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Alex Bowen

  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 220
  • Hometown Santee, CA
  • Highschool Santana High School

Biography

Considered one of the best shooters on Team USA. Scored over 200 goals while at Stanford and was named a First Team All-American all four years. Currently plays professionally in France. One of the hardest shots on the team, continues to improve every year with extensive experience abroad in recent years.
 
INTERNATIONAL/CLUB
Recorded 13 goals at 2024 Olympic Games in Paris...Scored 14 goals at 2024 World Aquatics World Championships in Doha...Netted 20 goals at 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago...Notched 14 goals at 2023 World Aquatics World Championships in Fukuoka...Tallied 14 goals scored at 2023 World Aquatics World Cup in Los Angeles...Led Team USA with 15 goals at 2022 FINA World League Super Final in Strasbourg...Top Scorer at 2022 FINA World Championships with 21 goals...Named to media All-Star team for 2022 FINA World Championships...Scored 18 goals at 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo...Recorded 6 goals at 2021 FINA World League Super Final...Second on Team USA with 18 goals at 2019 Pan American Games in Lima...Scored 11 goals at the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju...Led Team USA with 10 goals at 2018 FINA World Cup in Berlin...Led Team USA with 11 goals at 2018 FINA World League Super Final in Budapest...Tied for team lead in goals scored with 11 at 2018 Final Intercontinental Tournament...Finished second in scoring for Team USA with 8 goals and 4 assists at 2017 FINA World Championships...Tied for team lead in goals scored with 8 at 2017 FINA World League Super Final…Scored three times in 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...Dropped 8 goals in 2016 FINA World League Super Final...Logged 6 goals in 2016 FINA Intercontinental Tournament...Scored 4 goals in 2015 FINA World Championships...Added 8 goals in Team USA’s Gold-medal finish during 2015 Pan American Games...Led Team USA to third-place finish with 14 goals in 2015 FINA Intercontinental tournament...Tallied 11 goals in helping Team USA to fourth-place finish at 2014 FINA World Cup...Led Team USA in scoring with 13 goals on way to fifth-place finish at 2014 FINA World League Super Final...Scored 11 goals in Gold-medal effort at 2014 FINA Intercontinental Tournament...Posted 7 goals during 2013 FINA World Cup Qualifiers...Helped United States to fifth-place mark at 2013 FINA Junior World Championships...Scored 7 goals at 2013 FINA World Championships...Tallied 7 goals in helping Team USA to fourth place at 2013 FINA World League Super Final...Added 5 goals to power United States to second place and a World Championship berth at 2013 UANA World Aquatic Championship Qualification Tournament...Member of Junior National Team that took ninth place at 2011 FINA Junior World Championships.

PROFESSIONAL
Currently competes for Noisy-le-Sec in France...Competed for Partizan in Serbia...Competed for Apollon in Greece...Competed for Miskolci VLC in Hungary from 2016-2019...Competed for Mladost Zagreb in Croatia from 2019-20...2019 Adriatic League Champion...Scored 49 goals.

COLLEGE
Attended Stanford University where he scored over 200 goals...2015 Cutino Award finalist...2014 First Team All-American…NCAA First Team All-Tournament…First Team All-MPSF…MPSF Tournament MVP…Second on team with 65 goals…2013 First Team All-American…First Team All-MPSF…Second on team with 71 goals…2012 First Team All-American…First Team All-MPSF…Second on team with 64 goals…2011 First Team All-American…MPSF Newcomer of the Year…Led team with 53 goals, including 11 hat tricks.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Santana High School in Santee, CA...Played water polo and competed on swim team all four years...Captained water polo team as a junior and senior and swim team as a junior...Helped lead Santana to Grossmont North League titles in 2007 and 2008, and to Grossmont Valley League titles in 2009 and 2010...Holds CIF San Diego Section career goals scored record with 547...Named CIF San Diego Section Player of the Year as a senior...Earned section First Team nods in 2009 and 2010, selected to Second Team in 2008...Grossmont North/Valley League MVP in 2008, 2009, 2010...Made league’s First Team all four years...2010 NISCA Second Team All-American...All-California/Hawaii Sixth Team in 2009 and First Team in 2010...Played club water polo for San Diego Shores...Helped team to third-place finish at 2010 Junior Olympics and fourth-place finish in 2011...Named Junior Olympics All-American from 2008-2011.

PERSONAL
Born in San Diego, CA...Parents are Rod and Barbara...has one younger brother, Eric.

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS
  • 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES, PARIS, FRANCE, 3RD PLACE
  • 2024 WORLD AQUATICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, DOHA, QATAR, 9TH PLACE
  • 2023 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, SANTIAGO, CHILE, 1ST PLACE
  • 2023 WORLD AQUATICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, FUKUOKA, JAPAN, 7TH PLACE
  • 2023 WORLD AQUATICS WORLD CUP, LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES, 3RD PLACE
  • 2022 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, STRASBOURG, FRANCE, 2ND PLACE
  • 2022 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 6TH PLACE
  • 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES, TOKYO, JAPAN, 6TH PLACE (Took place in 2021 due to Covid-19 Pandemic)
  • 2021 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, ATHENS, GREECE, 2ND PLACE
  • 2019 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, LIMA, PERU, 1ST PLACE
  • 2019 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, GWANGJU, SOUTH KOREA, 9TH PLACE
  • 2018 FINA WORLD CUP, BERLIN, GERMANY, 6TH PLACE
  • 2018 FINA INTERCONTINENTAL TOURNAMENT, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, 1ST PLACE
  • 2018 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 7TH PLACE
  • 2017 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 13TH PLACE
  • 2017 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, RUZA, RUSSIA, 4TH PLACE
  • 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, 10TH PLACE
  • 2016 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, HUIZHOU, CHINA, 2ND PLACE
  • 2016 FINA INTERCONTINENTAL TOURNAMENT, YOKOHAMA, JAPAN, 1ST PLACE
  • 2015 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, KAZAN, RUSSIA, 7TH PLACE
  • 2015 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, TORONTO, CANADA, 1ST PLACE
  • 2015 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, BERGAMO, ITALY, 4TH PLACE
  • 2015 FINA INTERCONTINENTAL TOURNAMENT, CORONA DEL MAR, CA, 3RD PLACE
  • 2014 FINA WORLD CUP, ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN, 4TH PLACE
  • 2014 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, DUBAI, UAE, 5TH PLACE
  • 2014 FINA INTERCONTINENTAL TOURNAMENT, SHANGHAI, CHINA, 1ST PLACE
  • 2013 FINA MEN’S JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, SZOMBATHELY, HUNGARY, 5TH PLACE
  • 2013 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BARCELONA, SPAIN, 9TH PLACE
  • 2013 FINA WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS, SANTA ANA, CA, 1ST PLACE

FUN FACTS
Hobbies, studies, interesting info: I am getting married after the Olympics.
Favorite Food: Lemon tart.
Memorable Moment: Winning our first game at the Tokyo Olympics against Japan.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2018Professional

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    6'5" 220 lbs
  • 2021Professional

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    6'5" 220 lbs
  • 2024Professional

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    6'5" 220 lbs
  • 2025Professional

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    6'5" 220 lbs