It’s A Women’s Water Polo Three-peat, But A Singular Victory For This Battle-Tested Squad
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Athlete Bio#
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Height
6'0"
Age
34
Hometown
Walnut Creek, CA
Education
Stanford University
Quick Facts
- Daughter of Mark and Bobbie Sideman
- Has one older sister, Lauren, and one younger sister, Natalie
- Aided Stanford University to the 2011 NCAA women’s water polo title
- Named the 2013 Peter J. Cutino Award winner as the top player in collegiate water polo
- Favorite food is frozen yogurt
- Played professional water polo for Club Natació Sabadell in Spain (2013-14)
- Enjoys cleaning, laundry, puzzles, board games and dog walking
- Volunteer assistant coach at University of California, Irvine (2016-2017)
- Assistant coach at University of California, Irvine (2017-2018)
- Head coach for 14-under girls at SOCAL Water Polo Club.
Career Highlights
- Pan American Games Toronto 2015, gold
- Pan American Games Guadalajara 2011, gold
Olympic Experience
- 3-time Olympian; 3-time Olympic medalist (3 gold)
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold (Team - Women)
- Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, gold (Team - Women)
- Olympic Games London 2012, gold (Team - Women)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2019 – gold (Team - Women)
- Years of participation: Team - Women 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019
- Medals: 3 (3 gold)
- Gold – 2019 (Team - Women); 2017 (Team - Women); 2015 (Team - Women)
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