Rijeka, one of the host cities of the European Universities Games 2016, hosted the national university Swimming and Water Polo Championships on December 5 and 6, 2015.

Over 100 swimmers and 6 water polo teams took part in the event, representing 10 universities and higher education institutes in Croatia.



In Water Polo, University of Split dominated the University of Zagreb in the finals, taking home the champions title. In Swimming, the student athletes from the University of Rijeka kept the gold medals and the champions titles at home.



Both Swimming and Water Polo will be featured for men and women at the European Universities Games 2016, as demonstrative sports. This will be the first time water sports will be offered in EUSA events. Furthermore, swimming will be one of the sports to include participation of students with disabilities. Registration for the Games is open - also for swimming and water polo, so make sure you contact your national university sports body to enquire about participation requirements!

Please see the websites of the Croatian Academic Sports Federation for more information about the Croatian national championships, and the EUG2016 for the European Universities Games Zagreb-Rijeka 2016.