Guy Baker
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| Title | Head coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Lamorinda Water Polo Club, Director | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conference | Mountain Pacific Sports (MPSF) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1961 (age 64–65) Riverside, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1983-1987 | Cal State Long Beach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1985-1990 | Cal State Long Beach Asst. Coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991-2000 | Univ. Cal. Los Angeles (UCLA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998-2008 | U.S. Women's Water Polo National Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008-2012 | Director of Olympic Development | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012-2016 | Canadian Women's Nat. Team Qatar Olympic Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-2024+ | Director, Lamorinda Water Polo Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Overall | 95-3 UCLA Women (1995-1998) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 7 NCAA titles, 4 Men, 3 Women (UCLA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Awards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA Hall of Fame 2014 USA Water Polo Hall of Fame 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Guy Baker was a head coach for the United States women's national water polo team from 1998-2008. Dominant and consistent on the international stage, under Baker's direction the U.S. National Women's Water Polo team won an Olympic silver medal in Sydney in 2000, a bronze medal in Athens in 2004, and a silver medal in Beijing in 2008. After securing his accomplished record as a U.S. National Women's team Water Polo Coach, he served as the Director Of Olympic Development for USA Water Polo through 2012, and during his tenure, the U.S. Women's National team captured a gold medal in the 2012 London Summer Olympics under Head Coach Adam Krikorian.
Prior to his time with the Women's U.S. National team, Baker coached a formerly struggling UCLA Water Polo Team from 1991-2000 to seven national NCAA titles, with four men's championships and 3 women's championships. As a result of his record with the U.S. women's team, he became recognized as one of the most successful water polo coaches in Olympic history. In 2018, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.