Alex Roelse
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||
| Born | January 10, 1995 Gorinchem, Netherlands | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Water polo | |||||||||||
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Alex Willem Roelse (born January 10, 1995) is an American water polo player. Roelse was born in Gorinchem, Netherlands to parents Pieter and Mary Roelse.
High School Career
[edit | edit source]Roelse attended Winford Stebo in Utrecht, Netherlands, where he played club waterpolo since his school did not have a team.[1]
In 2013, his Senior National Team debut in November 2013, helping the Dutch place second at an international tournament in Gzira, Malta.[2]
College career
[edit | edit source]Roelse competed for UCLA from 2014 to 2017. He was a member of UCLA's 2014 NCAA Water Polo Championship team.[3][2] At UCLA Roelse majored in business economics.[3]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]He competed in the men's tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]
Roelse played in the 2018 FINA World Cup in Berlin, scored one goal, and the team came in 6th place overall. While playing in the 2018 FINA World League Super Final, he scored five goals.[1]
References
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External links
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- American male water polo players
- Olympic water polo players for the United States
- Water polo players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Gorinchem
- Water polo players from South Holland
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in water polo
- Water polo players at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- American water polo biography stubs