Sport: Water Polo – Utility (Team Captain)

Birthday: April 27th, 1983

Hometown: Coronado, CA

College: Pepperdine University, Bachelor’s in Economics ’05, Hardin-Simmons University, Master’s in Business Administration

Five time Olympian, Olympic silver medalist (2008 Beijing), member of five winning US teams at Pan Am Games (2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019), member fourth place US team at 2009 FINA World Championships, All-American at Pepperdine.

Tokyo will be Jesse’s fifth Olympics (2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing, 2012 London, 2016 Rio, 2020 Tokyo). He is tied with fellow NYAC water polo player, Tony Azevedo, for most Olympic Games played by a US water polo player. Jesse was born in Kailua, Hawaii, grew up in Coronado, CA, and spent seven years competing for a spectrum of teams in the European Champions’ League. He has played for the US in seven FINA World Championships (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2019).

Jesse, along with his fellow American teammates, finished 6th in men’s water polo at the Tokyo Games.