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Camila Pedrosa
Camila Hermeto Pedrosa-Freire (born March 12, 1975, in São Paulo) is a female water polo player from Brazil, who twice won a bronze medal with the Brazil women's national water polo team at the Pan American Games: 1999 and 2003. She also competed at the 2007 Pan American Games, finishing in fourth place. At club level, Pedrosa played in Greece most notably for ANO Glyfada and Olympiacos. She won the 1999–00 LEN Champions Cup with Glyfada. In 2004–05 season, she played for Olympiacos in the Greek League and the LEN Trophy The LEN Euro Cup is the second-tier European water polo club competition run by the Ligue Européenne de Natation for those clubs who did not qualify for the LEN Champions League. The cup was inaugurated in 1992. History Names of the competitio ....Athlitiki Icho "Αθλητική Ηχώ" newspaper archive, 6 March 2005, page 44: "A1 Γυναικών. Επικράτησαν τα φαβορί. Ολυμπιακός–Χανιά 14–7: Πεντρόσα 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo
Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the most goals at the end of the game wins the match. Each team is made up of six field players and one goalkeeper. Excluding the goalkeeper, players participate in both offensive and defensive roles. It is typically played in an all-deep pool where players cannot touch the bottom. A game consists mainly of the players swimming to move about the pool, treading water (mainly using the eggbeater kick), passing the ball, and shooting at the goal. Teamwork, tactical thinking and awareness are also highly important aspects. Water polo is a highly physical and demanding sport and has frequently been cited as one of the most difficult to play. Special equipment for water polo includes a water polo ball, a ball of varying colors which floats on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
