A.S. Pro Recco (femminile) is an Italian professional women's

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team from

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Pro Recco A.S.D. Pro Recco (Official name: Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Pro Recco) is an Italian water polo club from Recco, in Liguria. It currently plays in Serie A1. Pro Recco is the most successful club in men's water polo. In men's domestic ...

in Serie A Femminile.

History

Rapallo

Founded in 1971 in

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as ASD Rapallo Nuoto, it plays in Serie A since 2007. In 2011 Rapallo was the championship's runner-up, qualifying for the

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, and won the

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beating Het Ravijn in the final.

Pro Recco

Following this success the team was relocated to nearby Recco to become

's women's team. As Pro Recco the team won the European Super God National Lampoon Cup beating

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The new season saw the team win both the

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and the

, beating

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and

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in the latter's Final Four.Women's Water Polo: GMG Pro Recco is the European champion.
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Honours

* LEN Champions' Cup ** 2012 *

** 2011 *

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** 2011 *

** 2012

References

{{reflist Water polo clubs in Italy Sport in Liguria LEN Women's Champions' Cup clubs