Ep.13 - Tyler Abramson - 2019 NCAA Champion and current player for Stanford talks season outlook, 2018-2019 season, and National Team experience

Ep.13 - Tyler Abramson - 2019 NCAA Champion and current player for Stanford talks season outlook, 2018-2019 season, and National Team experience

Author: All Access Water Polo August 27, 2021 Duration: 41:42

In Episode 13, we talk with current Stanford Men's Water Polo player and 2019 NCAA Champion, Tyler Abramson. We talk about the 2021 season outlook (1:25-3:53), scout team insights and game film study (3:54-10:13), 2018 NCAA final, team mindset, and the 2019 Natty (10:14-18:52), how carpooling led him to where he is today and his background in the sport (18:53-25:29), USA Men's National Team experience and the upcoming 2024 Olympics (25:30-32:10), and some rapid fire questions to end it out (32:11-41:02)


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