Robert Lynn Named Assistant Coach for USA Water Polo

HUNTINGTON BEACH, California, December 19. ROBERT Lynn, a 2000 Olympian and widely recognized water polo tactician, was named as an assistant coach of the USA Men's National Team by head coach Terry Schroeder. Lynn will join Schroeder and assistant coach Ryan Brown as the brain trust for Team USA's Olympic effort in 2008.

"Robert has a great water polo mind," said Schroeder. "He brings a lot of international experience too, having played for our Olympic team, and having played professionally in Europe. Robert has also played under some of the best coaches in our sport. He is very strong on the game's fundamentals, which is something I want to stress as we build our team for the Olympics next year.

Lynn was head coach of USA Water Polo's Youth National Team in 2006 and 2007. Lynn was also the head coach for swimming at Long Beach Wilson High School in 2006. He guided the water polo teams at Marina High School in 2005 and 2006. A longtime member of the Men's National Team program, he played from 1989 to 2001. In that time he was also a professional water polo player in countries such as Croatia, Italy, Greece, and France. His playing career spanned more than a decade running from 1991 to 2003.

"I'm excited to be on board going into Beijing. I want to support Terry 100 percent and give what I can to prepare them for success," said Lynn.

The Men's Senior National Team will convene for training camp from December 26-31, 2007 in Chula Vista, California. From this camp they will derive their Olympic training roster with residential training starting in early January in Thousand Oaks, Calif.

Special thanks to USA Water Polo for contributing this report.

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