{"id":85875,"date":"2025-10-30T18:28:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T16:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=85875"},"modified":"2025-10-30T18:28:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T16:28:25","slug":"international-spots-up-for-grabs-at-50th-schools-water-polo-ipt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=85875","title":{"rendered":"International spots up for grabs at 50th school\u2019s water polo IPT"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_85878\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85878\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-85878 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SWPSA-4-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-85878\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SchoolsWaterPoloSouthAfrica\">Schools Water Polo South Africa <\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For the first time in a while, players participating in the <strong>South African Schools\u2019 Inter-Provincial Tournament<\/strong> (IPT) will not only be playing for more than just provincial glory but also competing for international spots.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after <strong>Schools Water Polo South Africa<\/strong> (SWPSA) announced a groundbreaking International Touring Programme, which will see the u16 and u18 boys\u2019 and girls\u2019 teams tour Australia in April 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The teams will go head-to-head with the likes of <strong>New Zealand<\/strong> and the <strong>United States<\/strong> in the <strong>Australian Youth Water Polo Championships<\/strong>, a tournament attracting sides from all over the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis marks a major milestone for Schools Water Polo South Africa,\u201d said <strong>Richard Irvine<\/strong>, SWPSA Chairperson, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe opportunity for our players to compete against top international schools and clubs will accelerate their development and deepen our competitive edge. It\u2019s about preparing future national players and inspiring every young athlete to dream big.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFinal team selections will take place at the 50th South African Schools\u2019 Inter-Provincial Tournament (IPT), hosted in Johannesburg this December \u2014 an especially symbolic moment as South African school water polo celebrates half a century of excellence and tradition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>SWPSA further added that the tour falls in line with their commitment to build elite performance pathways for school-aged athletes. The programme will also provide international exposure and learning opportunities while strengthening the future pipeline of South African water polo talent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis tour is the first of many,\u201d Cathy Macleod, SWPSA Executive Member, added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to see our players competing regularly on the global stage, learning from the best, and returning home with the confidence and experience that fuels long-term success.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The SWPSA invites partners and sponsors to join the journey and support the young athletes as they represent South Africa with pride and passion in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 South African Schools Water Polo Inter-Provincial tournament will run from 6 to 10 December.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time in a while, players participating in the South African Schools\u2019 Inter-Provincial Tournament (IPT) will not only be playing for more than just provincial glory but also competing for international spots. This comes after Schools Water Polo South Africa (SWPSA) announced a groundbreaking International Touring Programme, which will see the u16 and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":85878,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=85875"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85875\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/85878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=85875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=85875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=85875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}