Water Polo (Girls)
Head Coach - Doug Wright
Doug Wright has led the
Davis Senior High School girls’ water polo program for 24 seasons and was the
girls swim team coach for 12 seasons. Wright started at Davis Senior High
School in 1994 as the head coach for girls swimming and took over the
girls’ water polo program in 1996, the year it gained CIF recognition as a
varsity sport. Wright also is the girls program director for the Davis
Water Polo Club where he has been a coach for the past 24 years.
During his tenure, Wright
has collected 15 Division I CIF Section water polo titles and 4 Division 1
CIF Section swimming titles. Wright is in his 23rd year teaching.
Wright started his
coaching career in 1990 as coach of the boys’ high school water polo team
at Menlo-Atherton High School, his alma matar. Shortly thereafter, Wright
attended UC Davis where he both swam and played water polo. As
a senior, Wright earned All-American status in the 200 butterfly and 200
freestyle relay, helping UC Davis capture the Pacific Collegiate Swimming
Conference title and a third place finish at the NCAA DII Championships. As a
team captain in water polo, he was named second-team All-WWPA. Wright earned
his degree in Art History in 1994.
Wright served as Assistant
Coach for UC Davis Women’s and Men's Water Polo programs from 1993 to
1997. Wright also served as the Central Zone USA Water Polo Youth
Coach from 1997-1998 and USA Water Polo National Youth Team Head Coach from
1999-2000.
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