Croatian Water Polo Federation
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The Croatian Water Polo Federation (HVS) is the governing body of water polo
in Croatia
. It is based in Zagreb
.
It organizes the water polo leagues:
It also organizes the Croatian Cup of Water Polo as well as the Croatian national water polo team and the Croatian national junior water polo team.
Water polo first came to Croatia in 1908. The HVS was formed in 1991 upon Croatia's independence.
In 2004 Perica Bukić
was elected as president of the federation.
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
in Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. It is based in Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
.
It organizes the water polo leagues:
- Croatian First League of Water PoloCroatian First League of Water PoloThe Croatian First League of Water Polo is the top water polo league in Croatia.The league was formed in 1991 with the dissolution of the Yugoslav First League of Water Polo and its first season started in 1992...
- Croatian First League B of Water Polo
- Croatian Second League of Water Polo
- Croatian Women's First League of Water Polo
It also organizes the Croatian Cup of Water Polo as well as the Croatian national water polo team and the Croatian national junior water polo team.
Water polo first came to Croatia in 1908. The HVS was formed in 1991 upon Croatia's independence.
In 2004 Perica Bukić
Perica Bukic
Perica Bukić is a Croatian water polo player and politician. He represented Yugoslavia at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, where the team won the golden medal....
was elected as president of the federation.
External links
- Croatian Water Polo Federation Slobodna Dalmacija Proslavimo 100 godina vaterpola na splitskim Bačvicama (100 years of waterpolo in Croatia)