Women鈥檚 Water Polo Builds Teamwork

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The club sport requires skill, savvy, strength, and cohesion.

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Women's water polo
(Video by Chris Johnson)

In water polo, players try to throw the ball into the opposing team鈥檚 goal but have to swim or tread water, rather than touching the bottom of the pool.

With seven players on each side in the water鈥攊ncluding the goalies鈥攖he sport requires ball handling, swimming skills, and fending off opponents.

鈥淲ater polo has a lot of different moving parts,鈥 says Mikaela Browning 鈥26, a co-captain who enjoys the camaraderie on the pool deck and in the water.

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