A “Topical Budget” newsreel shot in the Surrey Commercial Docks in 1925. Dockworkers, their families and their friends assisting the “Port of London’s Aquatic Sports”, including Swimming, Water Polo and high Diving. Source: BFIfilms
The Juniors of Rari Nantes Napoli in 1963. Standing L-R: Wirz, Caiazzo, Rastreli, Luigi Chiosi , D'Isanto, Donadio.Squatting L-R: In basso: Foà, Mastrogiovanni,
Buonaiuto, Mino Marsili e Simonelli.
The National
Juniors team of Italy in 1965 with the legendary Coach Mario Majoni: Giancarlo Baccini, Mimmo Mastrogiovanni, Alessandro
Amici, Bruno Caiazzo, Luigi Rossetti, Giorgio Amici, Giuliano Forcella, Ciociò
D'Urso, Mario Maioni (Coach), Mino Marsili, Pierluigi Formiconi, Luigi Chiosi, Dario
Foà, Razio Buonaiuto
The legendary coach Nicola Stamenic leads Yugoslavia to winning its first (and last....) European Championship title in Athens, August 1991. The Yugoslavian team played without the participation of Croatian Nationality players.
The team of Rari Nantes Salerno in 1979 at the pool of Napoli "Mostra d' oltremare".Roberto Agostino, Antonio D'Anna, Paolo Lista, Nicola Borrelli, Antonio Barela, Sergio Mogavero, Dario Salvati, Mariano Aliberti, Biagio Agostino, Pepe Casella, Gianfranco Camisa, Pasquale Rossi, Gino Stefanelli. Source:courtesy of Pasquale Rossi
The team of "Sisport FIAT Ricambi" of Torino in 1980. Standing L-R: Sante Marsili, Drago, Bertello, Mattia Aversa, Telemaco Marcoccio, Antonio Consiglio.Seatting L-R: Cicoria, Rossi, Manzin, xxxxx, Francone, Agostino Puleo. Source: courtesy of Mattia Aversa
The National team of Italy in the mountain of San Candido (Bolzano)
in 1971. From L-R: Mario Majoni (Coach), Enzo D'Angelo, Mattia Aversa,
Pietro Calcagno, Nando Lignano, Elios Marsili, Paolo Galbusera, Geppino
D'Altrui.
Blood in the pool. Hungary vs. USSR at Melbourne 1956
Olympics. “It should be clear that we never had any ill feelings toward the
Russian people. It was just a match at the wrong time and the wrong
place," said few years ago Ervin Zador
The team of Chiavari Nuoto in 1980. Enzo Barlocco (Coach), Mario Arienti, Alfredo Cupido, Paino Spinetta, Alessandro Macchiavello, Danilo Ghio , Carlo Peri, Alessandro Nassano, Luciano Pozzo, Gianfranco "Tappo" Tedeschi, Nicola Chiari, Franco Labò. Source:courtesy of Danilo Ghio
"Water Polo for Ladies” - Filmed at Stoke Newington, London in 1930. "Mere man's one-time exclusive water sport is now being dived right into by the girls." (British Pathe Archive)
Source: http://www.britishpathe.com, Copyright remains property of British Pathe
The team of Korcula Plivacki Klub winner of the European Cup for National Cup winners in 1979 with coach Duško Antunović. Source:A century of Croatian Water Polo
The team of Korcula Plivacki Club winner of the former Yugoslavia Cup in 1978. Korčula is an island in the Adriatic Sea, in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County of Croatia Source: A century of Croatian Water Polo
The team of V.K.Sibenik (Solaris) coached by Mile Nakic entered the A' division of Yugoslav Championship in 1976. Šibenik is a historic town in Croatia, located in central Dalmatia. Source:A century of Croatian Water Polo.
This film was made by Maurice Laurent in collaboration with ASFFA and the French Swimming Federation. It presents the pedagogy of learning Water Polo in the 50's. Source: ASFFA asffa.angers.free.fr (courtesy of Petar Kovacevic)