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  • 18/02/2010. Please be advised that there is no RTC training at Gurnell on Sunday 21 February 2010, due to half term. The next RTC training is on Sunday 28 February 2010.

  • 08/02/2010. The final weekend of the U12 Winter London League tournament took place at Gurnell on Saturday 6 February. The West London team, coached by Nik Jovanovic, managed to win two of their 3 games, which was a great improvement from their last tournament. They will now start training hard for the Summer London League, which will start in April.

  • On Saturday 30 January 2010, the final weekend of the U14 Winter London League tournament took place at Gurnell. The West London team, coached by Rumen Kurtev, did very well by winning all 3 games. Next Saturday, it is the turn for the West London U12 team to show off their water polo skills in their final tournament of the U12 Winter London League at Gurnell from 6-8.30pm. Come along and support the kids!

  • Congratulations to the winners of the following 2009 trophies. Best Newcomer: Chris Pullen Most Improved Player: Domenic D'Avella Most Valuable Player: Johan van der Flier

  • The ASA national run program, will a new Regional Training Centre (RTC) in West London for U14/U12 starting on Sunday 10 Jan from 5.30-7.30pm (30 mins land, 1.5 hrs water polo) at Gurnell. The first session is a trial, so all boys/girls in that age group are welcome. After that, the RTC term is 10 weeks. If you are interested, please email the RTC administrator Johan van der Flier on clubsecretary@ealingcrabs.co.uk for more details.

  • Happy New Year to everyone, and hope it will be a year with many sporting highlights. Training will resume Monday 4 January, and do not forget we now also train every Tuesday from 9-10pm at Gurnell.

  • There will be no training in the two week surrounding Christmas. The first training session in the new year is Monday 4 January.

  • Ealing I missed out on promotion to National League Division 3 at Walsall on Sunday, as they were beaten by Warley 19-14. Ealing was ahead in the second quarter, but did not have a response to the barrage of goals scored by Warley in the final quarter. The result was a big disappointment, but Ealing I will be back next season to aim for the title once again!

  • Ealing Water Polo has created a Calendar for the year 2010. Do not miss out and order your copy now by emailing clubsecretary@ealingcrabs.co.uk.

  • Starting from January 2010, the senior teams will have an additional training session at Gurnell every Tuesday from 9-10pm.

  • The men's first team managed to reach the play offs, which gives them the opportunity to be promoted to National League Division 3. The play off will take place at Walsall on Sunday 13 Dec at 1pm. They reached the play off spot by beating Worthing and Grantham after having lost against Exeter earlier on.

  • From Sunday 18 October 2009, the junior water polo session at Acton, will be extended by half an hour in order for the group to be split into 2 one hour sessions. Kids born in the year 97 or later, now train from 5-6pm Kids born between year 93 and 97, now train from 6-7pm If you are born in this age group, come along and try it out for yourself.

  • Together with the new school year, the junior water polo training sessions are back on: Ealing Dolphins Saturdays 6-7pm Gurnell, Marlins Sundays 5-6.3pm Acton Bath. Also, Ealing will take part in the Winter London League for U12 and U14 starting in November, so if you are aged between 8-16 and would like to play water polo, come and join in! Due to the growing number of water polo players, a second team has been created (Ealing II) to give up-and-coming juniors and fringe players more water time/experience and they also will enter the Winter London League in November. The first team (Ealing I) has started their National League (NL) Division 4 campaign at Ponds Forge in Sheffield with 3 wins out of 3 and are leading the table together with Cambridge and Exeter. Also, Hatim Morsy and Greg Schey made their debut in this competition with solid performances. The next NL weekend will take place in Walsall on 10/11 October where we will face Cambridge and Newcastle. If you would like to keep up-to-date with our NL progress, please check out the National Water Polo League website (www.nwpl.co.uk) or go to our website (www.ealingcrabs.co.uk).

  • I am delighted to announce that Murat Ozkaya has been selected as the captain of the newly formed B-team, which will compete in this year's Winter League after having been absent for a number of years. Murat will still be part of the A-team though. His experience and enthusiasm will be vital to give especially the youngsters the confidence they need to fight for an A-team spot. Congratulations Murat, and good luck in your new role.

  • The Men's season is in full swing and the results have been mixed so far. July/August will be important months, as we have a number of high- quality London league matches of which some take place at Gurnell. For a full list of the fixtures/results, please visit the matches section on www.ealingcrabs.co.uk Some players of Ealing Marlins have had their first taste of competitive water polo, as they played with the men's team in a number of Middlesex league games. They stood their ground and with so many new players coming through the system, the aim to enter two men teams next year is another step closer. Ealing also organised and hosted a 4-team U13 water polo tournament at Acton Bath on Saturday 20 June. It was a great success and Ealing Marlins clinched 3rd place behind Fullham and winners Enfield, but they stayed ahead of Hillingdon. However, this was not Ealing Marlins first tournament, as they also participated at Watford's tournament on 7 June, in which they managed to get a third place, just missing out on the second spot. Furthermore, more junior water polo activities are being rolled out, as from Sunday 27 June (6-7pm) onwards Ealing Dolphins will have a water polo session in the deep end at Gurnell.

  • As per 1 May 2009, Sarpel Ustunel has taken over the role as Captain from Nick Murch, as he together with Nicki Harris have decided to move to East London. Furthermore, Kuba Iwanowski has taken on the role as Vice Captain from Johan van der Flier, as his time is now taken up as a Club Secretary. We would like to thank Nick and Nicki for all their contributions and wish them both good luck in East London.

  • From 10-15 June 2009, the senior team will be travelling to Croatia to train/play against a number of teams in Split. This will be a good preparation for the National Water Polo League Division 4, which will start in September 2009.

  • The juniors of Ealing Marlins (around 25) had a fantastic water polo session today with a tri-team tournament at Acton Bath between 5-7pm. Nikola Jovanovic (London Swimming) runs this session every Sunday between 5-6.30pm. The group is a mixture of ages and skills and it is good way for the juniors to get to know the basics of water polo.

  • Vice captain Johan van der Flier, has taken over the role of Club Secretary from Kevin Considine as he stepped down to take a break from water polo and spend more time with his family. Many thanks to Kevin for all the hard work he has put in over the past years and we wish him well.

  • Our dear friends, Jaqueline and Ian are getting married on 3rd January 2009 at the Keavil House Hotel, Dumfermline. We, all, congratulate them on their special occasion with our great team spirit.

  • Congratulations on the engagement of our beloved friends, the team captain and doctor Nicholas Murch and the only female member of the team, Nichola Harris.

  • Andy Morton Army Water Polo Tournament - Sun 29 Jun 2008 at Aldershot Garrison Sports Centre, GU11 2LQ. Teams attending: Weymouth, Invicta, Worthing, Ealing, Basingstoke and the Army.

  • Faversham's Annual Summer Tournament - Fri 15 Aug 2008 at Faversham Swimming Pool, ME13 8PW. Participating Teams: Oxford, Warwick, Ealing and Faversham.