Water Polo Apparel Co.

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This Brand's Story is a Simple Story

A simple story that was written because of the love for an amazing sport.

You see this sport is not the most popular sport in the world. It's not the kind of sport that makes professionals extremely rich or even makes them a decent living and it's certainly not most widely spread sport in the world.

Only superlative used in connection with this sport is that it is the hardest one in the world.

So how can one explain why it isn't forgotten?

Why do kids continue to train, why don't people with jobs and families abandon it since it takes at least five training sessions a week just to survive a couple of minutes of a match? Why don't professional give up when paychecks are relatively small and irregular?

Why do these people keep on jumping into cold pools around the world?

I can think of only one answer.

Love.

Addictive, strong and even self-destructing love for the sport.

Sure, hard training will give you a set of wide shoulders, stamina, strength, and self-discipline. Winning and losing with your team will make you friends for life, but there must be something more. Something you simply can't put your finger on.

And how exactly does a t-shirt company fit in you might ask ...

You see … I love this sport too, where ever I've been it opened surprising amount of doors for me, my best friends are water polo friends my best stories are water polo stories … but outside the pool, there was nothing to show my love for it, nothing to show my belonging to the water polo family.

Footballers, basketballers, sailors, golfers … everybody has a brand that is a synonym for them, and us? Should we be wearing horses on our chest because of the shared word? Forgotten by the media, forgotten by the mainstream industry … again.

And that is how an idea about a brand for water polo players was born.

I want to hire the best designers to create apparel for people made by years of hard work in the pool. I want to create a brand that will start conversations and let people know who you are and what you do and love. Also, I want it to be a brand that will stay true to its roots by growing hand in hand with this sport and giving back to the community.

I want it to be a brand that will show what water polo is for us and what it could become for everyone.

In the end, the story about Water Polo Apparel Co. is a drop of water in the Olympic sized swimming pool of attention that this sport deserves and needs. It is my contribution and it comes from my heart. Maybe it will succeed, maybe it won't … the challenge never stopped us, did it?

Now that you know our story, do we have your support?

Community - Water Polo Players United

Buy a piece of water polo history and help Dubrovnik's fight against corona virus.

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About VU Danče and the Auction

VU Dance is Croatia's leading independent water polo portal from Dubrovnik (also known as King's Landing from Game of Thrones). They used their connections to get their hands on equipment of the water polo crème de la crème (Photo: Samir Barac, Damir Buric, Maro Jokovic). Send your bids to their facebook messenger inbox or via email. If you win, donate your bid to Dubrovnik's hospital and receive a piece of water polo history.

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Sunday, 26 April 2020

Time Line

of a journey towards excellence

Model deborah manfreda wearing our first t shirt
First item. History in the making

Sketching, measuring, and drawing is completed. Time to bring Water Polo Apparel WPA T1 white initial to life is here. The conversation starter landed in our e-shop and amongst fans worldwide.

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Saturday, 10 November 2018

Aleksa Dimitrijevic, Milisav Janosevic and Djordje Sormaz of waterpolo club koper
Promise delivered. We can talk about it now

Manually printed in the EU. 100% Organic cotton. Hand-stitched labels. Water polo community first.

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Sunday, 25 November 2018 Aleksa Dimitrijević, Milisav Janošević, Đorđe Šormaz,

postal cards european waterpolo qualifiers U17 Koper
Community engagement

We promised we will reinvest everything we earn back into this sport, and we did it. Water Polo Apparel Co. sponsored clothing for junior selected Slovenian athletes at European championship qualifiers and printed free postcards for all kids and visitors to the tournament held in Koper, Slovenia.

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Sunday, 29 March 2019 Aleksa Dimitrijević, Milisav Janošević, Đorđe Šormaz,

waterpolo apparel t-shirt with organic cotton label
Creating Model 2. Something relaxed for the summer

Maybe it will nudge Paul & Shark into sponsoring a water polo team... Just don't get offended. it's a typo that had to be done.

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Saturday, 25 May 2019

Uroš Fabič of waterpolo club esslingen from germany
Gaining traction with PROs

See you soon Deutsche Wasserball Liga!

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Wednesday, 6 June 2018

Jure and Matija Grrižon of waterpolo club Koper
Gaining traction with youngsters

Winning their hearths while they are young matters.

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Sunday, 25 November 2018.

EUSA waterpolo individual awards 2019
Winning European Trophies

Worn by the best goalkeeper of EUSA 2019.

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Sunday, 27 July 2019, Marko Prcać,

Gašper Žurbi of waterpolo club Kamnik
Helping community grow

Dressing organizers of Tournament "KAM TI GA DAM" 2019

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Saturday, 3 August 2019.

Nikola Štrkalj of waterpolo club solaris šibenik
Getting more traction with PROs

Regional League A1 see you too!

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Saturday, 10 August 2019, Nikola Štrkalj,

Milisav Janošević and Marko Prcać of waterpolo club Koper Slovenia with trophy
Stay Cool. More is coming soon!

Enough said. Back to work. Change is only constant in the world! Expect more from us in the summer of 2020.

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Saturday, 17 August 2018. Milisav Janošević, Marko Prcać,

Let's do some business

Now that you know who we are, would you like to work with us?

Shop for yourself

Buy a t-shirt or one of many items coming out in the following days and become a member of our family. Wearing Water Polo Apparel Co. will help you get recognized as a member of the exclusive water polo community, you never know which doors this might open for you.

Dress your team

We will design, handle orders, deliveries, returns, and growth of your club brand. Reach out and tell us what you need. We will dress your players and provide an easy way for fans to tap into your club image. Increase your level with excess funds generated by your apparel line. No stocks, no hustle, 100% online, 100% streamlined process. You will even get a free web page with it.

Are you a water polo professional? Let us run your line!

We will design, handle orders, deliveries, returns, and growth of your brand. You just have to stay true to yourself and focus on your game!

Projects

Our ambitious vision of the water polo ecosystem in the future. Make it come true by buying a t-shirt.

Water Polo Fantasy Draft

Croatia's finest independent water polo portal VU DANČE started running water polo fantasy draft tournaments years ago. We are helping them with turning it into an app!

Project phase: Backend completed, finishing app for players.

AI Stats Tracker Founding

Automated stats tracking like seen in the video.

Project phase: Founding round 1 (estimated @ 40.000,00€)

Player database and stats Founding

Transfermarkt for water polo.

Project phase: Founding round 1 (estimated @ 30.000,00€)