Gavin Arroyo

Position:     Driver, Two-Meter Defender
Height:       6'3"
Weight:       195
Birthdate:    5/10/72 in Orange, CA
Hometown:     Orange, CA
Education:    University of California,
              Berkeley (1993)

Gavin was an All-American swimmer in high school who broke a 17-year-old South California swimming record. He was named Orange County Register "Water Polo Player of the Year" (1989) as well as Los Angeles Times "Swimmer of the Year" (1990). His mother, Judy, was a nationally-ranked swimmer. His brother Rob plays for US Junior National Team.

Gavin prefers spending Spring breaks in Yosemite National Park rather than Daytona Beach. He obtained political science degree. He has eclectic tastes in music -- Coltrane before bed and Pantera before matches. Gavin enjoys surfing on Sunday afternoons and plans to play water polo professionally in Europe after the Olympics.

Quick Facts

Senior National Team Member since 1993.
Competed in 117 international matches.
Regarded as a premier defensive specialist.
First team All-America senior year at California.
Played on three Golden Bears' National Championship teams.

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Competition Highlights

1995:

World Cup, Atlanta, GA.
Pan American Games, Mar del Plata, Argentina, gold medal.

1994:

World Championships, Rome, Italy.
Goodwill Games, St. Petersburg, Russia.

1993:

NCAA Championships, Long Beach, CA 3rd.

1992:

NCAA Championships, Long Beach, CA 1st.

1991:

NCAA Championships, Long Beach, CA 1st.
World Junior Championships, Corona del Mar, CA.

1990:

Junior Pan Am Games, Ponce, PR, silver medal.
NCAA Championships, Long Beach, CA 1st.

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