24 Facts About Wolf Wigo

Wolf Wigo was born on May 8,1973 and is an American water polo player and water polo coach.

Wolf Wigo has played competitive water polo at the national level since age 13.

Wolf Wigo was named Swimmer of the Decade at New York's Bronx High School of Science and quickly found success in the activity.

Wolf Wigo longed for competitive play and soon took up water polo, playing with the St Francis College Youth Water Polo Club in Brooklyn Heights, New York.

Wolf Wigo was a National Prep All-American three years in a row.

Additionally, while Wolf Wigo was still in high school he became a member of the only 17-and-under team from outside California to win the national Junior Olympics in water polo.

Wolf Wigo remains one of only 9 athletes in Stanford's history to be named All-American all four years in college.

In 1995, along with swimmer Jenny Thompson, Wolf Wigo was named an outstanding senior athlete.

Wolf Wigo is a 1996 graduate of Stanford with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science.

Wolf Wigo was chosen for the United States National Water Polo team in 1993.

Wolf Wigo competed in the Olympic Games in 1996,2000, and 2004, and was team captain from 2001 to 2004.

Wolf Wigo led his 2000 Olympic team in Sydney, Australia as the leading scorer, having earned 16 goals.

Wolf Wigo helped the US Men's National Team win the 1997 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup.

Between the 2000 and the 2004 Olympics Wolf Wigo was a star on the Ethnikos Piraeus team in Athens, Greece.

Wolf Wigo is still active in USA Water Polo's Premier League, playing for the New York Athletic Club team.

Wolf Wigo netted 3 goals in the 2006 final game, notching a second consecutive Premier League championship for the NYAC.

Wolf Wigo served as an assistant water polo coach at Stanford in 1995,1996, and later in 2001 when the Cardinal won the NCAA Championship.

Wolf Wigo was head coach for the Saddleback El Toro Water Polo Club for two years, and became the UC Santa Barbara men's water polo coach in April 2005, and women's water polo coach in May 2008.

Wolf Wigo served as an analyst for NBC Sports coverage of water polo at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.

In December 1998, Wolf Wigo was in his father's backyard pool trying to win a bet with his 12-year-old younger twin brothers Drac and Janson that he couldn't swim 20 laps underwater.

Wolf Wigo blacked out from lack of oxygen because he hyperventilated before he got into the water.

Wolf Wigo's father dived in, pulled him out, and performed CPR, saving his life.

The Wolf Wigo twins played for Northeast High School in Oakland Park, Florida, reaching the Florida state championship game in 2004 and helping Northeast win the state title in 2005 and 2006.

Wolf Wigo and his wife Barbara have a daughter, Athena, born during the 2004 Athens Olympic games.