Olympic Update: Water Polo - Terry Schroeder

Since our boys are taking the day off between matches, here's some historical background to tie us over until tomorrow's game.

Four-time Olympic champion and head coach of the USA Men's Water Polo Team, Dr. Terry Schroeder (b. 1958) is considered to be one of the finest players the sport has known.

His stunning physique was immortalized in bronze to greet entrants to the Los Angeles Coliseum for the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Olympic Update: Water Polo - USA vs. Great Britain

FINAL SCORE

USA 13

Great Britain 7

A little underwater ballet

Chay Lapin (pronounced SHAY la-PEEN), 

backup goal tender, finally had a chance to play!

Damn! One got through.

Tim Hutten

Chay lookin' good

Team USA

Chay's got long fingers. Ya know what they say...

Team GB

Coach Terry Schneider and the referee

Team GB

Time out

Ryan Bailey

 Team GB

 
Game's over. USA wins! It was never much of a contest.
USA decisively led the entire game.

Tony Azavedo

Olympic Update: Ben Fogle

Our HCB About Town and Olympic torch bearer, Ben Fogle, commenting on the equestrian competition. He's much too overdressed, but at least he's not wearing a tie, so we can see a glimpse of the glories that lay beneath.

Twitter: @Benfogle

Ben's website

Olympic Update: Men's Synchronized 3m Springboard Finals

Troy Dumais - this is his fourth Olympics 

Twitter: @Troy_Dumais

Kristian Ipsen 

Twitter: @kristianipsen

Kristian and Troy's first dive

Our first view of Canadian diver Alexandre Despatie. Oh, I've had a crush on him since the Beijing Games. Only six weeks ago, he hit his head on the board during a practice dive, ripped a wide gash into his scalp, and had to be dragged semi-conscious out of the pool. So even his being here to compete is a feat to be proud of. He and his partner came in 6th.

Twitter: @ADespatie

Kristian

 

Analysis of Kristian and Troy's dive

Pleased with their fourth round dive!

Preparing for their final dive

Making sure everything in its correct place

Watching the competition's final dive

Waiting for the results... will they medal?

BRONZE! Troy's first medal in his last Olympics!

Hugs from Team USA