Welcome to Illawarra Water Polo
Our aim is to give competent swimmers aged 7+ the opportunity to safely learn and play the sport of water polo, right here in the Illawarra. We cater from beginners to experts and focus on the development of all our players through training and games.
We offer:
- a Summer junior program for ages 7 to 16 years (up to born 2008)
- year-round senior programs for ages 16+
Senior Spring 2026
See our seniors page for more information about our Spring 2026 season.
Monday 21 September 2026 - Wednesday 02 December 2026
- A five-week training block on Monday evenings at the start of the season, to brush up on skills after the winter break.
- 2 weeks of Pre-Season games on Wednesday evenings to ease into the season and finalise teams. No competition points on offer.
- Competition rounds commence after conclusion of pre-season.
📍 Emma McKeon Pool, UOW UniActive
If you have any questions about our senior season, please email us at info@illwp.com
Junior Summer season
See our juniors page for full information about our 2026-2027 juniors program.
The junior summer season will run during Term 4 2026 and Term 1 2027; therefore starting Monday 12 October 2026 and running until Wednesday 07 April 2027 (with a break for the sumer school holidays) at Emma McKeon Pool, UOW UniActive.
Anyone who is born from 2009-2019 is eligible to join the program.
We offer programs in both the shallow end and the deep end of the pool. However - this is not a learn to swim program.
If you have any questions about our juniors program, please email us at info@illwp.com
