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Wilson Water Polo’s Katherine O’Dea With Women’s Youth National Team

The562’s coverage of aquatic sports in Long Beach is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Traveling the world comes with the territory for elite young water polo players in America. For Wilson water polo star  Katherine O’Dea it’s been her […]

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OLYMPICS: Long Beach Helps Make USA Men’s Water Polo History

The562’s coverage of aquatic sports in Long Beach is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. Once again a group of Long Beach natives have helped USA men’s water polo make history. This morning the Americans were able to outlast Australia in a quarterfinals shootout 11-10 and advance to the semifinals for the first time […]

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Long Beach Leads USA Men’s Water Polo To Olympic Win

The562’s coverage of aquatic sports in Long Beach is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. Successful Long Beach water polo has always been defined by strong defense and deadly counter attacks. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that the best Long Beach players have taken the hometown recipe to the 2024 Summer Olympics in […]

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LIVE UPDATES: Moore League Girls’ Swimming Finals

The562’s coverage of aquatic sports in Long Beach is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. Refresh the page to see the latest score updates! We’re at Long Beach City College tonight for the Moore League girls’ swimming finals. First race is scheduled for 5 p.m. and you can follow here for live updates. CLICK […]

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Boys’ Swimming: Wilson Takes Back Moore League Championship

The562’s coverage of aquatic sports in Long Beach is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. It’s not what happens to you, but it’s how you respond to it that matters. In the case of 2024 Wilson boys’ swimming, the Bruins were forced to patiently wait 361 days until getting the chance to respond to […]

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2023 Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: No. 10 Water Polo Making Historic Waves

Every year we countdown the top 10 Long Beach sports moments over the last 12 months, and it seems like every year one of the local high school sports has a few different schools produce historic campaigns. In 2023, that sport was water polo. The Wilson girls won a 16th Moore League championship last January […]