WALNUT, Calif. (AP) — Chase Dodd started swimming when he was just a kid. Once he began playing water polo, he was hooked.
When Ryder Dodd got a chance to follow his older brother, he was in.
“When I was around 6 years old, my mom was just like, ‘You want to hop in and play?’” Ryder Dodd said. “And I was like, ‘Yeah, of course I do.’”
That’s how it started for the Dodds, the very beginning of their road to USA Water Polo and, quite possibly, the Paris Olympics this summer. For Dylan, Quinn and Ella Woodhead, it’s a similar story.
The U.S. water polo teams for this year’s Olympics could have a much deeper connection than just a mutual love of their grueling sport. Chase and Ryder Dodd are trying to make the men’s roster, alongside Dylan and Quinn Woodhead, while Ella Woodhead is in the mix for the loaded women’s squad.
The women’s team is going to be announced on May 30, and the men’s team will be unveiled on June 18.
Storms damage homes in Oklahoma and Kansas. But in Houston, most power is restored
China releases full text of government work report
Commentary: Washington's WTO farce bane for global trade order
Executor of O.J. Simpson's estate plans to fight payout to the families of Brown and Goldman
Yvette Fielding says her Most Haunted co
Guardians of rails: Powering safe journeys for all
Senior Chinese legislator emphasizes importance of handling ethnic affairs according to the law
Dodgers acquire pitcher Yohan Ramírez from Mets for cash
Who is unhappy about Syria's return to the Arab League?
Election 2024: Biden and Trump bypassed the Commission on Presidential Debates
Middle East welcomes China's role as peace builder, rejects US determinism