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Who is Tony Azevedo? U.S. athletes you need to know at 2016 Rio Olympics

Sport: Water polo

Age: 34 (born Nov. 21, 1981)

Hometown: Long Beach, Calif.

Social: @tonyazevedo8 on Instagram; @WaterPoloTony on Twitter

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Resume: Four-time Olympian with a silver medal from 2008, four-time Pan American Games gold medalist.

Out of the pool: A vegetarian, Azevedo considers himself an excellent cook and says he would be a chef or a wine maker if he hadn’t gone pro in water polo.