USA Water Polo - Masters National Championship

Headed over to the SODA Aquatic Center at Campolindo High School in Moraga today, for USA Water Polo Masters National Championship.

The day started off like a typical photo assignment, 20+ year old women playing water polo.

It was cool to also see some former Cal players back in the pool.

Then it got interesting... by the end of the day we had photographed:

M20+ Olympic Club vs USF

M30+ Olympic Club vs BAM

M40+ Sunset vs CVAC

M45+ Olympic Club vs KAOS

M50+ Santa Barbara vs Olympic Club

M55+ Old Mission Bay vs TV Hui'Hahalui

M60+ TV Hui'Mahumahi vs Old Mission Bay

W20+ Olympic Club vs Los Al

W20+ OMBAC vs E.S.T.

W20+ OMBAC vs Olympic Club

W30+ Olympic Club vs Calgary

W40+ Grayhairs vs Sunset

W50+ Fighting Flamingos vs Gator Gals

W55+ Soda Moms vs Menlo Mavens

I think it's so great that even for a sport like water polo which can't really be played individually or as a game of pickup like basketball, still has organized teams, events, and places to continue to play competitively well into adulthood.

I was waiting all day for the older group, M60+ to play, and it didn't disappoint. I think the requirement to play is to have a mustache.

Though the players got older as the day went on, what never gets old to me, is goalie photos, my favorite! Looks so King/Queen Triton like.

I was SO thankful to have Lara Brucker come out and help me shoot because throughout the day there were two games happening at once. Was such a busy day, half the time, I didn't know what was going on! ;-)

Was great that Greg was around to help hand out my business card so people could view and buy the photos, even if they didn't have anywhere else to put it but in their suits.

Thanks to USA Water Polo for having me out at such a great event! Congratulations to all the championships. Looking forward to many more years/generations of water polo

All photos up at: http://photos.kelleylcox.com/usawaterpolo/masters