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Both are very typical of Eastern collegiate water polo stars in that they made transcontinental trips to come here. Guerra hails from the hotbed of water polo talent, Southern California, where there are four separate divisions for high school competition...
Interestingly, neither Guerra nor even Fasi chose to come to Cambridge thinking they would play polo here. Guerra says he didn't even know of the club team's existence when he was applying. And Fasi remembers that "out of six schools I applied to. Harvard was the only one that didn't recruit me for water polo." He wasn't planning to play here until he heard in May 1980 of the switch to varsity status...
...Guerra complains jokingly of the teasing he received for being a little overweight in September. His most popular nickname was "Michelin...
...pair of games versus MIT earlier this month. In the first, Fasi's absence due to an injury was a big factor in MIT's 11-7 upset win. In the rematch, he was an offensive catalyst in a 25-14 Harvard rout. In contrast, according to Pike. Guerra is the one on the deck who keeps everyone loose before practice--as in a pre-game warmup when he helped the team get psyched for a game with Notre Dame by leading a rendition of the Irish fight song. (Harvard...
...sure whether he'll be back for a fourth year, though he's strongly tempted to stay at least one semester next year--especially if it's a strong recruiting year--to see how far the team can go. He'll finish out this season at least, as Guerra will finish his Harvard polo career, when the aquamen face Yale Friday night at Blodgett...