POLY MISS OUT
Polytechnic will drop to men's Championship 1 in the second half of the season after losing 10-7 to Lancaster at Haberdashers (10 November). The Lancaster success, including six goals from Tom Curwen, gave them every hope of making the Super 5s.
Already through are champions City of Manchester, who had to battle all the way for a 9-6 victory over Invicta, who are now struggling to make the top five. Sutton & Cheam also look bound for Championship 1, despite a gritty performance which earned a 9-9 draw with Sheffield.
In men's Division 4 at Matlock, leaders Hucknall completed a perfect campaign of seven wins by defeating York City 12-10. The five qualifiers for Championship 3 are Hucknall, Rotherham Metro, Bridgefield, York and Tyldesley. The British Army, Cambridge and Coventry drop to Championship 4.
City of Manchester and Sheffield Sharks are already guaranteed places in the women's Super 5s in the second half of the season - with the other positions up for grabs when the Division 1 schedule is completed on 23/24 November. See News and Results pages for more information.
Photos (top of page) - BWPL official photographer Trevor Hyde was in action again at the women's Division 1 weekend at Haberdashers. Left: Imogen Smith, of Otter. Centre: Caledonia's Niamh Moloney attempts a block against Izzi Dean, of Otter. Right: Vicki Hawkins lines up a shot for Coventry.
Already through are champions City of Manchester, who had to battle all the way for a 9-6 victory over Invicta, who are now struggling to make the top five. Sutton & Cheam also look bound for Championship 1, despite a gritty performance which earned a 9-9 draw with Sheffield.
In men's Division 4 at Matlock, leaders Hucknall completed a perfect campaign of seven wins by defeating York City 12-10. The five qualifiers for Championship 3 are Hucknall, Rotherham Metro, Bridgefield, York and Tyldesley. The British Army, Cambridge and Coventry drop to Championship 4.
City of Manchester and Sheffield Sharks are already guaranteed places in the women's Super 5s in the second half of the season - with the other positions up for grabs when the Division 1 schedule is completed on 23/24 November. See News and Results pages for more information.
Photos (top of page) - BWPL official photographer Trevor Hyde was in action again at the women's Division 1 weekend at Haberdashers. Left: Imogen Smith, of Otter. Centre: Caledonia's Niamh Moloney attempts a block against Izzi Dean, of Otter. Right: Vicki Hawkins lines up a shot for Coventry.
Other News:
BRITISH SWIMMING AWARDS: Lily Turner (Otter) and Charlie Brogan (Cheltenham) won British Swimming's Athlete of the Year accolades for water polo. The coach award went to Phil Powell, of Solihull. See News page.
QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENTS: Provisional dates and venues for the qualification tournaments for 2020/21 are - women, Northampton, 28/29 March, 2020; men, Walsall, 4/5 April, 2020. Deadline for applications from potential new clubs is 31 December.
HEADING FOR THE OLYMPICS: Congratulations to former British League official Frank Ohme, now based in his native Germany, who has been named as one of the referees appointed to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Full story on News page.
BRITISH SWIMMING AWARDS: Lily Turner (Otter) and Charlie Brogan (Cheltenham) won British Swimming's Athlete of the Year accolades for water polo. The coach award went to Phil Powell, of Solihull. See News page.
QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENTS: Provisional dates and venues for the qualification tournaments for 2020/21 are - women, Northampton, 28/29 March, 2020; men, Walsall, 4/5 April, 2020. Deadline for applications from potential new clubs is 31 December.
HEADING FOR THE OLYMPICS: Congratulations to former British League official Frank Ohme, now based in his native Germany, who has been named as one of the referees appointed to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Full story on News page.
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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.
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.
