High School — Three year letterwinner in water polo and four year letterwinner in swimming at Iolani School in Honolulu, HI, under coaches Aaron Chaney and Brian Lee, respectively ... Third- team All-American in 1999, sixth-team All-American in 1998 ... ILH Player of the Year, First-team All-ILH as a senior ... Two-year captain who led team to an ILH Championship in 1999 ... Two-time league 2nd team All Star in 200 free.
Personal — Full name: Reyn T. Kurihara ... Born January 28, 1982 in Honolulu, HI ... Has one brother and two sisters ... Enjoys the creativity that water polo allows a player to bring to the game ...Says winning the ILH water polo title was his biggest athletic career thrill ... Believes that water polo is the most physically intense sport.