J. W. Krumpholz
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James W. Krumpholz (born November 22, 1987) is an American water polo
player. He is a member of the United States men's national water polo team
at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
. In the championship game, the USA team won the silver medal, defeated by Hungary.
Krumpholz attended Foothill High School in Tustin, California
, and moved onto the University of Southern California
. Krumpholz's father, Kurt Krumpholz
, is a former world-record holder in the 400-meter freestyle.
on December 7, 2008, at the Avery Aquatics Center, Stanford, California. The team beat Stanford, 7-5. Krumpholz was named the MVP of the NCAA Tournament.
He, UCLA senior Krsto Sbutega, and Stanford's Jimmie Sandman were the three finalists for the 2009 Peter J. Cutino Award
, an accolade presented annually to the outstanding female and male collegiate water polo players in the United States.
Krumpholz and fellow Trojan Kami Craig
won the 2009 award
s.
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
player. He is a member of the United States men's national water polo team
United States men's national water polo team
The United States men's national water polo team is the representative for the United States of America in international men's water polo.The team competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where they won silver medal in the final, losing to Hungary 14-10....
at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held from 10 August to 24 August 2008 at the Ying Tung Natatorium in Beijing, People's Republic of China.-Men's medalists:-Women's medalists:-Men:-Women:-External links:**...
. In the championship game, the USA team won the silver medal, defeated by Hungary.
Krumpholz attended Foothill High School in Tustin, California
Tustin, California
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, and moved onto the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
. Krumpholz's father, Kurt Krumpholz
Kurt Krumpholz
Kurt Krumpholz is a former American swimmer. He represented the United States at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships in Belgrad, where he won two medals. At the 1972 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Krumpholz set the world record in the prelims of the 400-meter freestyle. However, in the final,...
, is a former world-record holder in the 400-meter freestyle.
Awards and honors
His USC Trojans men's water polo team won the 2008 National Collegiate Men's Water Polo ChampionshipNCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
The NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship has existed since the 1969 season.No school from outside the state of California has ever surpassed third place...
on December 7, 2008, at the Avery Aquatics Center, Stanford, California. The team beat Stanford, 7-5. Krumpholz was named the MVP of the NCAA Tournament.
He, UCLA senior Krsto Sbutega, and Stanford's Jimmie Sandman were the three finalists for the 2009 Peter J. Cutino Award
Peter J. Cutino Award
The Peter J. Cutino Award, named after former college water polo player and UC Berkeley coach Peter J. Cutino, is considered the most prestigious individual award in American collegiate water polo...
, an accolade presented annually to the outstanding female and male collegiate water polo players in the United States.
Krumpholz and fellow Trojan Kami Craig
Kami Craig
Kami Craig is an American water polo player. She was a member of the US water polo team that won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.Craig attended Santa Barbara High School and the University of Southern California...
won the 2009 award
Peter J. Cutino Award
The Peter J. Cutino Award, named after former college water polo player and UC Berkeley coach Peter J. Cutino, is considered the most prestigious individual award in American collegiate water polo...
s.