Germany's First LGBTQ+ Water Polo Team
Since 2017.
Who Are Berlin Aquaholics
We are an amateur water polo team in Berlin and the only LGBTQ+ water polo team in Germany. Berlin Aquaholics was established in 2017 and functions under the umbrella of Vorspiel SSL - Berlin's largest queer sports organization.
We are made up of a wide mix of beginners and seasoned water polo sportsmen and women sharing a passion for water polo, a commitment to self improvement, and an eagerness to take our team forward. We are currently playing in the Berliner Meisterschaft and participate in several LGBTQ+ tournaments in Europe and overseas throughout the year.
While we take training seriously, we are also a fun and friendly bunch of people. We value openness, inclusiveness, and camaraderie and we spend time together also outside of the pool.
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Berlin Aquaholics is an LGBTQ+ focused team
We strive to provide the LGBTQ+ community of Berlin with a safe environment to play water polo. We welcome individuals with different identities and backgrounds and everyone is a valued member of the group, trusted and relied upon to contribute to the team. We reject the bullying and machismo common in the world of heterosexual male-dominated sports.
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Berlin Aquaholics is serious fun
We are all part of the team because we enjoy and want to be better at playing water polo, we value the team camaraderie, we want to have fun together, in and out of the water. We are committed to showing up to training and games consistently, communicating our attendance, and helping with team management tasks.
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Berlin Aquaholics want to learn and improve
We want to improve our skills and our game. We come to trainings. We pay attention to and respect the team coach and trainers during training. We coach and help each other and we are eager to receive and consider ideas and coaching from the team coach and our team mates.
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Berlin Aquaholics like competitions
We are “the” LGBTQ+ water polo team of Berlin and will represent Vorspiel and Berlin in LGBT+ championships. We participate Berliner Meisterschaft in order to improve our game and get better. We cheer at all times and WE HAVE GREAT FUN!
New To Water Polo?
If you have very little or no previous water polo experience, you are welcome to check out if water polo is for you. For the newcomers to the sport we offer once a year, in September/October the possibility to try out water polo.
If you have no water polo experience there are a couple of prerequisites:
- Have good technique in front crawl, backstroke, and breaststroke.
- Be in good swimming shape (you train regularly with swim programs of 2000 m minimum, and you can swim 200 meters without break).
If your swimming skills are not at this level, no worries! You can boost your stamina and improve swimming skills by joining the swimming training in Vorspiel. Follow this link for more information about swimming department in Vorspiel.
If you're confident about your swimming skills and you are interested in joining the next "Water Polo 101" program, fill in the contact form below and let us know!
Already Played Water Polo?
If you already have waterpolo experience and you are looking for team, you're welcome to give us a try! Since you have been playing and training before, you are welcome to join any of the regular trainings. Even if you had a long(er) break, do not hesitate, your experience will show and the stamina will get back in no time.
Berlin Aquaholics is part of
Vorspiel Berlin SSL e.V.
- ein Sportverein für alle: egal ob homo-, hetero-, bi-, trans* oder intergeschlechtlich.
- ein Mehrspartensportverein mit über 30 Sportarten.
- Treffpunkt, Freizeitheim, Glückstankstelle, Partnervermittlung, Familie und ein Stück Zuhause.
- seit 1986 Teil der Berliner Sportlandschaft.
- Freizeit-, Leistungs-, Breiten- und Gesundheitssport.