Irvine, CA - June 11 - The roster for the Men's Youth National Team has been announced for the 2026 World Aquatics U18 Water Polo Championships in Rio Maior, Portugal. The competition gets underway on June 27 and will run through July 4 while featuring some of the best pipeline players in the nation.

Results and information can be found from World Aquatics. See below for roster and schedule.

Men's Youth National Team Roster

Name		Position	Hand	Club	Zone
Tyler Anderson		Center	Left	Newport Beach Water Polo	Southern Pacific
Kenly Axline		Center	Right	San Diego Dons Water Polo Club	Pacific Southwest
Dexter Black		Attacker	Left	La Jolla United Water Polo Club	Pacific Southwest
Connor Colman		Attacker	Right	Mission Water Polo Club	Southern Pacific
Flynn Guenther		Attacker	Right	Trojan Water Polo (CA)	Coastal California
Kai Kaneko		Attacker	Right	Newport Beach Water Polo	Southern Pacific
Jonas Ransford		Goalkeeper	Right	Mission Water Polo Club	Southern Pacific
Lucas Ruano		Attacker	Right	American River Water Polo Club	Central California
Jackson Shaw		Attacker	Right	Greenwich Aquatics	Northeast
Sungwon Shin (Aden)		Attacker	Right	San Diego Shores Water Polo Club	Pacific Southwest
Rafael Suarez-Abraham		Goalkeeper	Right	Santa Cruz Water Polo Club	Pacific
Grayson Taylor		Center	Right	San Diego Dons Water Polo Club	Pacific Southwest
Jett Taylor		Center Defender	Right	San Diego Dons Water Polo Club	Pacific Southwest
Tristan Tucker		Center	Right	Lamorinda Water Polo	Pacific
Wyatt Williamson		Attacker	Right	Pride Water Polo Academy	Coastal California

Head Coach - Ross Sinclair
Asst Coach - Thomas Corcohran
Asst Coach - Jake Liechty
Team Manager - Austin Seachrest

Men's Youth National Team Schedule
June 27 - USA vs. China at 7:30am pt
June 28 - USA vs. Italy at 7:30am pt
June 29 - USA vs. Spain at 6:00am pt
June 30 - TBD (Crossover)
July 1 - TBD (Crossover)
July 2 - TBD (Quarterfinals)
July 3 - TBD (Semifinals)
July 4 - TBD (Finals)