Saanich Water Polo
School will be holding the 11th Annual Valentine’s
International Water Polo Tournament at SCP Pool on Valentine’s Weekend
in February. February
22-23-24, 2008
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This age group
tournament has become a Western Canadian “Icon” with an annual guarantee
of a large array of overseas and US Teams.
The tournament
features Male and Female Teams in the Junior-Juvenile (U20), Cadet (U16),
Bantam (U14) and Atom (U12) Divisions.
Saanich Water Polo
School will be hosting teams from:
Winnipeg, Regina, Edmonton, Calgary,
Vancouver, Washington, Oregon and California.
The three day event
is a real celebration of the sport of Water Polo.
Spectators will be able to watch high level international play in each
age group. The event is so popular in North American Water Polo
Community, that hotel is pre-booked one year in advance in anticipation
of next year's event. Saanich Water Polo School truly puts on a great
show in the spirit of Valentines'. The pool area is decorated, and
music is featured throughout the day, in between games and quarters. A
spectacular dessert table awaits the over 400 local and out of town
participants on Saturday night.
Some illustrious
personalities:
Ferenc Vindisch
- SWPS head coach, former trainer of recent Hungarian Olympic Gold
medalists: Attila Vári,
Tamás Kásás, Bulcsú Székely
John Csikos - Canadian
Senior Men’s Team Head Coach
Local stars of SWPS:
Brad Ward, Lars Yunker, Erika Brown, Lara Kesteloo, Katie Paton –
Canadian Age Group National Team Members
Gaetan Turcotte & Rick Valouch Referee in
Chiefs - International FINA referees
