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What started
as a ruse to get our teenage delinquents off the streets
to try putting their time into better use, soon translated
into a national sport which has since managed to ignite
the interests of the nation and its people in celebrations
of each and every of its victory at the many international
games.
Dominated then by pioneers in the 50s and 60s such as
Kee Soon Bee and Tan Wee Chwee, we now boast of a
stable of young aspiring players with the likes of Lee Sai Meng, Terence Tan and Marcus Ng who all possess
ambitious aims of bringing water polo to a higher level.
To cultivate young talents, we are also able to host
a variety of local tournaments such as the “Open
League”, “InterSchool Knockout”, etc.
We also have tournaments which cater to a wide spectrum
of school children such as the “Under-16”,
“Under-18” and “Under-20” competitions.
Ever since we won the much coveted Gold Medal at the
Asian Games in 1954, success came to us in more ways
than one, with medals at the subsequent Games in later
years. Moreover, our proudest achievement is our undefeated
vie for the Gold Medal at the SEA Games since 1965 - we have managed to clinch our 21st
Gold Medal for Water Polo at the 23rd SEA Games 2005
which has just concluded in Manila, Philippines. Evidently,
Water Polo in Singapore has indeed come a long way in
establishing the success of today.
Today, Water Polo has also evolved to become the epitome
of diligence, dedication, esprit de corps, perseverance
and a can-do attitude of all our national players. |
