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TheCommonwealth Water Polo Championships are held in conjunction with theCommonwealth Games, although they are no longer included in the Commonwealth Games programme. They are in around robin format.
Although recognised as aCommonwealth Games Federation (CGF) sport, water polo has only featured in the Games once at the1950 British Empire Games inAuckland, New Zealand. OnlyAustralia andNew Zealand took part, where Australia won all three matches: 11-4, 13-2, 5-2. Water polo is acknowledged by the CGF as a sport for potential inclusion in future Games with further development in Commonwealth countries.[1]
The first Commonwealth Water Polo Championships were held in March 2002 atManchester Aquatics Centre inManchester, England. Five teams entered in the women's championships, and nine in the men's. The championships were held prior to the July/August2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.
Commonwealth Water Polo Championships Placings - Women:
Commonwealth Water Polo Championships Placings - Men:
The second Commonwealth Water Polo Championships were held in January 2006 atChallenge Stadium inPerth, Australia. The championships were held two months prior to the2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
Commonwealth Water Polo Championships Placings - Women:
Commonwealth Water Polo Championships Placings - Men:
The third Commonwealth Championships took place from April 5–12, 2014 after an 8-year gap, where no competition was held in conjunction with the2010 Commonwealth Games inDelhi, India. The location wasAberdeen, Scotland at the newly builtAberdeen Aquatics Centre. The Championships were held prior to the2014 Commonwealth Games inGlasgow.
Seven teams competed in the men's competition, and six in the women's.
Commonwealth Water Polo Placings - Women:[2]
Commonwealth Water Polo Placings - Men:[2]
Malta were due to host the 2018 Championships from 23–30 September, but in June 2018 decided they were unable to host,[3] leaving too short a time to plan an alternative. The 2018 Championships therefore did not take place.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 |  England | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 |  Canada | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 |  Malta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 |  Scotland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 South Africa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
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