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Nickname | Thor [1] | ||||||||||||||
Born | Santa Ana, California, United States | May 3, 1983||||||||||||||
Alma mater | UC Santa Barbara | ||||||||||||||
Years active | 2004–2012 | ||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Men's water polo | ||||||||||||||
Position | Field | ||||||||||||||
University team | UC Santa Barbara men's water polo | ||||||||||||||
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Turned pro | 2005 | ||||||||||||||
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Updated on 20:31, September 17, 2014 (UTC) |
Brian Alexander (born May 3, 1983) is a former American water polo player who was a member of the United States men's national water polo team.
Alexander competed with Foothill High School, where he was named to the All- CIF Division I boys water polo team after scoring 91 goals in his senior year. [2]
Alexander played collegiate water polo at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He was named a 3rd team All-American in 2003 [3] and 2004 [4] while playing with the Gauchos.
Alexander started his professional career in Spain in 2005 with Spain's Aguas De Valencia. [5] He stayed with the club until 2007 before joining Greek side NO Patras in 2008 and stayed until 2009. [6]
2010 saw Alexander move to Australian National Water Polo League club Victorian Tigers and was named to the 2010 All Star team [7] en route to winning the 2010 NWPL Championship. [8] He remained with the club through the 2011 season. [9]
While competing overseas, Alexander has been with San Francisco, California-based Olympic Club as early as 2009. [10]
Alexander represented the United States on the Junior National Team from 2002 to 2003. Alexander, with a number of other Juniors players, was named to the United States "B" team in May 2003 for play in the 2003 US Cup, held at Stanford Cardinal's Avery Aquatic Center. [11]
The US Cup served as a final tune-up for the 2003 FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships held in August in Naples, Italy, which Alexander was named to. [12] He led the team with 12 goals [13] as the US beat Belgium for 11th place. [14]
Alexander joined the full United States men's national water polo team in 2005, appearing in the 2005 ASUA World Championships as well as the 2005 FINA World Championships. [15]
He continued with the team and played in the 2007 FINA World Championships and 2008 FINA Men's Water Polo World League [16] in preparation for the 2008 Summer Olympics in London, but was one of the last cut players and ultimately was named as an alternate. [1] [17]
Alexander persevered, setting his sights on the 2012 Summer Olympics. He participated with the senior national team in a number of major competitions including: 2009 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, [18] 2010 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, [19] 2011 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, [20] [21] 2009 FINA World Championships, [22] [23] 2011 FINA World Championships, [24] 2010 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup, [19] 2011 Pan American Games, [25] and the 2012 Pan Pacific Water Polo Championships. [26]
Despite being a regular on the national team and participating in qualifying for the 2012 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, [27] Alexander missed out on being named to the Super Final roster. It was a sign of things to come as shortly thereafter he was not named to the 2012 Olympic team [28] and did not appear in any further major competitions for the team.
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Nickname | Thor [1] | ||||||||||||||
Born | Santa Ana, California, United States | May 3, 1983||||||||||||||
Alma mater | UC Santa Barbara | ||||||||||||||
Years active | 2004–2012 | ||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Men's water polo | ||||||||||||||
Position | Field | ||||||||||||||
University team | UC Santa Barbara men's water polo | ||||||||||||||
Club |
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Turned pro | 2005 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 20:31, September 17, 2014 (UTC) |
Brian Alexander (born May 3, 1983) is a former American water polo player who was a member of the United States men's national water polo team.
Alexander competed with Foothill High School, where he was named to the All- CIF Division I boys water polo team after scoring 91 goals in his senior year. [2]
Alexander played collegiate water polo at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He was named a 3rd team All-American in 2003 [3] and 2004 [4] while playing with the Gauchos.
Alexander started his professional career in Spain in 2005 with Spain's Aguas De Valencia. [5] He stayed with the club until 2007 before joining Greek side NO Patras in 2008 and stayed until 2009. [6]
2010 saw Alexander move to Australian National Water Polo League club Victorian Tigers and was named to the 2010 All Star team [7] en route to winning the 2010 NWPL Championship. [8] He remained with the club through the 2011 season. [9]
While competing overseas, Alexander has been with San Francisco, California-based Olympic Club as early as 2009. [10]
Alexander represented the United States on the Junior National Team from 2002 to 2003. Alexander, with a number of other Juniors players, was named to the United States "B" team in May 2003 for play in the 2003 US Cup, held at Stanford Cardinal's Avery Aquatic Center. [11]
The US Cup served as a final tune-up for the 2003 FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships held in August in Naples, Italy, which Alexander was named to. [12] He led the team with 12 goals [13] as the US beat Belgium for 11th place. [14]
Alexander joined the full United States men's national water polo team in 2005, appearing in the 2005 ASUA World Championships as well as the 2005 FINA World Championships. [15]
He continued with the team and played in the 2007 FINA World Championships and 2008 FINA Men's Water Polo World League [16] in preparation for the 2008 Summer Olympics in London, but was one of the last cut players and ultimately was named as an alternate. [1] [17]
Alexander persevered, setting his sights on the 2012 Summer Olympics. He participated with the senior national team in a number of major competitions including: 2009 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, [18] 2010 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, [19] 2011 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, [20] [21] 2009 FINA World Championships, [22] [23] 2011 FINA World Championships, [24] 2010 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup, [19] 2011 Pan American Games, [25] and the 2012 Pan Pacific Water Polo Championships. [26]
Despite being a regular on the national team and participating in qualifying for the 2012 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, [27] Alexander missed out on being named to the Super Final roster. It was a sign of things to come as shortly thereafter he was not named to the 2012 Olympic team [28] and did not appear in any further major competitions for the team.