The Speedo Cup first started in 1993 with just a boys tournament. Girls action was added in 1997. Take a look back at a brief recap of all the years of the Speedo Cup. The 2008 edition kicks off this weekend at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI.
Speedo Cup I - 1993 The inaugural Speedo Cup was won by the squad from Tustin, Calif. Jordan Hewko, Robbie Arroyo, Matt Flesher and Nick Ellis helped Tustin to a 6-0 record, which included an 8-1 trouncing of a Brenda Villa-led Commerce (Calif.) squad in the championship game. San Diego secured the bronze medal with an 11-7 win over Michigan. Gold – Tustin, Silver – Commerce, Bronze – San Diego
Speedo Cup II – 1994 Three teams from outside of the continental U.S. entered the 1994 installment of the Speedo Cup including Canada, Mexico City and Puerto Rico. Long Beach, which was led by Tony Azevedo, Jack Hale and Jeff Nesmith, defeated San Diego 10-6 in the gold medal game. Commerce defeated Puerto Rico in the bronze medal game on a goal with 22 seconds remaining in the game. Gold – Long Beach, Silver – San Diego, Bronze – Commerce
Speedo Cup III – 1995 Long Beach and San Diego met again for the gold medal, with Long Beach again coming out on top, this time by a score of 15-3. Trevor Wawrzynski, Albert Garcia and Zack Walter proved a strong supporting cast to Tony Azevedo for Long Beach. Tustin, who won the inaugural gold medal in 1993, edged a strong Clovis team in the bronze medal match. Gold – Long Beach , Silver – San Diego, Bronze – Tustin
Speedo Cup IV – 1996 In what proved to be the most thrilling championship game to date in the Speedo Cup, San Diego and Tustin went into sudden death to decide who'd take home the 1996 title. Tustin's Blake Seymour touched the net with the winning goal 1:27 into the sudden death frame, giving his squad the gold, its second in Speedo Cup history. Long Beach captured the bronze medal with a decisive 11-3 victory over Mission Viejo.
Gold – Tustin, Silver – San Diego, Bronze – Long Beach
Speedo Cup V – 1997 In the same year that women's water polo was added to the Olympic program, the Speedo Cup created its own girls division. On the boys' side, San Diego won a tight game against Villa Park (Calif.) for the gold medal, while Long Beach knocked off Mission Viejo for bronze for the second year in a row. Commerce won the first girls' gold with a 12-8 win over the East Coast. Chicago captured bronze by defeating Mission Viejo, becoming the first non-California team to medal at the Speedo Cup.
- Boys Gold – San Diego, Boys Silver – Villa Park, Boys Bronze – Long Beach
- Girls Gold – Commerce, Girls Silver – East Coast, Girls Bronze – Chicago
Speedo Cup VI – 1998 For the first time ever, all of USA Water Polo's zones were represented in the boys' field. Long Beach won the boys' gold with a four-goal win over Annapolis, whole the bronze was taken by San Diego via a win over Quebec. The bronze continued San Diego's streak of medal runs at the Speedo Cup. On the girls' side, Mission Viejo powered past Chicago, while San Diego bumped Tustin for the bronze.
- Boys Gold – Long Beach, Boys Silver – Annapolis, Boys Bronze – San Diego
- Girls Gold – Mission Viejo, Girls Silver – Chicago, Girls Bronze – San Diego
Speedo Cup VII – 1999 The girls from Lincolnshire (Ill.) became the first out-of-California team to win the Speedo Cup, posting a 7-5 win over San Diego in the final. Tustin's girls took home the bronze as well as the gold on the boys' side. Commerce and San Diego finished with silver and bronze, respectively.
- Boys Gold – Tustin, Boys Silver – Commerce, Boys Bronze – San Diego
- Girls Gold – Lincolnshire, Girls Silver – San Diego, Girls Bronze – Tustin
Speedo Cup VIII – 2000 Bill Meripol's game-winner over Tustin helped Long Beach to its fourth boys' title at the Speedo Cup. Clovis thumped Carlsbad 21-12 in a high-octane, bronze medal game. San Diego took gold on the girls side with a 14-11 win over Long Beach and Annapolis notched the bronze.
- Boys Gold – Long Beach, Boys Silver – Tustin, Boys Bronze – Clovis
- Girls Gold – San Diego, Girls Silver – Long Beach, Girls Bronze – Annapolis
Speedo Cup IX – 2001 It was a Southern California sweep in the gold medal category, with the boys and girls both winning the first place hardware. Tustin topped defending champion Long Beach for gold in the boys division, while SoCal notched gold on the girls' side. Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) took home bronze for the boys with a win over San Diego, while the girls bronze was won by Palo Alto (Calif.).
- Boys Gold – Tustin, Boys Silver – Long Beach, Boys Bronze – Ft. Lauderdale
- Girls Gold – SOCAL, Girls Silver – Commerce, Girls Bronze – Palo Alto
Speedo Cup X – 2002 Tustin's boys took home gold for the second straight year, while San Diego and North Hollywood won silver and bronze, respectively. Commerce, San Diego and Tustin again dominated the top of the standings in the girls division.
- Boys Gold – Tustin, Boys Silver – San Diego, Boys Bronze – North Hollywood
- Girls Gold – Commerce, Girls Silver – San Diego, Girls Bronze – Tustin
Speedo Cup XI – 2003 Tustin came out strong to defeat Palo Alto for the boys' gold, while Fort Lauderdale slipped past Speedo Cup power San Diego in the bronze medal game. The girls' gold was taken home by Commerce for a second straight year. Tustin took silver while Coronado finished with bronze.
- Boys Gold – Tustin, Boys Silver – Palo Alto, Boys Bronze – Ft. Lauderdale
- Girls Gold – Commerce, Girls Silver – San Diego, Girls Bronze – Tustin
Speedo Cup XII – 2004 Tustin earned the gold for the third year in a row with a close win over Stanford. Los Alamitos had a strong win over Carlsbad to take home the bronze medal. In the girls' gold medal game Commerce beat Stanford to take home the gold for a third straight year. In a close bronze medal game, Mission Viejo beat Riverside 6-4 to place third.
- Boys Gold – Tustin, Boys Silver – Stanford, Boys Bronze – Los Alamitos
- Girls Gold – Commerce, Girls Gold – Stanford, Girls Bronze – Mission Viejo
Speedo Cup XIII – 2005 Tustin earned the gold for the fourth straight year in the boy's division defeating Carlsbad 13-5. Rancho Palos Verdes had a close match against Stanford to earn the bronze medal, 13-12. In the girls' gold medal game Diablo edged out Tustin for the gold, 7-6. In the bronze medal game, a strong Santa Barbara team beat Miami.
- Boys Gold – Tustin, Boys Silver – Carlsbad, Boys Bronze – Rancho Palos Verdes
- Girls Gold – Diablo, Girls Gold – Tustin, Girls Bronze –Santa Barbara
Speedo Cup XIV – 2006 Aliso Viejo defeated Stanford 12-9 to claim gold in the boy's division. Meanwhile for the Bronze medal it was San Diego defeating Santa Barbara in a close contest 8-6. On the girl's side of the action Laguna Beach defeated Los Alamitos in a nail biter getting by with a 4-3 victory over their Southern California counterparts. As for the bronze medal Commerce defeated Santa Barbara in a thrilling finish taking the game in a shootout. The score had been tied at six goals apiece at the end of regulation.
- Boys Gold – Aliso Viejo, Boys Silver – Stanford, Boys Bronze – San Diego
- Girls Gold – Laguna Beach, Girls Silver – Los Alamitos, Girls Bronze –Commerce
Speedo Cup XV – 2007 The 15th edition of Speedo Cup saw a dramatic finish on the boy's side as El Toro outlasted San Juan Capo in two shootouts to take the title, the first ever for El Toro. In the Bronze medal match Pasadena downed San Francisco 10-7 to earn their first ever medal. In girl's action Commerce took home the Gold for the first time since 2004 as they upended defending champion Laguna Beach 8-5 behind three fourth quarter goals. For the Bronze Tustin claimed their fourth Bronze medal in tourney history taking out San Diego 8-1.
- Boys Gold – El Toro, Boys Silver – San Juan Cap, Boys Bronze – Pasadena
- Girls Gold – Commerce, Girls Silver – Laguna Beach, Girls Bronze - Tustin
