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The
US Water Polo players for Antwerp 1920 Olympics, coming from all over the country, practiced for the first time all together, under their coach the legendary
Otto Wahle, in a
12' by 9' swimming tank specially constructed on the deck of the
Princess Matoika, the ship that was carrying the
United States Olympic team to Antwerp.Source: A History of USA Water Polo in the Olympic Games.
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