John Anderson is a Canadian former water polo player who was a member of the

Canada men's national water polo team The Canada men's national water polo team represents Canada in international men's water polo competitions and friendly matches. The team is overseen by Water Polo Canada, a member of the Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA). The team qu ...

who appeared in the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

. 2018 - Inducted in to the UCSB Athletics Hall of Fame.

Playing career

Youth and collegiate

Anderson enrolled at the University of California, Santa Barbara for college and played water polo for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. He played from 1984 through 1985 and was a two-time All American.

Club

Anderson played with the Harvard Water Polo Foundation and won two national championships. He later became president and general manager of the club.

International

Anderson was a member of the

Canadian men's national water polo team Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

for 16 years, highlighted by an appearance in the

in Los Angeles, California.

References

*https://www.ucsbgauchos.com/general/2017-18/releases/20180208jdqvmf

External links

Canadian Olympic Committee player profile

Living people Canadian male water polo players Olympic water polo players for Canada Water polo players at the 1984 Summer Olympics UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's water polo players Year of birth missing (living people) {{Canada-waterpolo-bio-stub