Peter Asch

Peter Gregory Asch "Pasch" (born October 16, 1948) is a retired American water polo player from the United States, who won the bronze medal with the Men's National Team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. He received a gold medal in 1971 and a silver medal in 1975 with the American Water Polo Team in the PanAm Games, and was rated as one of the best players in the World from 1971 to 1976. He graduated from the University of California Berkeley in 1971 where he competed in Water Polo, and later worked in banking.

Asch is Jewish, and attended Santa Clara High School. He was a member of the Santa Clara Swim Club, founded by George Haines, an exceptional California swim coach who was an Olympic Coach and coached Mark Spitz who also attended Santa Clara High, and Don Schollander. During Asch's High School Years, Santa Clara Swim Club was located at Santa Clara High School and had a Water Polo Team. During his High School years, he became an All-American Water Polo Player twice while swimming for championship Teams with the DeAnza Aquatic Club.

During his college career at UC Berkeley, Asch served as water polo team captain from 1968 to 1969, earned All-America honors in water polo for the Bears three straight years from 1967 to 1969, and finished second in the first ever NCAA men's water polo championship. He also served as chapter president for Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.

Asch was on the American Athletic Union National Outdoor Championship Teams in 1969, 70, and 73, and from 1974 to 1976. He represented the De Anza Aquatic & Concord Swim Clubs.

In June 1972, Asch was selected to participate in a Tour of Europe by the Olympic Committee from June 17-July 2, after which he began Olympic training. The American Team was head coached by Monte Nitzkowski, who would coach Water Polo in four Olympic years. Provided by Wikipedia