Water Polo Signs Maxim Smirnov to NLI
11/22/2023 2:02:00 PM | Men's Water Polo
MALIBU, Calif. – Israel native, Maxim Smirnov will join the Pepperdine water polo team next year after recently signing a national letter-of-intent, Head Coach Terry Schroeder announced today.
"We are excited to sign Maxim," said Schroeder. "Our goal is to compete for conference and NCAA titles and having a goalie of Maxim's caliber will help us to achieve those goals."
"We are excited to have Maxim join our Waves Family!" said Associate Head Coach Merrill Moses. "He has a wealth of international experience and I look forward to working with him to help him compete to be one of the best goalies in the country."
Maxim Smirnov - Goalie - Petah Tikva, Israel - Amal Bet
Competed for the Hapoel Petah Tikva club team from 2013-2021 … Also played for the Hapoel Qiryat Tivon club program from 2021-2023 ... Helped his U17 team to qualify for the European championship in 2019 … In 2022, Smirnov earned a Senior European Championship qualification which was held in the Spaladium Arena in Split, Croatia … Also participated in the World Maccabiah Games in 2022… Competed in the National Israeli Cup in 2023 … Attended Amal Bet High School.
Smirnov says he chose to attend Pepperdine because "it's an amazing school with an incredible water polo program."
"We are excited to sign Maxim," said Schroeder. "Our goal is to compete for conference and NCAA titles and having a goalie of Maxim's caliber will help us to achieve those goals."
"We are excited to have Maxim join our Waves Family!" said Associate Head Coach Merrill Moses. "He has a wealth of international experience and I look forward to working with him to help him compete to be one of the best goalies in the country."
Maxim Smirnov - Goalie - Petah Tikva, Israel - Amal Bet
Competed for the Hapoel Petah Tikva club team from 2013-2021 … Also played for the Hapoel Qiryat Tivon club program from 2021-2023 ... Helped his U17 team to qualify for the European championship in 2019 … In 2022, Smirnov earned a Senior European Championship qualification which was held in the Spaladium Arena in Split, Croatia … Also participated in the World Maccabiah Games in 2022… Competed in the National Israeli Cup in 2023 … Attended Amal Bet High School.
Smirnov says he chose to attend Pepperdine because "it's an amazing school with an incredible water polo program."
