FINA World League Prelims this weekend
Corona del Mar High alumni John Mann and Tumua Anae are on the No. 1 senior national teams for the FINA World League Prelims that start Friday at Los Alamitos Air Force Base swimming pool.
The four-day event will feature a mix of official matches and exhibition contests.
The rosters for the USA Men’s and Women’s Senior National Teams were released Tuesday. Tickets are on sale for the games and can be purchased at https://www.waterpolo.org.
Anae, a golaie, is on the Women’s National Team 1. Kate Baldoni, also a former CdM goalie, is on the Women’s Senior National Team 2, along with former Newport Harbor High standout Kaleigh Gilchrist, who recently helped lead the USC Trojans to the NCAA national championship.
Mann is on the Men’s Senior National Team 1.
Reid Chase, a CdM senior bound for Stanford, is on the Men’s Junior National Team also known as the Men’s Senior National Team 2. Chase was the Daily Pilot Dream Team Player of the Year.
— From staff reports
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FINA World League Prelims
Schedule
Friday
11 a.m. – USA 1 vs. USA 2, women, exhibition game.
12:20 p.m. – Canada vs. Brazil, women, game.
3 p.m. – Canada vs. Brazil, men, game.
4:20 p.m. – USA 1 vs. USA 2, men, exhibition game.
6 p.m. – Brazil vs. USA 2, women, exhibition game.
7:20 p.m. – Canada vs. USA 1, women, game.
Saturday
11 a.m. – Brazil vs. USA 2, men, exhibition game.
1 p.m. – Canada vs. USA 1, men, game.
3 p.m. – Brazil vs. USA 1, women, game.
4:20 p.m. – Canada vs. USA 2, women, exhibition game.
6 p.m. – Canada vs. USA 2, men, exhibition game.
7:20 p.m. – Brazil vs. USA 1, men, game.
Sunday
11 a.m. – Canada vs. Brazil, women, game.
12:20 p.m. – USA vs. USA 2, women, exhibition game.
3 p.m. – Canada vs. Brazil, men, game.
4:20 p.m. – USA vs. USA 2, men, exhibition game.
6 p.m. – Brazil vs. USA 2, women, exhibition game.
7:20 p.m. – Canada vs. USA 1, women, game.
Monday
8 a.m. – Canada vs. USA 1, men, game.
Noon – Brazil vs. USA 1, women, game.
3 p.m. – Brazil vs. USA 1, men, game.