Kyle Kopp

Kyle Kopp played water polo for the USA at the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games. He also won a gold medal in 1997 at the FINA World Cup, and won gold medals at the 1995 and 1999 Pan American Games. Kopp was a basketball player who started at UC Riverside until injuries ended his basketball career. He transferred to Long Beach State where he played water polo and was named the Big West’s MVP in 1988 and 1990.

Kopp played on four World Championship teams. He won a gold medal with the USA at the 1997 FINA World Cup, and won two gold medals at the Pan American Games, in 1995 and 1999. Kopp later played professionally in Greece for five years.

Kopp became a water polo coach, leading the USA Women starting in 2001 and helping them win gold at the 2003 and 2007 World Championships. He later became head coach of the USA Women’s Youth Program, and also coached the Golden West College women’s swimming and water polo teams.