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and gave up water polo after a year.
"When my older brother David began
playing water polo on the high school
team, it quickly became the cool thing
hat sport includes pinching,
for me to do." He started playing again
gouging, wrestling, a shot
in the seventh grade.
clock, sprinting and half the
His love for the sport led him in 2002
action can't be seen.
to try out for the U.S. Water Polo
For an expert answer, ask Ann Arbor
Association Cadet National Team (age
Huron High School senior Steven
16 and under). Two hundred youth
Weinberg, who just led his River Rats to
tried out. After several cuts, he was the
a third-place finish at the Michigan
only non-California athlete out of the
High School Water Polo
21 selected for the team. That summer,
Championships and was one of seven
the team played a series of games in
players selected by the coaches to the
Yugoslavia. Selected again last year,
All-State first team.
Weinberg played against teams in Italy
The eight-team tournament, played
and Turkey.
Nov. 5-6 at East Grand Rapids High
A strong swimmer, he recorded All-
School, culminated a 50-game season
State times last year of 53.1 in the 100-
for the 180-pound, 6'1" Weinberg. "We
yard backstroke, finishing
played a lot of weekend
4th at the Division 1
tournaments," he said,
swim meet, and 52.6 in
where the team could play
the 100-yard butterfly,
as many as five games in
earning 7th place. His
two days.
backstroke time earned
Water polo is soccer in
All-American recognition,
a swimming pool. Major
and he also swam on two
tournaments are held in
Huron relay teams.
deep-water pools, so the
Weinberg also is a top-
players have no chance to
flight student, with a
rest by standing in shal-
3.89 grade point average,
low water. In high school,
and he's been considering
the players swim back and
colleges based on academ-
forth during 6- or 7-
ics and water polo. His
minute quarters of
education, he said, has
almost-continuous action.
opened up doors as well.
Weinberg led Huron in
It's not just athletics."
the state meet. The team
He is a member of the
won its first two games,
Steve Weinberg sets to shoot Ann Arbor Area
but lost to eventual cham-
for Ann Arbor Huron.
Community Foundation
pion Rockford, 7-5 (with
Youth Council, which
Weinberg scoring three
awards grants to teen groups. It has led
goals), and to eventual runnerup Ann
him to an interest in philanthropy and
Arbor Pioneer, 9-7 (Weinberg scored
twice). Huron won the third-place game business.
"The varsity teams are very intense,"
against Grandville, 9-8, with Weinberg
he said. "UCLA, which was ranked first
scoring five.
in the nation this year, trains all year
Huron had a lot of new, young talent
round. They only take off five weeks out
this year, Weinberg said, and the team
3,
of the year.
progressed throughout the season. But
Weinberg visited UCLA on a recruit-
the state tournament is intimidating for
ing rrip and is also considering
a young team. You have the eight best
Princeton, Stanford and Michigan. U-M
teams in the state, and the stands are
plays water polo on the club level, rather
filled [with spectators] for every game."
than as a varsity sport. Club team mem-
He called the young players "amazing
bers pay for their travel; training and
recruits," and believes most of them will
tournaments, while also intense, are not
help Huron during the upcoming swim
at varsity level.
season.
He is considering majoring in business
Huron water polo coach Chris
in college, and is torn between the time
Keenan describes Weinberg as a "hard
demands of water polo and academics.
worker who leads by example. He's kind
"It is something I am pondering," he
of quiet, but he always looks for oppor-
said. I
tunities to affect the team."
Weinberg has been swimming since
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new." But he hated that early experience

ALAN HITSKY
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