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Olympian Genai Kerr

POSITION: Goalkeeper
HEIGHT: 6' 8"
WEIGHT: 225 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Imperial Beach, CA
EDUCATION: UC Irvine 2000

CLUB: Long Beach Shore

BIRTHDAY: 12/25/76
BIRTHPLACE: Los Angeles, CA

INTERNATIONAL/CLUB: Is an explosive net minder with great passing ability… Key member to Long Beach Shore Aquatics' defense at the 2006 Premier League series with 141 saves… Played in USA's gold-medal win over Brazil at the 2003 Pan American Games to secure the United States' place in the Athens Olympics... Was the starting goalkeeper for Newport at 2003 American Water Polo League finals, helping his team to a first-place finish… Had 57 saves in six games during FINA World League play in 2002, including a season-high 12 against Russia… Was in the net for Newport's championship run at the 2002 Men's Senior Nationals… Started training with the National team in 1998 and made his first start at the World Championship Qualification Tournament in March of 2001.

COLLEGE: Earned Collegiate All-American Honors in 1999 and 1998 at UC Irvine under Coach Ted Newland... Led the MPSF in saves in 1998... Named Big West Conference Male Scholar Athlete of the Year his senior year.

HIGH SCHOOL: Starred in water polo and basketball at Coronado High School… Ran track at Chula Vista High School.

PERSONAL: Got involved in water polo on accident, he followed the whistles to what he thought was a basketball game and ended up at the pool… Enjoys painting, photography, cooking and other sports… His artwork has been featured in several exhibitions… Favorite foods are jerk chicken and Thai food… Was named one of the “Sexiest Men in Sports” by Sports Illustrated for Women in 2002… Has coached water polo at Long Beach City College and taught at Sage Hill School for 6 years… Earned Bachelor's degrees in Studio Arts and Education.

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS:

2007 Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1st place

2007 FINA World Championships, Melbourne, Australia, 9th Place

2006 ASUA Cup, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1st place

2006 FINA World League Super Finals, Athens, Greece, 5th Place

2004 Olympic Games, Athens, Greece, 7th place

2003 FINA World League Super Finals, New York, NY, 3rd place

2003 Pan American Games, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1st place

2003 FINA World Championships, Barcelona, Spain, 6th place

2003 U.S. Cup, Stanford, CA, United States, 2nd place

2002 FINA World Cup, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 7th place

2001 FINA World Championships, Fukuoka, Japan, 7th place 

2001 World Championships Qualifier, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1st place