"American style" water polo became very popular and by the late 1890's was played in such venues as the Boston's Mechanics Hall and Madison Square Garden. The game of the day featured set plays like the "flying salmon," where the player with the ball leapt through the air from the backs of his teammates to score a goal. Violence was the game's main attraction. Meanwhile, the rest of the world adopted the Scottish rules: Hungary in 1889, Belgium in 1900, Austria and Germany in 1894 and France in 1895. By 1900, water polo was so popular it became the 1st team sport added to the Olympic Games program. In 1911, the Federation International de Natation Amateur (FINA), the international governing body for all amateur water sports, adopted the Scottish rules for all international water polo events.

Cool Treadings by Drew Duckett. Before I can find an answer, I’m at the opposite end of the pool getting out. When the beep sounds at forty, we all dive in again. Overs on the way back. Sometimes we call them butterflies, or Larrys. There is not much time to think now because my body is constantly thrashing about while trying to escape from the Kraken.