Stanford Men's Water Polo

11 NCAA Championships • 8 @MPSFMensWP Championships • 36 NCAA Appearances • #GoStanford

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Start counting down the days! Stanford men's water polo opens the 2026 campaign on August 29!

Don't want to miss a moment of the action at Avery this season? Grab your season tickets, on sale now!👇

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Getting stronger every day 💪💪

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New year, new drip 💧

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Back at Avery with all our friends THIS WEEK!

Join us on Saturday at 1pm for the Cardinal & Black scrimmage – admission is free and the team will be signing autographs postgame (plus giving out pizza!)

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Escaped from the rock! 🏊‍♂️

The Cardinal made the swim from Alcatraz today as part of Team Hydro’s fundraiser for hydrocephalus research!

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Only a week away from the start of action in Avery!

Join us on Saturday the 22nd for an open-to-the-public intersquad scrimmage, followed by free pizza and autographs!

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🎙️🎥 It's @MPSFSports media day!

Tune in from 1:40-2pm PT to hear Brian Flacks and Daniel Mnatsakanian discuss the season ahead!

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Looking for a focused, small-group setting right on the deck where Stanford trains every day?

Sign up now for the Card's shooting & driving clinic at Avery!

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💪📚 Dominant in the cage and in the classroom!

West Temkin is an Academic All-American!

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Scheduled a dress rehearsal and everyone's invited 🤽‍♂️🌲

📅 August 22
⏰ 1 PM
🏟️ Avery

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Title bump ⬆️

Congratulations to Matt Farmer on his elevation to Associate Head Coach 👏

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Happy Pride Month 🏳️‍🌈

We're proud to support our LGBTQ+ community across the Stanford family!

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Welcome some new faces to The Farm!

Five standouts are joining the Cardinal ahead of the 2026 season!

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Congratulations to two-time Olympian and 2024 Bronze Medalist Drew Holland on his retirement from Team USA. Drew capped up in goal for Team USA for over 10 years making his Olympic debut in Tokyo!

"It has been the honor of my life representing Team USA as a member of the Senior National Team for the last eleven years. Having the chance to play at the highest level, train with and compete against the best players in the world, and travel around the globe playing the sport that I love has been incredibly special," Holland said. "Thank you to my coaches, teammates, family, fiancée Hannah, friends and fans for offering so much support throughout my career. I'm grateful to close out my career with a bronze medal in the Paris Olympic Games, and am excited to continue to be involved in the great sport of water polo."

"We are so fortunate to have had Drew Holland in net for Team USA for two Olympic quads. Making the Olympic Games as a goalie isn't easy, there are only two spots, but Drew did it twice. His preparation, precision, and passion were world class. Whether he was starting or coming in during a shootout to make a critical block, he was always up for the challenge. He was never afraid to share his opinion or offer an idea that would help make our team more successful," Team USA Head Coach Dejan Udovicic said. "Add to that his dedication to playing several seasons abroad, a commitment that helped our program set a standard. It's no surprise he's transitioned now into coaching and I know he'll do a great job leading the next generation."

We'll be honoring Drew and his career at a Team USA match coming up on July 12 at Stanford University, his alma mater. More details coming soon.

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Congratulations to 3x Olympian and 2024 Bronze Medalist Alex Bowen on his retirement from Team USA! Bowen made his Olympic debut in 2016 and finished his career on the podium in Paris.

"After more than a decade with Team USA, I'm stepping away from the game that has given me so much. Representing this country has been the greatest honor of my life. From competing on the Olympic stage and bringing home a bronze medal, to seasons spent playing abroad that challenged and shaped me, every step of this journey led me back to the pride of wearing the USA cap," Bowen said. "Water polo shaped who I am, discipline, resilience, and a deep love for team and country. But my greatest role is one I have just begun, being a father. And the same heart, commitment, and passion I gave to this sport, I now give to my family. To my teammates, coaches, and everyone who stood by me, thank you for being part of this journey. I carry you with me into this next chapter. The pool will always be home, but now, so is something even greater."

"Alex Bowen is the ultimate grinder and someone that bought into what we were trying to accomplish from day one. It's hard to think about doing this job without Alex Bowen, he's been with me since my first summer back in 2013 through three Olympic Games," Team USA Head Coach Dejan Udovicic said. "Bowen worked tirelessly to improve his game and grew into one of the most elite scorers in the world. He committed to living and playing in Europe year after year and got better for it, rising through the ranks of elite European water polo. I'm thankful for his commitment to USA Water Polo and am excited for him and his family in this next chapter of life as a new dad."

We'll be honoring Alex and his career at a Team USA match coming up on July 1 in his hometown of San Diego, CA. More details coming soon!

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We Beat Our Best! Thank you to the generous donors who helped us achieve our donor goal and unlock an additional $5,000 to support men's water polo!

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Stanford Day of Giving is here!

Compete for the Card by making a gift and help us climb the leaderboard over the next 36 hours! Any support makes a difference for our student-athletes.

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Stanford Day of Giving is here! You have 36 hours to compete for the Cardinal by making a gift to support our student-athletes.

All gifts will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $5,000 until matching funds are exhausted.

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Peter Hudnut, two-time Olympian and 2008 silver medalist, enters the HOF and today is your last chance to purchase tickets with an early bird special: https://t.co/6kMfOxtD7g

Born in Washington, D.C., Hudnut eventually settled in Los Angeles with his family. In third grade, he dreamed of being an Olympian, but he didn't know in which sport. Hudnut discovered water polo in seventh grade at Harvard-Westlake School, where he was coached by Rich Corso and later became a three-time All-American, CIF runner-up, and made the US junior national team as a high school senior.

With @StanfordMWP, Hudnut helped the Cardinal win two NCAA Championships (in 2001 and 2002) and earned All-American honors on three occasions. Along the way, his Olympic dream started to take shape, but a broken vertebra and back surgery in the summer of 2003 impeded his progress. Despite doing rehab at the side of the pool during every US team practice, he was named an alternate for the 2004 Athens Olympic team. Undaunted, Hudnut returned and helped the US win gold at the 2007 Pan American Games to secure the team a berth at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In China, Hudnut was part of an epic turnaround that saw the ninth-ranked United States squad become silver medalists in less than a year. With two sets of fresh stitches in his face, Hudnut celebrated the US men's first Olympic medal in 20 years. He briefly retired after Beijing to start graduate school but returned to the pool in 2011 and competed in his second Olympics in London in 2012.

Outside of @TeamUSA, Hudnut, now 46, also competed professionally for Barceloneta (Spain) and Lazio (Rome) and made domestic appearances for the Los Angeles Water Polo Club and the New York Athletic Club.

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Looking for summer plans? Look no further!

Hit the pool at Avery Aquatic Center for a stacked lineup of camps and clinics.

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