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Alexandra Asimaki
Alexandra Asimaki ( gr, Αλεξάνδρα Ασημάκη; ; born 28 June 1988) is a Greek water polo player considered one of the best female water polo players in the world in the 21st century. Asimaki was part of the Greece women's national water polo team awarded the Gold Medal at the 2011 World Championship which took place in Shanghai in July 2011. After her outstanding performance in this tournament, she was named best European and World Female Water Polo Player of the Year 2011.http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2669:pr-72-fina-selected-this-years-best-in-the-five-disciplines&catid=275:2011&Itemid=246 ; 2011 FINA Awards, 5 December 2011 Club career * 2004–2006 Nautical Club of Vouliagmeni * 2006–2007 CN Ciudad de Alcorcón * 2007–2014 Nautical Club of Vouliagmeni * 2014–2020 Olympiacos Piraeus * 2022-today Olympiacos Alimou Club honours Vouliagmeni * 2 LEN Champions Cups ** 2009 and 2010. * 2 LEN Super Cups ** 2009 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates and is the capital of the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years and its earliest human presence beginning somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia BC. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. It was a centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, and the home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum. It is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, largely because of its cultural and political influence on the European continent—particularly Ancient Rome. In modern times, Athens is a large cosmopolitan metropolis and central to economic, financial, industrial, maritime, political and cultural life in Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The Mediterranean Games
Water polo has been played consistently at the Mediterranean Games since the year 1951. The Italy men's national water polo team is the most successful team among men, while for women it is the Spain women's national water polo team The Spain women's national water polo team represents Spain in women's international water polo competitions and it is controlled by Real Federación Española de Natación. Spain has won one World and three European Championships, making them ... that gain success with the first inaugural Edition in 2018 Mediterranean Games. Men's tournament Medals Summary, Men Women's tournament Medals Summary, Women Footnotes {{DEFAULTSORT:Water Polo At The Mediterranean Games Sports at the Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The World Aquatics Championships
Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships is an international water polo tournament held every two years as part of the FINA World Aquatics Championships. The reigning champions are Spain in men's and the United States in women's competition. Events Men's tournament Results summary Confederation statistics Best performances by tournament Team statistics Participating teams Finishes in the top four Medal table Champions (results and squads) Player statistics Multiple gold medalists Multiple medalists Women's tournament Results summary Confederation statistics Best performances by tournament Team statistics Participating teams Finishes in the top four Medal table Champions (results and squads) Player statistics Multiple gold medalists Multiple medalists Combined medal table The following table is pre-sorted by number of gold medals (in descending order), number of silver medals (in descending order), number of bronze m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copa De La Reina De Waterpolo
Copa de la Reina de Water polo is the second most important competition of female water polo played in Spain. Inaugural edition was played in 1997. The best eight teams in the first round of the regular season dispute the trophy on February in a final-eight format. Winners by year Wins by teams See also * División de Honor Femenina * Supercopa de España References External linksRoyal Spanish Swimming Federation {{Spain-waterpolo-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A1 Ethniki Women's Water Polo
The Greek Women's Water Polo A1 League ( el, Ελληνικό Πρωτάθλημα Υδατοσφαίρισης της Α1 Γυναικών) is the premier championship for women's water polo teams in Greece. It was founded in 1988, and it is currently contested by eight teams. Greek League is ranked as one of the top national domestic leagues in European water polo. The champion, the runner-up and the third-placed team qualify for the LEN Euro League. The first champion was Ethnikos Piraeus. During the next years Glyfada NSC and NC Vouliagmeni dominated. At the last ten seasons Olympiacos Piraeus and Vouliagmeni are alternated at the top of the championship. Only four teams have won the championship so far. Olympiacos Piraeus have won the most championships (12), while being also the current champion (2020–21). Greek clubs are among the most successful in European water polo. They have won fifteen titles in all European competitions. The teams have won the LEN Champions' Cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's LEN Super Cup
The Women's LEN Super Cup is an annual water polo match organized by the LEN and contested by the reigning champions of the two European club competitions, the Euro League and the LEN Trophy. Title holders * 2006: Honvéd * 2007: Fiorentina * 2008: Orizzonte Catania * 2009: Vouliagmeni * 2010: Vouliagmeni * 2011: Pro Recco * 2012: Imperia * 2013: Sabadell * 2014: Sabadell * 2015: Olympiacos Piraeus * 2016: Sabadell * 2017: Kinef Kirishi * 2018: Dunaújváros * 2019: Orizzonte Catania * 2020: ''Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic'' * 2021: Olympiacos Piraeus * 2022: Olympiacos Piraeus Finals Source: LEN (from 2006 to 2016). Titles by club Titles by nation See also * LEN Euro League Women * Women's LEN Trophy The Women's LEN Trophy is LEN's second-tier competition for women's water polo clubs. It was first held in 2000 as the LEN Women's Cup Winners' Cup. It was contested for many seasons by around 15 teams, which could qualify for it either directly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LEN Euro League Women
The LEN Champions League Women, formerly known as LEN European Cup (from 1987 to 1999), LEN Champions Cup (from 1999 to 2013) and LEN Euroleague Women (2014 to 2022), is the premier competition for women's water polo clubs of Europe and takes place every year. It is organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN) and was created in 1987 as . History Created in 1987 as the women's water polo clubs continental competition, contested amongst the national champions of the European countries, it has been played under the following names: * LEN European Cup (1987–1999) * LEN Champions Cup (1999–2013) * LEN Euro League Women (2014–2022) * LEN Champions League Women (since 2023) Format Over the years, different formats have been used in the competition, either Round-robin or Knockout or both combined (round-robin at early stages and knockout at final stages). Since the 2007–08 season, the competition has been played in four stages (qualification round, preliminary round, qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympiacos Women's Water Polo Team
Olympiacos Women's Water Polo Club is the women's water polo department of the major Greek multi-sport club Olympiacos, based in Piraeus. The department was founded in 1988 and they play their games at the 1000-seated Papastrateio "Petros Kapagerof" Pool in Piraeus. Olympiacos is one of the most successful clubs in European water polo, having won 3 LEN Euro Leagues in 2015, 2021 and 2022, 3 LEN Super Cups in 2015, 2021, 2022 and 1 LEN Trophy in 2014 and having, overall, a commanding presence in European competitions. Besides the 3 LEN Euro Leagues, 2 LEN Super Cups and 1 LEN Trophy titles, they were runners-up of the LEN Euro League in 2017 and 2019, runners-up of the LEN Super Cup in 2014, runners-up of the LEN Trophy in 2008 and 2018 and they have participated, altogether, in 9 Champions' Cup / Euro League Final Fours (1996, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022), as well as in 5 LEN Trophy Final Fours (2001, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2018), being semi-finalists of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nautical Club Of Vouliagmeni
NO Vouliagmeni or "NOV" (Greek: Ναυτικός Όμιλος Βουλιαγμένης, "NOB" = Nautical Club of Vouliagmeni) is a major aquatic sports club, founded by local sportsmen in 1937 in the seaside resort of Vouliagmeni, Athens, Greece. The club is located on the eastern edge of the Mikro Kavouri peninsula, adjacent to the Astir Palace Hotel and overlooking the bay, town and lake of Vouliagmeni. The club also takes particular pride in being an "extended family" for all its past and present athletes. Almost all its coaches and sports staff are past club athletes, and members are encouraged to involve their children in club sports from the youngest age possible. Activities The club admits members and their guests and operates a marina, a waterskiing school, junior and Olympic competition sailing boats and facilities, an open-air, heated swimming pool, two rocky beaches, members' indoor and outdoor lounges, reading and conference rooms, a first-aid station, a gym, and an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of FINA Athletes Of The Year
The FINA Athletes of the Year is a set of awards presented by FINA (International Swimming Federation) and the ''FINA Aquatics World Magazine''. Each recognises excellence in five categories of aquatic sports: swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water polo and open water swimming. The award was inaugurated in 2010. Swimming Best swimming performance Water polo Diving High diving Artistic swimming Open water swimming See also * List of Swimming World Swimmers of the Year * International Swimming Hall of Fame External linksFINA Elects the Best in 2010from Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA); retrieved 2011-12-10.FINA selected this year's best in the five disciplines (2011)from Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA); retrieved 2011-12-10.PR 1 - ATHLETES OF THE YEAR 2012from Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA); retrieved 2013-01-04.ATHLETES OF THE YEAR 2013from Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA); retrieved 2014-01-06. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
