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USA Water Polo Goals: Table of contents Quick Facts U.S. MEN’S WATER POLO About USA Water Polo: . 2 Head Coach – Terry Schroeder 4th year (Pepperdine) Media Information: . 3 Assistant Coach – Robert Lynn 4th year (USC) Team Leader – Rick McKee (Anderson) Men’s Outlook/Preview: . 4-5 TRAINING FACILITY California Lutheran University 60 West Olsen Road Women’s Outlook/Preview: . 6-7 Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 OLYMPIC APPEARANCES – 20 2011 Schedules: . 8-9 BEST OLYMPIC FINISH – Gold Medal National Teams at a Glance: . 10-11 (1904 St. Louis, Missouri) BEST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINISH – 4th Place All-Time Finishes: . .12-15 (1986 Madrid, Spain, 1991 Perth, Australia, 2009 Rome, Italy) CURRENT WORLD RANKING - 4th (Since 2009) Men’s National Team HIGHEST WORLD RANKING – 2nd (2009) ROSTER BREAKDOWN Men’s Coaching Staff: . 18-19 Goalkeeper - 3 Attacker/Utility - 6 Defender - 7 Men’s 2011 Roster: . 20-21 Center – 4 Men’s Bios: . 22-53 U.S WOMEN’S WATER POLO Women’s National Team Head Coach – Adam Krikorian 3rd year (UCLA) Assistant Coaches – Dan Klatt 2nd year (UC-Irvine) Women’s Coaching Staff: . .56-57 Heather Moody 2nd year (San Diego State) Team Leader – Jen Adams (UC-Irvine) Women’s 2011 Roster: . .58-59 TRAINING FACILITY USA Water Polo National Training Center 11360 Valley Forge Avenue Women’s Bios: . 60-87 Los Alamitos, CA 90720 OLYMPIC APPEARANCES – 3 Introduction to Water Polo: . .89 BEST OLYMPIC FINISH – Silver Medal Understanding Water Polo: . 90-91 (2000 Sydney, Australia and 2008 Beijing, China) BEST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINISH – Gold Medal Glossary of Terms: . .92-93 (2003 Barcelona, Spain, 2007 Melbourne, Australia, 2009 Rome, Italy) USA Water Polo Goals: . 94 CURRENT WORLD RANKING – 1st (Since 2009) HIGHEST WORLD RANKING – 1st (Multiple occasions) Board of Directors: . 95 ROSTER BREAKDOWN Goalkeeper 3 All-Around 1 USA Water Polo Staff: . .95 Attacker 7 Defender 7 National Team Television Center 2 Spotter Chart: . 96-99 MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS This media guide was assembled and edited by Greg Mescall with assistance from Nick Ferring, Jennifer Ross and Eric Velazquez. Photos courtesy of Jeff Shewmon, Kirby Lee, US Presswire, Kelley L. Cox, Allen Lorentzen, and Tiffany Shine. 1 About USA Water Polo USA Water Polo, Inc. is a not-for- 20+, 30+, 40+, 45+, 50+, 55+, and 60+ age categories for men. Women contest in the profit corporation that serves as the 20+, 30+, 40+, 50+, and 55+ age groups. national governing body for the US Leagues sport of water polo in the United US Leagues is a program of States under authority of the United USA Water Polo designed to States Olympic Committee. provide a low cost, entry-level membership for water polo athletes and coaches all ages Mission Statement and skill levels. All US The Mission of USA Water Polo shall be to grow League athletes, coaches and referees will re- the sport of water polo throughout the United ceive the basic benefits provided to all USA Water States and win medals in Olympic, World Cham- Polo Members for the duration of the league. pionship, and Pan American Games. This program is a flexible platform for water polo Check out some great programs USA Water Polo groups throughout the country to provide safe, in- is operating in communities all over the country. sured, supervised water polo programming for all For more information visit ages and playing levels. www.usawaterpolo.org. Olympic Development Program Splashball The mission of USA Water Splashball is designed to in- Polo’s (USAWP) Olympic De- troduce the sport of water velopment Program is to unify polo to children 5-9 years old. the American system of play The intent is to provide basic and increase the number of ath- skills and understanding of the letes, coaches and referees in sport in a recreational format. the system with an emphasis on long term im- Although water polo is known for its toughness provement. The program serves as the entry into and endurance, Splashball harnesses all the fun, USAWP Olympic Development Pipeline and offers dynamic aspects of the game in a safe, easy to incentives for USAWP athletes, coaches and ref- learn aquatic experience that will motivate kids to erees to compete for inclusion and advancement. swim and stay fit. To find a Splashball program Once accepted into the Olympic Development near you or to learn more visit www.splashbal- Program, athletes, coaches and referees will be lusa.org. taught the American System of Water Polo. Masters Water Polo U.S. Navy SEALs Fitness Challenge USAWP supports and pro- SEAL Fitness Challenges are currently being of- motes competition and events fered to water polo clubs among its members domesti- nationwide. The SEAL cally and internationally. Fitness Challenge in- Membership in Masters Water cludes the following Polo is available to anyone tasks in a timed environ- age 20 and older. Each year dozens of tourna- ment: 500 yard swim, push-ups, sit-ups, pull- ments are held throughout the US highlighted by ups, and a 1.5 mile run. USA Water Polo the USA Water Polo Masters National Champi- members taking the Challenge will be able to onships each June. Champions are crowned in compare their results, via an online database, to all other Challenge participants. Member Clubs will receive additional benefits for SEAL Fitness Challenge participation. Email NavySEALs@us- awaterpolo.org for more information or to get your club signed up for a SEAL Fitness Challenge. 2 Media Information USA Water Polo athletes and coaches are available to media following approval of the USA Water Polo Communications office. To request availability please contact: Greg Mescall / Associate Director of Communications phone: 714-500-5455 email: [email protected] secondary email: [email protected] Jennifer Rottenberg / Director of Marketing phone: 714-500-5438 email: [email protected] USA Water Polo is active on a variety of social media. Be sure to find us on the following: Facebook – www.facebook.com/usawp Twitter – www.twitter.com/usawp Youtube – www.youtube.com/usawp ustream – www.ustream.tv/usawp www.usawaterpolo.org is the official website of USA Water Polo. Find game recaps, roster information and more at www.usawaterpolo.org. Download The Counter Attack with Greg Mescall podcast released bi-monthly free on iTunes. 3 Men’s Outlook & Preview 2011 marks three years since the remarkable run of Team captain Tony Azevedo (Long Beach, CA/Stan- 2008 that saw “a return to the podium” move from team ford/NYAC) leads the group toward Shanghai and the mantra to reality. With Olympic Silver Medals under their FINA World Championships, an event in which the men’s belts and around their necks, the Men’s Senior National team has never medaled. Azevedo, arguably one of the Team and Head Coach Terry Schroeder have found that world’s best, enhanced his status with a medal in China teams aren’t taking them lightly. On the brink of medals at and—after openly proclaiming his intentions to play in the FINA World Championships in 2009 and FINA World London and beyond—looks to build on the Team USA Cup in 2010, the squad has fallen just short of recaptur- legacy. ing the glory of Beijing. It has, however, continued to as- sert itself as one of the elite teams in the world of men’s GOALKEEPERS water polo. The man guarding the cage brings a host of experience The task at hand with another Olympic Games looming and confidence that will be essential for any major suc- ever closer is achieving the team’s yet-to-be-conquered cess. Incumbent starter Merrill Moses (Ranchos Palos goals. In the long term, the mission is an Olympic Gold Verdes, CA/Pepperdine/NYAC) has anchored the net for Medal; in the short term and the competition season of the USA in all the major tournaments since 2007. A 2011, they’re an Olympic berth and success at the FINA breakout star at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and named to World Championships and Pan American Games. the Olympic All-Star Team, Moses is blessed with quick instincts, a solid feel for the game, and is a sturdy last For Team USA the faces won’t change much; there’s a line of defense. good chance they’ll consist of many of the same men who spurred the summer of 2007 turnaround. Ranked After veteran Genai Kerr retired in 2009, the backup ninth in the world with the Pan American Games ap- goalkeeper position was up for grabs; as of 2010 Loy- proaching, Terry Schroeder was named Head Coach of ola Marymount standout Andy Stevens (Orange, Team USA. Armed with a roster of Olympic veterans CA/Loyola Marymount/NYAC) claimed it. Stevens as- yearning to realize their potential with tangible results, all serted himself as one of the top collegiate goalies in re- Schroeder did from that point on was guide the team cent years and was the backup for all the major through an amazing 2008 run that saw improvement at competitions in 2010 for Team USA. In 2011 he’ll be every turn. pushed by Chay Lapin (Long Beach, CA/UCLA//Shore Aquatics). Lapin returns to the fold after two years Heads were officially turned with an exhibition victory away from the National Team program. The UCLA grad over then #1-ranked Croatia on May 31 in Thousand has great size and was a key part of the training group Oaks, CA. From there it was further cemented with a leading up to the 2008 Olympic Games. first-ever trip to the medal round of the FINA World League Super Final as the squad claimed the Silver. It came to completion on a podium in Beijing, China, as DEFENDERS Team USA took Silver Medals following a hard-fought loss in the Gold Medal match against the Hungarians.
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