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Otters A.S.C.

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Otters ASC
SportWaterpolo
Founded1971; 54 years ago (1971)
LeagueBOV National Water Polo Competition - First Division
Based inŻebbuġ, Gozo
ArenaOtters, Marsalforn, Żebbuġ, Gozo
Colors   
PresidentDr. Enzo Dimech
Head coachMr. Mijat Mijatovic
Websitehttp://www.ottersasc.org/

Otters Aquatic Sports Club is a waterpolo club from Żebbuġ, Gozo, Malta. Otters represents Gozo in the Maltese Waterpolo league system.[1]

For sponsorship reasons, the club is currently known as Otters Nivea.

History

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The club website states that it is unclear when the club first started, however, the first players were registered with the Gozo Aquatic Association on July 28, 1971, and thus this is considered the founding date. The first players included Anton Refalo, Victor Grech, George Calleja, Carmel Debattista and Frank Masini. Otters have humble beginnings in the Gozitan Waterpolo League, starting from its second division. Eventually, all the other teams (Għajnsielem, Sea Urchins, Blue Sharks, Dolphins, Whales, Penguins) became defunct and Otters ASC joined the national league system.[2]

Otters ASC first fielded an Under-18 team within the Maltese Aquatic Sports Association of Malta in 1977 as an experiment. Eventually, in 1980, Otters started to test the Maltese waters again, and by 1982, they grew too strong within Gozo; thus, the club decided to join the Maltese league system for good.[2]

Premises

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The clubhouse is located in Marsalforn and overlooks the bay. Its restaurant is open all year round. During the summer months, the water polo pitch is set up and used for water polo and swimming training. The premises also have showers and changing rooms.

Current squad

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  • MaltaGozo Matthew Xerri (C)
  • MaltaGozo Andrew Dimech
  • MaltaGozo Steve Dimech
  • MaltaGozo Kenneth Micallef
  • MaltaGozo Karl Scicluna
  • MaltaGozo Luigi Dimech
  • MaltaGozo Matthias Bonnici
  • MaltaGozo David Dimech
  • MaltaGozo Mark Meli
  • MaltaGozo Mattia Grech
  • Head Coach: Serbia Mijat Mijatovic
  • Team Physio: Gozo Daniel Azzopardi
  • Fitness Trainer: Gozo John Henry Meilak

References

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  1. ^ “Aquatic Sports Association of Malta | ASA Malta,” ASA of Malta. https://asaofmalta.eu/
  2. ^ a b http://www.ottersasc.org/wp-content/uploads/ottershistory.pdf [dead link]

“Aquatic Sports Association of Malta | ASA Malta,” ASA of Malta. https://asaofmalta.eu/ http://www.ottersasc.org/wp-content/uploads/ottershistory.pdf


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