Registration Close Date

• Friday 19 September 2025

DATES

• Saturday 18 – Monday 20 October 2025

TIMES

• 9.00am – 5.00pm

Sport Entry Fee

• $165 per person per team

For more info, head to the Australian Masters Games Water Polo Page HERE

Age Requirements

• Age determined at 31 December 2025

• 27 Womans – 30 Years Men

Age Groups

• Male and Female 30+ 35+ 40+ 45+ 50+ 55+ 60+ 70+

Number of Participant Requirements

• Minimum number of participants required to conduct competition: 8 teams

• Canberra International Sports and Aquatic Centre (CISAC)

  Saturday 18th October

  100 Eastern Valley Way,
  Bruce ACT 2617

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• Australian Institue of Sport (AIS)

  Sunday 19th and Monday 20th October

  Leverrier St,
  Bruce ACT 2617

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• The competition will be conducted under standard World Aquatics Rules

• Playing conditions will be 8-minute quarters with running time

• All participants are required to be a current member of a water polo club

• Teams will be required to provide 1 x Community Level Qualified Referee and 2 x Table officials for their games

Players over 70 will be identified by a cap of different colour than their teams and the oppositions caps and either:

• Cannot be fouled;

• A goal scored counts for 2 points.

Where multiple age groups are combined the following handicap system will apply:

Average Age Handicap – Goal Advantage

• 40 or less, 0

• 41 – 45, 2

• 46 – 50, 4

• 51 – 55, 6

• 56 – 60, 8

• 61+, 10

• Each team’s handicap is the score in which they will start each game with.

Age Dispensation

• All players have the ability to play down in age

• 2 Players who are within one year of reaching an older age category may be eligible to compete in that group, provided they receive dispensation. Dispensation requests are considered on a case-by-case basis. All applications for dispensation must be submitted via email to ryan.mcdermott@waterpoloact.com prior to the competition, and should include a brief summary of the circumstances, along with the player’s date of birth and playing history

• After approval has come through from sporting committee you need to register the player and select *please place me into a team. Then email ryan.mcdermott@waterpoloact.com and amg.admin@unisport.com.au let them know.

Rules

The competition will be conducted under standard World Aquatics Rules

Water Polo Specific Enquiries

• Ryan McDermott
  Water Polo ACT
  ryan.mcdermott@waterpoloact.com
  0493 238 286

2025 Australian Masters Games General Enquiries

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