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ABOUT THE CAMP
Summer Sea Polo is a youth water polo camp in Rijeka, Croatia, built for clubs that want more from their summer than just extra hours in the pool. Set on the shores of Kvarner Bay, the camp combines focused, structured training with the kind of team experience players remember long after the season starts.
THE TEAM
Top-level water polo experience, passed on to the next generation.
CEO & Head Coach
Professional goalkeeper with over 20 years of experience playing in Italy, Croatia and Brazil, and more than 10 years of experience as a goalkeeper coach in Italy and Brazil.
As CEO and Head Coach of Summer Sea Polo, Egon oversees the overall development of the project, leads the coaching programme and…
Head Coach & Co-Owner
A professional water polo player and former captain of Primorje Rijeka and the Croatian national team, Ivan Krapić brings extensive international experience and leadership to Summer Sea Polo.
His outstanding career includes Olympic silver at Rio 2016, a World Championship title and a European Championship title…
Athletic Trainer & Co-Owner
Graduated in Sports Management from the University of São Paulo, Mila has extensive experience as a sports professional and aquatics instructor, with roles at Paineiras do Morumbi, Esporte Clube Pinheiros (BRA), Telimar and Pescara (ITA).
At Summer Sea Polo, she focuses on functional training, injury prevention and…
Coach
One of the greatest defensive players in water polo history, Damir Burić enjoyed an outstanding international career. A four-time Olympian, he won Olympic gold at London 2012 and silver at Rio 2016. He is also a World Champion, European Champion and two-time LEN Champions League winner with Pro Recco…
Guest Coach
Bojan Hrlec is the General Manager of SoCal Patriots Water Polo Club and a former Assistant Coach at the University of California, Irvine (2020–2025). Throughout his coaching career, he has helped teams achieve outstanding results, including a conference championship, an NCAA Championship Tournament appearance and multiple Junior Olympics medals…
Guest Coach
Sabrina van der Sloot is one of the world’s top water polo players and a key figure in the Dutch national team, with an outstanding international career.
Career Highlights: World Champion – 2023, Olympic Bronze Medalist – Paris 2024, European Champion – 2018…
Guest Coach
Current player for HAVK Mladost Zagreb and an established member of the Croatian national team. One of the leading goalscorers in modern water polo, Tin has consistently ranked among the top scorers in the Croatian and Adriatic Leagues over several seasons…
ABOUT THE CAMP
Each group gets its own plan. This is how most days run.
Breakfast (of champions)
At the hotel, with the whole group together.
Team meeting and SSP kit collection
Meet the coaches and pick up your camp gear.
Dryland and water polo training
Usually at the Rijeka swimming pool.
Lunch at the restaurant
Refuelling after the morning session.
Visit to Kastav
…or another town or place of interest nearby.
Rest at the hotel
Time to recharge before the evening session.
Friendly match against a local team
…in the sea at Volosko.
Dinner time
Back together to wrap up the day.
TRUST
Youth teams from clubs across Europe and beyond have trained with us on the Kvarner coast.
ATMOSPHERE
Spots are limited. Clubs that register early get priority for dates and group placement.
