MUSSELMAN Madeline

16 Jun 1998
23
Female
1.80/5'10''
NEWPORT BEACH, CA
 
United States of America
NEWPORT BEACH, CA
 
United States of America

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
WPO Water Polo Women 1 Gold Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
JPN
Japan
4
USA
United States
25
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
USA
United States
12
CHN
China
7
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
HUN
Hungary
10
USA
United States
9
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
USA
United States
18
ROC
ROC
5
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
CAN
Canada
5
USA
United States
16
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
ROC
ROC
11
USA
United States
15
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
ESP
Spain
5
USA
United States
14
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:
Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
1Women2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA

World Championship
RankEventYearLocation
1Women2019Gwangju, KOR
1Women2017Budapest, HUN
1Women2015Kazan, RUS

World League - Super Final
RankEventYearLocation
1Women2021Athens, GRE
1Women2019Budapest, HUN
1Women2017Shanghai, CHN

Pan American Games
RankEventYearLocation
1Women2019Lima, PER
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Cakers, Mussels (usawaterpolo.org, 11 Aug 2019)
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Reading, baking. (teamusa.org, 11 Aug 2019)
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Athlete
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Physiology - University of California, Los Angeles, United States of America
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English
:
Adam Krikorian [national], USA
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Right (usawaterpolo.org, 02 Jun 2016)
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Her father Jeff played for Major League Baseball [MLB] teams the New York Mets and the Toronto Blue Jays between 1986 and 1990. Her sister Alex played water polo at the University of California, Los Angeles, and her mother played football at Rutgers University. (usawaterpolo.org, 15 Aug 2015; teamusa.org, 27 Jul 2019)
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She began playing water polo at age eight at the Corona del Mar Water Polo Club in Newport Beach, CA, United States of America. (usawaterpolo.org, 02 Jun 2016)
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She followed her sister into the sport. "I grew up swimming my whole life, but I wanted to play water polo because my sister did it. I think what I really like is the creativity, the mental and the physical part of it. I also liked how competitive it is and that it's a team sport." (usawaterpolo.org, 02 Jun 2016; espn.co.uk, 20 Jul 2016)
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US swimmer Jason Lezak, US basketball player Stephen Curry. (usawaterpolo.org, 15 Aug 2015; nbcolympics.com, 16 Jun 2016)
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"It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen." (usawaterpolo.org, 15 Aug 2015)
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She was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] at the 2019 World League Super Final in Budapest, Hungary. (usawaterpolo.org, 11 Aug 2019)

She was named MVP at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. (fina.org, 28 Jul 2017)

She was named in the All-Star team for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (teamusa.org, 04 Jun 2019)

General Interest

General
COLLEGIATE BREAK
She sat out the 2020 and 2021 collegiate seasons with the University of California, Los Angeles in order to focus on preparations with the US national team for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (uclabruins.com, 04 Mar 2020; dailybruin.com, 19 Feb 2021)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
She has been part of the Sports Economics Working Group within the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee College Sports Sustainability Think Tank. Between 2018 and 2019 she was a student volunteer with the Child Life Program at UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital in Los Angeles, CA, United States of America. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Aug 2020; usawaterpolo.org, 13 Nov 2020)

EDUCATION
She de-enrolled from Corona del Mar High School in 2015 and enrolled with a private online school so she could focus on training with the US senior national team. (ocvarsity.com, 12 Aug 2015; uclabruins.com, 30 Nov 2015; latimes.com, 06 Mar 2016; usawaterpolo.org, 11 Aug 2019)

Legend
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Gold Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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