The jewel of the Soka athletic complex, the pool promises to be one of the fastest in the world. 50 meters of state-of-the-art construction features a Mirtha deck-level water system for full training capabilities. Along with the high end aquatic facilities, Elite campers will have full use of the university's locker rooms and team rooms throughout the weekend. This is one of the premier aquatic facilities in the United States.

Elite Camp Staff

ADAM KRIKORIAN
HEAD COACH, UCLA BRUINS. 13-TIME NCAA DIVISION I CHAMPION. 1995 ALL-AMERICAN

There may not be another head coach in any sport throughout the country who has accomplished more than Adam Krikorian in such a short span. In his 16 years with UCLA's water polo program as both a player and a coach, Krikorian has won an unprecedented 13 national titles - nine as a head coach, three as an assistant coach and one as a student-athlete.

As the men's water polo head coach, Krikorian has guided UCLA to three NCAA Championships and boasts a .767 winning percentage (155-47 record). Krikorian's men's water polo teams have won 80 percent of their conference matches and have finished with a perfect 8-0 MPSF record twice (1999 and 2004). In the spring of 2007, Krikorian guided the women's team to its third consecutive NCAA title and UCLA's 100th NCAA team championship. The 2007 women's water polo title marked Krikorian's fourth national championship since the start of the 2004-05 school year.

Krikorian led the men's team back to the top of the rankings in 2004. He guided the Bruins to their first perfect conference finish since 1999 and first NCAA title since winning back-to-back championships in 1999 and 2000. The 2004 squad also rattled off an 18-game winning streak, which included capturing the Nor Cal Tournament title and gaining multiple victories over the nation's other three top-ranked teams - Stanford, California and USC.

As a senior captain in 1995, Krikorian helped lead UCLA to its first men's water polo national championship since 1972. Krikorian scored two goals in the Bruins' 10-8 win over California in the NCAA championship game. During his senior season, he registered a team-best 31 goals, including one two-pointer, while earning All-America second-team honors and All-MPSF second-team accolades. A four-year letterman, Krikorian captained the team in 1994 and 1995, leading the Bruins to the NCAA Tournament in each of those seasons. He finished his Bruin career with 76 goals, including a pair of two-pointers.

MATT FLESHER
ASST. COACH, UCLA BRUINS. 3-TIME NCAA CHAMPION. 3-TIME ALL-AMERICAN

Matt Flesher is in his third season serving as an assistant coach on the UCLA men's water polo staff. Flesher, a three-time All-America selection at UCLA from 1999-2002, helped guide the Bruins to a 38-14 mark in his first two years on the coaching staff.

In his four-year career as a Bruin, Flesher led UCLA to back-to-back national championships (1999 and 2000), was twice honored as an All-MPSF athlete and finished his collegiate career with 81 goals scored.

Prior to returning to Westwood in 2005, Flesher kept busy within the international water polo ranks. He spent three seasons as a full-time member of the U.S. National Team in 2002, 2003 and 2005 and also competed for professional Greek team Ethnikos-Pireaus in 2003 and 2004. While with the National Team, Flesher competed in the World University Games in 2003 and helped guide the United States to its qualification for the Water Polo World Championships in 2005.

Flesher enjoyed his finest playing season at UCLA as a sophomore in 2000, tallying a career-high 32 goals while adding 14 assists and 16 steals. During that campaign, which earned Flesher honorable mention All-America status, he helped lead UCLA to its second consecutive national title. In 1999 as a newcomer to Westwood, the Diamond Bar native added eight goals to UCLA's 22-3 national championship team. Flesher earned third-team All-America status as a junior in 2001 after pouring in 24 goals. As a senior in 2002, Flesher was again awarded third-team All-America honors after notching 17 goals and serving as UCLA's emotional leader and co-captain.


MARKO PINTARIC
HEAD ASST. COACH, USC
5-TIME NCAA CHAMPION, 1998 NCAA PLAYER OF THE YEAR, 2-TIME ALL-AMERICAN

Former USC All-American Marko Pintaric is in his seventh season as an assistant coach of both the men's and women's water polo teams at USC.

Pintaric was a two-year starter for the Trojans in 1997 and 1998. He recorded 44 goals during the Trojans' 1998 national championship season and earned National Player of the Year and first team All-America honors. He also earned second team All-America honors in 1997. Pintaric was named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team both years. He transferred to USC from the University of Zagreb in Croatia, where he was a member of the Croatian Junior National Team (1989-94).

Along with his current coaching experience, Pintaric served as the varsity coach at Loyola High in Los Angeles during the 1999-2000 school year. He continues to play for the New York Athletic Club, where he was a member of the 2001 summer national championship team and four consecutive winter national championship teams (1999-2002).

Pintaric graduated from USC in 2000 with a degree in communications and earned his master's degree in 2003 in communications management.