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Sharks win Junior Olympics water polo championship with comeback, shootout

The Tiburon Peninsula Central Marin Sharks staged a storybook comeback to capture gold in the 12-and-under coed division at the 2024 USA...

USA WATER POLOThe 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).
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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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A version of this story appeared in the July 31, 2024, print edition of The Ark. See something wrong? Request a correction.
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