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- ↑ "HickokSports.com - History - Pan American Games Water Polo Medalists". www.hickoksports.com. Archived from the original on 2005-04-11.
- ↑ "Ronald Severa (1977)". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ↑ "Hall of Fame Inductees". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ↑ USC HoF Inductees
