ABOUT

Founded in 1985, the Washington Wetskins is the longest continuously operating water polo team in the U.S. openly welcome to individuals who identify as gay, straight or bisexual. The team welcomes both men and women. Our common goal is learning, improving and excelling in the sport of water polo with no specific political agenda, other than tolerance and inclusion.

The Wetskins have proudly represented the Washington metro area in numerous national and international competitions. Our journeys have included local competitions in the Washington area as well tournaments in Paris, Amsterdam, Sydney and Chicago. The Wetskins are members of the USA Water Polo association as well as IGLA, the International Gay and Lesbian Aquatics organization, and hosted the water polo portion of the 2008 IGLA games in DC.

The Wetskins is an entirely self-supporting team. We currently have no corporate sponsorship and rely on our fund-raising activities to remain viable competitors. We welcome all support from the community at large.

The Wetskins welcomes newcomers whether or not they have played water polo before. We are also open to members of other swimming and water polo teams wishing to play water polo with us.

PRACTICE SCHEDULE

Monday & Wednesday evenings: 7:00–9:00pm

Takoma Community Center Pool

Practices are held at the Takoma Community Center Pool, located at 300 Van Buren Street NW, Washington, DC. The phone number for the pool is (202) 576-9533.

The nearest Metro stop is the Takoma station on the Red Line. It is about a 5-block walk from the station to the pool. For help in planning your trip, here's an online Metro map.

For those who drive, there is a parking lot behind behind the pool, off Third Street, and there is usually plenty of street parking as well.

CONTACT

Call Kris at (703) 625-6384 or at secretary@wetskins.org.
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