Croatian Water Polo Federation

The Croatian Water Polo Federation (HVS) (Croatian: Hrvatski vaterpolski savez) is the governing body of water polo in Croatia. It is based in Zagreb.

It organizes the water polo leagues:

• Croatian First League of Water Polo
• Croatian First League B of Water Polo
• Croatian Second League of Water Polo
• Croatian Women's First League of Water Polo

It also organizes the Croatian Cup of Water Polo as well as the Croatian national water polo team and the Croatian national junior water polo team.

Water polo first came to Croatia in 1908. The HVS was formed in 1991 upon Croatia's independence.

In 2004 Perica Bukić was elected as president of the federation.

External links

• Croatian Water Polo Federation
• (Croatian) Slobodna Dalmacija Proslavimo 100 godina vaterpola na splitskim Bačvicama (100 years of waterpolo in Croatia)