Water Polo is the oldest modern Olympic team sport having been introduced in the 1900 Games and the New York Athletic Club Water Polo Team has been a part of it since those early days.
Early United States Olympic Teams were decided simply by the winner of the US National Championships. And so began a long tradition of national and international success for the
NYAC Water Polo teams, including gold in the 1904 St. Louis Games and representing the US on several occasions. This changed in the 1960's when US Water Polo created a national team and players competed for such coveted spots.
At that point, the NYAC played a critical role in the development of the sport from youth to Olympians as it does today. With multiple National Championships in Men's and Women's Water Polo over the past 25 years, the New York Athletic Club team continues to produce more National and Olympic team players than any water polo program in the country.