Ervin Zador was a member of the Hungarian water polo team that competed and won gold in the 1956 summer Olympics in Melbourne. Ervin gained worldwide recognition when he appeared on the cover of Time magazine after the famous “blood in the water” game against the Soviet Union. This match made history due to the underlying political significance of the Hungarian Revolution that was occurring at the time. In 2006, executive producers Lucy Liu and Quentin Tarantino created a documentary, Freedom’s Fury, that climaxed with the notorious match between Hungary and the Soviet Union. The documentary’s narrator, Mark Spitz, was coached by Zador as a young man.
Ervin presently runs The Ripon Aquatics Center and holds the position of head coach for various recreational and competitive swim and water polo teams.
The company Zaqua was created in 2007 by Christine Zador and friend Jennifer Ivers. Ervin passed on production of his revolutionary invention, the Zador Board, to his daughter.
As a former player and coach, Ervin found the need to increase shot accuracy and improve water polo skills. This led to the Zador Board invention which he began using with his own team. Eventually, coaches caught on to how valuable this piece of equipment was and requested that Ervin fabricate boards for them. Top ranked schools such as Stanford University and The University of Southern California have been using the Zador Board for years.
We are proud of our product and our vision is to one day see the standard of water polo raised from use of the Zador Board.
Christine Zador was a standout water polo player in high school that earned her awards as a first team all-American from1996-1998, Sac-Joaquin sections MVP in 1997 and 1998, and the SOS outstanding athlete award in 1997. Christine went on to play water polo for USC and scored the winning goal in 5th overtime to defeat Stanford for the title of National Champions. Since then, Christine has remained active in coaching water polo and swimming in the community. She coaches recreational, club, and masters swim programs, as well as a youth water polo team with her father and brother Erik at the Ripon Aquatics Center. She has also been the head coach for two local high school swim and water polo teams, and has been assisting the Modesto Junior College water polo team for the past 2 years.
Jennifer Ivers met Christine in early 2006 and they immediately became great friends. Jennifer was raised in Tracy, California and although not a swimmer, she actively participated in year-round sports such as soccer, basketball, volleyball, and softball. Jennifer attended Brigham Young University and later Cerritos College to earn her a license to practice dental hygiene. Jennifer is now a dental hygienist in Modesto, CA.
Ervin presently runs The Ripon Aquatics Center and holds the position of head coach for various recreational and competitive swim and water polo teams.
The company Zaqua was created in 2007 by Christine Zador and friend Jennifer Ivers. Ervin passed on production of his revolutionary invention, the Zador Board, to his daughter.
As a former player and coach, Ervin found the need to increase shot accuracy and improve water polo skills. This led to the Zador Board invention which he began using with his own team. Eventually, coaches caught on to how valuable this piece of equipment was and requested that Ervin fabricate boards for them. Top ranked schools such as Stanford University and The University of Southern California have been using the Zador Board for years.
We are proud of our product and our vision is to one day see the standard of water polo raised from use of the Zador Board.
Christine Zador was a standout water polo player in high school that earned her awards as a first team all-American from1996-1998, Sac-Joaquin sections MVP in 1997 and 1998, and the SOS outstanding athlete award in 1997. Christine went on to play water polo for USC and scored the winning goal in 5th overtime to defeat Stanford for the title of National Champions. Since then, Christine has remained active in coaching water polo and swimming in the community. She coaches recreational, club, and masters swim programs, as well as a youth water polo team with her father and brother Erik at the Ripon Aquatics Center. She has also been the head coach for two local high school swim and water polo teams, and has been assisting the Modesto Junior College water polo team for the past 2 years.
Jennifer Ivers met Christine in early 2006 and they immediately became great friends. Jennifer was raised in Tracy, California and although not a swimmer, she actively participated in year-round sports such as soccer, basketball, volleyball, and softball. Jennifer attended Brigham Young University and later Cerritos College to earn her a license to practice dental hygiene. Jennifer is now a dental hygienist in Modesto, CA.
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