Translated from Reccos website:
Jack Stewart Larsen is a new Pro Recco player. The American defender, born on August 23, 2001, has just graduated American champion with UCLA, the University of California in Los Angeles.
From today added to the group led by mister Sukno, Larsen will be available to the Biancocelesti in the second part of the season.
"Pro Recco is a team that I admired and for which I wanted to play since I was a child - the first words of the new purchase -. Wearing the biancoceleste cap is a dream come true and at the same time an immense honor. Seeing all the achievements, the dedication and the hard work that have been done to make the club what it is today, means that I am representing something much bigger than me. This gives me a great motivation to give everything to help the team win”.
With seven goals and three assists in the Final Eight, Larsen was among the protagonists in UCLA’s national title victory.
“I am a defender with an imposing physical structure but at the same time fast. I have always admired Aleksandar Ivovic, one of the strongest players and defenders of all time: seeing him in action is incredible. His ability to completely remove the opposing centerboa from the game, combined with such a dominant offensive presence, is something extraordinary and unique”.
At Pro Recco Larsen meets compatriot Ben Hallock, captain of the US bronze national team in Paris: “From him I received only positive feedback on the Biancoceleste environment, that Pro Recco is the best club in the world and that everyone is kind and helpful. He also told me that the coaches are the best around and that Recco and the neighboring cities are among the most beautiful in the world”.
Graduated in political science, Larsen is passionate about basketball: “I’m cooting for the Golden State Warriors, my favorite player is Stephen Curry. However, I would compare Pro Recco to the Los Angeles Lakers for its rich history of victories and for the club’s notoriety around the world”.
“Larsen is a player who combines technique with uncommon swimming and power qualities, we had already identified him in May and we are happy to have concretized this idea to strengthen the squad - says president Maurizio Felugo -. We are sure that in the coming months he will contribute to the group to achieve the goals we have set ourselves”.