Water Polo
Jan 18 Newsletter: February Water Polo Games, Join the Club + Announcements & Tournaments
Kelowna Water Polo Swim Club Update: February 13–15 Youth & Adult Jamboree Posted Sunday, January 18, 2026 Registration is now open for the February 13–15 Club Jamboree in Kelowna. This event will include Boys, Girls, and Adult scrimmages and is a great opportunity for athletes to gain...
Water Polo Swim Club Update – January 11, 2026: Tournament of Courage & What’s Ahead
Kelowna Water Polo Club Club Update – January 11, 2026 All Practices Are a Go All practices are running as scheduled, and it was great to see athletes back in the water this past week working hard, staying focused, and supporting one another. The...
2026 Is Here: Welcome Back to the Pool, Kelowna Water Polo Swim Club!
2026 Is Here: Welcome Back to the Pool, KWPC! Club Update – Sunday, January 4, 2026 Kelowna Water Polo Club is proud to be a community-focused water polo swim club offering development opportunities for athletes of all ages and stages — from introductory water polo swim lessons...
Ring in the New Year the Water Polo Way: New Year’s Eve Water Polo Scrimmage in Kelowna, BC
New Year’s Eve Scrimmage + Winter 2026 Registration Info Let’s finish the year in the pool — and look ahead to an exciting Winter 2026 season. A fun way to close out the year for current and returning players. New Year’s Eve Scrimmage Our New Year’s Eve scrimmage is a...
Kick Off 2026 with a Splash: KWPC Holiday Practices, Polar Bear Dip & Winter Season
Polar Bear Dip – January 1 Hello amazing Water Polo community! On January 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM, KWPC will be taking part in the CRIS Kelowna Polar Bear Dip at Tugboat Beach. This event supports CRIS Adaptive Adventures, a local charity helping people of all ages with disabilities...
Big Wins, Bold Adventures & What’s Coming in 2026 for KWPC
As we wrap up 2025, we want to send a huge thank you to everyone who made this year such a success. Our club is growing, we had our first-ever team attend Provincials (Surrey, April), and we had an amazing group of athletes representing Team BC at Provincial Nationals at the Jean-Drapeau...
Kelowna Youth Water Polo Builds Community and Confidence at Coquitlam Tournament
Kelowna’s youth water polo program reached an important milestone at the Community League Tournament, held November 29 and 30, 2025, at the City Centre Aquatic Complex in Coquitlam, with athletes competing across 12U, 14U, 16U, and 18U divisions. The weekend-long event ran from early...
Water Polo West Kamloops Regional Development Camp Builds Momentum Across BC
Water Polo West Kamloops Regional Development Camp Builds Momentum Across BC Canada Games Aquatic Centre, Kamloops — October 17–19, 2025 Last weekend, the Water Polo West Kamloops Regional Development Camp made a splash at the Canada Games Aquatic Centre, bringing together athletes,...
The Horseshoe: Understanding Water Polo’s Offensive Formation
The horseshoe is a structured offensive setup used to space attackers between the 2 m and 6 m lines, open passing angles, and create high-percentage entries to the center forward. In Canada, coaches use a numbering system (1–6) to refer to positions in this shape. These numbers identify...
Sport Transitions: Swimming, Water Polo, and Beyond
Competitive youth sports often follow a familiar path—early participation, increasing structure, and eventually a shift in interests or priorities. In Canada, swimming is a foundational sport for many young athletes, but as they grow and develop, their needs and motivations evolve. The good...
Mastering the 3-on-2 Counterattack Drill in Water Polo: A Step-by-Step Breakdown
Step-by-Step Highlights of the 3-on-2 Counterattack Drill: Setup the Drill: Begin with 3 offensive players and 2 defenders. The goalie starts with the ball at one end of the pool. Two defenders are placed at the opposite end, ready to swim back. Initiate the Counterattack: The...
Sharks & Canucks in the water!! Guest Coaches from Team Canada & Team Australia visit our Last Youth Pool Practice of the 2021-2022 Season at the H2O Adventure & Fitness Centre
For our last youth pool practice of the 2021-2022 season on June 13th we had two awesome guest coaches come out to run some drills and a fun game for our youth team. Visitng Kelowna from Australia, Samantha Mitchell has been playing water polo for her home team of Cronulla Sharks since 7...
Spring & Summer 2022 Youth & Adult Water Polo Swim Club
If you are interested in registering for our youth sport swim team sessions Spring or Summer 2022 then drop a note below. We will be running swim lessons at the Kelowna Family Y , Parkinson Recreation Centre and H2O Adventure + Fitness Centre during May & June and then in July and August we...
Water Polo Drills - Repeat Breaststroke Kicks - Water Polo Swim Club
When you are developing your water polo skills developing short breaststroke kicks is extremely important. This swim lesson gives you a breakdown of this swim lesson drill that will help you athletes in the development of their eggbeater and also to be explosive in both attack...
Water Polo Leg Day in Kelowna
When you want to get a good leg workout in there is not sport like water polo for putting your strength, agility and skill to the test. Check out this video for a great leg workout that throws a medicine ball into the mix to add some extra resistance to power against. 10 exercises for...
Eggbeater – Water Polo Swim Club Foundational Skill
Firstly, eggbeater is one of the foundational skills that are taught by our water polo coaches in our swim lessons here in Kelowna. For players, practicing a good eggbeater builds strength in the water. Secondly, the ability to transition from eggbeater to breaststroke kick will allow players...
Dribbling & Passing Drills
A water polo player passing the ball. 1. Dribble & Pass In a water polo swim club you need to work on a diverse range of skills. Swim strength, speed, stamina as well as passing and catching accuracy. This is possibly the simplest dribbling and passing drill out there for players training...
When Can My Kids Start Playing Water Polo?
Kids as young as 4 or 5 can start water polo. At first it will look like swimming lessons but soon it will develop into full games and a lot of fun! Water Polo can be taught at very young ages, from 4 or 5. To begin with this is just like swimming lessons but with a ball and goal thrown in...
Water Polo Relay
A water polo player dribbling the ball This is a variation on a 50m swimming club relay adapted for water polo clubs. Speed, control and a ball pass at the changeover make this a fun relay to use with youth or adult water polo players. 1. The First Swimmer The first swimmer will enter the...