Olympiacos secures 40th national title to reinforce supremacy in Greece

Olympiacos has continued its dominance in Greek water polo, securing its 40th national championship while maintaining a perfect record throughout the season.

In the playoff finals, Olympiacos defeated Panathinaikos, which reached the gold-medal games in the Greek Championships only for the second time.

Some anticipated an exciting best-of-five series after Panathinaikos pushed Olympiacos to the brink in the Greek Cup final, which Olympiacos won 13:12.

However, the national league finals did not deliver the thrill. Olympiacos opened the series with a 15:12 win over Panathinaikos. The second match saw a 20:14 victory for Olympiacos, showcasing its superiority.

Today, Olympiacos recorded a 17:12 win in the third game.

The third encounter quickly turned into a one-sided showdown. Panathinaikos took an early lead with a goal from Chalyvopoulos just ten seconds into the match. However, Olympiacos responded with an impressive 9:0 run, establishing a 9:1 lead after 14 minutes of play.

But, Panathinaikos didn’t surrender and halved the gap, trailing 8:12 heading into the final quarter. At the begining of the fouth period, the visitors further reduced the gap (9:12). Still, Olympiacos didn’t let Panathinaikos come closer and achieved a 17:12 win, with four goals from Konstantinos Kakaris and Evangelos Pouros.

In the 21st century, Olympiacos has only missed winning the Greek League twice: once in 2006, when Ethnikos triumphed, and again in 2012 when Vouliagmeni claimed the title.

2026 Greek League, Final (best of five), Game 3

Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 17:12 (4:1, 5:2, 3:5, 5:4) – the final score 3:0

Olympiacos: Kakais 4, Pouros 4,Angyal 3, Zalanki 2, Genidounias 1, Gouvis 1, Dimou 1, Papanastasiou 1.
Panathinaikos: Kopelaidis 3, Skoumpakis 2, Gkiouvetsis 2, Hadzigoulas 2, Chalyvopoulos 1, Papanikolaou 1, Banicevic 1

Restart of 3rd-place playoffs

The second game of the third-place playoffs (best of three) between Vouliagmeni and Apollon Smyrnis was initially scheduled for today. Still, the match has been postponed

Apollon won the first match 14:13, but that game will be partially replayed on Sunday. The match will resume with 17 seconds remaining in the second quarter, during which Apollon led 6:4. At that moment, Vouliagmeni had a man-up advantage, but Apollon’s excluded player returned to the pool before the exclusion time expired.

Following the game, Vouliagmeni filed an appeal that was accepted by the Greek Swimming Federation, leading to the replaying and rescheduling. The second match will take place on June 2, with a potential third game two days later.

5th place game

Panionios – Ydraikos 16:12 (2:0, 4:3, 5:4, 5:5)

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