WINTER SERIES 2025
South Africa Water Polo presents its inaugural Winter Series 2025
A watershed event in South African high-performance water polo.
A tournament of firsts
South Africa’s first national franchise tournament for water polo
Featuring the country’s top 60 women’s and men’s players
Drafted from all major regions to ensure balanced competition
For a world-class high-performance competition
An exciting competition format
The tournament will be staged in an exciting, action-packed format
Governed by World Aquatics rules with SAWP-specific additions
Think best-of-five penalty shootouts, tie-breakers and sudden death
Development is making a comeback
Development has been neglected for too long, but all of that is changing
We are hosting a dedicated grassroots development clinic on Saturday, 9 August
For high-impact player, coach and referee development
Don’t miss the unbeatable polo action.
Passion. Purpose. Polo.
Where: Newton Park Indoor Pool, Gqeberha, Nelson Mandela Bay
When: Friday 8 August to Sunday 10 August
Follow all the action:
• https://www.youtube.com/@itshappening.africa
• https://www.facebook.com/southafricawaterpolo
• https://www.instagram.com/rsawaterpolo
Read more on the rules and detailed programme here.
For the love of polo. Let’s go!



