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Olympic rings on Eiffel Tower in Paris
Anni Espar

Anni Espar

Sport

Water Polo

Country

Spain

USC Affiliation

Lettered 2013

Olympic Experience

'16, '20 (S)

AT USC:

• 2013 NCAA Champion

• 2013 All-America First Team

• 2013 All-MPSF First Team

• 2013 NCAA All-Tournament First Team

• 2013 MPSF All-Tournament Team

• 31 goals scored

• Scored game-winning goal in third sudden-death period in  2013 NCAA Championship game -- the longest NCAA final in women’s water polo history


FAST FACTS:

• Coming into USC as a 2012 Olympian, Espar was one of four eventual 2016 Olympians — from four different countries — on USC’s 2013 NCAA Championship team: Espar (ESP), Flora Bolonyai (HUN), Hannah Buckling (AUS) and Kaleigh Gilchrist (USA)

• Was the second leading scorer at the 2012 Olympic Games

• 2012 Best European Water Polo Player

• Her father, Xesco, was a professional handball player, and her mother, Anna, has been an ultra-marathon runner

• Sister, Clara, played water polo at San José State and also was on the 2020 Spanish Olympic roster.

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