'It's fast and aggressive': Could you compete in one of military's most impressive water sports?

It's a sport that needs not just a lot of skill but physical fitness, but could you take to the pool for a game of canoe polo?

A number of Army soldiers have been receiving a crash course in the water sport at Aldershot's Garrison Pool.

The sport, which opens with an explosive charge start, sees two teams of five battling it out with a water polo ball while also combatting a canoe.

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The aim is to score into a goal, suspended above the water at each end of the playing pitch.

Newcomers got to grips with the difficulties of the sport in the crash course and you can find out more about it with our video above.