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Gavin Arroyo
Gavin Arroyo (born May 10, 1972, in Orange, California) is a former water polo defender from the United States, who competed in two Summer Olympics (1996 and 2000) for his native country. He was part of the United States national team that won the gold medal in the 1997 FINA World Cup in Athens. At club level, he played overseas in Greece for Olympiacos, Vouliagmeni, Glyfada and in Spain for Barcelona and CN Atlètic-Barceloneta. As a member of Olympiacos from 1997 to 1999, Arroyo won the Greek Championship (1999), the Greek Cup (1998) and the Greek Super Cup (1998) and was twice runner-up of the LEN Cup Winners' Cup in 1998 and 1999. In 2020, Arroyo was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame The USA Water Polo Hall of Fame, located in Irvine, California, is a hall of fame dedicated to honoring players, coaches and officials who have contributed greatly to the game of water polo in the United States of America. It was established in 1976 .... References External link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orange, California
Orange is a city located in North Orange County, California. It is approximately north of the county seat, Santa Ana, California, Santa Ana. Orange is unusual in this region because many of the homes in its Old Town District were built before 1920. While many other cities in the region demolished such houses in the 1960s, Orange decided to preserve them. The small city of Villa Park, California, Villa Park is surrounded by the city of Orange. The population was 139,911 as of 2020 United States Census, 2020. History Members of the Tongva and Juaneño/Luiseño ethnic group long inhabited this area. After the 1769 expedition of Gaspar de Portolá, an expedition out of San Blas, Nayarit, Mexico, led by Father Junípero Serra, named the area Vallejo de Santa Ana (Valley of Saint Anne). On November 1, 1776, Mission San Juan Capistrano became the area's first permanent European settlement in Alta California, New Spain. In 1801, the Spanish Empire granted to José Antonio Yorba, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympiacos Water Polo Club
Olympiacos Men's Waterpolo ( el, Ολυμπιακός, ), commonly referred to as Olympiacos, Olympiacos Piraeus or with its full name as Olympiacos CFP, is the men's water polo department of the major Greek multi-sport club, Olympiacos CFP, based in Piraeus, Greece. The department was founded in 1925, one of the founding members of the Hellenic Swimming Federation, and their home ground is the Papastrateio Pool in Piraeus. Olympiacos is one of the most successful teams in Europe and a traditional powerhouse of continental water polo, having won 2 LEN Champions Leagues ( 2001–02, 2017–18), 1 LEN Super Cup (2002) and 2 Triple Crowns (2002, 2018), the only Greek club to have been crowned European Champions. They have also been six times runners-up (counting nine European finals overall), three in the LEN Champions League ( 2000–01, 2015–16, 2018–19), two in the LEN Cup Winners' Cup (1997–98, 1998–99) and one more in the LEN Super Cup (2018). In 2001–02, Olymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Water Polo Players Of The United States
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American Male Water Polo Players
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Living People
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1972 Births
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar time he legal time scale its duration was 31622401.141 seconds of Terrestrial Time (or Ephemeris Time), which is slightly shorter than 1908). Events January * January 1 – Kurt Waldheim becomes Secretary-General of the United Nations. * January 4 - The first scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) is introduced (price $395). * January 7 – Iberia Airlines Flight 602 crashes into a 462-meter peak on the island of Ibiza; 104 are killed. * January 9 – The RMS ''Queen Elizabeth'' is destroyed by fire in Hong Kong harbor. * January 10 – Independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returns to Bangladesh after spending over nine months in prison in Pakistan. * January 11 – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declares a new constitutional governme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USA Water Polo Hall Of Fame
The USA Water Polo Hall of Fame, located in Irvine, California, is a hall of fame dedicated to honoring players, coaches and officials who have contributed greatly to the game of water polo in the United States of America. It was established in 1976 by the USA Water Polo, which is the national governing body in the country. Committee * Brent Bohlender, Chair * Adam Wright * Brenda Villa * Dion Gray * Heather Moody * Kirk Everist * Natalie Golda Benson * Scot Schulte Inductees As of 2020, 230 individuals have been elected. 1970s Class of 1976 # Kenneth M. Beck # Lemoine S. Case # Austin R. Clapp # John J. Curren # Harold N. Dash # Phillip B. Daubenspeck # Dixon Fiske # Samuel J. Greller # Lou DeBrenda Handley # Robert E. Hughes # Edward L. Jaworski # William A. Kooistra # Michael J. McDermott # Perry McGillivray # Jay-Ehret Mahoney # Wallace O'Connor # John Robinson # Urho (Whitney) Saari # George E. Schroth # James R. Smith # Frank Sullivan # Vernon "Vern" T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LEN Cup Winners' Cup
The LEN Cup Winners' Cup was a European water polo club competition organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation. National cup winners qualified for the tournament. After 2003, the nationalcup winners qualified for the LEN Euroleague, and the cup was discontinued. Title holders * 1974-75 Ferencváros * 1975-76 Mladost * 1976-77 MGU * 1977-78 Ferencváros * 1978-79 Korčula * 1979-80 Ferencváros * 1980-81 CSKA Moscow * 1981-82 POŠK * 1982-83 CSKA Moscow * 1983-84 POŠK * 1984-85 Dynamo Moscow * 1985-86 Vasas * 1986-87 Mornar * 1987-88 Posillipo * 1988-89 Arenzano * 1989-90 Sisley Pescara * 1990-91 Partizan * 1991-92 Catalunya * 1992-93 Oro d'Abruzzo Pescara * 1993-94 Miglioli Pescara * 1994-95 Vasas * 1995-96 INA Assitalia Roma * 1996-97 Vouliagmeni * 1997-98 Ferencváros * 1998-99 Mladost * 1999-00 Dynamo Moscow * 2000-01 Florentia * 2001-02 Vasas * 2002-03 Carpisa Posillipo Finals Titles By Club By nation References { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Water Polo Cup
The Greek Water Polo cup is the second most important competition of Greece, Greek men's waterpolo and is organised by Hellenic Swimming Federation, KOE (Hellenic Swimming Federation). It was first held in 1953. Initially started as a competition in memory of Pantelis Psychas, Greek athlete of the swimming. The competition was interrupted from 1959 to 1983. Moreover, it wasn't held in 1993-94 season. From 1998-99 season the Final Four system was instituted. Olympiacos Water Polo Club, Olympiacos Piraeus have won the most titles (23), followed by Ethnikos Piraeus Water Polo Club, Ethnikos Piraeus (12). Olympiacos is the team with the most appearances in finals (30) while Ethnikos has the record of successive wins (8). Title holders * 1953 Ethnikos Piraeus Water Polo Club, Ethnikos Piraeus * 1954 Ethnikos Piraeus Water Polo Club, Ethnikos Piraeus * 1955 Ethnikos Piraeus Water Polo Club, Ethnikos Piraeus * 1956 Ethnikos Piraeus Water Polo Club, Ethnikos Piraeus * 1957 Ethni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A1 Greek Water Polo
The A1 Ethniki ( el, Α1 Εθνική Κατηγορία), often referred to as the Greek Water Polo League, is the highest professional water polo league in Greece. It is run by the Hellenic Swimming Federation. It is considered one of the top national leagues in European water polo, as its clubs have made significant success in European competitions. Ethnikos is the team with the most championships, having 38. Ethnikos also has the record for consecutive championships, with 18. History * 1923-27: ''Panhellenic Championship'' (held by SEGAS) * 1927–28 to 1965-66: ''Panhellenic Championship'' (held by Hellenic Swimming Federation) * 1966–67 to 1985-86: ''A Ethniki (held by Hellenic Swimming Federation)'' * 1986–87 to present: ''A1 Ethniki (held by Hellenic Swimming Federation)'' Title holders * 1922–23 Peiraikos * 1925–26 Ethnikos Piraeus * 1926–27 Olympiacos Piraeus * 1927–28 Aris Thessaloniki * 1928–29 Aris Thessaloniki (2) * 1929–30 Aris Thessalo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CN Atlètic-Barceloneta
Club Natació Atlètic-Barceloneta (CNAB) is a Spanish water polo club from Barcelona, established in 1913. The club is the result of the merge of Club Natació Atlètic, founded in 1913, and Barceloneta Amateur Club, founded in 1929 and renamed later on as Club Natació Atlètic-Barceloneta (CNAB). The club is located in the coastline neighbourhood of Barceloneta. Atlètic-Barceloneta is one of the most successful water polo clubs in Spain, having won 21 league titles, 17 national cups and 15 national super cups. The team has also won the LEN Champions League in 2014. Honours ;International *LEN Champions League (1) ::2013–14 *LEN Super Cup (1) ::2014 ;National * Spanish Championship (1) ::1973 * Spanish League (22) ::1969–70, 1972–73, 1973–74, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22 *Copa del Rey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CN Barcelona
Club Natació Barcelona is a Spanish multi-sports club from Barcelona established in 1907. It is active in athletics, diving, karate, petanca, pilota, rugby, sailing, swimming, water polo, and triathlon. Barcelona is the most successful club in Spanish water polo history with overall 59 national titles (40 Spanish Championships and 19 Spanish Leagues). The club has also won European Cup in 1982 and the LEN Trophy in 1995 and 2004. in allcompetitions.com Titles * European Cup (1) ::1982 * (2) ::1995, 2004 *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
