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HUNTINGTON BEACH, California, June 11. THE USA Water Polo Hall ofFame, a collection of excellence in the sport of water polo, willinduct three remarkable honorees at a benefit dinner set forSaturday, July 7 at the InterContinental Century City in LosAngeles, CA. The Class of 2012 includes two-time Olympic Medalist,Ellen Estes Lee, Northern California Water Polo legend, Bill Brown,and Women's National Team pioneer, Margo Miranda. This year theinduction will be in conjunction with a special send-off for the2012 U.S. Olympic Water Polo Teams as they prepare for the 2012Olympic Games in London, England. The evening will be hosted byBrooke Anderson and Kevin Frazier, co-hosts of CBS' The Insider. Anafter-party will be hosted by actress Jenny McCarthy and former NFLstar and ESPN on-air personality Marcellus Wiley will also deliveran address. Tickets are on sale now starting at $150 with a VIP packageincluding access to the exclusive pre-dinner reception, inductiondinner, and "after party" beginning at $325. Full tables and othersponsorship opportunities are available which include invitationsfor ten to the pre-reception, induction dinner, "after party,"recognition in the event program along with gift bags for allattendees and more. For more information or to purchase ticketsvisit or click here. Proceeds from this year's event will benefit various initiatives ofthe entire not-for-profit USA Water Polo organization, includinggrowth programs such as Splashball? for the young and Masters,which enables more athletes to continue playing water polo afterhigh school and college, as well as USA Water Polo OlympicDevelopment programs, and Olympic teams for London 2012. Background Information On USA Water Polo Hall of Fame Class of 2012 A legendary coach in the Northern California water polo scene, BillBrown started as an athlete first, playing football and basketballin his collegiate days at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. In 1966 he washired to teach and coach football and basketball at Miramonte HighSchool in Orinda, Califironia, a life changing event. In his firstyear students asked him to coach the boys' water polo team, a titlehe held until 2005. In 1995 he helped start the first girls waterpolo program at Miramonte High School and assisted with Miramontewater polo until 2012. Under Brown's guidance, Miramonte won 15Sectional Championships, 25 League Championship Teams and placedsix athletes on Olympic Teams from 1980 through 2012. Brown saw 90High School All-Americans and five players selected NCAA CollegiatePlayer of the Year in his tenure. An inductee of the CaliforniaCoaches and National High School Association Hall of Fame, Brown'sname now adorns the Miramonte High School pool and he wasrecognized in 2012 at the Cutino Awards as a Legend of the Game. Heremains involved today in the game teaching the sport at itsbeginning, working with the Splashball? program of the LamorindaWater Polo Club. Part of a special era of women's water polo in the United States,Ellen Estes Lee broke on to the scene in the late 90s as a memberof the Women's National Team and a star for the Stanford Universitywomen's water polo team. Estes started in the sport at the MarinWater Polo club and followed as a two-sport star at Novato HighSchool. She then parlayed that into a career at Stanford that sawMPSF Player of the Year honors and a NCAA Championship in 2002. Inthe meantime she played a key role on the Women's National Team asthey ventured into uncharted territory, the Olympic Games. Estesearned Silver at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, thefirst to offer women's water polo, and followed that with Bronze atthe 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. She remains involved inthe game today, recently as an Assistant Coach with HarvardUniversity, serving on the Board of Directors for USA Water Poloand acting as the National Governing Bodies' athlete representativeon the US Olympic Committee Athlete Advisory Council. A member of the Women's Senior National Team from 1983-1992, MargoMiranda helped the team to Bronze at the 1986 and 1991 WorldChampionships. Miranda was also part of the Silver Medal winningsquad at the 1983, 1984, and 1989 World Cups, and the Bronze Medalwinning team at the 1991 World Cup. Not the most physicallyimposing athlete, Miranda made up for a lack of size with pin pointaccuracy on the offensive end and a knack for converting powerplays. Always quick with a joke, Miranda was part of special groupof women that paved the way for the successes of the present dayWomen's National Team. Selection Procedure Information Inductees were chosen through a process that included opennominations by their peers, evaluation of their candidacy by theUSA Water Polo Hall of Fame Committee, and final ratification ofthe committee's recommendations by the USA Water Polo Board ofDirectors. The Committee is co-chaired by Brent Bohlender and ChrisDorst, and includes Jody Campbell, Dion Gray, Maggie Kelly, CharlesSchroeder and Scott Schulte. USA Water Polo inducted its first Hallof Fame class in 1976. The above article is a press release submitted to Swimming World Magazine . It has been posted in its entirety without editing. Swimming World offers all outlets the chance to reach our audience by contactingus at Newsmaster@swimmingworldmagazine.com. However, Swimming World reserves the right to choose what material is posted. 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