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Sharks win Junior Olympics water polo championship with comeback, shootout

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Jul 31, 20241 min read

Updated: Aug 1, 2024

The Junior Olympics champion Tiburon Peninsula Central Marin Sharks 12-and-under coed water polo team includes local players Charlotte Celia of Tiburon (rear, third left), Hazel Schlunt of Belvedere (rear, fourth left) and John Stewart of Tiburon (rear, sixth left). (USA Water Polo)

The Tiburon Peninsula Central Marin Sharks staged a storybook comeback to capture gold in the 12-and-under coed division at the 2024 USA Water Polo Junior Olympics July 28 at the Stanford Avery Aquatic Center.

 

The final was a rematch of the fifth-round game the day before, which Skip Water Polo Club of Merced won 12-7 — and of the 2022 Junior Olympics gold-medal match.


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