{"id":84829,"date":"2025-10-14T15:22:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T13:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=84829"},"modified":"2025-10-14T15:22:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T13:22:13","slug":"gospodinov-unveiled-as-pearsons-new-director-of-water-polo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=84829","title":{"rendered":"Gospodinov unveiled as Pearson&#8217;s new Director of Water Polo"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_84830\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84830\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-84830\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/stan-400x267.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-84830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/total-waterpolo.com\/kelsey-white-water-polo-is-growing-rapidly-and-we-have-to-adapt\/\">Total Water Polo<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After three years at the helm of <strong>Grey College<\/strong>, <strong>Stanislav Gospodinov<\/strong> is heading to the Eastern Cape coast to take charge of Pearson High&#8217;s water polo programme.<\/p>\n<p>He takes over at the Gqeberha school in January 2026 as the Director of Water Polo.<\/p>\n<p>Pearson announced the news via a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pearsonhighschool\/posts\/pfbid022XzqqJMoFx57XN2YRRjptoS5Z4PMzEX8qQcJHKT56KKDMwpxogEmQKGQgYa3zLJZl\">social media post<\/a><\/strong> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Stanislav Gospodinov as our new Head of Water Polo,&#8221; the post read.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Stan, as he is better known, needs no introduction to the water polo community, as he has already built up an impressive resum\u00e9 with a number of remarkable achievements.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The well-established coach will bring a wealth of experience to Pearson&#8217;s programme, which has made huge strides over the past three years.<\/p>\n<p>During his playing career, he represented Bulgaria from the u14 age group through all other school age groups before going on to earn a remarkable 1 500 caps for the national team from 1988 to 2003.<\/p>\n<p>His coaching career in South Africa began at Johannesburg&#8217;s <strong>St David&#8217;s Marist Inanda<\/strong> before successful stints in East London, where he coached at <strong>Selborne College<\/strong> and <strong>Clarendon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gospodinov <\/strong>also enjoyed a four-year stint, from 2018 to 2022, as Director of Water Polo at <strong>Crawford College Lonehill<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Sixteen players, both men and women, whom he has coached have gone on to represent South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He is currently employed as the Director of Water Polo at Grey College in Bloemfontein and will be joining the Pearson family in January 2026,&#8221; Pearson&#8217;s statement continued.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are excited to be able to have someone of this quality leading our water polo programme and sharing his knowledge and expertise with our learners.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After three years at the helm of Grey College, Stanislav Gospodinov is heading to the Eastern Cape coast to take charge of Pearson High&#8217;s water polo programme. He takes over at the Gqeberha school in January 2026 as the Director of Water Polo. 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