The University of Southern California Trojans (or “Women of Troy” as it applies to the women’s water polo team) edged out Stanford University by one point in the January 28 Women’s Varsity Top 20 Poll.

It’s no secret that the USC Women of Troy have a depth of talent to draw from, including two returning All-Americans and a “slew” of talent from last year’s NCAA Finalist squad. However, years of experience is not the only way to measure the talent on this year’s team. The ladies have logged significant travel time in international competitions. Kami Craig, Team USA representative and silver medalist in Bejing is currently a Junior at USC. In college, however, she plays side-by-side with Dutch Olympic rival, and gold medalist Ilse van der Meijden.

>>Read more at USCTrojans.com.
>>View the poll on USAWaterPolo.org.

USA Water Polo reflects on the success of their first Olympic Development Program (ODP) Summit:

The 1st annual ODP Summit in Los Angeles emphasized teamwork, fundamentals, forward planning, and respect for the game of water polo. The two day summit brought together coaches, referees, administrators and instructors from across America. It signaled a new era, bringing together the Men

In the spirit of Inauguration Day, I thought I’d post this interesting comparison between the Obama for America logo and the USA Water Polo logo. I got a comment from a water polo player who said he would see, what he thought was the water polo logo, on bumper-stickers. It always turned out to be an Obama supporter rather than a water polo player, but I can see how these two logos could be confused from a distance.

Similarities between the Obama for America logo and the
USA Water Polo logo.

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