Tumuaialii "Tumua" Anae (born October 16, 1988) is an American

water polo Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...

goalkeeper. She was an NCAA champion and All-American while playing for the

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. She also won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics with the United States national team.

Career

High school

Anae played on the water polo team at

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. She was named the CIF Division II Co-Player of the Year in her senior year."Tumua Anae"
. usctrojans.com. Retrieved August 12, 2012.

College

Anae started her college career at the University of Southern California in 2007. That season, she had 89 saves and allowed 67 goals. The following year, Anae had 232 saves and allowed 120 goals. Her 4.6 goals against per game was the best in the MPSF. She was named to the All-American first team, the All-MPSF first team, and the NCAA All-Tournament team. Anae was injured early in the 2009 season. She returned to make 123 saves in 12 appearances. In a match against

Arizona State Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the ...

, she set the USC single-game saves record with 20. She was again named to the All-American first team, the All-MPSF first team, and the NCAA All-Tournament team. In 2010, Anae was a first team All-American for the third straight year. She had 270 saves to set the single-season record at USC, and she helped the team win the NCAA championship. She was also named the MPSF Player of the Year. Anae ended her career at USC with 714 saves, the most in school history.

International

Anae joined the U.S. national water polo team in 2010. She was a backup goalie during the Americans' gold medal runs in the 2011 FINA World League Super Final and 2011 Pan American Games."Tumua Anae"
. usawaterpolo.org. Retrieved August 12, 2012. She won the gold medal with the U.S. at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
usctrojans.com. August 9, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2012.

Personal

Anae was born in

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, on October 16, 1988, and resides in Newport Beach, California. Her sister, Jordan, also played for the USC water polo team.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Anae, Tumua 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Honolulu American female water polo players Water polo goalkeepers Water polo players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in water polo Water polo players at the 2011 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in water polo Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States USC Trojans women's water polo players Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games