Person playing water polo emoji meaning

The person playing water polo emoji depicts a person, either male or female, wearing a swimsuit and a swim cap, and holding a water polo ball in their hand. They are likely standing in or near a pool or other body of water, ready to play the popular aquatic team sport. Water polo is a physical game that involves players attempting to score goals by throwing and hitting the ball into the opposing team's net while also trying to defend their own net. The person playing water polo emoji is often used to represent the sport itself or to show an interest in or support for the sport.

The person playing water polo emoji was approved in Unicode 9.0 and added in Emoji 3.0, see related proposal L2/15196