Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Madrid, ESP |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
She was invited by a coach to take part in a water polo tournament. "I used to play as a football goalkeeper at school and I was even close to do some training at [Spanish club] Atletico de Madrid, but in the end I picked water polo." |
Preferred position / style / stance / technique |
Goalkeeper |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up water polo at age six. |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
Spanish |
Higher education |
Business Administration, Tourism - King Juan Carlos University: Madrid, ESP |
General Interest |
Famous relatives |
She is a distant relative of Santiago Bernabeu, the former long-time president of Real Madrid who gives his name to the stadium used by the club. (radioset.es, 31 Mar 2016) |
Sport Specific Information |
Handedness |
Right |
International Debut |
Year |
2012 |
Competing for |
Spain |
Tournament |
European Championships |
Location |
Eindhoven, NED |
General Interest |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning gold at the 2013 World Championship in Barcelona, Spain. Competing at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (waterpolista.com, 15 Sep 2016, 10 Jan 2019) |
Awards and honours |
In November 2016 she received the Special Medal for Sport Merit from the Swimming Federation of Madrid, Spain. (clubnatacionmadrid.es, 15 Nov 2016) |
Nicknames |
Patri (Facebook profile, 25 Jan 2019) |
Other information |
COACH
In November 2017 she joined Spanish club Real Canoe as a member of the coaching staff of the girls' team. "It is a very nice project. Now I can pass on all I have learned in my career to young players." (REALCANOEOFICIAL's YouTube channel, 08 Nov 2017; realcanoe.es, 01 Aug 2018) |
