JUNE 2025
Written by Joanna Mazewski
Welcome, Team Orlando WPC parents, athletes and coaches to our 2025 summer edition of our newsletter.
We have a lot of ground to cover including our summer practice schedule, the upcoming SEZ tournament here in Orlando and our trip to Dallas, Texas for this year’s 2025 Junior Olympics. Keep reading below for everything you need to know!
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Summer Schedule
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Splashball, Juniors and High School groups transition to their summer schedules beginning Monday, June 2nd. Juniors and High School will be a 8am - 10am and Splashball will move to Tue/Thur at 9:45 - 11:00am. (see our comprehensive summer schedule guide below).
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Trident Cup
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We first want to acknowledge all of the volunteers (parents and athletes alike) who helped make our first annual Trident Cup a HUGE success. A few fun facts:
1653 Total Points
69 Games
17 Teams
4 Divisions
3 Pools
Click here to see full scoresheet and more fun tournament stats
Congrats to our 13U squad for winning gold! Team Orlando battled back from a 5 goal deficit to win 15-11 over Miami Whitecaps.
Also, we would like to thank Mrs. Carla (Emanuel’s mom) for keeping us on our toes along with Mrs. Stacey (Ty and Duke’s mom) for helping us organize our volunteer slots and Mr. Novica (Novak and Natalia’s dad) for putting in the 26,000 steps he did on Saturday alone in ensuring that all of our referees, volunteers and athletes were well-fed and that our tournament continued to run as smoothly as it did.
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SEZ East Zone Championships
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June 20 - 21
Pools:
Rosen Aquatic Center (Age Group)
Lake Howell High School (Masters)
***Some age group division games will be at Lake Howell on Friday only. See schedule link below***
Divisions:
Mixed: 12u, 14u
Girls: 14u, 16u, 18u, & Open
Boys: 16u, 18u, Open
A preliminary schedule can be found here
If you cannot attend this tournament, please reach out to Coach Leo ASAP.
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No Tournaments
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Due to low interest, we will NOT be attending the Lucas Osuna Memorial Tournament in Miami or the Seminole Shootout on June 6th and 7th.
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🤽🏽 Junior Olympics in Dallas 🇺🇸
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Team Orlando will also be participating in this year’s Junior Olympics in Dallas, Texas. The dates are July 31-August 3.
We currently have four teams going:
18u Boys
16u Girls
16u Boys
14u Boys
See our Registration page to secure your spot for this year’s Junior Olympics in Dallas (this fee does not include travel to DFW, food or hotel). Direct Payment
Also, please mark your calendars for our parent meeting on June 11th at 6pm to discuss this year’s Junior Olympics trip. We will be going over a lot of details including combined practices between our Lyman HS and Rosen Aquatic groups, parent chaperones in Dallas, etc.
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Team Orlando Summer Schedule
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Thanks to Coach Paige, in addition to the Team practices at Rosen, we have access to extra swim and polo pool time at Lyman High School (Longwood, FL)
Rosen Aquatic & Fitness Center
8422 International Dr, Orlando, FL 32819
🔵 High School - Summer Practice (Rosen)
June 2 - July 17
Monday to Thursday
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
🟡 Juniors - Practice (Rosen)
June 2 - July 17
Monday to Thursday
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
🟣 Splashball - Practice (Rosen)
Tuesday and Thursday
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Lyman High School
865 S Ronald Reagan Blvd, Longwood, FL 32750
🔵 High School - Swim Practice (Lyman)
July 2 - July 25
Monday / Wednesday / Friday
7:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Tuesday / Thursday
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
🔵 High School - Polo Practice (Lyman)
June 2 - July 25
Monday to Friday
4:30 PM - 7:30 PM
🟡 Juniors - Additional Practice (Lyman)
June 2 - July 25
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
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Athlete Spotlight
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Congratulations to our very own Emanuel Pardo and Alejandro Delgado for being selected to represent Puerto Rico this summer at the 2025 17U Water polo PanAm Championships! The games were held in Medellin, Colombia. Team Puerto Rico had some exciting wins against Costa Rica (25-4) and a nail biter against Mexico (17-16).
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Looking Ahead
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Team Orlando Parent Meeting June 11 at 6pm (Rosen Aquatic Center)
South East Zone Championships at the Rosen Aquatic Center and Lake Highland Preparatory School, June 20, 21, and 22nd
USAWP Junior Olympics in Dallas, Texas July 31-August 3rd