Alys Williams (water polo)

Alys Nicole Williams (born 28 May 1994) is an American water polo player. She is a member of the United States women's national water polo team,[1][2] and participated in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal.[3]

Alys Williams
Williams in 2021
Personal information
Full nameAlys Nicole Williams
NationalityAmerican
Born28 May 1994
Fountain Valley, California
EducationPsychology (UCLA)
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight160 lb (73 kg)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWater polo
PositionDefender
ClubHuntington Beach WPF
Medal record
Women's water polo
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kazan Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Budapest Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Gwangju Team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei Team

Career highlights

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  • 2015 World Championship (gold)
  • 2017 World Championship (gold)
  • 2019 World Championship (gold)
  • 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics (gold)

Personal life

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Williams was born in Fountain Valley, California to Robert and Constance Williams. She grew up in Huntington Beach and attended Edison High School. She has two sisters. Williams attended UCLA,[4] majoring in psychology.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Alys Williams". Team USA. Archived from the original on 2020-09-20.
  2. ^ "Alys Williams - Women's Senior National Team". USA Water Polo. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  3. ^ "Alys WILLIAMS". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  4. ^ "6 local alumni make United States women's water polo Olympic team". Daily Pilot. 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  5. ^ "Alys Williams - Women's Water Polo". UCLA. Retrieved 2021-11-19.