Saturday, January 30, 2010

1936: The winners of Los Angeles Athletic Club

The team of Los Angeles Athletic Club by defeating New York Athletic Club with 3-1, won the US National Championship in 1936. The Los Angels team earned the right to represent USA at the Berlin 1936 Olympic Games. Front row L-R: Clyde Swendsen (coach), Wally O’Connor, Philip Daubenspeck, Kenneth Beck, Frank C. Graham, Foster. Back row L-R: Ranger, Charles Finn, Charles McCallister, Strong, Herbert Wildman, Chewning. The US team in Berlin 1936, ibcluded seven players of LAAC (Wally O’Connor, Philip Daubenspeck, Kenneth Beck, Frank C. Graham, Charles Finn, Charles McCallister, Herbert Wildman) and four players from other Clubs (Dixon Fislke, Fred Lauer, Raymond Ruddy, William E.Kelly).
Source
: private collection

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

1924: The Champions of Illinois AC

The Illinois Athletic Club team winner of the 1924 A.A.U. title against the Olympic Club of San Francisco. This team won 8 National Championships since 1914. From L-R: Fred Lauer, Johnny Weissmuller, Archie Wallen, Francis Mac Dermott, Oliver Horn, Buddy Wallen, Harry Hebner, Floyd Towne, Perry Mc Cillivray and the coach William Bachrach.
Source:
private collection

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

1906: The team of HMS "Sandhurst"

The team of the HMS "Sandhurst", of the English Royal Navy, in 1906.
Source:
personal collection

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

1981: The team of N.A.O. Kerkyra, Greece

The team of N.A.O.K. (Nautical and Athletic Club of Kerkyra island), Greece in 1981. Standing L-R: Karapanos, Loubos (Manager), Grekas, Tsiminos, Lidovois, Tarandos, Kyres, Yihalas, Zoupanos. Squatting L-R: Makris, Vergos, Diavatis, Katsaitis, Michas.
Source: courtesy of Socratis Politis and Spyros Tsiminos

1978: The team of N.A.O. Kerkyra, Greece

The team of N.A.O.K. (Nautical and Athletic Club of Kerkyra island), Greece in 1978. Back L-R: Karapanos, Karoubis, Tarandos, Tsiminos, Vrachliotis, Kyres, Yiohalas. Middle L-R: Michas, Makris, Zoupanos, Alifierakis, Vergos. Front L-R: Diavatis, Katsaitis, Karydis, Mavronas.
Source: courtesy of Socratis Politis and Spyros Tsiminos

Monday, January 18, 2010

1968: The team of N.A.O. Kerkyra, Greece

The team of N.A.O.K. (Nautical and Athletic Club of Kerkyra island), Greece in 1968. Standing L-R: Doukakis, Karapanos Yiannis, Boufesis Spyros, Grekas K, Kafarakis G, Trousas Spyros (manager), Tsiminos Spyros, Katsouris Makis, Sgouropoulos Spyros, Karoulis Alkis (coach). Squatting L-R: Mazarakis K, Zoupanos Spyros, Michas Spyros.
Source:
courtesy of Socratis Politis and Spyros Tsiminos

1963: The team of N.A.O. Kerkyra, Greece

The team of N.A.O.K. (Nautical and Athletic Club of Kerkyra island), Greece in 1963. Standing L-R: Moumouris Andreas, Arvanitis Andreas, Protopsaltis Iakovos, Zobanakis Yiannis (coach), Niarchos, Trousas Spyros. Squatting L-R: Alamanos Andonis, Metalinos Aris, Kritikos Spyros. Kerkyra (Corfu) is the second largest island of the Ionian Sea.
Source: courtesy of Mr Socratis Politis and Spyros Tsiminos

Saturday, January 16, 2010

1968: Mladost wins the European Championship

The team of Mladost Zagreb winner of the 1968 European Champions Cup: Stipanic, Jonke, Trumbic, Bonacic, Simenc, Poljak, Jeger, Zuzej. In the series of final games Mladost won in Zagreb against Dinamo Bucarest with 4-2 and tied 4-4 in Bucarest.
Source:
magazine Natacion, November 1967

Thursday, January 14, 2010

1970: The winners of Mladost Zagreb

The team of Mladost Zagreb winner of the 1970 European Champions Cup: Stipanic, Trumbic, Bonacic, Simenc, Lopatny, Matosic, Poljak, Jeger, Zuzej, Posojevic, Mikac, Hebel.
Source: magazine NUOTO, January 1970

1970: The European finalists of Pro Recco

The team of Pro Recco, Champions of Italy and finalists at the European Champions Cup in 1970. In the two final games, Pro Recco lost 5-3 against Mladost Zagreb (in Belgrade) and won in Genoa 3-2. The team : Solimei, E. Pizzo, Ghezzi, Marchisio, Alberani, Lavoratori, Ghibellini, Galbusera, Cevasco, Zecchin.
Source: magazine NUOTO, January 1970

Monday, January 11, 2010

1921: Water Polo in the port of Split

Water Polo match in the port of Split, Croatia on the occasion of presence of British Navy in 1921. Source: courtesy of Mr. Zoran Kacic