The three-time All-American competed for UCLA and made his Senior National Team debut at the 2013 FINA World Championship in Barcelona, Spain. A strong defender that returned to Senior National Team competition following the 2016 Games.
INTERNATIONAL/CLUB
Scored 6 goals at 2019 Pan American Games in Lima...Tallied 5 goals at the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju...Scored 3 goals at 2018 FINA Intercontinental Tournament...Recorded 2 goals at 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest...Scored 3 goals helping Team USA to fourth-place finish at 2017 FINA World League Super Final…Represented Team USA for over 50 days in summer 2013 at FINA World Championship, FINA Junior World Championship, and World University Games.
PROFESSIONAL
Competes for Palaio Faliro in Greece...In 2018-19 competed in A1 Ethniki—Apollon Smyrnis Athens, Greece (third-place finishers)…2017-18 competed in Serie A1—C.N. Posillipo Napoli, Italy.
COLLEGE
Competed for the UCLA Men’s water polo team…In 2016, played 22 matches, making 10 starts…Named Honorable Mention All-American for the third-straight year and earned Honorable Mention All-MPSF…Fifth on team and 19
thin the MPSF in scoring with 23 goals on 58 attempts, converting at 39.7 percent rate…Scored season- and career-high-tying 3 goals in 9-3 win over No. 9 Pepperdine…Scored at least 1 goal in 14 of 27 games he played, including eight multiple-goal games…Also had 12 assists (tied for 10
thon team), 10 steals, six field blocks (tied for 4
thon team), and nine earned exclusions (tied for 7
thon team)…In 2015, played in 27 matches, making 19 starts…Honorable Mention All-American in 2015…9
thon team in scoring with 17 goals on 47 attempts, converting at 36.2 percent rate…Scored season-high 2 goals in 12-6 win over No. 9 Pepperdine, a 13-6 win at Loyola Marymount, and a 11-5 win against No. 2 Pacific…Scored at least 1 goal in 14 of 27 games he played, including three multiple-goal games…Had 12 assists, 14 steals, nine field blocks (4
thon team), and seven earned exclusions…In 2014, played in 27 matches, making 13 starts…Honorable Mention All-American…Scored 17 goals (13
thon team) on 48 attempts, converting at 35.4 percent rate…Scored season- and career-high-tying 3 goals in win over No. 9 UC Irvine…Almost half of his season scoring (8 goals) 8 goals came against the top teams in the country (4 vs. USC, 2 vs. Stanford, 1 vs. Long Beach State, 1 vs. California)…Had 13 steals, 11 assists, six field blocks, and nine earned exclusions…In 2013, played in 29 matches, making five starts…Scored 19 goals (12
thon the team) on 52 attempts, converting at 36.5 percent rate…Scored a season-high 3 goals in win vs. Concordia…Had at least 1 goal in 11 matches, scoring multiple goals seven times…Tied for fifth on team with 12 earned exclusions and was sixth in field blocks with nine…Registered 14 assists and 10 steals.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Loyola High School in Los Angeles, CA…Named Loyola High School Athlete of the Year in 2012…1
stTeam All C.I.F.-SS D1 …1
stTeam All-Southern California Water Polo …1
stTeam All C.I.F.-SS D1, LA84 Foundation …Mission League, D1, “Player of the Year”…Team MVP…Captain's Award…USA Men’s Junior National Team: XII Memorial 24 Giugno 2000, Catania, Italy: All-Tournament Player…2011 1
stTeam All C.I.F.-SS D1 …1
stTeam All-Southern California Water Polo…1
stTeam All C.I.F.-SS D1, LA84 …2
ndTeam California-Hawaii All-American…1
stTeam All Mission League, D1…3
rdTeam Water Polo All-American: NISCA/Speedo Boys…Loyola HS, Varsity MVP, Offensive…USAWP ODP Southern California All-Regional Team…2010 All C.I.F.-SS Division I…1
stTeam All Mission League, D1…U16, IRONMAN League, MVP… USAWP National Junior Olympics, All American…USAWP ODP Southern California All-Regional Team.
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS
- 2019 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, LIMA, PERU, 1ST PLACE
- 2019 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, GWANGJU, SOUTH KOREA, 9TH PLACE
- 2018 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 7THPLACE
- 2018 FINA INTERCONTINENTAL TOURNAMENT, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, 1STPLACE
- 2017 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 13THPLACE
- 2017 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, RUZA, RUSSIA, 4THPLACE
- 2015 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES, GWANGJU, REPUBLIC OF KOREA
- 2013 FINA MEN'S JUNIOR WATER POLO CHAMPIONSHIP, SZOMBATHELY, HUNGARY
- 2013 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BARCELONA, SPAIN
- 2013 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES, KAZAN, RUSSIA
- 2012 FINA WORLD YOUTH WATER POLO CHAMPIONSHIPS, PERTH, AUSTRALIA
FUN FACTS
Twitter: @chancellor04
Instagram: chancellorramirez
What was the moment you knew you wanted to represent your country in the Olympic Games? Was it always in the sport of water polo?
I knew I wanted to represent the USA in the Olympics Games at a young age. I loved to swim, but I also loved to ski. Once I began water polo and made my first USA National water polo team, I knew I had a unique opportunity to play, compete, and represent my country alongside other great American and world Athletes.
What is your hidden talent?
I can hold my breath for two minutes.
What is your favorite karaoke song?
“What I Got” by Sublime.
If you could compete in another sport during the Olympic Games what would it be and why?
Downhill skiing because skiing is my favorite Winter Olympic sport.
What is one thing you have to have with you when you travel?
Compex (Electrode Stimulation Technology).
What is your biggest fear?
Failure.
What causes are most dear to your heart?
Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
What are two truths and a lie about you?
I have traveled to more countries outside the USA than states in the USA.
I have dual citizenship.
I have played water polo since I was 9 years old.
Do you have a nickname? How did you get it?
“Chance” because it’s shorter and easier to pronounce.
What song would be included on your life's soundtrack?
“People Watching” by Jack Johnson.
What advice would you give your younger self, and what would you remind your older self?
I would tell myself to “just play and focus on the present.”