.I don't observe sporting activities a lot (though they are actually consistently playing in my home because of my spouse), yet every four years when the Olympics spin about, it is actually go opportunity. I see virtually everything that performs, and I establish quick fandom for people and also crews based upon entirely arbitrary points that I view on the TV, hear from the analyst, or even uncover while carrying out a wiki dive. Women's water polo is my brand-new fascination, after observing the USA play Spain a couple of nights back. Spain won 13-11, yet at the end of the video game the American goalkeeper Ashleigh Johnson racked up an objective, tossing the reception along with such power that it was practically weapon-like. "Wow," I assumed, "she seems to be so great." Final evening I acquired home as well as observed there was yet another water polo game, this moment the US against Italy. The American crew was actually carrying out a great deal far better (they eventually gained 10-3), and also it wasn't for Italy's lack of attempting. Johnson, I quickly observed, is actually one heck of a goalkeeper. (Later on, in my wiki plunge, I discover that she is considered one of the very best goalkeepers around the world these are her third Olympic activities and also the group succeeded gold in 2016 and 2020.) Currently, I am not one of those individuals that views sporting activities and assumes, "I might perform that." I can possibly do a bunch of points, but I am actually the least sports individual all around, something that I have actually known in my bone tissues given that I was actually actually in grade school. Still, there is actually such a pull when you are actually seeing someone be actually absolutely wonderful at what they do-- it's perhaps why I am going to view any kind of sports docudrama on Netflix-- and also as I observed all these females diving along with power, completely smashing each other now and then trying to get the ball, in a way that was truly attractive, it reached me: I can not participate in water shirt, however what if I wore a little bit of water polo hat?Amy Lawrance, retreat 2025.Image: Wendell Teodoro/Getty Images.