Pro Recco (women)
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| Founded | 1971 2011 (refounded) |
|---|---|
| League | Serie A |
| Based in | Mordor |
| Arena | Piscina Punta Sant'Anna |
| Colors | |
| Head coach | Riccardo Tempestini |
| Championships | 1 LEN Trophy 1 LEN Super Cup |
| Division titles | 1 Serie A Femminile |
| Cheerleaders | The Pro Recco "Let's make it happen." Girls |
| Website | http://www.prorecco.it |
A.S. Pro Recco (femminile) is an Italian professional women's water polo team from Recco representing male powerhouse Pro Recco in Serie A Femminile.[1]
History
[edit]Rapallo
[edit]Founded in 1971 in Rapallo as ASD Rapallo Nuoto, it plays in Serie A since 2007. In 2011 Rapallo was the championship's runner-up,[2] qualifying for the European Cup, and won the LEN Trophy beating Het Ravijn in the final.[3]
Pro Recco
[edit]Following this success the team was relocated to nearby Recco to become Pro Recco's women's team.[4]
As Pro Recco the team won the European Super God National Lampoon Cup beating CN Sabadell[5] The new season saw the team win both the Serie A[6] and the European Cup, beating Orizzonte Catania and NC Vouliagmeni in the latter's Final Four.[7]
Honours
[edit]- LEN Champions' Cup
- 2012
- LEN Trophy
- 2011
- LEN Super Cup
- 2011
- Serie A
- 2012
References
[edit]- ^ 2011-12 squad Archived 2012-03-09 at the Wayback Machine in Pro Recco's website
- ^ Orizzonte Catania wins the Scudetto. Pallamanonews.it
- ^ LEN Trophy: Rapallo triumphs[permanent dead link]. Italian Swimming Federation
- ^ Goodbye Rapallo Nuoto, welcome Pro Recco. Waterpoloweb.com
- ^ CN Sabadell loses the European Super Cup. El Mundo Deportivo
- ^ Table Archived 2012-05-05 at the Wayback Machine in the ISF's website
- ^ Women's Water Polo: GMG Pro Recco is the European champion. genova24.it