US water polo players flock to Europe to prepare for Tokyo

Ben Hallock, right, of the U.S. and Dmitrii Kholod of Russia fight for the ball during the men's water polo Group D third round match of the 17th FINA Swimming World Championships in Hajos Alfred National Swimming Pool in Budapest, Hungary, in this Friday, July 21, 2017, file photo. Hallock, 23, is among 18 U.S. men’s water polo players who joined professional teams in Europe after COVID-19 hampered their training in California. (Szilard Koszticsak/MTI via AP, File)

FILE - U.S. men's national water polo player Johnny Hooper prepares to shoot during a training session in Torrance, Calif, in this Monday, July 1, 2019, file photo. Hooper is among 18 U.S. men’s water polo players who joined professional teams in Europe after COVID-19 hampered their training in California. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)