The most players in a water polo exhibition match was 88 and organized by St Peters College (South Africa) at Wahoo Aquatic Centre in Sunninghill, South Africa, on 26 March 2011. The match lasted 47 minutes and was won by team Blue over team White, 22-9.

For the purposes of this record, each player had to spend at least 5 minutes in active gameplay in the water, in possession of the ball at least once, before they could be substituted.