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Water Polo

Registration Close Date

Friday 19 September 2025

Overview

DATES
Saturday 18 – Monday 20 October 2025

TIMES
9.00am – 5.00pm

Sport Entry Fee

$165 per person per team

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Please note: All transactions are subject to a PayPal charge (1.75% of total amount due +$0.30).
Further details available in the Games Entry Terms & Conditions. 

 

Last Updated: 10/1/2025

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Age Requirements

Age determined at 31 December 2025
27 Womans – 30 Years Men

Age Groups

Male and Female 30+ 35+ 40+ 45+ 50+ 55+ 60+ 70+

Number of Participant Requirements

Minimum number of participants required to conduct competition: 8 teams

Canberra International Sports and Aquatic Centre (CISAC) - Saturday 18th October

100 Eastern Valley Way,
Bruce ACT 2617

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Australian Institue of Sport (AIS) - Sunday 19th and Monday 20th October

Leverrier St,
Bruce ACT 2617

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Additional Information

  • The competition will be conducted under standard World Aquatics Rules
  • Playing conditions will be 8-minute quarters with running time
  • All participants are required to be a current member of a water polo club
  • Teams will be required to provide 1 x Community Level Qualified Referee and 2 x Table officials for their games
Players over 70 will be identified by a cap of different colour than their teams and the oppositions caps and either:

·         Cannot be fouled;

·         A goal scored counts for 2 points.

Where multiple age groups are combined the following handicap system will apply:

Average Age Handicap – Goal Advantage

  • 40 or less, 0
  • 41 – 45, 2
  • 46 – 50, 4
  • 51 – 55, 6
  • 56 – 60, 8
  • 61+, 10
  • Each team’s handicap is the score in which they will start each game with.

 

Age Dispensation

  • All players have the ability to play down in age
  • 2 Players who are within one year of reaching an older age category may be eligible to compete in that group, provided they receive dispensation. Dispensation requests are considered on a case-by-case basis. All applications for dispensation must be submitted via email to ryan.mcdermott@waterpoloact.com prior to the competition, and should include a brief summary of the circumstances, along with the player’s date of birth and playing history
  • After approval has come through from sporting committee you need to register the player and select *please place me into a team. Then email ryan.mcdermott@waterpoloact.com and amg.admin@unisport.com.au let them know.

Rules

The competition will be conducted under standard World Aquatic Rules.

Water Polo Specific Enquiries
Ryan McDermott
Water Polo ACT
ryan.mcdermott@waterpoloact.com
0493 238 286

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