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The team sport of water polo
began in Britain in the 1860s.
Originally, players rode floating
barrels painted to resemble horses
and carried sticks with which to
hit the ball; hence, the name.
Eventually, the barrels and sticks
were discarded and what was
left was the ball and the net, much
like soccer. The object of the
game is to get the ball into the
opposing team's net. There are
seven players on a team, and the
game is divided into 4 periods of 5
minutes each with a 2 minute rest
between each period.
Water polo was first played at the
1900 Olympics. Only men
participated then and only men
participate now. The U.S. won
Gold once, in 1904, but they have
had some success through the
years, amassing 8 medals.
Between 1932 and 1976, the
Hungarians dominated the sport,
winning 5 of 7 Golds. The Italians,
Soviets and Yugoslavians have all
won Gold in recent Olympics.