The World Games I women's water polo competition was held on July 25–27, 1981, at Santa Clara International Swim Center in

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. Teams from the United States (2), Netherlands and Canada participated. Six days before the first game, Canada had become the newly-crowned World Cup champion in Brisbane, Australia, in a competition that included the same three teams that medaled in these Games.

Medalists

Standing

Details

Saturday, July 25, 1981: :United States I 14, United States II 4
Netherlands 17, Canada 7 Sunday, July 26, 1981: :United States I 9, Canada 6
Netherlands 22, United States II 3 Monday, July 27, 1981: :Netherlands 13, United States I 7
Canada 11, United States II 3 Other known individual participants: USA – Marybeth Rozance

References

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