Last College: UC Santa Barbara

The late Scott Hinman had an impact on the water polo and swim community that won't soon be forgotten. A water polo player at UC Santa Barbara and a member of the Santa Barbara Masters club, Hinman embarked on a coaching career in the 1970s that would see him coach at the club, collegiate and high school level while playing a pivotal role in the early days of the USA Water Polo Women's National Team. He later arrived at Irvine High School taking on swimming and water polo, coaching the likes of Olympic gold medal winning swimmer Amanda Beard. An advocate for the growth of girl's high school water polo he helped spur the first ever CIF-Southern Section championship. A fixture at the William Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine, CA, Hinman was a key piece of hosting a variety of major events at the facility.