Podcasts by The TotalWaterpolo Podcast

Westcliff's Djippov, Aussie Anteater Nioka Thomas&Olympian father Nathan from 2023-12-12T16:30:17.177499

We've threatened to do it for too long. Now it's here.

It's the first of hopefully many Total Waterpolo Podcasts. Today we feature two conversations.

First, Total Waterpo...

Mt. St. Mary's HC Alyssa Diacono, Canada's Jessica Gaudreault, and LaSalle Men Cut from 2023-12-12T16:30:17.171112

On a day when another collegiate varsity program is cut we dive in to a more positive story. Alyssa Diacono was announced as head coach for the new program at Mt. St. Mary's in Maryland way ...

Austin Ringheim and Max Schlegel, Head Coaches at MIT and Johns Hopkins from 2023-12-12T16:30:17.163772

The title says it all.

Michael Randazzo and James Smith spoke with two of the rising young coaching talents in the collegiate ranks. Austin Ringheim and Max Schlegel are both recent hires ...

A Conversation with Alex Obert, US Men's Senior Team Standout from 2023-12-12T16:30:17.157433

One of the USA's already-risen stars is from a small town in Central California. Loomis' Alex Obert never made an ODP travel team, and when he was first called up to the US Men's Nat...

A Conversation with the Undersung Chris Oeding from 2023-12-12T16:30:17.150350

This week we feature Chris Oeding, who has quietly become one of the best coaches in the country. He’s currently an assistant on the USA Women’s Senior National Team, and is Head Coach at Long B...

CDM Coach and Olympic Champion Melissa Seidemann from 2023-12-12T16:30:17.143489

Today one of the most accomplished water polo athletes in US history: a two-time Olympic gold medalist and Cutino award winner while starring for National Champions Stanford, she recently ...

Brian Flacks, Paul Splitt on Waterpolo During Covid from 2023-12-12T16:30:17.137174

Covid has had profound effects on water polo as it is practiced throughout the United States. This conversation is hopefully the first of several in which we discuss exactly how the pandemic has...

Indiana University Head Coach Taylor Dodson from 2023-12-12T16:30:17.133282

Taylor Dodson took over as Head Coach of the Indiana Hoosiers in 2019 and led them to a 13-5 record and a top 20 ranking in her first wild season. She returns for her second pandemic-affec...

NCAA Champion, UCLA Head Coach Adam Wright from 2023-12-12T16:30:17.129382

In his 12 years as Head Coach of the UCLA Men's team Adam Wright has won four NCAA Championships, including one just a few weeks ago.

In 2017 he became head coach of the Bruins women a...

Nevada's First Water Polo Olympian, Ben Stevenson from 2023-12-12T16:30:17.125712

Ben Stevenson made waves in the US water polo community as a high schooler from Reno, Nevada who went on to excel at the University of the Pacific and now takes his place on the USA Men's Wa...

Tokyo Olympian, Greek-American, Stephania Haralabidis from 2023-12-12T16:30:17.122247

One of the most interesting stories about this monster roster that is the USA Women's Olympic Water Polo Team, which is expected to win gold beginning on July 24 in Tokyo, is Stephania Haral...

Tokyo Olympics Gold Medalist Alys Williams from 2023-12-12T16:30:17.118176

Alys Williams was the final cut from the 2016 USA Women's National Water Polo Team, as NBC informed us just a few times during the Tokyo Olympics. Williams recovered from that setback quite ...

"Doesn't Feel Like it's Real."Haralabidis on Winning Gold from 2023-12-12T16:30:17.114118

She warned us prior to the Games that her team was not "invincible," and she turned out to be very much correct. But Stephania Haralabids and her teammates were able to rally from the US...

Alex Bowen talks Mixed Results for USA Men in Tokyo from 2023-12-12T16:30:17.109877

A continued look back at the recently completed Tokyo Olympics. Alex Bowen finished the men's tournament as its fourth highest scorer. Team USA experienced some good results – a win over Ita...

"Best Center in the World,"Ben Hallock from 2023-12-12T16:30:17.105180

We continue our series on the Tokyo Olympic Games with a conversation with Ben Hallock, described by at least two men - Dejan Udovicic and Alex Bowen - as the “best center in the world.” H...

Three-time Olympic Gold Medalist, Coach Adam Krikorian from 2023-12-12T16:30:17.101172

He would never 'fess up to it but after leading the USA women to their third consecutive gold medal (perhaps a fourth in Paris?) he can fairly be called "legendary." He's Adam Kr...

Cal's Four-Time NCAA Champion Coach, Kirk Everist from 2023-12-12T16:30:17.090666

He just led the men of Cal Berkeley to an NCAA title for the fourth time in his career with a dramatic one-goal win over USC in last weekend's final match. He's one of the most cel...

Brian Flacks, Stanford University Men's Head Coach from 2023-12-12T16:30:17.086123

Brian Flacks was named the new head coach at Stanford University on March 23, just a couple weeks after Jon Vargas' surprising departure. He'll take over as the men's varsity h...