Ryan Bailey is a center on the 2008 USA Water Polo Team at the Beijing Olympic Games.
Stats:
- CENTER
- HEIGHT: 6’6’’
- WEIGHT: 245 LBS.
- HOMETOWN: LONG BEACH, CA
- EDUCATION: STANFORD
- 1998 CLUB: PANIONIOS
- BIRTHDAY: 8/28/75
- BIRTHPLACE: LOS ANGELES, CA
Personal Notes:
- Australia is his favorite vacation spot
- Cites Ted Newland, his former coach at UCI, as his biggest influence in water polo
- Best moment in a game was when he scored the opening goal at the 2004 Olympics
- Favorite movie is Wedding Crashers
- Began playing water polo after his older brother, Joe, began playing for Wilson High School
- Would play football if not for water polo
- Best thing about water polo are the guys on the team and the chance to travel
- Got involved with the sport through his brother and followed in his footsteps
- Keeps playing because of the guys on the team
