Concordia Irvine Athletics

UC SANTA BARBARA: Attended University of California, Santa Barbara for two years (2009-11) ... Played water polo for one season (2009).

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Newport Harbor High School, graduating in 2009 ... Played four years of varsity water polo and swim ... Named captain his junior and senior seasons ... Earned League Championship in swim and broke the butterfly high school record at 50.49 his senior season ... Earned team MVP for water polo his senior season ... Won League Championships in swim and water polo his junior season ... Team won CIF D1 championship for water polo his junior season ... Won League Championships for swim and water polo his sophomore season.

OTHER: Born October 6, 1990 in Irvine, Calif. to John and Shari Linden ... Has two brothers (34, 36) and two sisters (20, 31) ... His brother (Richard, 34) also attended Concordia University.