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January 7, 2020

Croatia beats Russia, Tucak announces roster for Budapest

Croatia defeated Russia 11:8 in the last preparation game for the European Championships in Budapest (January 12th – 26th). The match was played in Zagreb this […]
December 30, 2019

Stories that shaped water polo in 2019

The end of the year is always a good opportunity to summarize what has happened in the past twelve months. There were a lot of important […]
December 29, 2019

World League: Serbia beats Croatia to advance to 2nd round

The busy water polo year 2019, has been completed today, by the last game of Day 2 of the European qualifications for the World League Super […]
December 23, 2019

Croatia and Serbia finished tours in Australia and California

The last big water polo game in 2019 will be the encounter between Serbia and Croatia in Belgrade on Sunday. This game is the match of […]
November 24, 2019

Croatian Cup: Mladost dethrones Jug

Mladost Zagreb clinched the trophy in the Croatian Cup for this season. The Final Four was held in Split in the Poljud pool, which will be […]
October 16, 2018

Mladen Drnasin: “Our Goal Is To Stay among The Medal-Winners across All Competitions” – Interview with HVS’s New President

A couple of days ago, there was a personnel change at the HVS (Croatian Water Polo Federation). Mladen Drnasin, ex-water polo player and businessman from Split, […]
September 18, 2018

Predrag Sloboda Leaves Croatian Water Polo Association

Predrag Sloboda decided he will no longer be the president of the Croatian Water Polo Association. The former leader of one of the most popular sports […]
July 24, 2018

Xavi García — Back to Barcelona Wearing The Croatian Cap

Current World champion and Olympic silver medalist with the Croatian team, this lefty with Catalan roots sees host Spain as one of the tournament’s front-runners. El Periodico brings […]
May 31, 2018

Jug Defeats Mladost and Takes Their 3rd Consecutive Croatian League Title

With no more room for surprises, VK Jug from Dubrovnik defeated the excellent team from Mladost in Zagreb to achieve their 3rd consecutive Croatian Championship title. […]
May 27, 2018

ŽAVK Mladost Is The Champion of Croatian Women’s Championship

Women water polo players from Mladost are the new Croatian champions! Similar to the first final match in Zagreb, the “Froggies” overcame POŠK again in the […]
May 23, 2018

Jug Gets Back On Its Feet With 12:10 Against Mladost

Water polo players from Jug Croatia Osiguranje won against Zagreb Mladost in the third game of the Croatian Championship finals. This victory moved Jug to a […]
May 19, 2018

Big Surprise in Croatian Championship Finals!

The surprise of the day comes from HAVK Mladost! In the second match of Croatia Finals, the players from Zagreb outplayed the favored VK Jug with […]
May 17, 2018

Croatian Water Polo — Jug Opened the Match With 7:0

The news comes from the pools of Gruž, and Dubrovački Vjesnik reports. In the first match of Croatian national Championship finals, Jug beat Zagreb Mladost with […]
April 21, 2018

Interview with Mate Anić — this “Future Bijač” is Bringing New Talent between the Nets

Mate Anić, one of the brightest upcoming stars of Croatian water polo, is advancing fast in his career. As a goalkeeper, he brings an interesting perspective […]
April 11, 2018

The Future of Water Polo: Extensive Interview with Perica Bukić

We had the pleasure to talk to Perica Bukić — one of the greatest water polo players in the history of the sport. Bukić is currently the executive […]
April 3, 2018

Meet the Butić Sisters: Future Stars of Croatian Women’s Water Polo

Ivana (22) and Domina Butić (17) come from a true water polo family and have a lot to share about the sport. Learn out more about […]
April 3, 2018

Darko Brguljan will not play for Croatia’s national team

Two weeks ago, there was information that Darko Brguljan will transfer national teams, leaving Montenegro to play for Croatia. First rumors emerged from the city of […]
December 16, 2017

The Total Player 2017 – Sandro Sukno exclusively on record for Total Waterpolo

Without delay, Total Waterpolo is proud to bring you the exclusive interview with our first Total Player of the Year, World champion, and Croatia’s current team […]
December 15, 2017

Total Player of the Year 2017 – Ratko Rudić’s TOP 5 – Juror #21

Ratko Rudić– a man that needs no introduction in the world of water polo. He is many things – former athlete and Olympian, ISHOF member, former […]
December 3, 2017

Total Player of the Year 2017 – Dance.hr’s TOP 5 – Juror #12

Dance.hr is a water polo portal founded 9 years ago on the tradition of water polo in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The word “Dance” itself does not come […]
November 17, 2017

Total Player of the Year 2017 – Ivica Tucak TOP 5 – Juror #1

Our first expert Juror is Ivica Tucak, Croatia’s current decorated national coach. He led his team to this year’s spectacular success at the 2017 World Championships […]
October 8, 2017

Preseason Brief #2: The Adriatic Water Polo League with Maro Joković

Left-handed top gunner Maro Joković and his club Jug Dubrovnik are ready for this seasons “Regionalna Vaterpolo Liga”. Kicking off this weekend, the 2017/2018 “Regionalna Vaterpolo […]