Rhinos Team
š„Spring 2024 Pool Sessions
Join us on Saturdays February 24th at the San Leandro High School Pool. We'll have one class for returning students (10-11:30am) and a class for beginning students (11:30am-1:00pm). There are only 15 spots for each class, so sign up soon! Click here to sign up.
All equipment is provided, but we recommend bringing a wetsuit if you have one. The water is warm, but the air temperature can be chilly. No experience necessary, open to youth ages 12-18 and beginners.Ā Ā
Click HERE to support our Youth Program ā„ļø!
The Rhinos
The Rhinos were founded in 2013 by coaches Peter Hargreaves and Alexander Izmailov. The Rhinos participated in the 2013 US Nationals in Mountain View, CA, the 2014 Canadian Nationals in Edmonton, Alberta and the 2016 US Nationals in Los Angeles. Our Rhinos have won first place at the 2022 Cup Of the West (COW) tournament in Mountain View, CA. This year our Fire Rhino and Water Rhino teams have made their debut in the B division at the 2023 Cup Of the West (COW) tournament.
Our successful Youth Program has over 15 kids ranging in ages between 9 to 17. Click here for more information on youth sessions.
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Peter Hargreaves
Former coach of the Men USA National Team Peter Hargreaves fosters teamwork, discipline and paddling skills in each participant.Ā
Current focus: develop the USA Under 21 National Team.Ā
Outside of polo, Peter teaches music in the San Leandro school district.
Alexander (Izzy) izmailov
Former coach of the Men Russian National Team Alexander Izmailov helped Peter Hargreaves to start kids kayak polo program in Bay Area ten years ago.
Alexander (Sasha) Izmailov
Sveta Platonova
With 20+ years of exploring kayaking Iāve tried it all. Polo is very appealing to me due to its uniqueness of being a team sport. Nothing builds up friendship as well as working together, winning, or losing as a team. Bay Area Kayak Polo club has welcomed me with unconditional support on and off the water when Iāve moved to the Bay Area, and 10 years later I'm still finding myself enjoying our weekly sessions, learning new skills, and meeting new people.
Sam Reifsnyder
Former coach of the Men USA National Team national team.
Current focus: Help promote the sport of kayak polo in the USA.Ā
Outside polo, Sam is a wastewater engineer š©. He is quite the nerd when it comes to astronomy and space-related topics. His favorite movie/book/tv show genre is unsurprisingly Sci-fi.