Kimbell Retires From Water Polo

Doug Kimbell of Orange, the most veteran player on the U.S. national water polo team, has announced his retirement. Knee problems forced him to quit, according to Bruce Wigo, executive director of U.S. Water Polo.

Kimbell, 34, played on U.S. Olympic teams in 1988 and 1992. More recently, he helped the U.S. team win the Pan American Games championship in April.

He played on the national team for the first time in 1980, not long after graduating from Villa Park High. At Long Beach State, he led the 49ers to a second-place finish in the 1981 NCAA championships.

Considered one of the finest two-meter defenders in the world, Kimbell was named the world’s most outstanding defensive player in 1991.