Illustrated History of Olympic Water Polo
By Mat Luebbers, About.com Guide
2000 - Women's Water Polo Debuts at the Olympic Games
Australia celebrate victory in the Women's Water Polo Final against the USA at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre on Day Eight of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.
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The 2000 Sydney games was the first time that women's water polo was part of the Olympic Program. The home team took the gold medal.
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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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