London Olympics: Ryan Bailey, Tony Azevedo are water polo partners
London Olympics: Ryan Bailey, Tony Azevedo are water polo partners
- July 27, 2012
- Social sciences alumnus Ryan Bailey is featured in the Los Angeles Times July 27, 2012
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From the LA Times:
As Ryan Bailey recalls it, he was an 8- or 9-year-old commencing a now decades-long
affair with water polo and he would peek to the side of the pool where the coach's
kid stood alone, throwing a ball against a wall. Bailey's fourth Olympics likely will
be his last. That permanently will dock a partnership with Azevedo that is 14 years
old and helped produce the U.S.'s first Olympic medal in water polo in 20 years, and
that renders the team captain both a bit wistful and a bit more determined. The connection
always has been there: Azevedo's father, Ricardo, was the local age group coach in
Long Beach, Calif., when Bailey began playing the sport. It truly began to blossom
when Bailey finished at UC Irvine and joined the national team, with Azevedo again
lingering on the fringes as a promising teenager.
For the full story, please visit http://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/olympicsnow/la-sp-on-ryan-bailey-....
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