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Everist Kirk
Kirk Everist (born April 12, 1967) is an American water polo player. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics. In 2004, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame. References External links * 1967 births Living people American male water polo players Olympic water polo players for the United States Water polo players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Houston Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Water polo players at the 1995 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in water polo Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games {{US-waterpolo-bio-stub ... [...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] |
