Bellevue junior selected to ODP squad | Prep sports news


March 11, 2013 · 2:09 PM

George French, a junior at Bellevue and member of the state champion water polo team and third place boys swim and dive team for the Wolverines, has been selected to play as a member of an Olympic Development squad.

French will join other athletes from Washington, Oregon and Idaho on a team that will travel to Henderson, Nev. March 22-25 to play against other top preps from the East Coast.

"I am really excited to represent the Pacific Northwest, my state, my club team and my high school in this level of play," French said in a statement. "I have had a lot of great coaches though the years that have helped me get to this point."

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