SA Water Polo appoints new head coach

KZN Water Polo Association has extended its congratulations to one of its executive committee members, Mr Steve La Marque, on his appointment as the national head coach of water polo by Swimming South Africa.

Simon Downes (Chairman: KZN Water Polo Association) said Mr La Marque’s decades of experience in water polo and his understanding of the various aspects of the sport, particularly in the schools sector, make him eminently suitable for this position. “We are extremely fortunate to have such dedicated leadership merging out of KZN, with the former national head coach of 10 years, Brad Rowe, also a member of the KZN Water Polo executive.”

Having dedicated over four decades to water polo, La Marque has had the opportunity of working with hoards of talented players, and has served at some of the top schools in the country. His most recent role was as the Director of Aquatics at Glenwood High School, where he was responsible for the U15A team which took first place in the KZN Top 10 in 2014 as well as the first team which took first place in the KZN Top 10 in 2016.

He was also the Head Coach of the Elite Water Polo Academy.

“To be appointed as the national head coach is truly an honour. Water polo is a sport that I love and have been involved in for over 40 years as a player, coach, referee and administrator. I’m very fortunate to be taking over from Brad Rowe. The ground work and international networking that he has done will certainly make the transition somewhat easier. The task of restructuring the national coaching structures has already begun and we will launch the new National Coaching Strategy in the next few weeks,” said La Marque.

On the rare occasions where Mr La Marque has time off, he enjoys deep sea, rock and surf and trout and bass fishing as well as golf and off road motor bike riding.

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