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| Roser
TARRAGO |
| Sport |
Water Polo |
| NOC |
Spain
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 25 Mar 1993
in Barcelona, ESP |
| Height | 1.71 m |
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General Interest |
Other information |
RETIREMENT AND COMEBACK
She announced her retirement from water polo in August 2021 following the postponed 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. "I choose now because I am very satisfied with what I have done, but also because, at least for now, I have had enough. Despite the satisfaction it seems to me that to continue playing would be to force myself to prolong a stage of my life that I already want to close, there are so many other things I want to do." She returned to competition in December 2021 when she signed for Spanish second-tier club CN Echeyde Tenerife. "I am very motivated to return to play with this project, in which I have great friends, and in which I hope to contribute myself and my experience to the younger players. If I have learned something in the last few years of my career, it is to adapt to any situation and provide the team with whatever it needs. I come to help. If I have to shoot I will shoot, if I have to defend I will defend, if I have to swim against it, I will do it." (mundodeportivo.com, 10 Dec 2021; cnecheyde.com, 09 Dec 2021; Instagram profile, 13 Aug 2021)
HIATUS
She took a break from the sport in 2017 and 2018, after she found she was putting herself under increased pressure to perform well. "Everything changed in my mind and my style of play. Winning and playing well was not enough anymore. I was being compared with top stars of other sports, so I had to be the best. If I played well I could have always done it better. Even getting into the water made me feel bad. In January 2017 I stopped playing for medical reasons. I was burned out. I needed a break, and it was the best decision of my life. In the end [mental health] is like a broken leg, only that you cannot see it." Following her break, she spent time playing in Australia before returning to the Spanish national team for the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. "Coming back to the national team has been great. I have never had so much fun. The most significant aspect of these world championships is that I've enjoyed playing water polo again." (mundodeportivo.com, 01 Feb 2020; lavanguardia.com, 08 Aug 2019; waterpolista.com, 17 Dec 2018; Esportiu Maresme, 02 Jul 2018) |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
CN Echeyde Tenerife: Spain |
General Interest |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning silver at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (lavanguardia.com, 18 Aug 2021) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
Her brother was playing water polo for one of the teams at the CN Mataro club in Spain, while her sister swam at the club. Although she had been unable to join the swimming squad because she had had trouble breathing, she began playing water polo with the boys' team because there was no team for girls. |
Preferred position / style / stance / technique |
Driver |
Handedness |
Right |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began playing water polo at age seven. |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
She was part of the Spanish national team that received an award from the Spanish Sports Press Association [AEPD] in recognition of their triumph at the 2020 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. (aepde.org, 20 Sep 2021)
She was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. (fina.org, 26 Jul 2019)
She was named Best Scorer of the 2016 World League Final in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. (californiagoldenblogs.com, 13 Jun 2016)
While representing the University of California, Berkeley in 2015 she was named MVP of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Conference tournament in the United States of America. (Esportiu Maresme, 02 Jul 2018; calbears.com, 01 May 2016)
She was listed in the All-Star team at the 2014 World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russian Federation. (calbears.com, 01 May 2016)
She received the Athlete of the Year award in 2011, 2012 and 2013 in Mataro, Spain. She shared the award with her international teammate Marta Bach in 2012 and 2013. (Esportiu Maresme, 02 Jul 2018; lavanguardia.com, 23 Mar 2013; mataro.cat, 01 Mar 2013)
She was named Best Player of the Spanish league in 2012, as well as Best Scorer. (Esportiu Maresme, 02 Jul 2018)
She was voted Best Player of the 2011 World Junior Championships in Trieste, Italy. She was also Best Scorer at the world junior championships in 2011 and 2013. (Esportiu Maresme, 02 Jul 2018) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Take the risk or lose the chance." (Facebook profile, 28 Aug 2016) |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
Catalan, English, French, Spanish |
Occupation |
Athlete |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Ru (californiagoldenblogs.com, 30 Jul 2016) |
Injuries |
She missed the beginning of the 2015/16 season after requiring surgery on a wrist ligament injury. (waterpolista.com, 30 Oct 2015) |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Sociology - University of California, Berkeley: United States |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 2 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
Team |
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| 5 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
Team |
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| 2 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
Team |
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World Championship |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 2 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Team |
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| 7 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Team |
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| 1 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Team |
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World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2014 |
Khanty-Mansiysk, RUS |
Team |
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European Championship |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2020 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team |
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| 4 |
2016 |
Belgrade, SRB |
Team |
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| 1 |
2014 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team |
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| 5 |
2012 |
Eindhoven, NED |
Team |
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| 6 |
2010 |
Zagreb, CRO |
Team |
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