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A water polo cap is a piece of headgear used in water polo and a number of underwater sports.The caps are used to identify both the player and their team, and to protect their ears from injury possibly caused by a water polo ball hitting the head.
The Montreal Swimming Club which had formed in 1876 formed a water polo team in 1887 and games were played in the St. Lawrence River along the shore of St. Helen's Island. In 1888, the sport was brought to the USA, by John Robinson, an English swimming instructor; by organising a team at the Boston Athletic Association.
One of the earliest recorded viewings of water polo was conducted at the 4th Open Air Fete of the London Swimming Club, held at the Crystal Palace, London on 15 September 1873. [6] Another antecedent of the modern game of water polo was a game of water 'handball' played at Bournemouth on 13 July 1876. [7]
For instance, Australia's women's water polo team wears green caps. For NFHS, CWPA, and NCAA rules (United States) the home team is dark and the away team is white. [6] [7] The water polo cap is used to protect the players' heads and ears, and the numbers on them (1-13) make them identifiable from afar, especially by the referee(s).
The water polo department was established roughly at the same time with the club's foundation. Real Canoe water polo is a leading professional sports team, competing in multiple FINA World Championships [1] [2] and placing numerous players on Olympic teams including Mario José García and Balázs Szirányi Somogyi.
Back at the very beginning, right when the idea of water polo in Ghana started swimming into reality, Asante Prince The post Ghana water polo grows as sport looks for more diversity appeared first ...