By Ann Miller
Advertiser Staff Writer

Sean Kern RESIDENCE Honolulu HAWAI'I CONNECTION ’97 Punahou SPORT USA Men’s water polo HEIGHT/WEIGHT 6 feet 6, 220 pounds POSITION 2 meters CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • As a junior, Kern led UCLA to the 1999 NCAA championship, earning MVP honors and scoring four points in the semifinals and final • 1999 NCAA Player of Year and winner of the Peter J. Cutino Award, the SPORT’s equivalent to the Heisman Trophy • Played on U.S. Junior National B Team in 1996. Has been training with the U.S. national team since December, 1998, and played at the World University Games last summer, scoring eight goals. • Second youngest on Olympic team • Three-time collegiate All-American has scored 147 points in his career, leading the Bruins in scoring all three seasons • Three-time ILH Player of the Year at Punahou PREVIOUS OLYMPICS First COMPETITION at Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre, unless noted. • Sept. 22 vs. Croatia • Sept. 23 vs. Yugoslavia • Sept. 24 vs. Netherlands • Sept. 25 vs. Hungary • Sept. 26 vs. Greece • Sept. 28 classifications and quarterfinals • Sept. 29 classifications and semifinals (Sydney International Aquatic Centre) • Sept. 30 classifications and medal games (Sydney International Aquatic Centre)

Matt Kwock RESIDENCE Laguna Hills, Calif. HAWAI'I CONNECTION UH Senior SPORT Hong Kong swimming (breaststroke) HEIGHT 5 feet 10 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Qualified for 100-meter breaststroke by swimming a 1:05.21 at Mare Nostrum series event in Rome • Holds dual citizenship in United States • Owns third-fastest UH times in the 100 breaststroke (57.71) and 200 individual medley (1:54.91) • Broke Hong Kong’s record in the 100 breaststroke at 1999 World Championships • UH team’s Most Outstanding Freshman in 1998 • 1997 graduate of Laguna Hills High School in California PREVIOUS OLYMPICS First COMPETITION at Sydney International Aquatic Centre • Sept. 15 100 breaststroke heats and semifinals • Sept. 16 final