Women’s History Month is a chance to celebrate the women who keep aquatic sports moving forward not just through wins and records, but through leadership, mentorship, and the daily work of building confident athletes and strong teams.
Throughout March, CVXCA is spotlighting coaches and leaders who are shaping the future of water polo and swimming in their communities. In each feature, we’ll share a bit of their story, what the sport means to them, and the advice they’d pass on to the next generation.
First up: Meghan Myers a coach who’s helping grow the game in a place where many athletes are experiencing water polo for the very first time.
From Central California to the Pool Deck
Meghan Myers is from Santa Clara, California. Not long after, her family moved to Chowchilla, California, where Meghan’s love for the water began and quickly became a defining part of her life.
She started swimming at nine years old, and the sport stayed with her all the way through college. Water polo came a little later and in a way that will feel familiar to many athletes who grow up without a strong feeder system. Meghan didn’t have access to a youth pipeline; Chowchilla doesn’t have a feeder program, so she first picked up the sport as a high school freshman.
What started as a new challenge quickly became something bigger.
“I instantly fell in love with the game,” Meghan says and she carried that passion into college, continuing to compete while building the foundation of what would eventually become her coaching career.
Today, Meghan has been coaching water polo for seven years, and she’s heading into her third year as a head coach. A role that puts her at the center of building athletes, developing culture, and shaping what the sport can look like for young women in her community.
What Water Polo Means to Meghan
Ask Meghan what water polo means to her, and the answer reflects what anyone who has played the sport knows: it asks a lot and gives a lot back.
To Meghan, water polo means hard work, dedication, strength, and determination. It’s demanding, physical, and relentless. It requires athletes to push through discomfort, stay disciplined, and find confidence in the middle of chaos, all while working as a team.
“Water polo is not a walk in the park,” she says. “It’s physically demanding and a progression ladder, but overall it’s fun and exciting.”
That combination, the intensity paired with the joy, is what makes the sport special. It’s why athletes fall in love with it. And it’s why coaches like Meghan commit to growing it.
Why She Coaches: Growing the Game Where It’s New
Meghan started coaching for a simple reason: she wanted to give back.
“I wanted to pass my knowledge onto the younger generation,” she explains.
But her “why” goes deeper than that, especially in Chowchilla. In many communities, water polo starts young: age-group teams, club programs, years of development before high school. In Chowchilla, that isn’t the reality. For many athletes, high school is their first exposure to the sport and that changes everything about how you coach.
“In Chowchilla there’s not much focus on water polo,” Meghan says. “Once you are in high school, unless you’ve played club elsewhere, it’s your first time experiencing it.”
There’s also no JV team. Athletes are playing at the varsity level, whether they’ve grown up in the sport or they’re stepping into it for the first time.
That’s where Meghan’s leadership becomes pivotal.
She sees coaching as preparation not just for the next game, but for the confidence athletes build when they realize they can learn something hard, contribute to a team, and improve through effort.
“I felt that with my guidance, I would be able to fully prepare the team for overall success,” she says.
And that’s what leadership in sport looks like: meeting athletes where they are, building a pathway where one doesn’t exist, and creating a culture where the first-time player and the experienced athlete can grow together.
Advice to Young Women: “You Can.”
When asked what advice she’d share with young women, Meghan doesn’t hesitate.
“You can!”
It’s short, powerful, and rooted in the reality of learning something new. Whether that’s joining a sport, taking on a leadership role, or stepping into an unfamiliar challenge.
“The words ‘I can’t’ should not be in your vocabulary when trying different activities in your life,” she says. “You might feel broken down or defeated, but that’s where determination comes into play.”
Meghan’s message is honest: confidence doesn’t always show up first. Comfort comes later. Growth happens when you keep going long enough to prove your fear wrong.
“You CAN do it,” she says. “You’re just not comfortable with it yet. Once you achieve something, you’ll look back and laugh at your old self because you’ve overcome the fear of the unknown.”
For athletes and especially young women, that perspective matters. It reframes difficulty as a phase, not a verdict. It turns “not yet” into motivation. It makes room for growth.
Why Meghan Chooses CVXCA
Meghan also shared why she’s chosen to work with CVXCA for her team and her answer reflects something every coach values: trust, responsiveness, and a partner who listens.
“I chose CVXCA because they take everything you say and make it come to life,” she says. “They are super helpful and quick to respond.”
For coaches juggling a season, travel, budgets, and the daily grind of leading a team, the details matter, especially when it comes to custom gear. Meghan highlights something that’s easy to overlook but incredibly important: the experience of collaboration.
“All the changes I’ve asked for, they turn around and make it happen,” she says. “They don’t make me feel like I’m a burden to ask for change.”
That’s the standard we believe in. Supporting teams with the same care and attention coaches bring to their athletes.
Celebrating Meghan
Women’s History Month is about honoring women who lead and Meghan Myers is doing exactly that. She’s growing the game, mentoring athletes who may be brand new to water polo, and building a culture rooted in determination, confidence, and possibility.
Her message to young women is clear: You can. And her work proves it every day on the pool deck.
Stay tuned as we continue spotlighting the women who make aquatic sports stronger: one team, one athlete, and one community at a time.
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