Elite's inaugural camp in Seattle will be held Rogers High School Aquatic Center.  Rogers Aquatic Center is home to both the boys' and girls' water polo state championships.

Elite Camp Staff

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DAN KLATT

HEAD COACH, UC IRVINE

2004 US OLYMPIC TEAM MEMBER

2-TIME NCAA ALL-AMERICAN

This spring, Dan will be entering his seventh season as head coach of the UCI women's water polo program.

The UCI graduate was a member of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team that competed in Athens, Greece.

Dan also spent the 2007 & 2008 seasons as head assistant coach with the UC Irvine men's water polo program.

Klatt graduated from UCI in 2001 with a degree in social sciences before joining the U.S. National team. While at UCI, Klatt was a two-time All-American in water polo and a first-team All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) choice. He also swam for the Anteaters from 1997-1999, capturing the 50 and 100-yard freestyle titles at the 1999 Big West Championships.

KRSTO SBUTEGA

2008 PETE CUTINO AWARD FINALIST

2008 1ST-TEAM ALL-AMERICAN

3-TIME ALL-AMERICAN

CURRENT MEMBER, MONTENEGRO NATIONAL TEAM

5TH ALL-TIME, SCORING, UCLA

Krsto Sbutega has just completed a career at UCLA that will forever cement his place as one of the Bruin greats. Sbutega was prolific around the cage in his four-year career as he scored 143 goals, placing him 5th all-time in the UCLA record books. For his efforts this past fall, Krsto was named 1st Team All-America by the ACWPC. Furthermore, Krsto's efforts have rewarded him with a trip to the Olympic Club this June as he will be one of three candidates up for the Pete Cutino Award, which is presented each year to the nation's best water polo player.

Sbutega has scored no less than 30 goals in each of the last three seasons. This past fall, Krsto netted a team high of 50 goals, making him the first Bruin since Brett Ormsby (2004 US Olympian) to score 50 or more goals in a season. 

Slight in stature (6 feet tall), Krsto's ability to score at the Division I and international level is a direct result of his concentration on shooting. His ability to manipulate defenses and goalies has been proven in any scenario: front court, isloation, counter attack, 6-on-5, bad angle and penalty shots. We are excited for Krsto to be a part of the Elite Polo staff this summer and know his experience and skill will enhance that of any player.

CATHARINE VON SCHWARZ

HEAD COACH, LONG BEACH STATE, 2006-2008

US SENIOR NATIONAL TEAM, 1995-2003

5-TIME NCAA CHAMPION

4-TIME ALL-AMERICAN

Catharine von Schwarz was head coach at Long Beach State from 2006 through 2008.  Prior to her time at Long Beach, 'Cat' spent two years as the head coach of the 18 and under, 20 and under and senior women's teams for the Los Angeles Water Polo Club.

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von Schwarz was a member of the U.S. Senior National Team from 1995-2003. She competed in over 100 international matches during her professional career, and was the second alternate for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. The USA team earned numerous honors during her time on the squad including a second place finish at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada and a fourth place finish at the 2001 World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

From 1991-97 she was a member of the U.S. Junior National Team, serving as team co-captain in 1996 and captain in 1997. In 1994 the junior team won the Junior Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba and in 1996 they once again won the Junior Pan American Games title. She gained further international experience as a player competing for two Italian A-1 Professional League teams. In 2001-02 she competed with I.G.M. Ortigia of Siracusa, Sicily, Italy and from 2004-05 she played for Rari-Nantes Florentia of Florence, Italy.

She began her coaching career as an undergraduate assistant coach at UCLA in 2000-01 where the Bruins won the 2001 NCAA Championship. She then spent one year as an assistant coach at Golden West College before heading over to play professionally in Italy. In 2003-04 she was a full-time assistant coach at UCLA.

von Schwarz played her collegiate water polo at UCLA (1995-2000). She was a four-year letterwinner with the Bruins and was a part of four NCAA Championships (1996, 1997, 1998, 2000). von Schwarz was selected as the UCLA Player of the Year in 2000 as a senior and was the co-Player of the Year in 1997. She earned four All-America and four All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) honors as well.