USA Water Polo

Official Name of Club: Rose Bowl Water Polo Club

Director of Club: Daniel Leyson

On the Web: www.rosebowlpolo.com

Coaches: Daniel Leyson is the club's head coach but there are a host of others that round out the staff.
10U Boys    Sasha Bucur
12U Boys    Jeff Chase, Krsto Sbutega
14U Boys    Robert Curreri
16/18U Boys    Daniel Leyson, Jason Falitz
10/12U Girls    Jenn Marshall, Adam Roth
12U Girls    Jenn Marshall, Adam Roth
14/16U Girls    Adam Roth, Emily Feher
16/18U Girls     Adam Roth, Daniel Leyson

Number of Members: The club fluctuates between 120 and 165 members depending on the time of year

Home Base: AAF Rose Bowl Aquatics Center

How They Got Started: The club traces its origins to a small club named South Pasadena Aquatics founded by Jimi Campillo in the mid-1990s.

In 1998, the SPA program became Rose Bowl Water Polo Club under the umbrella of the AAF Rose Bowl Aquatics Center in Pasadena, California.  In a short period of time, Rose Bowl began to flourish with a growing membership and reputation. Teams competed in the Junior Olympics and several players were named to the U.S. National Development, Cadet and Youth levels, with the opportunity to play in international tournaments.

In 2005, Daniel Leyson was named Director and Head Coach and the coaching staff continued to expand.  Teams began entering and winning tournaments across the country including Speedo Cup, Florida International and Coastal California Zone Championships.

Where Do They Play: Rose Bowl takes part in pretty much every major competition they can get a hold of. That includes the Speedo Cup, County Cup, WinterFest, United States Club Championships, Florida International tourney, Cal Cup and the Junior Olympics.

What's Next: Rose Bowl Water Polo Club seeks to provide the best educational opportunity possible for athletes involved and over the next five years, plans to continue to improve this experience.  This will mean beginning to host training at satellite locations near the Center and provision of separate team training for novice players. Rose Bowl’s goal is to be amongst the top clubs in the nation consistently for both the boys and girls programs.

College Connection: Rose Bowl has long been sending players off to the highest ranks of collegiate polo. Here is a list of some of those athletes

Matt Le Blanc - Air Force Academy
Sandy Gilfillan - Bucknell University
Ian Fisher - Bucknell University
Nick Burger - Chaminade (Hawaii)
Matt Milich - Claremont McKenna
Alessandro Lazzarini - Harvard
Kyle Witt - LMU
Kevin Witt - LMU (Member of Men's Senior National Team)
Scott Langendon - LMU
Robbie Pusic - LMU
John Preis - MIT
Patrick Rollo - Navy
Matt Hahn - Pepperdine
Nicholas Seaver - Princeton
Peter Moore - Santa Clara
Whit Gilfillan - Santa Clara
Charlie Moore - Santa Clara
David Carlson - Stanford
Abe Kaslow - Cal-Berkeley
Sam Blum - UC Santa Cruz
Nick Takahashi - UC San Diego
Tim Urrea - Pacific
Nick Andrejich - USC
Ben Baumgarten - USC
Mitch Andrejich - USC
Mason Hawthorne - USC
Forest Monroe - USC
Connor Plaga - USC
Charlie Wood - Texas

For more information on Rose Bowl Water Polo or to join visit www.rosebowlpolo.com

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