Ryan Bailey (born August 28, 1975) is an American water polo player and Olympic silver medallist.

In college he was a four-time All-American, tallied 104 goals in his senior season, and was awarded the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Player of the Year in 1998.

[1] He was a member of the United States men's national water polo team[2] for the 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012 Summer Olympics.

Bailey has played professionally for a number of European water polo clubs, and played in two European Championships :[1] In 2019, Bailey was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.

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