London Ladies Waterpolo Club in the Netherlands in 1914

The London Ladies Waterpolo Club went in January 1914 to the Netherlands. The club played two water polo matches against the Hollandsche Dames Zwemclub (H.D.Z.) and Haagsche Dames Zwem- en Poloclub also competed in swimming events. The water polo matches were one of the earliest international women's water polo meetings. The first match took place in Amsterdam on 27 January and the second match in The Hague on 28 January.

In early November 1913 it was announced the London Ladies Waterpolo Club would come in January 1914 to the Netherlands.

## 27 January: Amsterdam
On 16 December 1913 it was announced the London Ladies Waterpolo Club would compete against H.D.Z. on 27 January 1914 in Amsterdam. The events were held at the . The event was advertised in national newspapers and tickets could be bought in advance. Next to water polo match of the London Ladies Waterpolo Club against the Nederlandsche Hollandsche Dames Zwemclub an international 4x 40 metre relay took place (also including ladies of the Haagsche Dames Zwem- en Poloclub) and national events were held.

The evening started at 8 p.m. with an ochestra playing the British national anthem.

### Water polo
#### Teams 
Job van Laar became at the last moment a member of the team, after one team member withdrawn.

The best Dutch defenders were named Job van Laar and Evelein, and best Dutch attacker being Annie van Laar.

In another match report the names of the goal scores are different, with names as Brandt scoring the second goal for the Netherlands and the British Annison scoring twice.

## 28 January: The Hague
The events were organized as part of the first anniversary of the Haagsche Dames Zwem- en Poloclub. It was held on 27 January 1914 at the covered  swimming venue in The Hague. An international water polo match and an international 20 metre freestyle was held. Next to the international events the evening started with a junior 20 metre freestyle, a water polo match of the Haagsche Dames Zwem- en Poloclub against H.D.Z. Amsterdam won the match with 4-0. Also other swimming events were held including: blind swimming, girls candle swimming, diving and doll diving.

### Relay
A team of four swimmers of the London Ladies Club competed against four women of ADZ. The British team won in a time of 2:24.8, ten seconds ahead of the Dutch team.

### 20 metre freestyle
Ahead of the water polo match, an “extra” event was held: the 20 metre freestyle. Four women from different cities competed against each other: London, The Hague, Rotterdam and Amsterdam. The British D. Anderson competed against the Dutch Van Laar, Schnwiert and Van Kappen. Anderson won in a time of 17.3, ahead of Van Laar.

### Water polo
It was planned the British team would play against a mixed team of players from the clubs from Amsterdam and The Hague. However, shortly before the international water polo match, it was announced that players of the Dutch Hollandsche Dames Zwemclub
were too tired to compete. This annoyed the Haagsche Dames Zwem- en Poloclub. While three women from Amsterdam still wanted to compete, the team from The Hague decided that the match would be played with only players from the club from The Hague. 

#### Teams 
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#### Match
The match was described as an attractive match.

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