Water Polo

Brighton SC Waterpolo team win over Guildford for promotion to SE Division 1.

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Last Friday Brighton SC Waterpolo team hosted a match against Guildford at the Prince Regent’s pool. The possibility of promotion to South East League Division 1 and the excitement of having a large crowd of support made this game the most important in the club’s calendar this year.  In addition, the fact that Brighton lost to Guildford in the away leg of the matches made the nerves quite obvious as the home team gathered before the game. This heightened the sense of the home crowd that what was about to come can go one of two ways. However, it was quite clear two minutes into the game which way things were going to go for Brighton.  Brighton showed fine form and the nerves gave way to succinct concentration, unrelenting defence and a desire to put the ball in the back of the net at every available opportunity.  A large and vocal crowd kept the team focused on the task at hand as they demanded a good show. It was obvious that Brighton was reaching deservingly a promotion to Division 1 as the score was building up to 23:7. While there were several standout performances the man of the match goes to Erwan Elie for some fantastic finishing coupled with excellent work marking the pit. 

Goals: Erwan Elie (4) Steve Viney (4), Peter Benedek (4); Elan Stark (3), Shaun Stanley (3), Thom Hamm (2), Lambros Glavopulos (2), Andrei Ion (1).

Waterpolo training is open to anyone. We are also looking to start a junior team.

The polo section has two training sessions - Fridays at Prince Regent (8.30pm-10pm) and Mondays at Brighton College (6.30pm – 7.30pm). All training for both men and women, juniors and seniors. Otherwise you can come and support us at home matches on Fridays at the Prince Regent. For information please contact David Charbit on 07968986648 or email
david_charbit@yahoo.co.uk

2010 Season Report

ORIGINS OF WATER POLO
The game was developed in Britain from 1869 to 1870 and was called "polo" because the first players rode barrels that resembled horses and hit the ball with mallets. Later, it was named "water polo." In 1877 William Wilson, manager of a Glasgow swimming pool, was asked to devise an aquatic game for the Bon-Accord Swimming Club, in Aberdeen. These eventually became the basis of international rules.
In 1890, the first International, between England & Scotland, was played in London, a match which the Scots won by 4 goals to 0.
Water polo spread to Hungary in 1889, Belgium in 1890, Austria and Germany in 1894 and France in 1895. The game was included in the Olympic Games of 1900 as an exhibition at the Paris Games.
It has long been a major sport in Britain and European countries—especially Hungary, Italy, Germany, the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), and the Netherlands. It is also popular in Australasia. Hungary has been the dominant force since the early 1930s, winning the Olympic Games six times and the European championships on numerous occasions. World championships were first held in 1973. The first women's international competition was in 1978

Brighton SC Water Polo Team 1926