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Illustrated History of Olympic Water Polo

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1908 - European rules were adopted by the Olympics.

Water polo final at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Water polo final at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

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By the 1908 games, a more civilized set of rules were adopted through mutual consent for the Olympic games. These rules emphasized strategy and passing over brute force.

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