Russia men's national water polo team


The Russia men's national water polo team is the representative for Russia in international men's water polo. The team is a successor of the Soviet water polo team.

History

In the Russian Empire

Water polo in Russia dates back to 1910, when the sport was included into the national water sports programme. The Shuvalov school was opened back then, featuring rules that differed from the international rules. In 1913, the first water polo tournament was played between the Shuvalov school and Moscow, with the first winning 3–2. The new sport progressed in Russia, as all swimming organizations included this sport into their programme. P. Erofeev and A. Shemansky further populized water polo by publishing brochures with rules and hints.

In the Soviet Union

As previously, water polo was predominant in Moscow and Leningrad. However, this changed when the water polo teams of the Black Sea Fleet, Baltic Fleet and Caspian Flotilla further spread water polo in Russia. In the early history, water polo was popular especially among sailors. The strongest teams were Delfin of Leningrad and the Moscow Life Saving Society and the Yacht-Club. Following the resolution by the organizing bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1925, physical culture has been greatly propagated in Russia, stimulating water polo as well.
The first championship took place in 1925. Apart from the teams of Leningrad, Moscow and Kiev, the tournament featured teams from the Caucasus, Crimea, Ural, as well as the aforementioned fleet teams. Three years later, water polo was included in the All-Union Spartakiade. The team of Leningrad dominated in Russian water polo until 1933, as the city had winter water pools and so had more training opportunities. In 1946, the USSR Water Polo Cup was introduced. One year later, the Soviet Union was selected into the FINA. The national water polo then debuted at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Helsinki.

Results

Olympic Games

Roster for the 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship.
Head coach: Sergey Yevstigneyev
NoNamePos.L/RDate of birthHeightWeightCapsClub
1Petr FedotovGKR40 Spartak Volgograd
2Ivan SuchkovDFR56 Dynamo Moscow
3Ivan VasilevWR23 Baltika Saint-Petersburg
4Nikita DereviankinCFL60 Sintez Kazan
5Artem AshaevFPR45 Spartak Volgograd
6Konstantin KharkovWL36 HAVK Mladost
7Daniil MerkulovFPR73 VK Jug
8Ivan NagaevWL74 Waspo Hannover
9Igor BychkovCFR45 Dynamo Moscow
10Konstantin KiselevDFR10 Spartak Volgograd
11Sergey Lisunov CFR253 Sintez Kazan
12Roman ShepelevFPR71 Dynamo Moscow
13Vitaly StatsenkoGKR38 TSOP Moscow