Irvine-based USA Water Polo, the national governing body for the sport in America, reached an agreement for its men’s team to train for the Paris Olympics at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut.
Mt. San Antonio, the state’s biggest community college, last spring opened a new 110,000 square-foot aquatics complex that includes a 59-meter competition pool, a 30-meter teaching/diving pool with movable bulkheads and seating for up to 5,000 spectators.
In addition to training, USA Water Polo will hold competitions at the college for both the men’s and women’s national team programs against many of the best teams in the world. Events such as the prestigious Masters National Championships and age group national selection camps, will also be held at Mt. San Antonio.
“Mt. San Antonio College is a longtime proponent of the Olympic movement and its new aquatics complex is consistent with that exceptional commitment to excellence – it is truly one of the finest aquatics centers in the world,” USA Water Polo Chief Executive Christopher Ramsey said in a statement.
Ramsey in December told the Business Journal that the men’s team may medal at this summer’s Olympics in Paris.
The city of Irvine has discussed building a $90 million water polo complex sometime after 2028.
