Water Polo legends

Beautiful early engraving presenting “Water Polo at Malta” within “ The illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of October 8, 1881 ”

The sailors of Alcântara play the first Water Polo macch in Portugal, in the bay of Cascais, October 1907. Source: Photo Archives o...

The Water Polo teams from Rio de Janeiro Brazil in 1914: "Club Internacional", "Guanabara", "São Cristóvão...

Water Polo game in the river Urca in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1930.   Source:   http://riodejaneirofotosantigas.blogspot.gr

Lots of spectators assist a Water Polo match in the river Urca in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1930.   Source:   http://riodejaneirofotos...

The team of CSKA Sofia, Champion of Bulgaria in 1971. First row L-R: Valentin Popov, Ivan Ikonopisov, Nikola Exerov, Andrey Constantin...

The National team of Hungary winner against France (9-2) in August 1927. The team: Barta, Fazekas, Homonnay II., Keserű II., Wenk, Vér...

The National team of France that lost against Hungary (9-2) in August 1927 . The team: Brouet, Perol, Dolberghe, Bultoel, Lasquin, Cuve...

The National team of France that played against Belgium at the Olympic pooll "Les Tourelles" in Paris on July, 25th 1926.  ...

The 1967 team of Circolo Nautico Posillipo, Napoli that played for the first time in the A' Category of the Italian Championship. S...

The team of   Uintiseura Kuhat,   Helsinki Champions of Finland in 1968.   Standing L-R: Aimo Lehmusvuo, Ossi Hellman, Tapio Levaaho, P...

A pre-selection of the Greek National team in 1969. From L-R: Thomas Karalogos (Ethnicos Piraeus), Pericles Damascos (Olympiakos Piraeu...

The National team of Iran coached by Nico Firoiu, that took place at the 1st Asian Games held in Bangkok in 1970. ( 1. Japan, 2. India...

The National team of Argentina that took part at Helsinki 1952 Olympic Games composed by: Osvaldo Codaro, Luis Díez, Luis González, Rub...

As wtitten in the back of the original picture: " By virtue of their recent win over the Illinois Athletic Club, the Water Polo te...

The National team of Italy coached by Gianni Lonzi in Merano, before the European Champions in Vienna in 1974. The players: Mino Marsili...

Reception in honor of the Hungarian National team winner of the 1st World Championship in Belgrade in 1973 . The team: Balla Balázs, Bo...

The team of Club Natacion Barcelona winner of the Spanish Championship in 1957. The team coached by Lajos Rajki: Ascencio, Bazan, Castil...

The team of Club Natacion Barcelona Champion of Spain in 1926. The team: Gimenez, Puig, Cruells, Baste, Brull, A.Trigo, M.Trigo.  So...

The National team of France that played against the team of Spain in Barcelona in 1932. The team: Delporte, Borocco, Diener, Cuvelier, ...

The National team of Spain that played against the team of France at the pool of CN Barcelona in 1932. The team: Gonzalo, Gimenez, Br...

The team of “Club Royal de Natation of Brussels” Belgium , prior to a game against the team of “ Club Natacion Barcelona” in 1931. Sou...

The National team of Austria that played against Hungary. S, Doorak, Standing L-R: Mani, Vorel, Brociner, Raffoy, Dr. Meisel, Dr. Otto ...

The National team of Hungary that played against Austria in 1922. Standing L-R: Keseru II, Keseru I, Hlavacsek, Rudas, Fazekas, Venk, B...

The team of "III. Kerületi Torna és Vívó Egylet" TVE , Budapest winner of the Hungarian Championship in 1923. Source : "...

The team of Canoe Club of Madrid, vice Champion in the 1933   Spanish Championship , departing to participate in the International Tour...

The team of Ethnicos Piraeus, winner of the Greek Championship in 1931. The team: Chatzigeorgiou, Makris, Stefopoulos, Dedes, Petroutso...

The team of "Athlitikos Syllogos Aris", Thessaloniki's  winner of the 3rd Greek Championship in 1930. The team: Stelios D...

The Water Polo team of "Gymnastikos Syllogos Hiraklis", Thessaloniki's in 1928. From L-R: Stavridis S., Karpetis, Stavridi...

The Water Polo team of "Athlitikos Syllogos Aris", Thessaloniki's winner of the 1st Greek Championship organized by the G...

The team of Ethnicos Piraeus , Greece in 1932.  Source: Athlitika Chronika 27 July 1932.

The team of "Società Sportiva Lazio" Rome, Italy in 1972 . Standing L-R: Pierluigi Formiconi, Luciano Russo, Andrea Simoncin...

Vladimir Akimov was born on July 20th, 1953 in a large family of 5 children. His older brother Anatoly Akimov has been Olympic Champio...

The team of Valletta United Water Polo in 1967 . Standing L-R: J o Zampa, Alfred Bonavia, George Lewis (?), Lino Scerri, Charles Fenech...

The team of Loughborough Colleges, winners of the Universities Athletic Union (UAU) Championships in 1958. Standing L-R: T.M.Glover, M...

The team of Santiago, Champion of Chile in 1950.  Source : magazine "Estadio N° 364, May 6th, 1950"

The team of Società Ginnastica Andrea Doria wins against Società Sportiva Nicola Mameli with 2-1 and becomes Champion of Italy in 1931. ...

The team of Partizan Belgrade European Champion in 1964 composed by Muskatirovic, Perisic, Bonacic, Cukvas, Sandic, Jankovic, Tedeski, Zi...

The team of Weston-super-Mare finalists of the English Chmapionship in 1905 Source: private collection 

The team of Toulon in the harbor of Toulon, South France in the 1950's Source: private collection