This sport offers the opportunity for players to enjoy a life-long love of the water. It is an extremely good way to get people feeling comfortable in water and helps develop leg strength. People who have played water polo have not only improved their swimming ability and fitness, but have also gained confidence in the water, and have enjoyed an invaluable experience from playing a team sport that emphasizes the Olympic spirit. The game is an advanced form of aquatics and as such has a place in all swim clubs. The value of water polo lies within the excellent conditioning one receives and the game's ability to keep swimmers of all ages interested in continuing with some form of aquatics.
Water polo helps foster cooperation and camaraderie within a club structure.
Despite being a very demanding sport, water polo can and is, being played at all levels from recreational to elite competitor, which allows swimmers of any level to have a great deal of fun. The game is easy to learn because it requires little equipment and can be adapted to any water environment - the beach, the backyard pool, or public facilities. All that is needed is a ball, a whistle, and some players. Water polo is great exercise for the whole family, from children to grandparents.