UC Irvine Olympians
Ryan Bailey
- Country:
- USA
- Sport / Event:
- Men's Water Polo
- Olympic Years:
- 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012
OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE
Bailey competed for Team USA at four Olympic Games (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
He helped the U.S. men’s water polo team earn a silver medal in 2008
AT UCI
Bailey was a three time All-American for the men’s water polo team (1995, 1996, 1998), including first team All-America in 1998
He scored 263 points in four seasons at UCI and was honored as the Mountain Pacific Player of the Year as a senior
He helped the Anteaters to a fourth-place national finish in 1995
Over his four years, he helped the Anteaters to a 62-27 overall record
EXTRAS
He was a member of the USA Water Polo Men’s Senior National Team
Helped lead Team USA to four Gold medals at the Pan American Games and FINA World League Silver medal
He was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame in 2019
Bailey competed for Team USA at four Olympic Games (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
He helped the U.S. men’s water polo team earn a silver medal in 2008
AT UCI
Bailey was a three time All-American for the men’s water polo team (1995, 1996, 1998), including first team All-America in 1998
He scored 263 points in four seasons at UCI and was honored as the Mountain Pacific Player of the Year as a senior
He helped the Anteaters to a fourth-place national finish in 1995
Over his four years, he helped the Anteaters to a 62-27 overall record
Inducted into the UCI Hall of Fame in 2021
EXTRAS
He was a member of the USA Water Polo Men’s Senior National Team
Helped lead Team USA to four Gold medals at the Pan American Games and FINA World League Silver medal
He was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame in 2019
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