Local Swim Stars Ranked #4 in World

Local men who won the Water Polo  Silver Medal in the 2008 Olympics are ranked fourth in the world going into summer competition.

Adam Wright, Clayton Snyder, Scott Davidson, Tim Hutten of  SEAL BEACH and Matt Sagehorn, Ryan Bailey and Tony Azevedo of LONG BEACH are among the 31 Californians who will be competing in the FINA World League Super Final and the FINA World Cup competitions.

Huntington Beach, CA – June 7 – The USA Men’s Senior National Team and Head Coach Terry Schroeder have announced a training roster of 31 athletes that will make up the rosters for the major competitions in the summer of 2010. Nine Olympians including team captain Tony Azevedo (Long Beach, CA/NYAC) lead the team into the summer competitions that include an exhibition series with Montenegro, the FINA World League Super Final and the FINA World Cup.

The three game exhibition series with Montenegro will take place in three different locations in Southern California starting June 26 at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, CA. From there the teams will meet at Newport Harbor High School in Newport Beach, CA on July 2 and at the USA Water Polo National Training Center in Los Alamitos, CA on July 4. From there the team will head to Serbia for the FINA World League Super Final July 13-18 and then the FINA World Cup in Oradea, Romania running July 25-31. To purchase tickets for any of the Montenegro matches, click here <https://webpoint.usawaterpolo.com/wp/events/listevents.asp?evt_TypeID=10> .

The Men’s Senior National Team won a Silver Medal at the 2008 Olympic Games and enter the summer of 2010 ranked fourth overall in the world.

2010 Training Roster
Adam Wright  (Seal Beach, CA/NYAC)
Andy Stevens  (Villa Park, CA/NYAC)
Ben Hohl (Atherton, CA/Stanford)
Brian Alexander (Santa Ana, CA/Olympic Club)
Clayton Snyder (Seal Beach, CA/Olympic Club)
Cole Bitter (Fresno, CA/Newport WPF)
Colin Mello (Sanger, CA/Newport WPF)
Jacob Murphy (Corona del Mar, CA/Bruin)
Jeff Powers (San Luis Obispo, CA/Newport WPF)
Jeff Tyrell (Granite Bay, CA/NYAC)
Jesse Smith (Coronado, CA/NYAC)
Jimmie Sandman (Los Altos Hills, CA/Stanford)
John Mann (Newport Beach, CA/NYAC)
John Sibley (Lafayette, CA/Lamorinda)
Jordan Thompson (La Canada, CA/Trojan)
JP MacDonell (Redwood City, CA/Sharks)
Justin Johnson (Trabuco Canyon, CA/LA Water Polo)
JW Krumpholz (Santa Ana, CA/NYAC)
Matt Sagehorn (Long Beach, CA/NYAC)
Merrill Moses (Palos Verdes, CA/NYAC)
Mike Sharf (Orinda, CA/Olympic Club)
Peter Varellas (Moraga, CA/NYAC)
Ryan Bailey (Long Beach, CA/Newport WPF)
Scott Davidson (Seal Beach, CA/NYAC)
Shea Buckner (Villa Park, CA/NYAC)
Steve MacKenzie (Walnut Creek, CA/NYAC)
Thomas Hopkins (Coronado, CA/Olympic Club)
Tim Hutten (Seal Beach, CA/Newport WPF)
Tommy Corcoran (Coronado, CA/Olympic Club)
Tony Azevedo (Long Beach, CA/NYAC)
Zac Monsees (San Jose, CA/Olympic Club)

Mens’ National Team <http://www.usawaterpolo.org/singlenews.aspx?NewsCatID=c6934b84-8e9e-4508-97f0-d6d30d1d14e7>