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| Aria
FISCHER |
| Sport |
Water Polo |
| NOC |
United States
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 02 Mar 1999
in Laguna Beach, CA, USA |
| Height | 1.83 m |
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General Interest |
Famous relatives |
Her father Erich represented the United States of America in water polo at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. Her older sister Makenzie was a member of the US team [along with Aria] that won gold medals at the Olympic Games in 2016 and 2020. Her mother Leslie played collegiate water polo at Stanford University. (SportsDeskOnline, 13 Jan 2022; usawaterpolo.org, 12 Aug 2015; nbcolympics.com, 16 Jun 2016; gostanford.com, 01 Jun 2019; Stanford Athletics YouTube channel, 18 Feb 2019) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
She was influenced by her father, who played the sport internationally. "When I was really young and found out my dad played water polo in the Olympics, I decided I wanted to be an Olympian just like him, even though I really didn't understand what the Olympics were." |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
US water polo player Annika Dries, US swimmer Janet Evans. (usawaterpolo.org, 14 Jul 2021; usawaterpolo.org, 12 Aug 2015) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Adam Krikorian [national], USA |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began playing water polo at age nine at Laguna Beach Water Polo Club in California, United States of America. |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Some succeed because they are destined to, most succeed because they are determined to." (usawaterpolo.org, 12 Aug 2015) |
Other information |
SISTER ACT
She says she has been heavily influenced by her older sister and US national teammate Makenzie Fischer. "I got a lot of motivation from seeing Makenzie grow up and starting to have success, just chasing her, wanting to be as good as her, and trying to be better than her." (usawaterpolo.org, 14 Jul 2021)
COLLEGIATE BREAK
She sat out the 2020 and 2021 US collegiate seasons with Stanford University in order to prepare for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (paloaltoonline.com, 20 Jun 2019; gostanford.com, 01 Aug 2020)
OTHER ACTIVITIES
She has been a board member of the Alliance for Diversity and Equity in Water Polo [ADEWP]. (thealliancewp.org, 01 Jan 2020) |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
English - Stanford University: United States |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
She was named in the tournament All-Star team at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. (fina.org, 26 Jul 2019)
She was named in the team of the tournament at the 2016 World Youth Championships in Auckland, New Zealand. (fina.org, 17 Dec 2016)
She was named the Most Valuable Player [MVP] at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Volos, Greece. (mn2s.com, 02 Mar 2020)
She was named MVP at the 2014 Junior Pan American Championships in Riverside, CA, United States of America. (mn2s.com, 02 Mar 2020) |
Nicknames |
Ria (usawaterpolo.org, 01 Jan 2019) |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Laguna Beach, CA, USA |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Cooking, creative writing. (teamusa.org, 23 Apr 2020; usawaterpolo.org, 11 Aug 2019) |
Milestones |
At age 17 years and 170 days, she became the youngest female water polo player from any nation to win a medal at the Olympic Games, when she was a member of the US team that claimed gold at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. Her record was surpassed at the 2020 Games in Tokyo when Elena Ruiz claimed silver with Spain at age 16 years and 282 days. (SportsDeskOnline, 14 Jan 2022) |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
SET Water Polo Club: Lake Forest, CA, USA |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
Team |
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2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
Team |
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World Championship |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Team |
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| 1 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team |
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World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2018 |
Surgut, RUS |
Team |
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Pan American Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2019 |
Lima, PER |
Team |
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