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Alexander David Wolf (born April 19, 1997) is an American born water polo goalie. He is a member of the US National Team and was named to the 2021 Olympic Team. He is also a graduate of University of Claifornia, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Biography
Alex Wolf was born in Anaheim, California. He grew up in Huntington Beach California where he attended Huntington Beach High School (HBHS) Class of 2015). As a young child he played basketball, baseball and soccer. When he was 9 his older brother started playing water polo for Huntington Beach Water Polo Club after an orthopedist steered him to water sports due to an orthopedic issue. Alex decided that he wanted to play water polo too. Since he was already tall for his age and because his brother was playing well as a goalie, the coaches put him goal . When he was 12 he began participating in the USA WAter Polo Olympic Development Program. He continued playing at HBHS and then UCLA. During High School and college he also played on the Cadet, Youth, Junior, and Senior National Teams. He is 6' 8" and 225 pounds.

Education
As a freshman at Alex started on the JV team. As a sophomore he was made starting goalie for Varsity. During High School he was MVP for all four years, earned Sunset League First team Honors for three years, and CIF First Team Honors and All American for two years. As a junior he was named to the All Orange County second team. In his senior year he was named All Orange County Player of the year. As a sophomore, he set the school record for saves in a single season and broke that record as a junior. and set a new one as a senior.

Alex also played Volleyball all four years at Huntingon Beach High School. His team went undefeated for three and a half years, He was a starting middle blocker and won two CIF championships. His senior year hea was named to All Orange County First team.

Alex graduated from UCLA with a degree in Economics where he made the Dean's list 12 out of 13 quarters. As an Incoming Freshman in the summer of 2015, he was the starting goalie at the World University Games, where UCLA represented the USA. The wone a bronze medal. Alex played backup goalie his freshman year when he won his first NCAA Championship. He redshirted his sophomore year in anticipation of ending his college career at the beginning of the training run for the 2020 Olympics. He was earned CWPA All -All american honors 3 times During his Junior year he won a second NCAA Championship and was named MVP of the tournament. He was nominated for the Cutino Award during his Senior year.

Career

 * 2011-2012 USA Water Polo Cadet National Team
 * 2012-2013 USA Water Polo Cadet National Team
 * 2013-2014 USA Water Polo Youth National Team
 * 2014 USA Water Polo Youth National Team
 * UANA Junior Pan American Championships –Riverside, CA  Gold Medal
 * Memorial di Acireale Tournament - Sicily
 * Istanbul Cup - Istanbul, Turkey
 * FINA World Youth Championships – Istanbul, Turkey
 * 2015 USA Water Polo Senior National Team
 * AQUATIC SUPER SERIES, PERTH, AUSTRALIA
 * 2015 USA Water Polo Youth National Team
 * World University Games -Seoul South Korea Bronze Medal


 * 2017 USA Water Polo Senior National Team
 * FINA MEN'S INTERCONTINENTAL QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT, GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA, Silver Medal & Best Goal Keeper
 * 2018 USA Water Polo Senior National Team
 * FINA INTERCONTINENTAL TOURNAMENT, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, Gold Medal
 * FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 7TH PLACE
 * 2019 USA Water Polo Senior National Team
 * China Wenjiang International Water Polo Tournament Gold Medal
 * FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, GWANGJU, SOUTH KOREA, 9TH PLACE
 * PAN AMERICAN GAMES, LIMA, PERU, 1ST PLACE
 * 2020 COVID
 * 2021 USA Water Polo Senior National Team
 * FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, Tiblisis, Georgia Silver MedaL

Professional Career
During the spring of 2021 Alex palyed for Hydraikos in Athens, Greece.

Personal
Alex is the youngest son of Kimberly and Kenneth Wolf; he has an older sister, Kate and anolder brother, Michael. He is an avid reader, preferring, biographies, history, and fiction. He enjoys cooking a variety of cuisines. In his free time, he dabbles in hand-crafted leather work, making shoes, wallets, totebags, and money clips. Alex enjoys playing volleyball and basket ball and is a huge fan of Bucks player Giannis Antetokounmpo.