Kevin Mitchell (water polo)

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Kevin Mitchell
Personal information
Born (1981-06-21) June 21, 1981 (age 41)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Santo Domingo Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
Commonwealth Water Polo Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Manchester Team

Kevin Mitchell (born June 21, 1981) is a male water polo player from Canada. He was a member of the Canada men's national water polo team for 8 years,

Kevin grew up in Maple Ridge BC where he attended Laity View Elementary and Thomas Haney Secondary. He started swimming with the Haney Neptunes Aquatic club.

International Events 2001 Fina Jr. World Championships 2002 Commonwealth Gold Medal 2003 Pan American Games Bronze Medal 2003 Fina World Championships 2004 French Open 2nd 2005 Polwelz Cup 1st 2005 FINA World Championships 13th 2006 Commonwealth Championships 2nd 2007 FINA World Championships 12th 2007 Australian National League Silver Medal 2007 French Open 1st 2008 Olympic Qualification 4th 2008 Olympic Games 11th

Kevin Mitchell's most influential coaches in his career were Stevan Buovac, John Csikos, and Dragan Jovanovic.

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