Irvine, CA – June 26 – With the 2024 Olympic Games rapidly approaching, the US Olympic men's and women's water polo teams are hosting exhibition matches as a final tune-up before they leave for Paris. Two of those matches will air LIVE on ESPNU and stream LIVE on the ESPN app.
Tonight, the US Olympic men's team will face world-power Spain at 10pm Eastern/7pm Pacific LIVE from Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California. The match will mark the first of three-game series with Spain as Team USA stages its final friendlies before the Paris Olympics. Greg Mescall will do play-by-play and US Olympic women's head coach
Adam Krikorian will give analysis. The event will also celebrate the 1984 US Olympic men's water polo team on the 40
th anniversary of its silver-medal run in Los Angeles. At halftime, members of that 1984 Olympic squad will be honored with flashbacks from Malibu shown throughout the night.
Two weeks later, Krikorian's women's team will be in the water as the 2020 Olympic champions finish a four-game homestand against Hungary at the University of California-Berkeley on July 9 at 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific. Two-time Olympic medalist Natalie Benson will join Mescall on-air to add her analysis from the Spieker Aquatics Complex – site of the 2024 NCAA women's water polo championship which also aired on ESPNU.
The US women's Olympic roster was announced on
May 30. The US men's team revealed its Olympic squad on
June 18.
Tickets for both matches are on-sale now and can be purchased by
clicking here.
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 while providing a national system of affiliated clubs, certified coaches, and officials. For more information, visit
www.usawaterpolo.org.
