Layne Beaubien
POSITION: Defender
HEIGHT: 6’6"
WEIGHT: 220 lbs.
EDUCATION: Stanford 1999
CLUB: New York Athletic Club, CN Marseille
BIRTHDAY: 07/04/1976
BIRTHPLACE: Coronado, CA.
HOMETOWN: Coronado, CA.
INTERNATIONAL/CLUB: Has emerged as one of the top all-around players in the world today… Is one of the sport’s top center defenders… Boasts one of the strongest shooting arms on National Team… Hit for seven goals at 2007 FINA World League Super Final, including three in victory over China… Recorded five goals at 2007 Pan American Games… Scored six times at 2007 FINA World Championships… A 2004 Olympian… Two-time Pan American gold medalist…. Has played professionally in Hungary, Greece, and France… First American to play in Hungarian professional league (KSI of Budapest in 1999-2000)… Captained US team at 1999 World University Games.
PROFESSIONAL: Plays for CN Marseille.
COLLEGE: Earned All-American honors following 1998 and 1997 seasons… MPSF Co-MVP in 1998.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Coronado High School in California… Began playing water polo because it was the only successful sport at his high school.
PERSONAL: Enjoys reading, writing and exploring… Best water polo experience was representing USA on World All-Star Team in Hungary and in 2004 Athens Olympic Games… Took year off from Stanford to travel through Europe, Africa, Asia, and Central America… Favorite movies are Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Hatari!
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS:
2007 FINA World League Super Finals, Berlin, Germany 5th place
2007 Pan American Games, Rio de Janiero, Brazil, 1st place
2007 FINA World Championships, Melbourne, Australia, 9th place
2006 ASUA Cup, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1st place
2006 FINA World League Super Finals, Athens, Greece, 5th place
2004 Olympic Games, Athens, Greece, 7th place
2003 FINA World League Super Finals, New York, NY, 3rd place
2003 Pan American Games, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1st place
2003 FINA World Championships, Barcelona, Spain, 6th place
2003 U.S. Cup, Stanford, CA, United States, 2nd place
2003 French Open, Nice, France, 1st place
2002 FINA World Cup, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 7th place
2001 FINA World Championships, Fukuoka, Japan, 7th place
1999 World University Games, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, 4th place
Fun Facts:
Favorite Food: Greek
Favorite Movie: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Hatari!
Favorite Actor: Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Favorite Actress: Scarlett Johansson
Favorite Song: “Hard to Handle” by Otis Redding
Favorite Musical Artists: Bad Brains, Fugazi, and Israel Vibration
Best Present Ever Received: Tickets to NBA All-Star Weekend in Miami with his dad
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