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water polo
Water polo is a competitive sport, 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 water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...
competitions at the
2019 Southeast Asian Games took place at the
New Clark City Aquatics Center
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New Clark City
New Clark City is a planned community currently undergoing development, located within the Clark Special Economic Zone in the towns of Bamban and Capas in Tarlac province, Philippines. It has an area of approximately and will accommodate up to ...
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Capas, Tarlac
Capas, officially the Municipality of Capas ( pam, Balen ning Capas;
tgl, Bayan ng Capas), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines, and one of the richest towns in the province. The town also consists of numerou ...
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Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
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It was one of four
aquatic sports
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at the Games, along with
diving
Diving most often refers to:
* Diving (sport), the sport of jumping into deep water
* Underwater diving, human activity underwater for recreational or occupational purposes
Diving or Dive may also refer to:
Sports
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swimming
Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...
, and
open water swimming
Open water swimming is a swimming discipline which takes place in outdoor bodies of water such as open oceans, lakes, and rivers.
The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming is sometimes taken to be May 3, 1810, when Lord Byron swam s ...
. The 2019 Games featured one water polo competition each for men's teams and women's teams.
Participating nations
A total of 101 athletes from 5 nations participated (the numbers of athletes are shown in parentheses). The Filipino, Singaporean and Thai teams entered both the men's and women's competition. All other teams played in men's tournament.
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Competition schedule
The following is the schedule for the water polo competitions. Men's teams go through a single round robin tournament, while women's teams go through a double round robin tournament.
Medal summary
Medal table
Medalists
Men's competition
The tournament featured 5 countries. The format was the same as 2017; there was a group of five with round-robin format. The top three of group received medals.
Round-robin
Women's competition
This tournament featured only 3 countries, unlike the 2017 edition, where there were 5 countries who participated.
Double round-robin
References
External links
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Southeast Asian Games
The Southeast Asian Games, also known as the SEA Games, is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. The games are under the regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with sup ...
2019 Southeast Asian Games events