The GBR Men’s Water Polo Management group will host the third and final qualification tournament for the LEN European Championships 2014.

The event, which will be held at the Sunderland Aquatics Centre, will take place from the 7th-10th November 2013.

The British Gas GBR Men’s Water Polo team, who finished third in both their first two qualification tournaments, will face Russia, Slovenia, Israel and Moldova, for a place in next year’s LEN European Champs.

His Honour Alan Booth, Chair of the Management Committee who run the men’s game in the UK, said: “This is the first opportunity the GB Men’s Water Polo Group have had to host an international event and  we are well placed to secure a place in the next stage of the qualifying process for the European Championships next year.

“We hope to have some help from an enthusiastic home crowd. The North East has a reputation as great sports enthusiasts and we hope that many of them will be at the Sunderland pool to cheer on the GB Men.

“This will be a chance for water polo supporters to see some of the players who played in the Olympic Games in London and to see some of the men who play their water polo for clubs around Europe.

“We are looking forward to introducing international water polo to many people who may not previously have had the opportunity to watch. I hope there will be some future GB players in the crowd seeing what a fast and exciting sport water polo can be.”

For further information on the event including ticket details plerase see  http://www.swimming.org/britishswimming/news/water-polo/

Did you know that the FINA world championships are being held in Bacelona right now?

The womens GB team are competing at this event you can keep up to date with news on their progress on the British Swimming Water Polo page.

Other links

Official Event Website 

You can follow the progress of all teams on the Official Timing & Data Handling Website by OMEGA 

And if anyone ever suggests we should keep match stats this detailed at our level please have them “dunked!”  – Can vrs GBR Play by play summary

Please see message from Chris Stephens “I am very sorry to announce that East Region has withdrawn our entry from next weekend’s girls Inter-Regional Championship at Walsall.  Several players have become unavailable, and I have decided not to send a young and inexperienced team who would derive little benefit from the competition.

I would like to thank all the players, parents and coaches who support our Girls development programme and I am confident we will overcome this setback.”