With Flavor Flav’s help, the U.S. women’s water polo team is poised to make a splash in Paris, representing not just the strength of the West Coast but also…
California has a history of dominating in the pool, thanks to USC and UCLA. This year, they found an unlikely New York ally in Flavor Flav.
The U.S. women’s water polo team, a formidable force at the 2024 Paris Olympics seeking to win their fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal, is a testament to the enduring legacy of Southern California’s powerhouse institutions, USC and UCLA. In fact, you’d have to go back 13 years to find an NCAA Women’s Water Polo Championship that doesn’t include at least one of the schools.
“I actually wrote in my sixth-grade yearbook, before I went on to Middle School, that I wanted to be an Olympic Water Polo player,” she shared withAlso a key player and alumna of UCLA is Rachel Fattal. Joining Musselman, Fattal is representing the U.S. in her third Olympics and her leadership skills have been instrumental to the team’s success. Alongside her are Emily Ausmus from USC, making her Olympic debut, and veteran Kaleigh Gilchrist, who also happens to be a professional surfer.
“I got daughters and I know what it feels like to be competitive but yet not recognized for what you do,” he told NBC Olympics. “Women’s water polo is not really a big popular sport like basketball or football, but I would love to see the sport grow because I like watching it be played. That's why I stepped in and decided to help these girls out. It’s all about giving back.”
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