George Washington University Athletics
Water Polo Announces 2026 Schedule
7/10/2026 2:00:00 PM | Water Polo
Head Coach Barry King and the GW water polo program have announced their 2026 schedule, featuring 27 regular season games with 12 Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference (MAWPC) matches.
The season gets underway on the west coast when GW visits Irvine, Calif., for a four-match weekend, which includes bouts vs. Biola (Aug. 28), UC Irvine (Aug. 28), Redlands (Aug. 29) and Loyola Marymount (Aug. 29).
GW then returns to the east coast for a pair of tournaments in early September, playing five games between Sept. 4-6 in Annapolis Md., before heading to Bridgeport, W. Va. for four games on Sept. 12-13.
GW will face three teams in their early-season tournaments who finished ranked in the top 20 in last year's end-of-season poll, including Princeton (12th), Loyola Marymount (13th) and UC Irvine (16th).
The Revolutionaries kick off MAWPC play in early October, playing back-to-back days at Bucknell (Oct. 3) and at Mercyhurst (Oct. 4). GW navigates through all six MAWPC road matches before playing at home, visiting Fordham (Oct. 11), Wagner (Oct. 11), Navy (Oct. 23) and Mount St. Mary's (Oct. 24).
All of GW's home matches come at the end of the regular season, first vs. the reigning MAWPC champions Fordham (Oct. 25) in a home game hosted in Annapolis, Md. GW will then host Bucknell (Nov. 1), Mercyhurst (Nov. 1), Wagner (Nov. 7), Mount St. Mary's (Nov. 7) and Navy (Nov. 8) in the DMV to close out the regular season.
The MAWPC Championship is hosted this year by Bucknell in Lewisburg, Pa., and runs from Nov. 20-22.
GW has added two players to its roster for 2026, who join 15 returning Revolutionaries from last year's MAWPC Championship runner-up team.
MAWPC All-Conference Second Team selection Antonio Florena returns for his junior year after collecting 78 points in 2025. GW also brings back MAWPC All-Conference Honorable Mention and All-Tournament First Team selection Andrea Forno, who finished third in points (80) during in his freshman season while setting a new GW single-season record in ejections drawn (104). Yam Kabakov, GW's second-highest point scorer from 2025 (94 points), is vying for another impact year as he returns for his junior season.
Home match locations and a promotional schedule will be announced in the coming days. Follow @gw_waterpolo on X, Instagram and Facebook for the latest updates, and visit the schedule page for GW's complete schedule with game times.
