Irvine, CA – February 24 – Malmsten, an internationally renowned water polo equipment manufacturer, has joined USA Water Polo as the official water polo accessories partner. The agreement, which runs through the Paris Olympic Games, will see Malmsten provide USA Water Polo with a variety of products for practice and competition including field of play marking cones, marking mats, advertising structures, ball releases and more.
"Malmsten is passionate about water polo and has invested heavily in its water polo portfolio over the last 15 years, focusing not only on competition equipment but on enhancing the whole water polo experience. Malmsten is proud to enter into a partnership with USA Water Polo and happy to help promote and grow water polo," said Mikael Orn, Malmsten Inc. CEO & Director of Operations, Americas.
Orn continued, "Malmsten is a new name in the USA market, but is a strong international provider, having been a FINA partner since 2009 and a partner for LEN Champions League in Europe. Malmsten has supplied the Olympic Games since 2008 with our water polo equipment and is now excited to enter the USA market and collaborate with a strong and growing water polo community."
"Malmsten entering the U.S. market highlights the growth of water polo within the United States. We look forward to collaborating with Malmsten to continue our efforts of growing water polo across all 50 states as well as elevating the game experience and production," said
Nancy Atufunwa, USA Water Polo Sr. Director Head of Marketing & Partnerships.
To learn more about Malmsten, be sure to visit
www.Malmsten.com/en-US.
About Malmsten
Malmsten is a family-owned Swedish company with almost 50 years of experience and roots in aquatics from both a coaching and athletic perspective. Malmsten is a manufacturer of internationally renowned equipment for water polo and swimming, closely in touch with the aquatics community and with a strong design team always looking to improve its equipment. Malmsten is the exclusive Official Supplier for FINA for water polo equipment and swimming racing lane lines. Malmsten water polo equipment has been used not only for World Championships but also for the Olympic Games in Beijing, London, Rio and Tokyo. Malmsten's racing lane lines have been used in 10 Olympic Games, first launched in 1974. Mikael Orn, one of coach Tommy Malmsten's most successful swimmers, opened the Malmsten manufacturing and distribution center in Arizona in 2021 and is ready to support USA Water Polo. For more information, please visit
www.malmsten.com/en-US.
About USA Water Polo
USA Water Polo, Inc., is the national governing body for water polo in America, overseeing our United States Olympic program as well as 20 championship events annually, such as Junior Olympics and Masters National Championships. With more than 50,000 members, USAWP also is the sanctioning authority for more than 500 member clubs and more than 400 tournaments nationwide. USAWP is committed to the development of the sport throughout the U.S., fostering grass-roots expansion of the sport and providing a national system of affiliated clubs, certified coaches, and officials.
