A man doing water polo sports. He holds the ball
🏐 and shows his upper body on the water
🌊. Water polo originated in England in the mid-19th century
🇬🇧. It was originally a recreational activity for people to throw a football in the water while swimming, so it was called "water football", and then gradually formed a competitive water polo sport between two teams. This emoji can be used to represent water sports and competition. There are two variants of this emoji:
🤽person playing water polo
🤽♀️ woman playing water polo