UPDATE ON PLANS FOR NEXT SEASON
The League Committee met on 21st February and discussed at length prospects for a resumption of matches next season.
A start in September remains the aspiration. But League chairman David Andrews says: “This would require the vaccination programme to have made significant progress and, to a large degree, restrictions to have been lifted.
“It would also rely on a reasonable expectation that restrictions would not be reintroduced, as we witnessed last autumn. Clearly, this all requires a crystal ball which we do not have but hopefully it will help clubs understand the thought processes we are going through.
“The Committee meet again in mid-April when we will review when best to seek our member clubs’ and teams’ commitment to the new season. In the meantime, we will be reviewing Swim England’s advice and guidance on a planned return to pools and competition as it appears.”
A start in September remains the aspiration. But League chairman David Andrews says: “This would require the vaccination programme to have made significant progress and, to a large degree, restrictions to have been lifted.
“It would also rely on a reasonable expectation that restrictions would not be reintroduced, as we witnessed last autumn. Clearly, this all requires a crystal ball which we do not have but hopefully it will help clubs understand the thought processes we are going through.
“The Committee meet again in mid-April when we will review when best to seek our member clubs’ and teams’ commitment to the new season. In the meantime, we will be reviewing Swim England’s advice and guidance on a planned return to pools and competition as it appears.”
Other News:
Financial blow: British water polo was not among the sports to receive financial support in the latest package announced by UK Sport (18 December). However, the British WP Leadership Group remains optimistic there may be more positive news in the future. See News page for full story.
Top of page: Snapshots (by Trevor Hyde) of last season - a reminder of those carefree, pre-corona days when BWPL was still in full swing! L-R: Manchester's Dan Padden on the attack; Eve Tidy, of Welsh Wanderers, just managing to keep afloat under the challenge of Leah Clark, of Mid Sussex Marlins; and Ali Wakeling, of Sutton & Cheam.
Financial blow: British water polo was not among the sports to receive financial support in the latest package announced by UK Sport (18 December). However, the British WP Leadership Group remains optimistic there may be more positive news in the future. See News page for full story.
Top of page: Snapshots (by Trevor Hyde) of last season - a reminder of those carefree, pre-corona days when BWPL was still in full swing! L-R: Manchester's Dan Padden on the attack; Eve Tidy, of Welsh Wanderers, just managing to keep afloat under the challenge of Leah Clark, of Mid Sussex Marlins; and Ali Wakeling, of Sutton & Cheam.
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The British Water Polo League was launched in 2010 following the successful merger of the men's National League and the National Women's Water Polo League. We have gone from strength to strength since then and the 2019/20 season features a full complement of 64 teams from England, Scotland and Wales - 40 men's and 24 women's.
Particular thanks to James Reddick, of Polytechnic, for his help in creating this website. For more information about advertising, please contact BWPL Secretary Chris Ducker, chris.ducker@bwpl.org.
