Rachel Fattal (/fəˈtɑːl/ fə-TAHL; born December 10, 1993)[1] is an American water polo player. Fattal attended Los Alamitos High School and graduated in 2012. She then attended UCLA, where she majored in history and played water polo; she graduated in 2017.[2]
 Fattal in 2021 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | December 10, 1993 Seal Beach, California, U.S. |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Water polo |
Medal record | |
She was part of the American team winning the gold medal at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, where she played in the driver position.[3] She was also part of the gold medal-winning American team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4] She was the top sprinter at the 2016 Olympics, with 17 sprints won.[5]
Awards
edit- Water polo at the 2015 FINA World Championships – Women's tournament: Most Valuable Player[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "FATTAL Rachel". Olympics.com. 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ "Rachel Fattal". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ "BCN 2015 American Women's Water Polo Team" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- ^ "Rachel Fattal". USA Water Polo. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ "Official Results Book – 2016 Olympic Games – Water Polo" (PDF). olympic.org. IOC. p. 192. Archived from the original on December 18, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "USA Women's Water Polo Completes Golden Sweep at 2015 FINA World Championships". Swimming World. August 7, 2015.
External links
edit- Rachel Fattal at World Aquatics
- Rachel Fattal at Olympics.com
- Rachel Fattal at Olympedia
- Rachel Fattal at Team USA (archived)
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