The Tom Hoad Cup is an annual four-day international water polo

Water polo

Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...

 event, staged in Perth, Western Australia

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

 since 2003. The event is named for Tom Hoad

Tom Hoad

Tom Hoad is an Australian water polo coach and former player. In 1968, he was appointed to International Swimming Federation , the world governing body for swimming and was chairman of the 1998 World Swimming Championships held in Perth, Western Australia. He is currently a director of the...

, a former coach and long-time player for the Australia national water polo team and senior administrator in the international governing body

International Swimming Federation

Fédération Internationale de Natation is the International Federation recognized by the International Olympic Committee for administering international competition in the aquatic sports...

(FINA).

The event is hosted by the Melville Water Polo Club and the competition is played at Bicton Pool.

Results

2008

• Gold: Barbarians
• Silver: Fremantle Mariners

2007

• Gold: Australian All Stars
• Silver: Fremantle Mariners, Australia
• Bronze: Partizan Belgrade, Serbia
• 4th Place: Romania
• 5th Place: China

2006

• Gold: Partizan Belgrade, Serbia
• Silver: Fremantle Mariners, Australia
• Bronze: Brescia, Italy
• 4th Place: China
• 5th Place: South Africa
• 6th Place: NCS Universities, Japan

2005

• Gold: Fremantle Mariners, Australia
• Silver: BVSC, Hungary
• Bronze: Guangdong, China
• 4th Place: South Africa

2004

• Gold: Fremantle Mariners, Australia
• Silver: Rari Nantes Florentia, Italy
• Bronze: Guangdong, China
• 4th Place: Croatian Junior National Team

2003

• Gold: Rari Nantes Florentia, Italy
• Silver: Fremantle Mariners, Australia
• Bronze: Medvesek, Croatia
• 4th Place: Athens Combined Team, Greece