California State University - Long Beach Women's Water Polo

Arroyo's leadership. Arroyo guided the 49ers to a program-best 25-7 record and a third-place finish in the Big West Tournament. The Beach began the season unranked but climbed up the polls to No .8 - the highest ranking in school history - when the season ended. Melissa Matheson, Chelsea Parks and Christina Kotsia all garnered All-America Honorable Mention following the historic season under Arroyo's guidance. In 2012, the 49ers finished with their second-highest win total under Arroyo, and claimed three All-Big West selections as Melissa Matheson, Coriann Snyder, and Chelsea Parks were all honored by the conference. In his first season as head coach in 2009, Long Beach State posted a 9-12 overall record against a difficult schedule and finished fifth in the first year of play in the Big West Conference for women's water polo. Arroyo brings a combination of playing and coaching experience to The Beach. He is a two-time member of the U.S. Men's Olympic Water Polo team (1996, 2000) and spent two years as an assistant coach at California. In 2005, he served as an assistant coach for the U.S. Men's Senior National Team planning training schedules, aiding in game preparation, organizing fundraising events, and being responsible for fundamentals, tactic implementation and conditioning. Arroyo started the Long Beach Water Polo Club catering to youth water polo players, both boys and girls, on May 1, 2010. He has also served as the head coach for the Olympic Club of San Francisco men's team (2004-05) for two years. A 1994 graduate of UC Berkeley with a degree in political science, Arroyo was a first-team All-American at Cal in 1993. He was a part of three NCAA Championship squads at Berkeley (1990, 1991, 1992). Arroyo competed on the U.S. National Team for eight years (1993-2000) helping lead the U.S. squad to numerous championships. The U.S. men's team won the World Championships in 1994 and 1998, the 1997 FINA Cup and the 1995 and 1999 Pan American Games. He also competed on the U.S. men's team at the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games. Arroyo competed for seven years overseas playing professional water polo in Greece and Spain with five different clubs (Vouliagmeni, Glyfada, CN Barcelona, Olympiakos and CN Barceloneta). He was a member of the 1998 Greek League championship team and was runner-up in 1997 and 1998 at the European Cup. Arroyo is a native of Southern California, growing up in Orange and earning 1990 Swimmer of the Year and High School Player of the Year honors from the Orange County Register at Villa Park High School. Arroyo and his wife, Erene, have a daughter, Angeliki, who was born on April 11, 2007. The couple resides in Long Beach. Women's Water Polo Home   Email this article   Printer-friendly format

Grimes was a member of the women's swim team and president of the Women's Water Polo Club. She was also a member of the USA Women's National Team. After graduating with a Bachelor's in Liberal Studies, Grimes went on to earn her Master's in Sport Management from the United States Sports Academy in 2004. She comes to Long Beach State after working with USA Water Polo as Associate Director of Sport Development. Grimes also worked as a water polo commentator at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and assistant men's and women's water polo coach at Harvard University. There she helped guide the women's team to its highest Eastern Championship finish in 10 years. Prior to working with USA Water Polo, Grimes worked in public relations for Major League Baseball and credentialing for the World Baseball Classic. Sophomore Emily Garczynski lifted Long Beach State to its first Big West Championship with her... No. 11 Long Beach State women's water polo will play as the first seed in the Big West Tournament... No. 13 Long Beach State womens water polo won the teams first Big West Title as... No. 13 Long Beach State womens water polo went the distance but came up one goal short,... No. 13 Long Beach State will look to finish the regular season strong with two key Big West... No. 17 Long Beach State women's water polo proved rank means nothing in a commanding 8-5 win over...