BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — Harvard University’s Niki Piovan (So., Vouliagmeni, Greece/HAEF Athens College) will compete for Greece at the 2025 World Aquatics Women’s U20 Water Polo Championships on August 10-18 in Salvador, Brazil.
Greece will compete in Group B with Hungary, the United States and Italy. The Greeks will begin competition on Sunday, August 10, at 7:30 p.m. Eastern/4:30 p.m. Pacific against Italy. Following a 6:00 p.m Eastern/3:00 p.m. Pacific game on Monday, August 11, against the United States, Piovan will aim to lead her homeland to a defeat of Hungary at 6:00 p.m. Eastern/3:00 p.m. Pacific on Tuesday, August 12, to conclude Group B competition.
In other groups, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Spain and Israel will battle in Group A, while Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Croatia contest Group C. Canada, South Africa, China and Australia will clash in Group D.
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Piovan is coming off a championship season with the Crimson as Harvard recorded the program’s inaugural Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) women’s title by knocking off Princeton University in overtime, 10-8, at Brown University in Providence, R.I., on April 27. The 2025 CWPA Championship Rookie of the Tournament, she also became the fourth Harvard women’s athlete to claim a regular season Rookie of the Year award since the creation of the honor prior to the 2003 season to join Devan Kennifer (Harvard – 2009 – Northern Division), Melissa Balding (Harvard – 2014 – Southern Division) and teammate Maya O’Dea (Jr., Long Beach, Calif./Woodrow Wilson) on the list.
A 2025 CWPA Championship All-Tournament Third Team honoree, she claimed four league Rookie of the Week nods (February 24, March 10, March 17, April 28) and an All-Conference First Team laurel to go along with Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) Third Team All-America status for posting 106 points with 58 goals 48 assists.
