🥉 Our 12U Girls finished
3rd in the nation
at the USA Water Polo Junior Olympics.
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Back Bay 12U girls team after Junior Olympics
Newport Mesa · Irvine · Established 2004

Twenty-two seasons of water polo and swimming.

Olympic-pipeline coaching. Welcome at any starting line, ages 6–18. First week is free.

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22
Years
1
Olympian Produced
12
JO Medal-Round Finishes
70+
Collegiate NCAA Athletes
Two programs teaching aquatic excellence.

Water polo and swimming.

Back Bay 10U team at the pool deck

Water Polo

10U through 18U, boys and girls. Four days a week at UC Irvine Crawford Hall and University High School. Coached by a staff with twenty-two seasons of collegiate and national-team experience.

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Back Bay swimmers with Coach Michelle Sperling at practice

Swimming

All ages and abilities, age-group through senior. Year-round training with summer-league flexibility at UC Irvine Crawford Hall. Led by NCAA All-American Michelle Sperling, with optional monthly meets.

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The head coaches

Coached by people who have done this at the highest level.

Marc Hunt at UC Irvine Crawford Hall — Co-Founder and Head Coach

Marc Hunt

Co-Founder · Head Coach
  • UC Irvine Men's Head Coach, 2005–2021
  • USA Men's National “B” Team Head Coach, 2008–2013
  • CIF Division 1 Coach of the Year, 2024
  • Ten top-five NCAA seasons · 38 All-Americans · 1 Olympian produced

  • Corona Del Mar High School Head Girls Water Polo Coach, 2024–present

Jesse Briggs on the pool deck — Co-Founder and Program Director

Jesse Briggs

Co-Founder · Program Director
  • University High School Head Boys and Girls Coach
  • OC Register Coach of the Year, 2021

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The 2025–2026 season

Four seasons. Join any time.

Fall
Developmental Season
Aug 11 – Oct 31, 2025
Winter
Developmental Season
Nov 3, 2025 – Feb 13, 2026
Spring
Competition builds up
Feb 16 – May 1, 2026
Summer
Major competition tournaments of the year
May 4 – Junior Olympics
JOs · Futures Superfinals

Monthly billing post-trial. Sign up any time. You don't have to wait for a season boundary.

Where Back Bay alumni go

Seventy-plus collegiate players. The pipeline is documented.

UCLAUSCStanfordCaliforniaMichiganUC IrvineUC Santa BarbaraUC San DiegoPrincetonBrown

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