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Bradley Schumacher
Height: 6'4” Weight: 205
Born: March 6, 1974
Hometown: Bowie, Maryland College: University of the Pacific

U.S. National Champion: 100m Freestyle 1996 2x Olympic Champion Swimming
1997 World Champion Water Polo
1998 World Champion Swimming
1999 Pan American Champion
Olympic Gold Medals: 2 2000 Olympian: Water Polo

Bradley has established himself as one of the all-time greats in aquatic sports. He is the only aquatics athlete
ever to become a world champion in both swimming and water polo. In 1998, he competed in World
Championships in both sports. The last aquatics athlete to compete simultaneously at the World Class level was
Bob Hughes at the 1956 Olympic Games. Bradley joins an elite group of aquatics stars that competed in both
sports on the world-class level: Duke Khanamoku, Johnny Weissmuller, Bob Hughes, and Matt Biondi. As a world-
class athlete in two sports, Bradley decided to focus his talents in the swimming arena preparing for 2004
Olympic Games. He is currently refocusing his efforts with the Men's U.S. National Water Polo in preparation for
the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

2004
U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials
U.S. Spring Nationals- Swimming
U.S. World Cup- Swimming

2003
U.S. Open- Swimming

2002
MVP Australian National League, Freemantle Mariners-Perth, Australia

2001
Gold Medal, World Championship Qualifications, Dominican Republic
4th Place Hong Kong International, Hong Kong
7th Place finish, World Championships-Fukuoka, Japan

2000
6th Place finish, Olympic Water Polo Team-Sydney, Australia

1999
Gold Medal, Pan Am Games-Water Polo, qualified team for 2000 Olympic Games
Qualified for the 1999 Pan Pacific Games-Swimming
Silver Medallist, World Cup Malmo, Sweden 200m Freestyle
Bronze Medallist, World Cup Paris, France 50m Freestyle & 200m Freestyle

1998
Gold Medallist, World Championships7th Place finish, World Championships-Perth Australia Water Polo
Gold Medallist, U.S. Open Cup-Water Polo,
Silver Medallist, French Open-Water Polo
Silver Medallist, Phillips 66 Summer Nationals- 100m Freestyle
Bronze Medal, World Cup, Paris France, 200m Free
Silver Medal, World Cup, Malmo, Sweden, 100m Free

1997
Gold Medallist, Pan Pacific Games, 400m Freestyle Relay
Gold Medallist, Phillips 66 Spring Nationals 100m Freestyle
Gold Medallist, FINA World Cup-Water Polo, Athens, Greece
Bronze Medallist, Phillips 66 Summer Nationals 100m Freestyle
World Ranking: 17th 100m Freestyle

1996
Olympic Gold Medallist, Centennial Olympic Games, Atlanta, GA 400m Free Relay
Olympic Gold Medallist, Centennial Olympic Games, Atlanta, GA 800m Free Relay
Tied for 3rd in 100m Freestyle and 6th in 200m Freestyle at Olympic Trials


Wolf Wigo
Height: 6'2” Weight: 190
Born: May 8, 1973
Hometown: NYC, NY College: B.A., Stanford 95'

Overview

Wolf has continued to improve on his already impressive career in the sport of Water Polo. At Stanford, Wolf led
the Cardinal to 2 NCAA titles earning NCAA Player of the Year honors in his senior year. After debuting in the
1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, he has become one of the most recognizable players in the sport. Wigo is one
of the most exciting players to watch in the game today and is consistently among the top scorers for Team USA.
In 1999, Wolf filmed ‘The Driver” which is currently the top selling water polo instructional video.

1999

1999 United States Water Polo Player of the Year
FINA World Water Polo Cup Sydney, Australia – Leading US scorer
Gold Medalist, Premier League - Los Alamitos, CA
Gold Medalist, 1999 Pan American Games – Winnipeg, Canada

1998

Goodwill Games NYC, NY – Leading US scorer
Gold Medalist, US National Championship, Honolulu, HI
Gold Medalist, US Open Cup – Corona Del Mar, CA

1997

Gold Medalist, FINA World Water Polo Cup - Athens, Greece
Gold Medalist US Open Cup – Corona Del Mar, CA

1996

Centennial Olympic Games, Atlanta, GA
Gold Medalist US Open Cup – Nashville, TN

Personal Biography

Majored in Political Science… Professional Options Trader on the Pacific Exchange since 1998… Enjoys
surfing, diving, bodysurfing, fishing, reading , cooking, water polo clinics... Graduate assistant coach – Stanford
University, 1996, 1997.



Genai Kerr
A member of the U.S. national team since 2001, Kerr played in six games and had a pair of
saves in the USA's gold-medal win over Brazil at the 2003 Pan American Games to secure the
United States' place in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. In 2003, he was the starting
goalkeeper for Newport at the American Water Polo League finals, helping his team to a first-
place finish. In 2002, Kerr, 28, made 57 saves in six games in the 2002 FINA World League.

At 6'8” Genai Kerr is an athletic and effective goalkeeper on the 2004 US Olympic Team. Gold
medalist at the 2003 Pan American Games. Lead his team to championships in both the
American Water Polo League and US National Championships. Two-time All-American at UC
Irvine and Big West Male Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2000. Also played basketball in college.
Both younger sisters Iliasha and Tahlia competed in water polo at LMU and UCLA. Parents Roy
and Maile Kerr live in San Diego, CA.

 

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