Canoe Polo
Canoe Polo is an exciting team event played on 35m x 23m pitches set up in swimming pools or on flat stretches of water. Teams of 5 paddlers endeavour to score goals in a net suspended 2m above the water, the ball being thrown by hand, or ‘flicked’ with the paddle. Naturally, the team with the most goals at the end of the match wins the game.
In Tasmania canoe polo has a long running history in Hobart. Highschool and colleges rosters are played in the Clarence YMCA pool over winter, and the Regatta Festival is a chance for local players to put their skills to the test in the warm weather.
