The Mavericks Water Polo Club has been churning up the water since 1993. We currently offer competitive programs for boys/girls men/women aged 10-18 and recreational programs for both our under 14 groups and our masters program. Our top coaching staff teach skills and strategies while driving improved fitness through a proven training regimen. For more information on the Mavericks and our programs, please contact us here.Weekly Schedule available
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16 U Boys take Silver at Nationals in Montreal
Over the course of the 4 day National Championship in Montreal, the 16U boys team started in the west (on Thursday) with a win against Saanich from BC. Friday they moved east to defeat Manitoba's entry, the Winnipeg Bushido. Back to BC to take on last year's champions in this age group, the Fraser Valley Water Polo Club. An 8-2 lead was just enough as the Mavericks hung on to win 8-7. A tough loss to our cross province rivals from Ottawa on Saturday left us at 3-1 going in to the final day of the tournament, good enough to guarantee a Bronze finish. In that game, we battled Fraser Valley (again) for the chance to play Ottawa who had earned a bye to the final. Proving the first result was no mistake, we defeated FVWPC for a second time this time by a pair of a goals. In the Gold Medal match, the team from Ottawa (who had picked up The Shadow's top player for this tournament) prevaled in what was a tightly fought match - First quarter score 1-0, at teh half 3-0, 4-0 after three and a final of 6-1. It was a great weekend and every player who jumped in the water over the course of the weekend distinguished themselves for the Mavericks, congratulations for a great result. Additional Kudos to Milan Radenovic, Most Valuable Goalie of the tournament and Matt Myers, named to the tournament All-Star Team.
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14 & Under Gold and Silver at 2009 Ontario Championships!
A large crowd watched (and cheered) as the Mavericks 14 & Under boys and girls teams each battled our cross-province rival the Ottawa Titans in gold medal match-ups at the 14 & Under Ontario Championships. Both games were well-played, hard fought affairs that went into overtime and finished with identical 4-3 scores.
The 14U girls team came out on top of the girls division when the Mavericks team speed payed off with a swim-off win and, seconds later, Nikolina Mihajlovik scored the winner before overtime even got going. The event was a successful test our association with the Lakeshore Swim Club as the team was a near 50/50 combo of Mavericks and Lakeshore swimmers with one New Zealand import to round out the lineup. Congrats to all involved.
Anything can happen in overtime and, after tremendous effort through 4 quarters in the boys division, the gold medal game was finally decided in sudden-death fashion by an Ottawa goal. A great weekend for the whole team nonetheless.
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U16 Girls take Bronze at 2009 Provincials in Hamilton!
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U18 Men Win Provincial Gold!!A happy 18U men's team put together a great weekend going undefeated to win the 2009 Ontario Club Championship.
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| The Mavericks U18 Women's team, winners of the Thompson Cup in Hamilton.
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