Illustrated History of Olympic Water Polo
By Mat Luebbers, About.com
1912 - Water Polo Stays Civilized
Drawing showing competitors in action during a Water Polo match at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden.
IOC Olympic Museum/Allsport/Getty Images
Water polo rules kept working toward finesse over force. Players developed passing techniques to keep the game moving. In 1914 an international set of standard rules was adopted.
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- 1800's - The Origins of Water Polo
- 1880-1899
- 1900 - 1904 Water Polo Becomes an Olympic Sport - Sort Of
- 1908 - European rules were adopted by the Olympics.
- 1912 - Water Polo Stays Civilized
- 1924
- 1956 - THE Game of Olympic Water Polo
- Olympic Water Polo Gets More and More Polished
- 2000 - Women's Water Polo Debuts at the Olympic Games
- 2008 - Beijing Olympics Water Polo
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