Thalia Janina Ormbsy (Munro) (born March 8, 1982, in

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) is an American

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player for the

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and the US National Team, who won the

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at the

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. Her position is utility/driver. She now is a 6th grade teacher. She married water polo player

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who participated for the

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at the

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High school and college

Ormbsy (Munro)

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ed four years at Santa Barbara High School Santa Barbara High School
in water polo, three years in swimming and two years in volleyball. She earned

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Division II

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in 1999 and 2000. In her first two years at UCLA, Ormbsy (Munro) scored 40 goals, and led the team as a

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with 23 assists. For the 2003–2004 seasons, she

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to train with the US National team for the

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. Upon returning in 2005, she was named a first team American Water Polo Coaches Association

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n, as well as to the first All-

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team. Ormbsy (Munro) led her

team in field saves with 19 and was second both in steals with 69 and in goals with 53. As a senior in 2006, she was third on the team in scoring with 35 goals and second on team in steals and assists. Ormbsy's (Munro) honors again included first team All-NCAA Tournament Team, once the third-seeded Bruins (29-4) won their second consecutive national title and fourth in the six years that the NCAA has sponsored a tournament. Ormbsy (Munro) amassed 128 goals in her four-year career as a utility player and was a member of three championship teams – 2003, 2005 and 2006 – finishing sixth among UCLA's all-time leaders for goals scored.

International and Olympics

Thalia Ormbsy (Munro) received 1998 Most Valuable Player at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs with the National Youth Team. In 1999, she was named Junior Nationals First-Team All-American and Senior Nationals Second-Team All-American. Munro was chosen a member of the 2002–2004 U.S. Senior National Team and helped Team USA earn first place in 2003 Holiday Cup, 2003 Pan American Games and 2003 FINA World Championships. Scored one goal in the Olympics against Italy and won a bronze medal with USA team.

Personal

* Ormbsy (Munro) is a psychology major at UCLA.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ormbsy (Munro), Thalia 1982 births American female water polo players Water polo players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in water polo Living people Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo 21st-century American women

High school and college

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