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Peter Varellas




POSITION: Left-Handed Attacker
HEIGHT: 6’3’’
WEIGHT: 192 lbs.
EDUCATION: Stanford 2006
CLUB: Savona
BIRTHDAY: 10/02/1984
BIRTHPLACE: Oakland, CA.
HOMETOWN: Moraga, CA.

INTERNATIONAL/CLUB: Tied for team lead in goals scored with seven at 2007 FINA World League Super Final… Scored six goals at 2007 Pan American Games en route to a gold medal… Tossed in five goals at 2007 FINA World Championships… Third leading scorer for USA in 2006... Member of US Junior National Team in 2001-2002... Helped U.S. to a second-place finish at 2002 Junior Pan American Championship.

PROFESSIONAL: Plays with Rari Nantes Savona in Italy 2006-present

COLLEGE: 2006 Pac-10 Stanford Male Athlete of the Year… 2005 First-Team All-American… Member of 2005 NCAA All-Tournament First Team and MPSF First-Team All-American… Voted Second-Team All-American by AWPCA in 2004... A reliable goal producer, scoring in 27 of team’s 28 games in 2005... Scored 56 goals during 2005 season... Named to All-MPSF first team... Scored five goals in the NCAA Tournament, with three against UCLA in title game, earning him NCAA All-Tournament first-team honors... Named to American Water Polo Coaches Association All-Academic Team… 2003 Honorable Mention All-MPSF... Named to 2003 NCAA All-Tournament first team... 2003, 2004, 2005 NCAA Championship, 2nd Place… 2002 NCAA National Champion… Member of All-MPSF Academic team... Earned spot on AWPCA All-Academic Team.

HIGH SCHOOL:
NISCA Boys Water Polo Third-Team All-American in his senior season; honorable mention in his junior year... Two-time First-Team All-League selection at Campolindo High School... Team-MVP as a senior and Best Offensive Player as a junior... Five-time swimming All-American... Recorded 115 goals, 42 assists, and 118 steals during his senior campaign.

PERSONAL: Father, Larry, was an All-American swimmer at California… Management Science & Engineering major.

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS:
2007 FINA World League Super Finals, Berlin, Germany 5th place
2007 Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1st place

2007 FINA World Championships, Melbourne, Australia, 9th place

2006 FINA World League Super Finals, Athens, Greece, 5th place

2002 Junior Pan American Championships, Boca Raton, 2nd place

Fun Facts:
Favorite Food: Thanksgiving dinner
Favorite Movie: The Fugitive
Favorite Actor: Harrison Ford
Favorite Actress: Scarlett Johansson
Favorite Musical Artist: James Taylor
Favorite Colors: Red and Black
Best Halloween Costume: A Scarecrow
Special Power: Time Travel

Etcetera: Would be a swimmer if not for water polo… best thing about water polo is the combination of precision and power with a team sport in the water… encouraged into water polo through his father.







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