Back in mid-June, David Throop was named the head coach of both the Coronado Islanders boys’ and girls’ water polo programs. For Throop, returning to coach the Islanders was a commitment to honoring the program’s legacy and continuing its growth, which is a great fit for our student-athletes.

While Throop has begun to shape the boys’ and girls’ water polo programs at the high school level, he is now doing the same at the club level here in town.

Throop, along with former Coronado water polo legend coach Randy Burgess , Matt Finley, Christine Welsh , and Corey Berta , has launched the Crown City Water Polo program. A Coronado-based club water polo program that focuses on developing athletes with a nod to the legacy, history, and impact of water polo in Coronado.

“We are trying to

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