Peter Varellas

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Peter Varellas
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BornOctober 2, 1984 (1984-10-02) (age 35)

Peter Varellas (born October 2, 1984) is an American water polo player who grew up in Moraga, CA and attended Campolindo High School. As a high school water polo player, Peter also swam for the year-round club Orinda Aquatics. He was a member of the United States men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. [1] In the championship game, the USA team won the silver medal, defeated by Hungary.

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Varellas played college water polo at Stanford University.

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  1. "USA Water Polo Men's National Team". Archived from the original on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2008-08-22.