Transform your water polo performance with elite summer training in Gainesville, FL. Professionally coached, tournament-focused, and designed for competitive athletes ages 12–19.
22 June – 26 June
29 June – 3 July
6 July – 10 July
Hosted in Gainesville, Florida
Residential Athletes 13-19 or Day Athletes ages 12-19
Led by Gator Water Polo and BIWPA Coaching Staff
Currently Head Coach of the CN Sabadel men’s senior team and BIWPA Sports Manager. Assistant Coach of Spanish National men’s team Beijing 2008 & London 2012 Head Coach – Spanish Junior National men’s team – World Championships (one gold medal in Los Angeles 91, and two silver medals) – European Championships Technical Director of the Catalan Swimming Federation BIWPA Founder
As a coach: Currenty: Head coach of the women’s senior team of CN Catalunya for 8 years, Currenty: BIWPA Academy coach, Former coach of the Philippines national team, Former coach of the Catalan 13u national team As a player: Hungarian national team with all young age groups Played in Hungary: Honvéd, Szolnok France: Pays d’Aix, Montpellier, EN Tourcoing, Noisy-le-Sec Germany: Duisburg Spain: CN Sant Andreu, CN Montjuic, CN Catalunya Achievements: Hungarian league champion with Honvéd German Cup champion with Duisburg
BIWPA’s Academy Head Coach. Head Coach for Barcelona Water Polo Club. Head for Men’s CN Poblenou – Spain’s Professional 1st Division, 2015 to 2017.
2x NCAA All-American, IONA College, Former Player at CN Catalunya 18’-19’ (Spain), Former coach of CnC u14 u16 Former coach of Spanish River High, 2021 USA Water Polo Masters National All-American, Current Argentina Nation Team Athlete
Current Men’s Head Coach for Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in Los Angeles, California. Head Coach for CN Rubi 12U and 10U from 2014 to 2018. Spanish National Team Water Polo player between 2016 and 2017. NCAA Conference Player of the Year in 2022. LMU Water Polo athlete from 2018 to 2022. Spain’s Professional League water polo player from 2015 to 2018.
Coach Paula began her career playing for Club Waterpolo Marbella, Spain. She moved to Barcelona at 15 and played for club Natación Sant Andreu. She was a goalkeeper for Spain’s 16U and 18U national teams. Paula helped build the Fresno State program and led them to their back-to-back GCC conference wins. Moreover, the program won against Stanford #1 for the first time. She is willing to help the goalkeepers and has been the goalkeeper coach for the Bulldog Club in Fresno, California.
(College talk, Watch International Water Polo matches with our coaches, UF campus walkthrough, special training at “The Swamp” UF Football Stadium, Group/Personal Video performance reviews with BIWPA coaches.)
Pre-Sunday Night Stay over $110
Post-Friday Night Stay over $150 (Sessions 1 & 2 Only)
For our athletes coming from International or US-based locations, we will pick up and/or drop your athlete off at the airport. Individual athlete transportation is available at the Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) at no charge and the Orlando International Airport for $120 per direction. For Orlando, vans leave Orlando International Airport at 5:00 PM Sunday, the night before camp starts. Post-event, vans leave Gainesville at 1:30 PM for MCO flights after 6:00 PM. (please plan your flight accordingly. FIWP is not responsible for weather, traffic delays, or associated costs.) We strongly recommend flying in and out of GNV Gainesville Airport.
*if you do not have your flight information, you can email it after booking your flights to coach@gatorwaterpolo.com
*if you are traveling with a team, we can also pick up / drop off for your entire team. The airports available for team pickup/drop off are Orlando (MCO) and Gainesville (GNV). Contact us to discuss arrangements for your team.
Ensure you (Parent/Guardian) signed the Digital Gator Water Polo Release Form Packet at Registration and reviewed its contents with your athlete.
Goalies will benefit from goalie-specific training during each week of our international event. A European professional coach and/or an NCAA coach will lead goalies through specific drills to improve their performance.
Monday to Thursday, they will work for about 2 hours on these drills before joining the rest of the athletes. On Friday, they will play in the tournament.
Using professional Watlicam dual-perspective technology, this exclusive add-on captures technical execution above and below the waterline simultaneously, revealing key detail skills that standard video footage simply cannot show.
This service is ideal for athletes looking to accelerate technical improvement and receive 1:1 personalized expert feedback.
Gator Water Polo and The Florida International Water Polo Event organizations are not responsible for lost play time due to weather conditions or pool closures decided by the City of Gainesville. Activities and programming will be adjusted according to the weather and resources available.
Athletes’ session fee, minus a $100.00 non-refundable administrative fee (credit card fees are non-refundable), will be refunded without question if cancellation occurs before April 15th, 2026. Refunds will not occur after this time. Obtaining a future full credit for next year’s event is an alternative to the refund or transfer to another athlete is possible before June 1st.
If we are forced to cancel due to health circumstances, a full refund minus a $25 processing fee will be issued.
The Florida International Water Polo Event will charge a non-refundable 3.7% credit card processing fee for credit card payments. To avoid the credit card processing fee, we offer several other payment options: Zelle – Coach@gatorwaterpolo.com, or mail a check to avoid this fee. Please email coach@gatorwaterpolo.com for instructions.
7010 NW 23rd Way
STE B
Gainesville, FL 32653
Final Payment links will be sent to the parents’ email around April 1st; full camp payment must be made by May 15th, 2026.
*Open to any and all entrants (limited only by number, age, and grade level).
A: For the 7th year of our international event, athletes, coaches, and counselors will stay at the Holiday Inn, University Center, just across the street from the University of Florida. Located a few minutes away from the pool and the University of Florida Dining Hall. The Holiday Inn at University Center provides us with a ~3000 square foot conference center (game room) with multi-media options. We use this conference center for camp breakfast, afternoon activities, coaches’ talks, meetings, and games. The room also has a ping pong table, board games, and TVs on the walls that athletes can use to share their game consoles with other athletes or watch movies together. Campers are instructed to spend their free time in the game room rather than their sleeping rooms. Breakfast is served in the game room, allowing us to get to the pool quickly in the morning.
A: Our counselors (predominantly UF Student Athletes) have all been background checked and have taken the US Center for Safe Sport Training. Our Event adheres to Safe Sport Policies for all adult and youth athlete contact. We also hold training sessions for our staff to ensure policies are enforced. (https://uscenterforsafesport.org/)
Athletes are monitored continuously in the 2nd-floor conference center.
Sub-section of The Event policies:
*No males in female rooms and vice versa.
*No males on the female floor and visa versa.
The staff enforces all policies. Male counselors supervise the male athlete floor, and female counselors supervise the female floor. Counselor doors are left open a large majority of the time to observe floor traffic. At 10:00 p.m., counselors check every room for the correct occupants and remind athletes who their on-duty counselor is and what room they are in, if any issues arise during the lights-out period. We also have hotel security monitoring all activity 24/7.
A: If you have already reserved your athlete’s spot by paying $250 of the tuition, you will receive a link by email in April to complete the final payment for registration.
A: No. Residential tuition includes room and board from Monday 8:30 a.m. to Friday 1:00 p.m. Athletes checking in on Sunday evening need to add an extra pre-Sunday night. Families can add it when they receive the link for the final payment.
A: Lunch is provided daily for everyone (including day athletes). Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are included for residential athletes.
A: Not necessarily. If you don’t have the flight reservation at the time of registration, please email it to us whenever you book the flight.
A: By mid-April, everyone will receive a link for the final payment. You can choose airport pickup/drop-off, video analysis, and the 2026 Limited Edition suit.
A: Yes. When you complete your registration, you can let us know who you want to room with. We try to accommodate everyone with their roommate requests.
A: There will be 3-4 athletes per room. There is the possibility of having two athletes per room. If the family chooses this option, there will be an $180 extra fee per athlete. Both athletes in the room need to pay the additional fee for this service. You can select this option when you receive the final payment link.
A: Athletes take breaks every 45 minutes to hydrate and apply sunscreen. It is mandatory due to the hot, sunny weather in Florida. Athletes must bring sunscreen, and staff enforces its use.
A: Yes (and encouraged). Parents can attend our Friday tournament at 10:00 a.m.
A: Friday Checkout is at 1:00 p.m. at the pool. Day and residential athletes must be picked up at the pool at 1:00 p.m.
A: Yes, you can if you reserve your athlete’s spot before January 31st. USE CODE “EarlyBird”
A: Florida International Water Polo Event will charge a non-refundable 3.7% credit card processing fee for credit card payments. To avoid the credit card processing fee, we offer several other payment options: Zelle – Coach@gatorwaterpolo.com, or a physical check to Gator Water Polo, 7010 NW 23rd Way STE B, Gainesville, FL 32653. To avoid this fee, please email coach@gatorwaterpolo.com for instructions.