Tuesday, December 26, 2017

1964: The team od Rari Nantes Bogliaco, Italy

The team of R.N.Bogliasco, Italy in 1964. Standing L-R: Crovetto V., Toselli, Crovetto Elio (Giulin), Antonio Caffanera (President), Giuseppe Caffarena, Belzer, Boccardo, Nanni, Aldo Caneda (V.President). Squatting L-R: Toselli (Team Official), Bario, Aldo De Giorgi, Valle, Carnevalli, Conti (Team Official).
Source: Biancoceleste Bogliasco 1951-2016 by Gianni Lastrico

Saturday, December 23, 2017

1952: The team of Rari Nantes Bogliasco.

The team of Rari Nantes Bogliasco in 1952. Standing L-R: Bolleli (Team Manager), Marugo, Sanguineti, Nai Novella. Squatting L-R: Risso, Vignolo, Ferrari, Gelmi.
Source: Biancoceleste Bogliasco 1951-2016 by Gianni Lastrico

1951: The team of Rari Nantes Bogliasco, Italy

The team of Rari Nantes Bogliasco in C' Division of the Italian Championship in 1951. Standing L-R: Cavallini, Novella (President), Lonari, Vignolo, Marugo, Risso. Squatting L-R: Gelmi, Andrea Novella, Bolelli.
Source: Biancoceleste Bogliasco 1951-2016 by Gianni Lastrico

1940: The team of GUF Imperia, Italy

The team of GUF Imperia in A Division of the Italian Championship in early 1940s. Among the players Felipe Cascione (3rd standing from L) one of the important personalities of Imperia, and hero of World War II.
Source: Biancoceleste Bogliasco 1951-2016 by Gianni Lastrico

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

1989: ASC Duisburg winner of the German Cup

The team of ASC Duisburg, Cup winner in Germany in 1989. Front L-R: Jürgen Kluge (Coach), Frank Böllert, Dirk Jacoby, Peter Kraut, Thomas Huber, Alexander Plotz, Detlev Weitmann (Physio), Axel Garnatz (team Manager). Second row L-R: Alexander Kluge, Thomas Figura, Arnulf Diegel, Rainer Osselmann. Third row L-R: Oliver Dahler, Dirk Zeien, Dietmar Diegel, Ingo Borgmann, Guido Reibel
Source: courtesy of Arnulf Diegel

Monday, November 6, 2017

1991: Ethnicos Piraeus Cup winner in Greece

The team of Ethnicos Piraeus winner of the 1991 Greek Cup. Among the players Vaggelis Patras, Makis Voltirakis, Nikos Armenakis, Filippos Kaiafas, Panos Bakounis, Thodoris Moustakarias, Thodoris Kalakonas, Michalis Birakis, Tasos Tsikaris, Ilias Macheras, Fondas Markopoulos. With the players celebrating the Club Officials Mihalis Papailiadis (President), Kostas Vintzilaios (General Secretary), Giorgos Tsaltas, the ex Captain Sotiris Stathakis and the faithful supporter Yiannis "Ethicaras"
Source: courtesy Avgoustis Vintzilaios 

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

1975: The Champions of VK Partizan Belgrade

The team of VK Partizan of Belgrade winner of the 1975 European Cup of National Champions. Standing L-R: Vlaho Orlic (Head Coach), Markovic, Belamaric, Stamenic, Sofjanic, Marovic, Antunovic, Pericic. Squatting L-R: Manojlovic, Rudic, Sandic, Vranes. VK Partizan won 7 times the European Cup for National Champions: 1964, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1976 and 2011

Sunday, October 29, 2017

1967: The team of Ethnicos Piraeus, Greece

The team of Ethnicos Piraeus, Greece at Barcelona in 1967. Standing L-R: Garyfallos, Iosifidis, Kalfamanolis, Chatzikyriakakis, Patlakas, Thymaras. Squatting L-R: Karalogos, Tzafolias, Kehagias, Konstas, Kondos.
Source: courtesy Avgoustis Vintzilaios

Monday, October 23, 2017

1989, Bonn: The winners of West Germany

The team of Germany winner at Bonn 1989 European Championships coached by Uwe Gassman. The team: Ingo Borgmann, Thomas Huber, Frank Otto, Lars Tomanek, Dirk Schütze, Andreas Ehrl, Carsten Kush, Rainer Osselmann, Hagen Stamm, Ren Reimann, Dirk Theismann, Jörg Dresel, Uwe Sterzik, Peter Röhle.

Monday, September 18, 2017

1912: The Champions of Genoa Cricket and Football Club

The team of Genoa Cricket and Football Club (GCFC) winner of the 1st official Italian Championship in 1912 held in Santa Lucia of Napoli. The team of Genoa won the 4-1 the team of Napoli  Partenope (Rari Nantes Napoli since1927). Genoa CFC:  Ernesto Ghiorzi, Augusto Massa, Paganelli I, Paganelli II, Vittorio Semorile, Gavoglio, Davide Baiardo. Partenope Napoli:  Cesare Cancelli, Joima, Pellegrini, Mascoli, Del Giudice, Gennaro Cangiullo, Tarantini.
Source: Aronne Anghileri (nel lonatno 1912). Il  mondo del Nuoto 11/11/1990

Thursday, September 14, 2017

1973: The National team of Mexico

The National team of Mexico coached by the legendary Kalman Markovits in 1973. Standing L-R: Daniel Gómez, Juan García, Raúl Alanís, Maximiliano Aguilar, Francisco García, Arturo Valencia, Kalman Markovits. Squatting: Agustín Villafranco, Armando Fernández, Alfredo Sauza, Vázquez y Antonio Martínez
Source: courtesy of Anyko Sesma

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

1972, Munich: The team of West Germany

The team of West Germany 4th at Munich 1972 Olympic Games. The team: Gerd Olbert , Hermann Haverkamp, Peter Teicher , Kurt Küpper,  Günter Wolf, Ingulf Nossek , Ludger Weeke, Kurt Schuhmann, Jürgen Stiefel, Hans Simon, Hans Hoffmeister.

Sunday, September 10, 2017

1970 : The Champions of Orvosegyetem Sport Club

The team of Orvosegyetem Sport Club (OSC) Champion and Cup winner in Hungary in 1970. Standing L-R: dr Csikós Ferenc, Gál Jenő, dr Konrád Sándor, dr Szathmáry Gábor, dr Konrád Ferenc, Oláh Endre, Bodnár János. Squatting L-R: dr Kovács Károly, dr Bodnár András, dr Szívós István, Elek Miklós.
Source: courtesy of Gál Jenő

Thursday, August 31, 2017

1978: The winners of Ferencvarosi Torna Club.

The team of Ferencvaros TC coached by dr. Mihály Mayer, winner of the European Cup for National Cup winners in 1978. Standing L-R: Gyore, Gerendas, Wiesner, Szello, dr. Opacs, Balla. Squatting L-R: Konrad, Debreczeni, Kasas, Steinmetz, Koresi.

Thursday, August 10, 2017

1978: The Juniors of USSR European Champions

The team of USSR winner of the European Junior Championship held in Budapest in 1978. The final ranking: 1. USSR, 2. Hungary, 3. W.Germany, 4. Spain, 5.Yugoslavia, 6. Romania, 7 Czechoslovakia, 8 Bulgaria. 
Source: El Mundo Deportivo, 31/7/2017

Sunday, August 6, 2017

1988: The team of VK Partizan Belgrade.

The team of VK Partizan Belgrade in 1988. Standing L-R: Dusan Popovic, Goran Radjenovic, Zeljko Krivokapic-Baka, Igor Milanovic, Dragan Andric, Anto Vasovic, Aleksandar Sostar, Mirko Bradajic, Marinko Roje, Milan Radan Squatting L-R: Milan Tadic, Vitomir Padovan, Nikola Ribic, Darko Udovicic, Igor Gocanin, Pino Dragojevic, Dejan Udovicic.

Saturday, July 15, 2017

1953: The team of ASPTT Constantine, Algeria.

The team of A.S.P.T.T. Constantine at the Championships of North Africa held on the  25th and the 26th July 1953 in the pool Gallia at Oran, Algeria. Standing from L-R: Djabri, Batino, Lefert, Guedj-Meyer Foughali, Tchanderli (Coach). Squatting from L-R: Max Fitoussi, Albert Fitoussi, Bachara and the swimmer Kahlouette.

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

1922: The National team of Austria

The National team of Austria who played in Barcelona International tournament in 1922. From L-R: Mani, Vorel, Brociner, Raffoy, Doorak, Dr.Meisel, Dt. Otto Sherf 
Source: La Jornada Deportiva 13/10/1922

Friday, June 2, 2017

Paolo De Crescenzo (Naples, 1950 - June 2, 2017) was an Italian Water Polo player and Coach. Paolo grew up in Canottieri Napoli under the leadership of Friz Dennerlein. He started in the first team in 1965, beginning his militancy in that group that dominated Italy's water polo in the 70s winning 4 Italian Championships and the 1977 European Champions Cup. In 1983 he became Head Coach of Posillipo Napoli and immediately won the sympathy of the environment. The coaching carrier of De Crescenzo from that point had an exponential rise: 9 Italian Championships, 2 Italian Cups, 2 European Cups and above all 2 European Champion Cup as well one European Super cup made him one of the most titled coaches of the Italian and European Water Polo. In the 2003-05 season he also led the National team to the Athens 2004 Olympic Games before returning for another two years to his beloved Posillipo, then retiring in 2007. In the summer of 2013 he returned to lead the A1 team Acquachiara, Napoli to its first European Participation.

Friday, March 3, 2017

1984 Los Angeles: The winners of Yugoslavia

The team of Yugoslavia, gold winner in Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games.  The team: Milorad Krivokapic, Deni Lusic, Zoran Petrovic, Bozo Vuletic, Veselin Djuho, Zoran Roje, Milivoj Bebic, Perica Bukic, Goran Sukno, Tomislav Paskvalin, Igor Milanovic, Dragan Andric, Andrija Popovic. Coach: Ratko Rudic
Source: magazine "Il mondo del Nuoto", 9 September 1984

Thursday, February 23, 2017

1994: The team of University of California (UCLA)

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) team in 1994. Front row: Guy Baker (Head Coach), Tommy Wong, Adam Krikorian, Scott Turner, Mark Sutter, Matt Emerzian (Assist. Coach), Second row: Corbon Graham, Steve Haney, Dave Dowdwey, Jim Toring, Andreas Luba, Third row: Dan Reuter, Jeff Porter, Lutter Weidner, Zack Fisten, Milos Bozinovski. Fourth row: Kevin Kramer, Jake Jokota, Brandon Stont, Terry Baker, Eric Helfer. Back row: Matt Swanson, Jeremy Braxton-Brown, Randy Wright, Steve Covec.

Friday, February 17, 2017

1983: The winners of Spandau 04, Berlin

The team of Spandau 04 Berlin, coached by Alfred Ballen winner of the 1983 European Champions Cup.
The team: Peter Rohle, Thomas Loebb, Frank Otto, Volker Kude, Armando Fernandez, Michael Loeck, Frank Kison, Hans-Jorg Otte, Hagen Stamm, Roland Freund, Oliver Biegel, Dirk Schutze Source: il mondo del Nuoto 1982 

1982: Dynamo Alma-Ata finalist European Champions Cup

The team of Dynamo Alma-Ata finalist of the 1982 European Champions Cup. In the final games Dynamo Alma-Ata faced Spandau 04 (Won the first game in Almaty with 10-7 and lost the second game in Berlin with 10 to 6).
Source: Il mondo del Nuoto 1982

1981, Bucarest: Cuba winner of Univeristy Games

The National team of Cuba coached by Juan Almeneiro, winner at 1981 Univesrity Games held in Bucarest, Romania. Ranking: 1. Cuba, 2. USA, 3. Romania
Source: Il mondo del nuoto, 1982

Saturday, February 11, 2017

1923: SC Portugal vs S.Alges e Dafundo at Lisboa Port

The teams of Sporting Club de Portugal and Sport Algès e Dafundo during their game in the Doca de Bélem at Lisboa port  in 1923
Source: llustração Portugueza 22 September 1923 

1923: The team of Sporting Club de Portugal

The team of Sporting Club de Portugal that played against Sport Algès e Dafundo in the Doca de Bélem at Lisboa port  in 1923
Source: llustração Portugueza 22 September 1923 

1923: The team of Sport Algès e Dafundo, Portugal

The team of Sport Algès e Dafundo that played against the Sporting Club de Portugal in the Doca de Bélem at Lisboa port  in 1923
Source: llustração Portugueza 22 September 1923 

1927: The team of Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Portugal

The team of Sport Lisboa e Benfica in 1927. Standing L-R: Silveira, Lopes, Dos Santos, Center: Da Silva Carvalho. Squatting L-R: Ramos, Lopes, D'Oliveira
Source: Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Boletim Oficial, March 1927

1916: The team of Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Portugal

The team of Sport Lisboa e Benfica in 1916. Standing L-R: Lima, Da Silva, Sobral, Almeida. Squatting L-R: Vinhas, Monteiro, Lima.
Source: Historia do Benfica (1904-1954)

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

1926: The team of Netherlands

The Dutch Water Polo team in 1926 against Germany. Standing L-R: Fr. Kuyper, A.H. van Senus, C.C. Leenheer, A.H. Goedings, H. Minnes. Squatting L-R: R.C. van Senus, A.C. Slop, P. v.d. Velden, Jr. J. Köhler.
Source: Veertig jaren waterpolo 1901-1941

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

1952, Helsinki: The National team of Portugal

The team of Portugal that took part at Helsinki 1952 Olympic Games composed by: Francisco Alves, Eduardo Barbeiro, Óscar Cabral, José Manuel Correia, Máximo Couto, João Franco do Vale, Rodrigo Basto Junior, Fernando Madeira, Armando Moutinho.

Sunday, January 22, 2017

1938, London: Italy vs France 1-1

Italy Vs France (1-1) at the Empire Pool Wembley during the 1938 London, European Swimming Championships.
Source: AP archives 

1938, London: The team of France

The team of France at the Empire pool Wembley during London 1938 European Championships. France has been ranked in the seventh place. From Left to Right : Delporte, Van de Casteele, Emile Bermyn, Dewash, Padou, Diener, Desbonnet, Busch et Lefèvre. 
Source: Emile Bermyn family archives

Friday, January 6, 2017

1976, Montreal: The team of West Germany

The team of West Germany (FRG) 6th at Montreal 1976 Olympics: Roland Freund, Martin Jellinghaus, Gunter Kilian, Horst Kilian, Wolfgang Mechler, Werner Obschernikat, Peter Rohle, Hans Simon, Jurgen Stiefel, Ludger Weeke, Gunter Wolf.
Source: private collection

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

1961: The Champions of Madost Zagreb

The team of Mladost Zagreb winner of the 1961 Yugoslav Winter Championship: Žužej, Legradić, Janković, Ježić, Jeger, Žagar, Fulgozi, Šimenc, Bonačić, Verži, and Stipanić.
Source: public domain

Monday, January 2, 2017

1953 Frans Kuyper preparing the Dutch National team

The National team of Netherlands train under the command of Frans Kuyper, in the De Miranda pool of Amsterdam, preparing  for the 1953 Trofeo d'Italia to be held in Nijmegen.