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Dr. Marcelo Leonardi enters his seventh season as the head coach of the University of Michigan Wolverines in 2021. In six seasons, Leonardi has recorded a 143-56 (.719) overall record at Michigan. He has guided the Wolverines to four NCAA appearances & four CWPA Championships in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and three first place conference finishes during the regul...

Lynn Kachmarik is a bona fide legend in the water polo community. The first woman to be inducted into the Collegiate Water Polo Association Hall of Fame, her career in aquatics spans four decades with a lengthy list of accomplishments. A 2003 inductee to the CWPA Hall of Fame, Kachmarik was among the first group of women inducted in the United States Water Polo Hall of Fame in 2004. She also is a...

She was an Olympic Swimmer at age 16, has been a professional poker player, and remains a pioneer and in the sport of Water Polo. The recipient of the 2012 International Swimming Hall of Fame Paragon Award, Sandy Nitta began by participating in competitive swimming and developing her swimming skills to become a member of the 1964 USA Olympic Swim Team competing in the breaststroke. She coached swi...

Ed Reed is the Coordinator of Officials for the Collegiate Water Polo Association and a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Referee Evaluators Group. He began his coaching tenure at Brown University in 1971 when he was named head coach of the men’s varsity swim team and club water polo team. In 1974, the men’s water polo team achieved varsity status as he built the progra...

This is the third part of a special 3-part holiday release with Dan Sharadin. Here we get a chance to chat about water polo in general and talk to Dan about his long time coaching and playing the game. Thank you for listening and supporting the CWPA! #supportCWPA @CWPAWaterPolo www.collegiatewaterpolo.org

This is the second part of a special 3-part holiday release. In this series, we take a look at Dan Sharadin - the first (and current) commissioner of the CWPA. In this episode, we take a look at the CWPA over the years, from it's formation to what it is today and how Dan has helped shape that along the way. We hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to check back for part 3! Thank you for listenin...

In this the first part of a special 3-part holiday release. In this series, we take a look at Dan Sharadin - the first (and current) commissioner of the CWPA. This first episode takes a look at his early and family life that includes the adoption of his 5 (that's right, FIVE) children. We hope you enjoy this and look forward to parts 2 and 3. Thank you for listening and supporting the CWPA! #suppo...

A native of Nis, Serbia, the Washington & Jefferson College men's and women's water polo head coach Nikola Malezanov took over the Presidents' programs following a successful tenure as the head coach of the Pittsburgh Water Polo Club and North Allegheny High School, where he won Pennsylvania state titles in 2011-12 and 2012-13. He is a veteran coach with approximately 20 years of experience on...

Connecticut College men’s and women’s head coach and former women’s head coach for the University of Michigan, Matt Anderson has garnered the third most wins in women’s collegiate water polo history. Since joining Connecticut College, the women’s team has captured the CWPA Division III Championship twice (2015, 2017) and the men’s team has set new school records for number of wins....

This episode is a special release for the holidays and gives us a chance to find out more about our host! George Gross, Jr. started at goaltender for an exceptional Yale University men’s water polo team from 1971-1973. Yale ruled the East during that time, winning the Eastern Championship three times, and competing at the NCAA Championship in 1972. In honor of his success, Gross was name...

Fordham University former Head Coach, and current Associate Head Coach, Bill Harris enter his 17th season as part of the Rams' water polo program.  During his time at Fordham he has compiled five trips to the CWPA Championship (2009-10, 2013-15) and four to the Mid-Atlantic Water Polo (MAWPC) Championship (2016-19).  Under Harris' leadership, the Rams have seen sustained recent success,...

Alan Huckins is in his third season as an assistant men's coach at the United States Air Force Academy. He previously spent 15 seasons as the head coach of the Hartwick College women’s water polo team prior to the program being discontinued after the 2018 season. During his 15 years on the Hartwick bench, he led the Hawks to 20 or more wins 14 times and compiled an overall record of 396-173. Under...

Barry King has risen to stand among the ranks of the premier coaches in the Collegiate Water Polo Association.  During his tenure at Indiana University, he guided the Hoosiers to 20 or more wins in 17 of 19 seasons with five conference championships and a staggering total of more than 400 wins.  He brought his excellence to Washington, D.C., where he serves as the head men's and women's...

Ted Minnis stands as the 10th and most successful mentor in the history of the men's and women's Water Polo programs at Harvard University. An aquatics tactician, Minnis coached the Crimson men to three Northeast Water Polo Conference titles (2016, 2017, 2019) and has led a resurgence of both the men's and women's teams at arguably the most prestigious school in the country.  Minnis' path to...

A 2014 inductee to the CWPA Hall of Fame, former United States Naval Academy head coach Mike Schofield retired in 2013 after leading the Midshipmen to nine CWPA/Eastern Championships during his 29-year tenure on the Navy bench as the squad competed in 13 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Tournaments. Twenty-one Navy athletes earned 31 All-America honors under Schofield, and Navy...

We are launching a new Podcast - PoloCAST! We are taking a look at some of the most prominent people in Water Polo, where they came from, what have they experienced, and what they have learned along the way. Here is an introduction to the podcast with a little bit about our host - George Gross Jr.  Don't forget to subscribe, we are releasing 2 episodes a month, with some bonus episodes sprink...