Athletics

Santa Barbara High School Water Polo

Water polo is one of Santa Barbara’s signature high school sports, with the coastal public campuses and Cate School fielding boys’ and girls’ teams that compete in the Channel League and CIF Southern Section.

Below is every Santa Barbara–area school that fields water polo, with its teams by gender and level, head coaches, league and CIF division, and the most recent records we have on file.

Schools that field water polo5

Santa Barbara High School logoSanta Barbara High School

Boys Water Polo

Boys · Multiple
Coach: Mark Walsh
League: Channel League

Historically dominant aquatics program under longtime coach Mark Walsh (since 1997); SBHS water polo programs have won numerous CIF titles.

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Girls Water Polo

Girls · Multiple
Coach: Mark Walsh
League: Channel League
CIF division: Division 2 (2025-26)
Recent: 2024-25: 18-16 overall, 4-5 league (5th) · 2025-26: 26-10 overall, 2-5 league (5th); CIF-SS Division 2 runner-up

Reached the CIF-SS Division 2 championship game in 2025-26, losing to La Serna 11-5. Storied program under Mark Walsh.

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San Marcos High School logoSan Marcos High School

Boys Water Polo

Boys · Multiple
Coach: P. Sukavivatanachai (MaxPreps)
League: Channel League
Recent: 2023-24: 25-11 overall, 5-1 league (2nd) · 2024-25: 23-10 overall, 6-1 league (2nd)

League record 18-15 noted but overall record not cleanly verified.

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Girls Water Polo

Girls · Multiple
Coach: C. Roth (MaxPreps)
League: Channel League
Recent: 2023-24: 23-8 overall, 7-0 league (1st) · 2024-25: 25-10 overall, 8-0 league (1st)

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Dos Pueblos High School logoDos Pueblos High School

Boys Water Polo

Boys · Multiple
Coach: W. Parrish (MaxPreps)
League: Channel League
Recent: 2024-25: 16-11 overall, 3-3 league (4th) · 2025-26: 23-7 (5-1 Channel League, 1st)

Recent Channel League title (1st place, 5-1 league).

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Girls Water Polo

Girls · Multiple
Coach: Chris Parrish
League: Channel League

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Bishop García Diego High School logoBishop García Diego High School

Boys Water Polo

Boys · Varsity
Coach: C. Levoff (MaxPreps; full name unconfirmed)
League: Tri-County Athletic Association
Recent: 2023-24: 6-12 overall, 2-6 league (4th)
Cate School logoCate School

Boys Water Polo

Boys · Varsity
Coach: Jesse Morrison (cate.org)
League: Tri-County Athletic Association
Recent: 2023-24: 12-6 overall, 6-2 league (2nd) · 2024-25: 11-6 overall, 4-2 league (2nd)