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Water Polo

About Devonport Water Polo

Water Polo is a thriving facet of our club. We compete in the Devon and Bristol and West Leagues, and our junior teams also compete in national competitions. We currently run the following teams:

Under 13     Under 15      Under 17     Men     Ladies

All of our teams up to Under 17 are unisex teams.

In recent seasons Devonport Water Polo has enjoyed the most successful period in the club's history, winning Devon and Bristol and West competitions at U13, U15 and U17 level, the Manchester Festival of Water Polo at U13 and U15 level, and the Cheltenham Festival of Water Polo at U15 level. In 2019 we also won Silver at the Boys U15 National Age Group Championships.

We have also enjoyed success at individual level, developing a number of players who have represented Great Britain, England, Wales and England Schools at various age group levels.

DRSA Water Polo Calendar

South West Water Polo Club of the Year

In 2023 we were the South West Regional Award Winner for Water Polo Club of the Year. We were also nominated as a finalist for the Swim England Water Polo Club of the Year.

This is what Swim England had to say about us:

"Devonport Royal Water Polo Club has fostered a positive and supportive environment and created a community spirit across the club. Its coaches are dedicated to helping players reach their best and always encourage confidence and teamwork in everything that they do. Members at the club say that they feel both valued and included and that they are a vital part of the local community."

Training times and matches

We train at the Plymouth Life Centre on the following days:

Sundays
On Sundays all groups train 5.00-6.30pm. On Sundays when the Life Centre is hosting an event, we will train at a later time. For our younger members, training on Sundays is subject to invitation by the water polo coaches.

Wednesdays
On Wednesdays we have three one-hour sessions: 7.00-8.00pm, 8.00-9.00pm and 9.00-10.00pm. Players are allocated to these sessions by the coaches.

Home matches
We play our home matches at the Plymouth Life Centre on Tuesdays, 7.30pm or 8.45pm start. On Tuesdays when there are no matches, we host additional training sessions. These are subject to invitation by the water polo coaches.

If you would like to have two free taster sessions, please contact us via our Join us page.

Mini Polo

We are looking for Mini Polo players to boost our growing junior section. Sessions are held on Wednesday evenings, 7.00-8.00pm, in the Plymouth Life Centre and are supervised by our qualified coaches.

So long as your child is a competent swimmer, they will be welcome to have two free taster sessions to see if water polo might be the sport for them. We believe that our sessions are ideal for building young children's confidence in the water. We will help them to develop basic team play and decision-making skills in small-sided games.

If you would like to have two free taster sessions, please contact us via our Join us page.

Dragon costume for ZEPTA 2024

For ZEPTA 2024 we have turned to Megan of our Ladies team to design a dragon-themed costume.

We are very very pleased with the result!

Thank You to Samworth Brothers

Our young ladies team pictured with the new Stramatel timing equipment purchased with the funds awarded by the Samworth Brothers Sports Opportunity Fund.

Samworth Brothers have kindly awarded us funding for timing equipment, hats, balls and training courses for volunteers.