Varna, Bulgaria – (August 13, 2026) – The 2026 U20 European Championship is underway this week and has plenty of representation from the Fordham Water Polo program with six student athletes competing for four countries in the Men's Division Elite. The six athletes are the most for any collegiate water polo team.
Among those competing are junior
Andras Toth (Hungary), sophomores
Diego Tresa and
Alessandro Salipante (Italy), freshmen
Vuk Kojic and
Viktor Savic (Serbia), and freshman
Karlo Dragosevic (Croatia).
Through the first four days of the Championship, Toth, the reigning MAWPC MVP, has Hungary in the quarterfinals with a 2-2 record with wins over Greece and Turkiye. In total, he has registered eight goals, highlighted by a four-goal game against Croatia, to go with four assists, two steals, and five blocks. Hungary faces Spain in the first quarterfinal on Friday.
Italy posted a 3-0 record in group stage play to earn its spot in the quarterfinals on Friday, recording wins over Croatia, Greece, and Hungary. Tresa has been solid for Italy, netting two goals in each of its three victories, while Salipante has yet to appear in a match. Italy faces Germany in the third quarterfinal match on Friday.
Serbia also punched their ticket into the quarterfinals with some quality play from their Fordham duo. Kojic has eight goals in three matches, highlighted by five goals and three assists in a win over Germany. Savic has been the starting goalie in two of Serbia three matches, totaling 23 saves in contests against Spain and Montenegro. Serbia will play Croatia in the second quarterfinal on Friday.
For Croatia, Dragosevic has combined for four goals in their four matches, which included a hat trick against Greece.
The Championship runs through August 16
th.