One of Tech’s youngest club sports is already taking root — despite not existing before 2016, the Women’s Water Polo club is on the rise and making a name for themselves. “This was the first year that we’ve been recognized by the [Collegiate Water Polo Association] and gone to official tournaments … as a women’s team, so we’ve grown quite a bit!” says Rachel Cooper, a fourth year who’s been with the team since the beginning.
For years prior, water-polo had been a co-ed affair — women who wanted to play water polo had to join in with the mens team and play with them instead.