Stephania Haralabidis ( gr, Στεφανία Χαραλαμπίδη; born May 19, 1995) was born in Athens, Greece. Haralabidis is an American
water polo
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player who played at
USC and currently playing for
Ethnikos and the
U.S. national team.
Haralabidis also has two sisters, her twin
Ioanna
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and older sister Anastaia. Ioanna was also on the USC women's water polo team.
College career
Haralabidis attended
University of Southern California
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, playing on the women's water polo team from 2014 to 2017. She led the team to NCAA championship in 2016.
She won the Peter J. Cutino Award. Named National Player of the Year and MPSF Player of the Year. 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.
International career
Haralabidis has competed on both the junior and senior national teams for
Greece
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. Won a gold medal at
2011 European Junior Championship in Madrid, Spain. Won another gold at
2012 Youth World Championships in Perth, Australia. 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.
Since 2017 she is representing the U.S. national team winning a gold medal at
2018 FINA World League in Kunshan, China; and another gold at
2018 FINA World Cup in Surgut, Russia.
In 2020, Haralabidis and Team USA won an Olympic Gold Medal at the
Tokyo Olympics.
Club career
For the 2021-22 season, Stephania plays, along with her sister Ioanna, for
Greek
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club
Ethnikos, based in
Piraeus
Piraeus ( ; el, Πειραιάς ; grc, Πειραιεύς ) is a port city within the Athens urban area ("Greater Athens"), in the Attica region of Greece. It is located southwest of Athens' city centre, along the east coast of the Saron ...
,
Athens
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. 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
Joanna is a feminine given name deriving from from he, יוֹחָנָה, translit=Yôḥānāh, lit=God is gracious. Variants in English include Joan, Joann, Joanne, and Johanna. Other forms of the name in English are Jan, Jane, Janet, Janice ...
and older sister Anastasia. Haralabidis attended
Corona Del Mar High School
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.
See also
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List of world champions in women's water polo
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References
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American female water polo players
American people of Greek descent
Greek female water polo players
Living people
1995 births
Greek people of American descent
Greek twins
Twin sportspeople
Pan American Games medalists in water polo
Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
Water polo players at the 2019 Pan American Games
Water polo players from Athens
Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
Water polo players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
USC Trojans women's water polo players
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for the United States in water polo
Ethnikos Piraeus Water Polo Club players
World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo