John Mann (born June 27, 1985) is an American

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player. He led the

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team to the 2006

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, and he played for the

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at the

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Career

High school

Mann played on the water polo team at

Corona del Mar High School Corona del Mar High School (CdM) is a public school located in the Eastbluff neighborhood of Newport Beach, California, and belongs to the Newport-Mesa Unified School District. It is a combination of a middle school (7th and 8th grades) and a hig ...

and won three C.I.F. titles. Starting his sophomore season, Mann began to rapidly develop as a top youth player in the country and was selected to train with the United States Olympic team shortly after his Sophomore year at Corona del Mar High. Mann attributes his growth during this time to the flexibility of his teachers and administrators allowing him to attend daily practice with the National Team at the Los Alamitos Joint training facility between 7-10 a.m. and 5-9 p.m. practice. Fortunately, Mann was able to balance the responsibilities of both school and sport through this time. Throughout his career at CdM, Mann was named Orange County player of the year multiple times. While at CdM Mann was a three-time First team All-America and was known for his goals scoring ability both in the center and on the perimeter, as a senior, he scored 109 goals and was named the Orange County Player of the Year despite missing the first month of the season due to an injury sustained in international competition in Russia. M"John Mann"
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College

Mann then joined the University of California, Berkeley team. He scored 22 goals as a freshman in 2003. As a sophomore, he led the Bears with 60 goals, was named the team MVP, and was also a first team All-American. The following season, he scored 56 goals to lead the team again. He repeated as team MVP and was again named to the All-America first team.
. calbears.com. Retrieved August 23, 2012. In 2006, Mann scored a team-leading 80 goals and led California to the NCAA Championship.
calbears.com. June 25, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2012. He was a first team All-American for the third straight year and also won the Peter J. Cutino Award as the nation's best male collegiate water polo player. He finished his college career with 218 goals, the second-most in school history.

International

During his career with U.S., Mann appeared in over 350 Matches. He served as Team Captain between 2013 and 2015. Water polo captaincy is a rare distinction for a Center player (position) due to the constant physical contact and nature that the position requires. Typically, a perimeter player is earns the title of captain at the elite level. From 2001 to 2016 Mann represented the United States in; 2 Olympics (London, Rio), 3 Pan- American Games, and appeared in multiple Fina World championship, Fina World Cups, and Fina World League competitions.

Professional

Mann played for 5 professional clubs throughout his Professional career. Esporte Clube Pinhieros(São Paulo, Brazil), C.N. Barceloneta (Barcelona, Spain), R.N. Nervi (Genoa, Italy), V.K. Red Star (Belgrade, Serbia) and C.N. Marseilles (Marseilles, France). Incredibly, Mann became the League champion, League Cup Champion, and Super Cup Champion of each the Brazilian, Spanish, French, and Serbian Leagues. This success further solidified Mann as one of the most accomplished and sought after U.S. players in the International Professional league system. He represented C.N. Barceloneta (Barcelona, Spain), V.K. Red Star (Belgrade, Serbia) and C.N. Marseilles (Marseilles, France) in Champions League. In 2013, he won the European Super Cup which is a game played between the two best teams in all of the European league systems.

Personal

Mann was born in

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, on June 27, 1985. His father played football at

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mann, John 1985 births Living people American male water polo players California Golden Bears men's water polo players Olympic water polo players for the United States Water polo players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Beverly Hills, California Pan American Games medalists in water polo Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Water polo players at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games