Water polo live stream: SA under-20 girls shooting for success in combined team at Summer Slam (WPA Summer Slam)

The country’s top young water polo talents – including SA’s best – are set to make a splash in the pool this month at the Summer Slam. See how to watch here.

Some of South Australia’s top water polo talents are hoping to finish their junior careers on a high when they travel to Brisbane for the much anticipated Summer Slam competition.

Following two years of cancelled competitions, young athletes will make a splash at the tournament this month featuring underage teams from around Australia.

>> WATCH THE LIVESTREAM: Waterpolo Australia Summer Slam kicks off Monday, January 10

The action will start with the 16 and under and 18 and under tournament from January 10-13 followed by the 20 and under tournament from January 17-20.

Group games along with all finals from both tournaments will be among 56 matches live streamed here by News Corp.

Water Polo players Kate Baker, Tahlia Scipioni and Sarah Fleming will be part of a combined SA and Tasmania under-20 girls team at this month’s Summer Slam, which will be live streamed by News Corp. Picture: Michael Marschall

While Covid has impacted the tournament, SA will field players alongside other states in combined Barbarians teams in the under-16 girls, under-18 boys and under-20 boys sides.

SA and Tasmania have also come together to field an under-20 girls team.

Adelaide Jets utility Tahlia Scipioni said the Summer Slam was an opportunity for a “last hurrah” with many of the SA under-20 girls having come through the ranks together.

“It’s the last (underage) competition for a lot of us who have been playing together since we were 12 years old,” Scipioni, 18, said.

“We started from the very beginning and have made it to the end. It will be special to finish it on a high.”

Scipioni said with interstate water polo competitions falling victim to Covid the past two years, players were itching to get back in the pool and do battle with Summer Slam a key to gaining national selection.

“We feel like we’ve been training for quite a while now but it means we’re quite prepared,” she said.

SA water polo players Sarah Fleming, Tahlia Scipioni and Kate Baker. Picture: Michael Marschall

“It will be really good to have some of Tassie’s best players and our best players combine to make a really strong team.

“It won’t be easy but we’ll put up a strong fight and if we can work together and jell quickly we will give ourselves a good chance.”

Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley Pool and Musgrave Park Pool will play host to Summer Slam, which is a state against state competition designed to give the next generation of water polo stars representative opportunities.

The live stream of the tournament is part of a new broadcast deal with Water Polo Australia where fans will be able to live stream more than 200 games in 2022.

The deal covers the Australian Waterpolo League (AWL), Australian Youth Championships (under 14s to under 18s) and the Summer Slam.

SUMMER SLAM LIVESTREAM SCHEDULE

WEEK 1

January 10 (Fortitude Valley Pool)

8.30am: U18 Boys Group A – NSW Waratahs v Qld Maroon

9.45am: U18 Boys Group A – Victoria v Qld Gold

11am: U18 Boys Group A – NSW Blues v ACT

12.15pm: U18 Boys Group A – Barbarians v Qld Maroon

2.30pm: U18 Boys Group A – Qld Gold v NSW Waratahs

3.45am: U18 Boys Group A – Victoria v NSW Blues

5pm: U18 Boys Group A – ACT v Barbarians

January 11 (Fortitude Valley Pool)

8.30am: U16 Boys Group B – Qld Maroon v ACT

9.35am: U16 Boys Group B – Tasmania v NSW Waratahs

10.40am: U16 Boys Group A – NSW Blues v Victoria

11.45am: U16 Boys Group A – Barbarians v Qld Qld

2-5.15pm: U16 Boys Quarterfinals

January 12 (Fortitude Valley Pool)

8.30am: U16 Girls Group B – ACT v Barbarians Gold

9.35am: U16 Girls Group B – Tasmania v NSW Waratahs

10.40am: U18 Girls Group A – ACT v Qld Gold

11.55am: U18 Girls Group A – NSW Blues v Barbarians

1.10pm: U18 Girls Group A – NSW Waratahs v Victoria

2.25pm: U18 Girls Group A – Qld Maroon v ACT

3.40pm: U18 Girls Group A – Qld Gold v NSW Blues

4.55pm: U18 Girls Group A – Barbarians v NSW Waratahs

6.10pm: U18 Girls Group A – Victoria v Qld Maroon

January 13 (Fortitude Valley Pool)

8.30am: U18 Boys Bronze Medal Game

9.45am: U18 Girls Bronze Medal Game

11am: U16 Girls Grand Final

12.05pm: U18 Girls Grand Final

1.20pm: U16 Boys Grand Final

2.25pm: U18 Boys Grand Final

WEEK 2

January 17: 8.30am-5.15pm U20 Women at Fortitude Valley Pool

January 18: 8.30am-6.30pm U20 Men at Musgrave Park Pool

January 19: 9.45am-1.30pm U20 Women Semi-Finals at Fortitude Valley Pool

January 20: 8.30am-2.45pm U20 Women and Men Finals at Fortitude Valley Pool