Underwater Torpedo League takes the intensity of water polo 15 feet under the water as players grapple and throw a plastic torpedo into small goals.
Two teams of five are hidden inside the pool at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California this Sunday morning. There’s no submarine in the water, just a mini battle for a pool torpedo.
The Underwater Torpedo League is one of the hottest sports on social media, garnering millions of views on Instagram, and has evolved from an underground military game to one with Olympic potential. Workouts are grueling, involving deep end fitness, but they become addictive for athletes who can make it through.
Players on two teams fight over a torpedo with the objective being to move the 11-ounce rubber pool toy underwater and put it in the opposing team’s goal. Through hydrodynamics, torpedoes can glide through the water and travel up to 25 feet."The game is, if you can imagine a water polo net, you shrink it down, put it down in the deep end of the pool," Tran said."And it's five on five. And the goal is to get the torpedo inside that goal.
Players can only move the torpedo underwater – whether it’s passing to a teammate or handing it off. Players must stay underwater when holding the torpedo and can only come up for air once the torpedo is released. If you reach the surface of the water and are holding the torpedo, it is a penalty or turnover to the other team.
"It's conflicting emotions because you're trying to be aggressive, you're trying to grab that person, rip it," Belden said."But at the same time staying calm. You’ve got to be aggressively calm in a weird way. So, it's a unique balance."The games are not just about tugging players.
Assistant coach Tim Burnham, who credits Belden with the idea, said the move was predicated on having fresh lungs in the pool, something that is especially important in Underwater Torpedo.
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