Player Field Coach Referee
1945 – Present
Club Missouri Athletic Club, YMCA, Washington University, Clayton Water Polo
College Washington University, St. Louis, MO 1948-1952
Master of Science in Health, Physical Education and Recreation 1956
Bachelor of Science in Physical Education 1952
Treasurer of Senior Class 1952
President of Lettermen’s Club 1951-1952
Varsity Swim Team Captain 1951-1952
High School Beaumont High School, St. Louis, MO 1941-1945
Teaching Experience
Normandy High School: P.E. Teacher and Swim Coach 1952-1957
Clayton High School: Taught; Physical Education, Health, Swimming, Water Polo, Climbing, Rappelling, Tennis, Orienteering. Coached: Swimming (boys & girls), Water Polo (boys & girls), Tennis (boys) 1957-1992
Clayton Water Sports Center – Manager 1952-Present
Planned and coordinated “Learn to Swim Program” for Clayton School District. Supervised national swimming and diving events
Shaw Park AAU Swimming Teach Coach 1952-1965
Selected as Water Polo and Swimming Coach: Cal Tech 1967
Meramec Community College: SCUBA Instructor 1970-1980
Florissant Valley Community College: SCUBA and Life Guard Training Instructor 1985-Present
Rockwoods School District: Head Water Polo Coach, Head Boys Swimming Coach and Girl’s Assistant Swim Coach 1993-Present
Playing Record
Missouri Athletic Club 1948-1952
YMCA 1948-1952
Participation
Water Polo
AAU Sr. National Championship Team Indoor 1947
Played on MAC Team in Olympic Trials 1948
Played in the field for St. Louis All Star Team vs. Hungarian Olympic Champions – exhibition in St. Louis 1948
AAU Jr. National Championship Team Indoor & Outdoor 1949
Member of MAC Team which won the Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Championship, Bermuda 1949-1950
Chairman Ozark AAU Swimming and Water Polo Committee 1953
Started “Age Group” Water Polo – a developmental program for youngsters 9 years-16years 1954
Started High School Water Polo in St. Louis 1960
Persuaded three area school districts to begin the sport of Water Polo creating a new state sport. Today there are 21 area schools participating
Coached St. Louis Water Polo Team, Olympic Trials, New York, NY 1964
Host, Coach and Tournament Manager 1968
Sr. Indoor National AAU Water Polo Tournament – St. Louis Club took second place
Conducted a Water Polo Clinic for High School coaches and players for Glenn Kay, Fort Lauderdale, FL 1970
Host for AAU National Junior Water Polo Olympic Tournament, Shaw Park, Clayton, MO 1971
Coached Clayton Water Polo Club to 1st Place
Established Clayton Invitational Water Polo Tournament 1971-Present
Held every year since 1971. this is one of the longest running Water Polo tournaments in the USA
Member of the National Federation of High School Swimming, Diving, and Water Polo Rules Committee 1988-1989
Water Polo Officiating
Refereed Women’s National AAU Water Polo Tournament, Albuquerque NM 1968
Refereed Women’s National AAU Water Polo Tournament Ashville, NC 1969-70
Refereed College Water Polo Games for Principia College, SE Missouri State, SW Missouri State, SIU Carbondale 1970’s
Served as an official for MSHSAA at Swimming and Water Polo meets on the local and state levels 42 years
Swimming
Finalist in the “All Navy” Swimming Championships, Jacksonville FL 1946
Coached Normandy High School to Missouri State Swimming Championships 1954
Certified College Swimming Official 1970-Present
Referee and Starter for Washington University, St. Louis University and Principia College
Starter for Men’s and Women’s Division III College 2000
Swimming & Diving Championships, Rec Plex, St. Peters MO
Certifications
Pool Operator, National Swimming Pool Foundation 1982-Present
Red Cross Water Safety Instructor 1952-Present
Red Cross Lifeguard Instructor Trainer 1965-Present
Open Water SCUBA Instructor 1968-Present
Red Cross C.P.R. and First Aid Instructor 1965-Present
Collegiate Swimming Official 1997-Present
Related Professional Activities
Phi Epsilon Kappa Fraternity, Professional Physical Education Fraternity 1963-Present
President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports 1983
Honors
Omicron Delta Kappa, Senior Men’s Honorary Fraternity 1951-1952
Washington University
MISCA established the Walter Lundt Service Award 1989
Missouri Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association created an honorary award given annually for outstanding service in the area of aquatics
First recipient – Walter H. Lundt
MSHSAA Distinguished Service Award 1995
Missouri State High School Activities Association
Award for coaching Boys and Girls Swimming for 37 years, and coaching Water Polo for 30 years
Missouri Water Polo Hall of Fame Inductee as Player, Coach and Contributor 2000
Starter for the Men’s and Women’s Division III College 2000
Swimming and Diving Championships
Missouri Athletic Club Hall of Fame 2002
Member of the Meramec River Patrol: A voluntary organization established by US Congress in 1928 to help the American Red Cross patrol the Meramec River to reduce drownings 1947-1980
Player Development
Coached Water Polo at Clayton High School 1960-1991
Ten State Titles
Four Second Place Titles
390 Wins-127 Losses
Coached Lafayette High School – 9 years 1993-Present
High School “All American” – 22 players
1962 Tom Jones 1st Team
Paul Lang Honorable Mention
Charles Smithers Honorable Mention
1963 Rick Kessler 4th Team
Doug Marshall 5th Team
1967 Allen Leet Honorable Mention
Bennett Katz 2nd Team
Morton John May Honorable Mention
Jim Rolf Honorable Mention
1968 Morton John May 4th Team
Jim Rolf Honorable Mention
Ron Ronman Honorable Mention
Chris Mutrux 2nd Team
Bill Patten Honorable Mention
1970-71 Bill Schwartz 4th Team
Jim Firestone 5th Team
Rich Yawitz 6th Team
Art Flemmming 7th Team
1971-72 Bill Schwartz 3rd Team
Jim Firestone 3rd Team
Rich Yawitz 4th Team
Steve Rafferty 4th Team
Robert Stiffelman Honorable Mention
Maccabi Games, Israel, US National Water Polo Team
1969 Jim Spiegel
Bennett Katz
1973 Jim Firestone
College “All American” Division III; Gilbert Wette, Cal Tec
Harvard University; Jim Floerchinger: Head Water Polo Coach 1999-present
College and University Water Polo Playersfrom Clayton High School: Stanford, San Diego State, Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio, California Institute of Technology
Personal
Married: Ann Brown Lundt
Children: Laurie, Robert, James
Grandchildren: 6
Service: US Marine Corps, 1946-1948: Private First Class
US Maritime Service, 1945-1946