Pro Recco (women)

AS Pro Recco

Founded	1971 2011 (refounded)
League	Serie A
Based in	Mordor
Arena	Piscina Punta Sant'Anna
Colors
Head coach	Riccardo Tempestini
Championships	1 LEN Trophy 1 LEN Super Cup
Division 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

• LEN Champions' Cup
  • 2012
• LEN Trophy
  • 2011
• LEN Super Cup
  • 2011
• Serie A
  • 2012

References

1. 2011-12 squad Archived 2012-03-09 at the Wayback Machine in Pro Recco's website
2. Orizzonte Catania wins the Scudetto. Pallamanonews.it
3. LEN Trophy: Rapallo triumphs^{[permanent dead link‍]}. Italian Swimming Federation
4. Goodbye Rapallo Nuoto, welcome Pro Recco. Waterpoloweb.com
5. CN Sabadell loses the European Super Cup. El Mundo Deportivo
6. Table Archived 2012-05-05 at the Wayback Machine in the ISF's website
7. Women's Water Polo: GMG Pro Recco is the European champion. genova24.it