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Colorado Water Polo

Where the Pirates are playing

Tournaments

These are the weekends we travel for. We list the dates, the pools, and which groups are going, and we update the page as each tournament is confirmed.

2026–27 Season

Coming up

Travel tournaments are optional, but we encourage them, because they are where a season of work shows up. Each team organizes entry fees and carpools through TeamSnap.

Full Schedule
  • Sep 26–27

    Rocky Mountain Kickoff

    Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center · Thornton, CO

    Registration open

    September 26–27, 2026

    This is the first tournament of the season, and it is a good one for families who are new to travel weekends.

    Going

    • Gunners
    • Boatswains
    • Quartermasters

    Sign up by

    September 12, 2026

  • Oct 17–18

    Mountain Zone Championships

    Air Force Academy Natatorium · Colorado Springs, CO

    Roster set

    October 17–18, 2026

    The zone title is on the line, and teams stay overnight on Saturday.

    Going

    • Boatswains
    • Quartermasters

    Sign up by

    October 3, 2026

  • Dec 5–6

    Wasatch Winter Invitational

    Kearns Oquirrh Park Fitness Center · Salt Lake City, UT

    Tentative

    December 5–6, 2026

    This is an out-of-state weekend, and we will send an interest check in October.

    Going

    • Boatswains
    • Quartermasters
  • Mar 13–14

    Junior Olympics Qualifier

    To be announced · Denver metro

    Tentative

    March 13–14, 2027

    Teams qualify here for the summer Junior Olympics.

    Going

    • Quartermasters

Behind us

Earlier this season

  • End-of-Summer Jamboree

    August 22, 2026 · Broomfield, CO

    Eleven brand-new Swabbies played their first tournament.

  • Grier Laughlin Invitational

    February 19–21, 2026 · Colorado Springs, CO

14th Annual · February 19–21, 2026

And the one we host

Every year the Pirates run the Grier Laughlin Invitational at Air Force Academy. It fills five divisions across a full weekend and puts the whole club on deck.

About the Grier

Want your athlete on one of these trips?

Tournament rosters come from the practice groups. Get your kid in the pool and a coach will talk you through which weekends make sense.

Join the Team See the groups