Putting Resources in the Pool
Training: Cooperative effort by city, military, USOC and U.S.
Water Polo has given national teams home in Los Alamitos.
It's a work in progress, a fixer-upper trying to catch up with the rest of the digs in the
high-rent...
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Putting Resources in the Pool
Training: Cooperative effort by city, military, USOC and U.S.
Water Polo has given national teams home in Los Alamitos.
It's a work in progress, a fixer-upper trying to catch up with the rest of the digs in the
high-rent district of Olympic training sites.
But it's easy to understand why the U.S. men's and women's water polo teams are proud
of the humble facility that has given the teams a home and a place to host two prestigious
international competitions starting tonight.
Five years ago, the pool at Los Alamitos Armed Forces Reserve Center was a muddy,
weed-filled swamp, a habitat more fitting for the frogs and ducks that took up residence
there than for world-class athletes.
Today, that picture is remarkably different. More than $750,000 in renovations has
transformed U.S. Water Polo's National Aquatic Center into a facility fit for an Olympic
preview.
That's exactly what happens tonight, when the UPS Cup men's tournament gets underway
featuring five of
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