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Stephania Haralabidis
American water polo player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stephania Haralabidis (Greek: Στεφανία Χαραλαμπίδη; born May 19, 1995) is a Greek American water polo player who played at USC and currently playing for Ethnikos and the U.S. national team.[1][2] Haralabidis also has two sisters, her twin Ioanna and older sister Anastaia. Ioanna was also on the USC women's water polo team.[2]
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College career
Haralabidis attended University of Southern California, playing on the women's water polo team from 2014 to 2017.[3] She led the team to NCAA championship in 2016.[4]
She won the Peter J. Cutino Award.[5] Named National Player of the Year and MPSF Player of the Year.[6] A First-Team All-American and named to the All-MPSF First Team. Named NCAA Tournament MVP after scoring five goals in the NCAA Championship game, including the game-winner from distance with just seconds remaining.[4]
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International career
Haralabidis has competed on both the junior and senior national teams for Greece. Won a gold medal at 2011 European Junior Championship in Madrid, Spain. Won another gold at 2012 Youth World Championships in Perth, Australia.[7] Won a gold at 2014 European U19 Championship in Ostia, Italy. She also won a bronze medal with the senior team at 2012 FINA World League in Changshu, China.[8]
Since 2017 she is representing the U.S. national team winning a gold medal at 2018 FINA World League[9] in Kunshan, China; and another gold at 2018 FINA World Cup[10] in Surgut, Russia.
In 2020, Haralabidis and Team USA won an Olympic Gold Medal at the Tokyo Olympics.[2]
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Club career
For the 2021–2022 season, Stephania plays, along with her sister Ioanna, for Greek club Ethnikos, based in Piraeus, Athens. Stephania played a vital role in order Ethnikos to win the 2021–22 Women's LEN Trophy, the club's second European club competition title.
Personal life
Haralabidis has two sisters, her twin Ioanna[11] and older sister Anastasia. Haralabidis attended Corona Del Mar High School.[12]
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