Layne Beaubien
Height: 6-6
Weight: 220 lbs.
Birthdate: July 4, 1976
Birthplace: Coronado, Calif.
Hometown: Coronado, Calif.
Education: Stanford (1999)
Club: New York Athletic Club, CN Marseille
Pronunciation: Bo-bee-in
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
INTERNATIONAL/CLUB: Has emerged as one of the top all-around players in the world today...Is one of the sport's top center defenders...Boasts one of the strongest shooting arms on National Team...Hit for seven goals at 2007 FINA World League Super Final, including three in victory over China...Recorded five goals at 2007 Pan American Games...Scored six times at 2007 FINA World Championships...A 2004 Olympian...Two-time Pan American gold medalist...Has played professionally in Hungary, Greece, and France...First American to play in Hungarian professional league (KSI of Budapest in 1999-2000)...Captained US team at 1999 World University Games.
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS:
2008 Olympic Games, Beijing, China, 2nd Place
2007 FINA World League Super Finals, Berlin, Germany, 5th Place
2007 Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1st Place
2007 FINA World Championships, Melbourne, Australia, 9th Place
2006 ASUA Cup, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, 1st Place
2006 FINA World League Super Finals, Athens, Greece, 5th Place
2004 Olympic Games, Athens, Greece, 7th Place
PROFESSIONAL: Plays for CN Marseille.
COLLEGE: Earned All-American honors following 1998 and 1997 seasons...MPSF Co-MVP in 1998.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Coronado High School in California...Began playing water polo because it was the only successful sport at his high school.
PERSONAL:
Enjoys reading, writing and exploring...Best water polo experience was representing USA on World All-Star Team in Hungary and in 2004 Athens Olympic Games...Took year off from Stanford to travel through Europe, Africa, Asia, and Central America.
- Favorite Food: Greek
- Favorite Movies: "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," "Hatari!"
- Favorite Actor: Phillip Seymour Hoffman
- Favorite Actress: Scarlett Johansson
- Favorite Song: "Hard to Handle" by Otis Redding
- Favorite Musical Artists: Bad Brains, Fugazi, and Israel Vibration
- Best Present Ever Received: Tickets to NBA All-Star Weekend in Miami with his dad
