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'''Timothy Julien Hutten''' (born June 4, 1985) is an American [[water polo]] player who competed for the University of California, Irving, and represented the [[United States men's national water polo team]] at the [[Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing Olympics]] where the team won a silver medal, the first U.S. medal in the sport for two decades.[http://www.usawaterpolo.org/NationalTeams/MensNationalTeam.aspx USA Water Polo Men's National Team] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608231900/http://www.usawaterpolo.org/NationalTeams/MensNationalTeam.aspx |date=June 8, 2011 }} Hutten also competed at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] where the U.S. team placed eighth. As an exceptional college athlete, Hutten won the Peter J. Cutino award in 2008, given to that year's top collegiate water polo player.

'''Timothy Julien Hutten''' (born June 4, 1985) is an American [[water polo]] player who competed for the University of California, Irvine, and represented the [[United States men's national water polo team]] at the [[Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing Olympics]] where the team won a silver medal, the first U.S. medal in the sport for two decades.[http://www.usawaterpolo.org/NationalTeams/MensNationalTeam.aspx USA Water Polo Men's National Team] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608231900/http://www.usawaterpolo.org/NationalTeams/MensNationalTeam.aspx |date=June 8, 2011 }} Hutten also competed at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] where the U.S. team placed eighth. As an exceptional college athlete, Hutten won the Peter J. Cutino award in 2008, given to that year's top collegiate water polo player.

Tim Hutten was born June 4, 1985 to Cindy and Julien Hutten in Los Alamitos, California, and grew up around Seal Beach where he was a 2003 graduate of [[Los Alamitos High School]]. Taking to the water as an infant, Hutten started swimming at the Seal Beach Community pool in his first year escorted by his mother. While in eighth grade at Oak Middle School, Hutten won a second place prize in a local photography contest.{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/160185210/?match=1&terms=%22Tim%20Hutten%22%20AND%20%22Seal%20Beach%22|title="Orange County Community News, Seal Beach", ''The Los Angeles Times'', Los Angeles, California, February 4, 1999, pg. 204|access-date=April 17, 2026}} Hutten was a strong swimmer, and enjoyed surfing in his early years, frequently spending time at the beach. From an athletic family that valued water polo, Tim's father Julien swam and played water polo for California State Los Angeles, though as he died shortly before Tim's birth, he was unable to see his son's remarkable achievements as an athlete.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/114228|title=Olympedia Biography, Tim Hutton|access-date=April 17, 2026}}

Tim Hutten was born June 4, 1985 to Cindy and Julien Hutten in Los Alamitos, California, and grew up around Seal Beach where he was a 2003 graduate of [[Los Alamitos High School]]. Taking to the water as an infant, Hutten started swimming at the Seal Beach Community pool in his first year escorted by his mother. While in eighth grade at Oak Middle School, Hutten won a second place prize in a local photography contest.{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/160185210/?match=1&terms=%22Tim%20Hutten%22%20AND%20%22Seal%20Beach%22|title="Orange County Community News, Seal Beach", ''The Los Angeles Times'', Los Angeles, California, February 4, 1999, pg. 204|access-date=April 17, 2026}} Hutten was a strong swimmer, and enjoyed surfing in his early years, frequently spending time at the beach. From an athletic family that valued water polo, Tim's father Julien swam and played water polo for California State Los Angeles, though as he died shortly before Tim's birth, he was unable to see his son's remarkable achievements as an athlete.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/114228|title=Olympedia Biography, Tim Hutton|access-date=April 17, 2026}}

===University of California, Irving===

===University of California, Irvine===

Hutten attended classes and played college water polo at the [[University of California, Irvine]] where he graduated in 2007, majoring in Political Science. He was trained and managed by coaches Ted Newland and Marc Hunt at U. Cal. Irving, and as a Senior was a 2008 Cutino Award winner. Indicating a particularly high level of achievement in the sport, the Peter J. Cutino award is given to the most outstanding collegiate water polo player of the year.

Hutten attended classes and played college water polo at the [[University of California, Irvine]] where he graduated in 2007, majoring in Political Science. He was trained and managed by coaches Ted Newland and Marc Hunt at U. Cal. Irving, and as a Senior was a 2008 Cutino Award winner. Indicating a particularly high level of achievement in the sport, the Peter J. Cutino award is given to the most outstanding collegiate water polo player of the year.

A noteworthy student, Hutten was an All-academic selection as an athlete at UC Irving, though had not always scored top marks as a High School underclassman. While at the University of California Irvine, in 2007 he was a Player of the Year for the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF), with an exceptional 3.75 average of goals per game, and in the same year was a Most Valuable Player in the MPSF Tournament. Consistently contributing to U. Cal Irvine's water polo team throughout his collegiate career, he earned All-American honors in 2005, 2006, and in 2007, was recognized as an All American first team.{{cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.com/profiles/tim-hutten|title=TeamUSA, Athlete Bio, Tim Hutten|access-date=April 17, 2026}}{{cite web|url=https://ocsportszone.com/former-legendary-uc-irvine-mens-water-polo-coach-ted-newland-dies/|title=OC Sports Zone, April 5, 2019, "Former legendary UC Irvine men’s water polo coach Ted Newland dies"|access-date=April 17, 2026}}{{cite web|url=https://ucirvinesports.com/sports/olympics/roster/tim-hutten/5292|title=UCI Olympians, Biography, Tim Hutten|access-date=April 17, 2026}}

A noteworthy student, Hutten was an All-academic selection as an athlete at UC Irvine, though had not always scored top marks as a High School underclassman. While at the University of California Irvine, in 2007 he was a Player of the Year for the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF), with an exceptional 3.75 average of goals per game, and in the same year was a Most Valuable Player in the MPSF Tournament. Consistently contributing to U. Cal Irvine's water polo team throughout his collegiate career, he earned All-American honors in 2005, 2006, and in 2007, was recognized as an All American first team.{{cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.com/profiles/tim-hutten|title=TeamUSA, Athlete Bio, Tim Hutten|access-date=April 17, 2026}}{{cite web|url=https://ocsportszone.com/former-legendary-uc-irvine-mens-water-polo-coach-ted-newland-dies/|title=OC Sports Zone, April 5, 2019, "Former legendary UC Irvine men’s water polo coach Ted Newland dies"|access-date=April 17, 2026}}{{cite web|url=https://ucirvinesports.com/sports/olympics/roster/tim-hutten/5292|title=UCI Olympians, Biography, Tim Hutten|access-date=April 17, 2026}}

==2008-2012 Olympics==

==2008-2012 Olympics==