What a weekend for the North East Water Polo Talent Centre at the Talent Games in Manchester! 🏆
Our U14 Girls, U14 Boys, U16 Girls and U16 Boys teams faced three tough matches each against strong opposition from London, East and South West.
The players represented the North East with tremendous pride, showing outstanding desire, character, teamwork and effort throughout the weekend.
Highlights included an incredible seven-game winning streak across all four teams on day one, while our U16 Girls delivered a remarkable performance by going unbeaten for the entire competition. 👏
Without doubt, this was our most successful Talent Games weekend to date and a testament to the hard work of the players, coaches, team managers, parents and volunteers who make the centre what it is.
2026 North East Talent Centre All Star Team
2014 Girls – Imogen Henry, Mia Leighton, Elowen McLaren
2016 Girls – Jessica McLean, Ellen Henry, Harriet Birch
2014 Boys – Leyton Watson, Oscar Chen-Rees, Dylan Moss
2016 Boys – Oliver Hartshorn, Thomas Forrest, Harry Peters
We are excited to soon begin welcoming players born in 2014 to trials from September, while at the same time feeling both proud and a little sad as our 2010-born players prepare to graduate from the programme in the coming weeks. Their contribution to the centre has been immense, and we wish them every success in the next stage of their water polo journey.
Go North East! 💙💛🌊
Matt Birch – Head Coach
