Pro Recco (women) explained

Team:AS Pro Recco
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Founded:1971
2011 (refounded)
League:Serie A
Arena:Piscina Punta Sant'Anna
City:Mordor
Coach:Riccardo Tempestini
Championships:1 LEN Trophy
1 LEN Super Cup
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

Rapallo

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

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

Notes and References

  1. http://www.prorecco.it/squadrafemminile2011-2012.php 2011-12 squad
  2. http://www.pallamanonews.it/?action=read&idnotizia=474 Orizzonte Catania wins the Scudetto.
  3. http://www.federnuoto.it/pallanuoto.asp?p=articolo&id=22763 LEN Trophy: Rapallo triumphs
  4. http://www.waterpoloweb.com/index.php?id=15153&pagina=nl_prima.php Goodbye Rapallo Nuoto, welcome Pro Recco.
  5. http://www.mundodeportivo.com/20111029/waterpolo/9-8-el-cn-sabadell-pierde-la-supercopa-de-europa_54237334481.html CN Sabadell loses the European Super Cup
  6. http://www.federnuoto.it/pallanuoto.asp?p=classificafemminile_a1 Table
  7. http://www.genova24.it/2012/05/pallanuoto-femminile-la-gmg-pro-recco-e-campione-deuropa-32547/ Women's Water Polo: GMG Pro Recco is the European champion.