2:01pm | Five Long Beach Shore Aquatics water polo teams have qualified to compete in the National Junior Olympics slated for July 30 – Aug. 2 in Irvine.

A 10-and-under co-ed team, 12-and-under boys team, 14-and-under boys team, 16-and-under boys team and 18-and-under boys team all qualified to head to the national competition.

The teams each battled it out against 11 other teams in their respective age groups during the qualifying matches, which ended with the 10 and under team placing third, the 12 and under team placing third, the 14 and under team placing fifth, the 16 and under team placing eighth and the 18-and-under team placing fourth.

All five teams are playing in the highest brackets, according to Long Beach Shore Aquatics.

A number of Olympic hopefuls, including Chay Lapin, Tony Acevedo, Adam Wright, Ryan Bailey, Tim Hutton, Matt Sagehorn, Lauren Silver and Lauren Wenger, who all currently play on the Men’s and Women’s national water polo teams, all hail from Shore Aquatics.

The water polo and swim teams compete year round, with the swim team currently gearing up for summer dual meets and competition against other local clubs. Visit ShoreAquatics.com for more information.

Below are lists of the players, all of whom are from Long Beach and Seal Beach, who are headed to the Junior Olympics at the end of July.

10-and-under (coached by Nick Korsgaden, Dan Tyner and Rick Dilday)
Josie Hahn, Brett Peoples, Max Berg, Skye Buchanan, Chase Dodd, Jack Dunbar, Christian Shaw, Bridgett England, Spencer Arcese, Trevor Arcese, Simon Wiviott, Cameron Ela, David Nakano and Janna Tauscher.

12-and-under (coached by Scott Swanson and Joe Sherrin)
Jack Berg, Garrett Harryman, Alan Peoples, Curtis Jarvis, Wyatt Hess, Jack Connolly, Keaton Forte, Hannes Daube, Kirby Slater, Maxwell Vandevert, Nicholas Van Horn, Austin Sherlock, Jack Calhoun andMathias Pattersson. 

14-and-under (coached by John Foster)
Justin Jarvis, Jared Parker, Max Eddy, Michael Mackenbach, Spencer Allen, Jake Gulian, Quincy Irving, Daniel Shrout, Zachary D’Sa, Grant LaBounty, J.T. Hoy, Zack Traversi, James Applegate and Curt Hoffman. 

16-and-under (coached by Scott Swanson)
Jake Becker, Murphy Slater, Jake Davis, Dylan Pinckert, Ryan Castro, Zac Polmanteer, Borna Poursheikhani, Jake Outsen, Matt Shrout, Ian Decker, Marty Kurimsky, Noah Walter, Andrew San Jose and Luke Ceverha. 

18-and-under (coached by Joe Bilish and John Foster)
Noah Le Beau, Thomas Martinho, Max Irving, Michael Carrillo, Jackson Kimbell, Jake Ctvrtlik, Brock Gordon, Ryan Bixby, Brandon D’Sa, Erik Vogelzang, Nathan Golla, Willis Allen, Nick Hoy and Garrett Bennett.