Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
International Studies - University of Southern California: Los Angeles, CA, USA |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Camping with her family, going to movies, snowboarding, skiing. (usawaterpolo.org, 01 Jan 2020) |
Injuries |
Two broken ribs prevented her competing at the 2017 World League Super Final in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. (usawaterpolo.org, 31 Mar 2019, 23 Dec 2018) |
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs |
"Sometimes to get fired up for a game my teammate Amanda and I will start to hand fight and punch each other in the arms." (usawaterpolo.org, 31 Mar 2019) |
Other sports |
She competed in swimming for Golden West College, Huntington Beach, CA, United States of America. (usctrojans.com, 01 Jan 2017) |
Famous relatives |
Her sister Annika was a swimmer for Ohio University in the United States of America. (usctrojans.com, 01 Jan 2017) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
Her father and brother also played water polo. |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
US basketball player Kobe Bryant. (usawaterpolo.org, 31 Mar 2019) |
Awards and honours |
During her collegiate career at University of Southern California in the United States of America, she was named First Team All-American and NCAA All-Tournament First Team. (usawaterpolo.org, 31 Mar 2019; usctrojans.com, 01 Jan 2017) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She first gained experience in water polo at age seven attending her brother's high school practice. She took up water polo seriously at age 13 in Colorado, United States of America. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"There are no short cuts to any place worth going. The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more.” (usawaterpolo.org, 31 Mar 2019) |
Nicknames |
B (usawaterpolo.org, 01 Jan 2020) |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
CN Sabadell: Spain |
Name of coach |
David Palma [club]; Adam Krikorian [national], USA |
