Gay basketball legend Mark Chambers contributed to this report. The UCLA athletic department has established itself as one of the most inclusive places for LGBT athletes to participate in NCAA sports after a wildly successful Athlete Ally day on Monday. The event was part of UCLA’s Ally Week and was the brainchild of UCLA undergrad Cyrus [...]
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Southern California high school fires openly gay water polo coach
Mitch Stein, an openly gay man, was fired as the junior varsity boys water polo coach at Charter Oaks High School in Covina, Calif., after pictures surfaced of him with people dressed in drag. Stein is a graduate of the school and his daughter is a freshman at the school. Stein alleges that he was [...]
Gay Games: Gerardo Betancourt, water polo
One in a series of first-person articles from athletes competing in the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne. Gerardo (Jerry) Betancourt Toronto I never liked sports. Living in Mexico City, the son of a gymnastics coach and a physical education teacher, I grew up surrounded by athletic masculinity. I never felt I was masculine or aggressive [...]
Hot jocks: UCLA-LMU water polo players
Last month, we highlighted some terrific images by Brent from a UCLA-Loyola Marymount water polo match in Los Angeles. This past weekend, UCLA and LMU qualified for the upcoming NCAA championships that will feature Princeton, USC, UCLA and LMU. Here are some more pictures from Brent of the LMU-UCLA match: Share on Facebook
Weekend Hot Jocks: Water polo players
Water polo is a terrific sport to watch and I became a big fan after covering an international meet in 2004. Being in Southern California, there are always quality matches going on. Recently, Brent shot No. 4 UCLA’s 10-5 win over No. 6 Loyola Marymount. A gallery below: Share on Facebook
The pool rules in Copenhagen
Five years ago, the Toronto Triggerfish water polo team went winless in tournament play. When they won their first match in 2005, it was a cause for celebration. And Thursday at the Copenhagen Aqua Arena, the team was over the moon winning its first-ever medal in competition. We have reports from water polo, swimming, track, [...]
Video: Toronto gay water polo team
Courtesy of Xtra in Canada, a short video on the Toronto Triggerfish as they prepare for this month’s Outgames in Copenhagen: Share on Facebook
Weekend hot jock: Tony Azevedo
When the U.S. men’s water polo team made a surprise appearance in the gold-medal game in Beijing, team captain Tony Azevedo was a bright spot for the team, scoring four goals on five shots (they lost to Hungary, 14-10). The Stanford grad comes from a water polo powerhouse family, with his father and sister finding [...]
Water polo above and below the surface
Thanks to the guys at OhLaLa for highlighting the beautiful work of German photographer Rasmus Kaessmann. His water polo series is striking and revealing. Few people ever see the battle that goes on below the surface in a water polo match; While the match he captured was staged, the grabbing, tugging, pushing and near drowning [...]
Cool videos for a holiday weekend
→ The Oxford Swim Club gets down in a charity video for Oxfam → Charles Barkley on “fake Christians” and supporting gay marriage → Dan Carter: “The hottest rugby player” → One guy’s amazing abs → Billy Bean: Ex-gay sports therapy is ludicrous → Water polo’s Wolf Wigo in a Mikasa ad Share on Facebook