In the past, Water polo in Sri Lanka was considered to be a very ‘Colombo centric’ sport with most of the participation centralized in the commercial hub. However, in recent times Sri Lanka Waterpolo together with the Sri Lanka Aquatic Sport Union have taken major strides in revamping the sports structure and are driving towards gaining more recognition at national and international level.

Defending National Champions and this year's Sri Lanka League Water Polo Champions Sri Lanka Navy are in for a stiff challenge to defend their titles at the National Water Polo Championship which will be held at the Sugathadasa Swimming Pool Complex from the 21st- 23rd of November 2014.

Visakha Vidyalaya was able to come on top in an enthralling game of water polo, beating Ladies’ College to claim the Eddirisuriya Trophy for the fourth consecutive year.