Elite men water polo Program
Program includes:
- Spanish placement on Spanish elite waterpolo team.
- Spanish licence to be able to compete in the Spanish National league.
- Highly qualified staff. Includes coach, fitness trainer, psychologist, physiotherapist.
- 5 water sessions per week. Please note: depending on competitions athletes might have 2 sessions per day
- 3-4 days of gym work weekly (Coach will plan this).
- Programs (Trainings) tailored to each players position.
Program requirements:
- Students must be playing water polo on their varsity team back at their home school university or a club before the start of the program.
- Send some recent videos of student playing and doing some drills to the program manager, Sean Chipres, to seanrc@saiie.com
- Students must have their current head water polo coach complete the Coach form
- Students must complete the student form.
- Pay the athletic fees. Please contact the SAIIE resident director, Stuart Chipres, at director@saiie.com for payment information and methods of payment.
Where will you play:
At SAIIE, we partner with the renowned Club Waterpolo Sevilla, where our student-athletes train alongside the Sevillian waterpolo team.
The Club Waterpolo Sevilla is one of the top waterpolo teams in Andalusia. Founded in 1993, the club has grown gradually to become, despite its youth, among the elite of Spanish waterpolo teams. The team competes in the "Liga territorial Andaluza" throughout the year from Spetember to July.
academic Program
UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE or EUSA UNIVERSITY. We offer courses in Art, Business, Communication Studies, Cultural Studies, Education, Film Studies, History, Literature, Photography, Political Science, Sociology, Exercise and Sports Sciences and Spanish language among other areas of study.
To learn more about the different academic programs that we offer through the spring term through our Spanish partner universities please visit our website here.
SAIIE has an agreement with the University of Wsiconsin - La Crosse (UWL) who acts as our school of record.
Program cost & dates
500€ - Semester students.
850€ - Academic yearlong students.
Please note: This is an additional cost to the overall program cost. Tuition and fees still apply
Cost Includes:
- Team Placement
- Practices 3 times per week (2hrs long practice) throughout the program.
- Spanish License to be able to compete in the Spanish water polo competition.
- Official water polo competition clothing (swimsuit and hat)
Dates: Sept. 18 - Dec. 12, 2025
Dates: Jan. 29 - May 8, 2026
Contact program manager, Sean Chipres, to start your application at seanrc@saiie.com
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