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 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 AS 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 in Pro Recco's website
2. Orizzonte Catania wins the Scudetto. Pallamanonews.it
3. LEN Trophy: Rapallo triumphs. 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 in the ISF's website
7. Women's Water Polo: GMG Pro Recco is the European champion. genova24.it