Tiverton Water Polo Club; Laughter driven fitness and confidence.

We welcome those who's swimming is as yet not strong and of course swimmers rather bored with lane after lane..

The Club, which is now a Swim England affiliated organisation, has organised and we have come back from the vicissitudes of Covid hoping we can interest local communities.  Saturday every week 2-4 pm we are at Mid Devon Leisure Centre..first session free.

The ‘club’ has always embraced the ethos of fun first whilst encouraging all growth however small.  We support both tentative and strong players (who have gone on to play in competitive leagues who remain stalwarts of the group despite their growth and success beyond the Clubs cradle).

We believe in laughter driven fitness and fun. Yes, players grow in ability but we seek to encourage so that no one feels ‘not good enough to participate and play’, and that ethos has created a blossoming culture in our club.  Parent and carer testimonials will testify to this, but this is not the focus of this correspondence.

Our plan.

Our plan today in 2022 is to provide the community with an additional option for aquatic development, at all ages, easing the pressure on swimming lesson waiting lists across the area and will broaden the development pathway; this will be achieved by offering the following sessions:

• Mini Polo (5-9yrs) – focusing on water confidence, swimming development, fundamental water polo skills and fun. (£3 for a 25-minute session in the safety of the Learner pool). 2-2:25pm, 2-30 til 2:55pm
• Junior Polo (10-16yrs) – developing individual and team skills and tactics, fitness, rules of the game, developing the team spirit and offering a feeder to the larger regional clubs such as Exeter. (£24 per month for an hourly session each week in the Main Pool). 2-3pm
• Seniors Polo (16+yrs) – as for the junior session but with an emphasis on physical and social well-being. (£24 per month for an hourly session each week in the Main Pool) 3-4pm
• Currently 2-4 pm Saturday.
• First introductory sessions are free.

We were driven by our passion to enjoy and pass on the aquatic skills and fun we had.  Further, without any public declaration, we all espoused what have become the standard for inclusion.  (The breadth of skill and in some cases, personal challenges of the participants were in consequence wide and non-discriminatory). 

Several of our team members’ children and young adults with SEN ‘labels’ clearly grew in confidence and have thrived. We also had more vulnerable adults in the water (post cardiac surgery, anxiety etc.) reflecting the supportive environment. Many young ‘members’ are still involved and have ‘graduated’ to Seniors as well as playing for Exeter and other clubs.  The espirit de corps is palpable, and perhaps we might have the opportunity of you being able to meet the renewed Club?