Peter Asch

Peter Gregory Asch "Pasch" (born October 16, 1948) is a retired American water polo player from the United States, who won the bronze medal with the Men's National Team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Asch is Jewish.[1][2][3]

Peter Asch

Personal information
Born	January 25, 1947 (age 74)
Medal record Men's water polo Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1972 Munich Team competition

During his college career at UC Berkeley, Asch served as water polo team captain from 1968–1969, earned All-America honors in water polo for the Bears three straight years from 1967–69, and finished second in the first ever NCAA men's water polo championship. In addition, set the record for spending 9 straight hours at Kip's – along with the Shark, WilloDome, the Freak and the Snake. He also served as chapter president for Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.

Asch currently lives in California. In 1984, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.[4][5]

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in water polo
• List of select Jewish water polo players

References

1. The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes.
2. Jews and the Olympic Games.
3. Encyclopaedia Judaica.
4. "Peter Asch (1984)". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
5. "Hall of Fame Inductees". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved 18 September 2020.

External links

• Peter Asch at International Olympic Committee
• Peter Asch at Olympic Channel
• Peter Asch at Olympedia
• Peter Asch at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
• Peter Asch at USA Water Polo Hall of Fame