The British Gas GBR Women's Water Polo team have an action packed September planned with plenty of international action at the Manchester Aquatics Centre.
And as they close in on qualification to their first European Championships since 1997, there's never been a better time to watch British women's water polo.
Between 16th - 18th September, the British Gas GBR Women's Team will host three of the top teams in world water polo in a four-nation invitational tournament.
Fresh from their silver medal at last month's World Championships in Shanghai, China will arrive in Manchester high in confidence as they look to continue their form.
Having finished runners-up in both the FINA World League and World Championships two years ago, Canada will be no pushover while Germany have been consistent performers on the European stage for a number of years.
The British Women have been making their own waves in the international circuit this season, beating World Champions Greece as they narrowly missed out on an unprecedented World League final spot.
The tournament will comprise a round-robin stage with six matches over three sessions on Friday 16th and Saturday 17th before the bronze-medal playoff and final on Sunday 18th:
The match times for the tournament are:
Friday 16th September: Session One (18:00 - 20:00)
6pm - Canada vs Germany
7pm - GB vs China
Saturday 17th September: Session Two (10:00 - 12:30)
10am China vs Canada
11.30am GB vs Germany
Saturday 17th September: Session Three (18:00 - 20:30)
The action doesn't stop there. The women will then play host to Ukraine on September 24th to earn their place in the European Championships
While group winners Spain have already booked their spot at January's finals, the race for the second qualification place from Group B is hotting up with just two match-days remaining.
Ukraine and Great Britain are tied for second on six points, but having beaten the Ukrainians 11-7 in their away leg, the Brits know another victory in Manchester would book their place at the finals tournament for the first time since 1997.
The match on Saturday 24th starts at 6pm.
Tickets for all the matches are available from swimming.org/britishswimming. Prices per session cost £5.50 for adults and £4.50 for concessions.
The squad list is:
Rosemary Morris - City of Liverpool
Robyn Nicholls - City of Manchester
Fiona McCann - City of Chester
Chloe Wilcox - City of Manchester
Vicky Bowen - City of Sheffield
Beckie Kershaw - City of Manchester
Alexandra Rutlidge - City of Manchester
Rachel Drabble - City of Liverpool
Hazel Musgrove - Warrington
Francesca Clayton - City of Liverpool/ Catterick Water Polo
