Canoe Polo National Championships
The action was fast and furious this weekend in San Marcos, Texas where the Canoe Polo National Championships were played out in style. The venue, an open water section of the clear San Marcos River just beside the San Marcos River Pub and Grill, was a big change from the Swimming Pool pitches that are generally used. Teams traveled from San Francisco, New York, LA, Boston, Dallas, and Canada to play in the tournament. The victors were the Men’s Austin Aquabats and the Ladies the New York Women. The Austin Bat Babes placed second. The New York Women then took on the best Canadian Women’s team to finish out the tournament Championships. In a tight match, playing 2 sudden death overtime periods, the New York Ladies prevailed 1-0. In the under 21 league, the home team Austin Aqua-brats took home the bragging rights.
Full 2008 U.S. Kayak Polo Nationals Results
Club A:
1st: Austin Aquabats
2nd: San Francisco Golden Gate Breakers
3rd: North Carolina Storm
Women:
1st: New York Women (Note, also beat Canada Meenies for overall tournament title)
2nd: Austin Aquabat Babes
3rd: UCLA Sparkly Fairies
Club B:
1st: North Carolina Shipwrecks (Note, runner up overall behind Canada B)
2nd: Austin Gentlemen
3rd: Dallas Mayfields
Under 21:
1st: Austin Aquabrats
2nd: Texas Tornadoes (Dallas)
3rd: Mynies (Edmonton, Canada)
