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| Full name | John O'Connell Siman | ||||||||||||||
| Born | October 7, 1952 (age 71) Pasadena, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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John O'Connell Siman (born October 7, 1952, in Pasadena, California) is an American former water polo player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics. [1] In 1989, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame. [2] [3]
Siman now coaches Buena High School (Ventura, California) varsity swim team.[ citation needed ]
Heather Danielle Petri is an American water polo player, who won the silver medal with the US women's national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics, a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, a silver medal in Beijing in 2008 and the gold medal in London 2012. She is one of four female players who competed in water polo at four Olympics; and one of two female athletes who won four Olympic medals in water polo. Her position is attacker.
Roy Allen Saari was an American swimmer and water polo player. He qualified for the 1964 Summer Olympics in both disciplines, and chose swimming, as the Olympic rules of the time did not allow him to compete in two sports. He won a gold medal as a member of the first-place U.S. team in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay, setting a new world record in the final with teammates Steve Clark, Gary Ilman and Don Schollander (7:52.1). Individually he earned a silver medal in the 400-meter individual medley (4:47.1). He also advanced to the finals of the 400-meter freestyle and 1,500-meter freestyle, placing fourth and seventh, respectively. Before the Olympics Saari became the first person to break the 17 minute barrier over 1500 m, but in the Olympic final he was suffering from a cold and clocked a mere 17:29.2.
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