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Ervin Zador
• Coach for Ripon Aquatics swimming, Ripon Sea Lions, and Extended Swimming. 
• 1956 Olympic Gold Medalist in Water Polo. 
• Over 40 years of coaching experience.
• The Zador Board inventor (see Zaqua)
• Excellent ping-pong player;
• Accomplished chess player (one time chessmaster); gets very happy when you bring pumpkins at a particular swim meet;

**If you don't know who Ervin is, you should read this: Ervin in Wikipedia  and Smithsonian Magazine
Erik Zador
Head Coach for USA Swimming, Extended Swimming, Sea Lions, Ripon Water Polo, Ripon HS Swimming & Polo.                            
Swimming exp: Erik was a 4-year high school varsity swimmer receiving first places at SAC-Joaquin Sections in all events at the Frosh-Soph and Varsity levels. He also received high school Athlete of the Year Awards.  1997 Olympic Trial Times in the butterfly and freestyle 1998 West Valley Water Polo and UOP Water Polo and Swimming 2000-2004: Head coach of the Manteca Dolphins Recreational Swim Team 2008: Ripon Aquatics USS Swim coach
Water Polo exp: 1997 Delta Junior College Water Polo MVP 1998 West Valley Water Polo and UOP Water Polo and Swimming 2004 Head Coach of the Modesto High School Varsity Boys Water Polo Team.  In 2011, Erik's Ripon HS water polo team went 11-wins 3-losses in its inaugural season and qualified for Sac-Joaquin Sections.
Christine Zador
Coaches USA Swimming, extended swimming, Sea Lions and Ripon Water Polo.  Christine was a standout water polo player in high school that earned her awards as a first team all-American from 1996-1998, Sac-Joaquin sections MVP in 1997 and 1998, and the SOS outstanding athlete award in 1997.  Christine went on to play water polo for USC and scored the winning goal in 5th overtime to defeat Stanford for the title of National Champions.  Since then, Christine has remained active in coaching water polo and swimming in the community.  She coaches recreational, club, and masters swim programs, as well as a youth water polo team with her father and brother Erik at the Ripon Aquatics Center.  She has also been the head coach for two local high school swim and water polo teams, and has been assisting the Modesto Junior College water polo team for the past 2 years.
Christine's USC Player Bio here:
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