February 9th-11th, 2007. |
| 66 | Oct. 30, 2006 | New National Junior Women coached named | Water Polo Canada is pleased to announce that Daniel Berthelette (Montreal) has been named the new Head Coach of the Junior Women's National Water Polo Team Program. |
| 67 | Oct. 30, 2006 | USA BEATS CANADA IN 2006 ASUA CUP OPENER | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., October 28, 2006 – USA Men’s Senior National Team started off strong in the 2006 ASUA Cup opener by defeating Canada 10-6. Tony Azevedo and Ryan Bailey combined for six of the team’s ten goals. |
| 65 | Oct. 27, 2006 | Long Term Athlete Development Report | The Water Polo Canada LTAD (Long Term Athlete Development) Summit meeting took place in Toronto, September 29-30, 2006. |
| 63 | Oct. 18, 2006 | 2006 - 07 Registration with OWP | At the 38th Annual General Meeting of the Ontario Water Polo Association the membership voted for no membership increase for the 2006-07 program year.
Member clubs were also provided an opportunity to see the new functions and features of the new registration system. |
| 64 | Oct. 11, 2006 | Aquatic Federation of Canada | The Aquatic Federation of Canada (AFC) has initiated the development of a comprehensive strategy and a collaborative approach to fulfilling a long-term vision for aquatic infrastructure in the Province of Ontario. |
| 62 | Oct. 06, 2006 | WATER POLO BALLS FOR SALE | The new Ontario Water Polo balls have arrived!!
O.W.P. is selling the ball at a special price for all members of O.W.P. and Water Polo Canada provincial bodies.
The Ball has the look and feel of the Mikasa 6000 series balls and come in the same three sizes (men, women and ‘I Love Water Polo’ or atom ball) for a fraction of the cost. |
| 57 | Sep. 27, 2006 | Alex Baumann Returns To Canada | The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), in conjunction with the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC), announced today that two-time Olympic gold medallist and international sport leader, Alex Baumann is returning to Canada to accept the position of Executive Director of the Road To Excellence initiative. |
| 58 | Sep. 26, 2006 | Quest for Gold funds Dragan Jovanovic to Ontario | Dragan Jovanovic, the Canadian senior men national coach, will be coming to Ontario for an weekend clinic for athletes and coaches from Dec 8th - 10th.
The athletes participating in the two Performance Enhancement centres and all OWP, OUA and high school coaches are invited to attend the clinics |
| 60 | Sep. 26, 2006 | Mississuagua Water Polo Jumps into the pool | The new Mississauga Water Polo club and Ontario Water Polo will be hosting 4 free Water Polo clinics at the newly open University of Toronto - Mississauga Campus pool for boys and girls.
The Mississauga club will be offering an age group program for boys and girls. |
| 59 | Sep. 25, 2006 | Eastern Performance centres is launched | The Eastern Ontario Performance centre will start today. The Eastern Centre will be led by water polo legend, Mr. David Hart.
The centres are partially funded by the 'Quest for Gold' lotteries and the 'Active 2010' initiatives. |
| 61 | Sep. 12, 2006 | Long Term Athlete Development Summit | The LTAD steering committee has announced the plans for the Water Polo Summit taking place in Toronto at the Ramada Airport hotel on Friday September 29th - 30th. |
| 56 | Aug. 25, 2006 | OWP Announces High Performance Centres | Ontario Water Polo is proud to announce the creation of Two Enhanced Training centres, for the top youth athletes in the province.
The mission of these centres will be to provide enhanced training and competitive opportunities beyond the scope of our regular club training to our future senior national team athletes. |
| 55 | Jul. 23, 2006 | Ontario Trillium Foundation Water Polo Series | The National Junior women water polo team from New Zealand will be playing four exhibition matches in Ontario from Sunday July 23rd to Thursday July 27th. |
| 54 | Jul. 15, 2006 | Canadian National Men's Team Golf Tournament | The 1st Annual Golf Tournament is a fundraising event for the Canadian National Men’s Water Polo Team. The golf tournament will be a wonderful opportunity for the athletes to come together, |
| 50 | Jul. 13, 2006 | Water Polo Moves in Mississauga | New Water Polo programs are starting in Mississauga in September 2006.
The city of Mississauga have bought in to the New 'I Love Water Polo' program that was launched in June.
Plus the new pool at the University of Toronto Mississauga Campus has created space for a new competitive water polo club. |
| 52 | Jul. 13, 2006 | Aurora Water Polo Summer Camp | The Town of Aurora is running a half day Water Polo camp at their NEW Aquatic Complex at 1400 Wellington Street East.
The camp runs from Monday August 14th until Friday August 18th from 9am until 12noon. |
| 53 | Jul. 12, 2006 | Coaching Grants Available for NCCP clinics | The Coaches Association of Ontario, The Canadian Sport Centre Ontario and the National Coaching Institute have announced various coaching grants that have been made available with funding by the Quest For Gold Lottery. |
| 49 | Jun. 01, 2006 | The Launch of the 'I love Water Polo' | ‘I Love Water Polo’ (ILWP) is an introductory, recreational water polo program for boys and girls ages 8-13.
Ontario Water Polo, with financial support provided by the Ontario Trillium Foundation and assistance provided by the Ottawa Titans Water Polo club, has created a toolkit for you to launch a program in your city. |
| 48 | May. 30, 2006 | 15 minutes of your time to support Water Polo | Ontario Water Polo would like to ask that all water polo athletes, friends, coaches, officials and families take 15 minutes every Tuesday to go online and vote for the FINA Semi-Finals game # 7 at www.rogerstelevision.com/impressionawards |
| 46 | May. 25, 2006 | CAST YOUR VOTE FOR WATER POLO | The voting for the Viewer choice awards has restarted.
It is a very close race - go to www.rogerstelevision.com/impressionawards and vote!
Support Water Polo by voting online for the F.I.N.A. Water Polo World League Semi Finals Game 7. |
| 47 | May. 24, 2006 | 2006 AGM workshops and session details | This is to serve as more detailed information about the 38th Annual General Meeting of the Ontario Water Polo Association and the workshops, meetings and other events occuring on Saturday June 24th, 2006. |
| 45 | May. 08, 2006 | Oshawa Summer Water Polo League | The Oshawa summer water polo league will start up on Wednesday July 5th. Entries can come as a team $400.00 or you can enter as an individual for only $50.00. |
| 43 | Apr. 25, 2006 | Ontario Water Polo 38th Annual General Meeting | This is to serve as the 1st notice of the Ontario Water Polo Association’s 38th Annual General Meeting.
Location:
SPORTS ALLIANCE BUILDING,
1185 Eglinton Ave East, Toronto,
(Committee Room – Cafeteria level)
Date:
Saturday, June 24th, 2006, 4:00pm-6:00pm |
| 42 | Apr. 04, 2006 | Hot Shot of the Month for April | The Hot Shot of the Month for April was submitted by Deanna Berry of the Ottawa Titans.
The picture was taken at a Titans 'I Love Water Polo' league night at the Nepean sportsplex. |
| 41 | Mar. 29, 2006 | 2006 Winter Games Posters and Clothing on Sale | Official Collingwood 2006 Ontario Winter Games Opening Ceremonies Poster
The Official Collingwood 2006 Ontario Winter Games Opening Ceremonies Poster is now on display @ www.2006ontariowintergames.ca
Frameable Poster: 20" x 28"
Price: $14.95 each including applicable taxes and handling charges |
| 40 | Mar. 27, 2006 | Ontario Coaches Week | From April 22-29, 2006, Ontario Coaches Week will offer 40 free workshops to hundreds of coaches across the province. With funding from the provincial and federal governments, this multi-year initiative is being led by the Coaches Association of Ontario (CAO).
A complete listing of workshop dates and locations is available at: www.coachesontario.ca |
| 37 | Feb. 22, 2006 | Water Polo Makes a Big Splash in London | Water polo players from across Ontario and Quebec participated in the Ontario Water Polo Association Cadet Boys Provincials, hosted by the London Water Polo Club at the Canada Games Aquatic Centre from February 17th-19th |
| 36 | Feb. 16, 2006 | Looking for a water polo camp this summer? | Stay wet and active over the summer.
Ontario water polo has a listing of summer camps at:
www.ontariowaterpolo.ca under programs, camps and clinics. |
| 35 | Feb. 15, 2006 | Fundraising and Sponsorship tool kit | Help us help you!
Ontario Water Polo is in the process of creating a toolkit that will assist clubs in fundraising and sponsorships. |
| 34 | Feb. 13, 2006 | Kitchener-Waterloo Victorious at home. | The 2006 Cadet Girls Ontario champions were supported by a large and vocal crowd at Wilfrid Laurier University as they were able to hold off the quick Ottawa Titans by a score of 9-8
The KW Inferno came out on fire and took a quick 3 - 0 lead only two minutes into the game.
The Titans were able to slow down the Inferno attack and trailed 6 - 3 at the half.
For tournament results and standings please see Events, Provincial Championships. |
| 30 | Feb. 03, 2006 | Hot Shot of the Month | The Hot Shot of the Month program is to promote the action of water polo and the talents of your members.
Starting Monday February 6th clubs and members are asked to email there favorite water polo picture to hotshots@ontariowaterpolo.ca .
Each month a photo will be selected and placed on our home page. |
| 32 | Feb. 03, 2006 | You can help start a new Water Polo program? | Do you have equipment taking up space in your lockers, equipment rooms or even your garage??
We know someone who can use it!
Did you know that one of the largest obstacles for a new water polo program to start is the initial cost of equipment. |
| 33 | Feb. 03, 2006 | Ontario Coaches Week (April 22nd - 29th, 2006) | The Coaches Association of Ontario is launching an Ontario Coaches Week from April 22nd – 29th, 2006. Ontario Water Polo recognizes the importance of our coaches and would like to participate in this celebration with our coaches. |
| 38 | Jan. 20, 2006 | Quest For Gold - Supports Ontario Athletes | Ontario Government Supports Excellence In Sport With Launch
Of New Quest For Gold Lottery.
Ontario's new Quest for Gold lottery will give eligible high-performance amateur athletes an estimated $2.5 million in direct financial assistance to help them achieve better results nationally and internationally, Health Promotion Minister Jim Watson announced |
| 24 | Nov. 15, 2005 | George Gross inducted into Hall of Fame | On Friday, November 11th, Toronto native George Gross Jr. was inducted into the Collegiate Water Polo Association Hall of Fame. The ceremony will take place in Somerville, Massachusetts, in conjunction with the 2005 Men’s Eastern Championship at Harvard University. |
| 25 | Nov. 14, 2005 | OUA men's final four announced | November 14, 2005 - The McMaster Marauders and the defending OUA champion Toronto Varsity Blues ended their regular seasons by winning all three games on the final weekend of the regular season schedule. Both schools sit at 8-1-1 after 10 matches with the playoffs beginning November 26 at McMaster. |
| 26 | Nov. 14, 2005 | OUA women final four November 26th and 27th | November 14, 2005 - The McMaster Marauders won three games on the weekend, to finish a perfect 8-0-0 on the season with the OUA semi-finals set for November 26 in Hamilton. Alicia Lummack scored three goals to lead the Marauders past the York Lions 5-1 Friday. Lummack and Michelle Auger established an early lead with goals in the first quarter and McMaster then held the Lions scoreless until Kara Knowles scored the lone York goal in the final quarter. |
| 27 | Nov. 14, 2005 | Foundation for Athletes Sport Training (FAST) | The Canada Games Council (CGC) and the Foundation for Athletes Sport Training (FAST) have partnered for the second year in order to deliver the Canada Games FAST Track athlete grant. The program will provide direct financial assistance to Canada’s next generation national team athletes to support their training and competition needs. The grant is designed to fill a gap in Canada’s sport system and support Canada Games-level athletes who are targeted and on the pathway to excellence at the national team level. |