FINA code | GBR |
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Association | British Swimming |
Confederation | LEN (Europe) |
Head coach | Cristian Iordache |
FINA ranking (since 2008) | |
Highest | 12 (2012) |
Olympic Games (team statistics) | |
Appearances | 11 (first in 1900) |
Best result | (1900, 1908, 1912, 1920) |
World Championship | |
Appearances | 1 (first in 1973) |
Best result | 15th place (1973) |
Media | |
Website | britishswimming.org |
The Great Britain men's national water polo team is the representative for Great Britain in international men's water polo. The team has participated in eleven tournaments at the Summer Olympics, being the dominant team in the sport in the early twentieth century, with four Olympic titles. The only major competition they have ever qualified for was the first world championships in 1973. They qualified for the London 2012 Olympics by virtue of their representing the host country.