World Famous Canoe Polo Clubs
Here you can read about the achievements of some of the most famous canoe polo clubs from around the world.
These teams have excelled in National , League and European Championships as well as in many International Tournaments.
These teams have excelled in National , League and European Championships as well as in many International Tournaments.
AUSTRALIA
Illawarriors Canoe Club
This club are considered to have a formidable men's canoe polo team. They were the basically undefeated in their prime of competitive playing. They were the perennial Australian National Champions from 1982 until their retirement in 1993. For many years they had in their team multiple National Champions including Steven Hemsley (double World Champion in 1994 and in 1996), Steve Bath (who was the Men's National Coach in 1994) and Glen Gaynor who was an amazingly fast sprinter.
FRANCE
Canoe Kayak Club de Saint-Omer
Canoe Kayak Club de Saint-Omer is situated north of Paris and is one of the strongest canoe polo clubs in France. The club has won the League Championships in the Women's category in 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 and in 2002 .
Conde sur Vire
Condé Su Vire is situated south-west of the city of Caen and is currently one of the strongest canoe polo clubs in the country. It has won the League Championships in the Men's category in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and in 2011. In 2009 the club won the League Championships in the Men's Division II category. In the National Championships the club won in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010 and in 2011.
ITALY
Circolo Nautico Posillipo, Naples
Circolo Nautico Posillipo was founded in 1925 and is situated in the port area of Naples. The club has won the most canoe polo titles in Italy in both the Men and Women's categories. The Senior Men's team have won the Italian Cup finals eight times, in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 and in 2011. The Senior Women's team have won the title twice: in 2010 and in 2011. In the League Championships the Senior Men's team won in 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and in 2011. The Senior Women's team won in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 and in 2010.
THE NETHERLANDS
Deventer Kano Vereniging
The club is situated at Gashavenstraat south of the town of Deventer. This club has won the most canoe polo titles in The Netherlands. The Senior Men's team have won the National Championships in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and in 2011. In the European Championships the Senior Men's team have won in 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 and in 2010. Many components of the teams have been a part of their national squad in the World Championship in 2004 and in 2008 and in the European Championships in 2003 and in 2007, helping their country in all these editions to win Gold. They have also won numerous International tournaments while playing in Europe,
WALES
Dragon Canoe Club
The club was established by Iain Williams in 1975 when its members played mainly in international canoe polo tournaments. Iain was the designer and builder of the most successful competitive RFG canoe polo of the day, the Dragon Bat. He also went on also to build the most competitive plastic version called the Dragon Clubman. In the early days the athletes were always drawn from the South Wales area of local clubs like GVP and Bridgend. Guest players have always been an integral part of the 'Team Selection' and they often provided a platform for social polo players who liked to play for fun but often do not play with teams who allow a laid back approach to the game. In recent years players have been drawn-on long term from other clubs which have helped the team's more regular line-up, providing some more consistency in results. The Dragon's have won seven successive Welsh National League titles, the Welsh Open, the Hull International in the U.K., the Irish Open, the Yprers International and the Charleroi International in Belgium, the Fribourg International in Switzerland and the Cup of the North in Canada as well as many other events. The team currently plays in the British National League, the Welsh National League and also in the South West Regional League. Each year they also attend around ten International Tournaments and currently have two Great Britain national members in their team. The Wimpy Dragon's are the Ladies Team and have a similiar arrangement of players as the men.
NOMINATE YOUR OWN CLUB!
Download one of the attached files and send back details about your own club's achievements to: thecanoepoloarchives@gmail.com
| club_cv_dutch.docx |
| club_cv_english.docx |
| club_cv_french.docx |
| club_cv_german.docx |
| club_cv_italiano.docx |
