Maggie Steffens

Maggie Steffens

Personal information
Full name	Margaret Ann Steffens
Nationality	American
Born	June 4, 1993 San Ramon, California
Residence	Danville, California
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	154 lb (70 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Water polo
College team	Stanford University
Medal record Olympic Games 2012 London Team World Championships 2015 Kazan Team Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Team FINA World Cup 2010 New Zealand Team

Margaret Ann Steffens (born June 4, 1993) is an American water polo player. She won the gold medal with the United States in the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Career

Steffens played on the United States national water polo team which won the 2010 FINA World League Super Final and the 2010 FINA World Cup. She scored the winning goal against Australia in the final match of the FINA World League Super Final.^[2]

In 2011, Steffens helped the U.S. win the 2011 FINA World League Super Final again. In the Pan American Games, she scored the winning goal in the shootout of the final match, as the U.S. defeated Canada.^[2]

The U.S. won the FINA World League Super Final for the third straight year in 2012, and Steffens led the team with 11 goals.^[2] In the first match of the Summer Olympics, Steffens scored seven goals to tie the Olympic single-game record.^[3] She scored 21 total goals in the Olympic games to lead all scorers, as the U.S. won the gold medal.^[1] She was named the Best Female Water Polo Player of 2012 by FINA and the 2012 female Water Polo Player of the Year by Swimming World Magazine.^[4][5]

Steffens played water polo at Monte Vista High School and helped the team win their league championship in 2007, 2008, and 2009.^[2][6] She also plays for Diablo Water Polo in Alamo, California.^[7]

Biography

Family

Steffens was born in San Ramon, California to Peggy Schnugg and Carlos Steffens. Her father, a native of Puerto Rico, became interested in the sport of water polo after witnessing a water polo match as a child in Puerto Rico. He played for Puerto Rico in three Pan American Games. Her father left the island and joined the water polo team of Berkeley, University of California where he became a three-time All-American, leading the California Golden Bears to the 1977 NCAA championship.^[8][9][10] In 1979, he was the PAC-10 player of the year in Water Polo.^[11]

Personal

Steffens lives in Danville, California. She became interested and was influenced in the sport of water polo mainly by her father and sister, Jessica Steffens, who is also on the United States national team.^[2]

Maggie Steffens has committed to Stanford University. She deferred entrance to the school so she could train with the U.S. national team.^[2] One of her hobbies is playing beach volleyball.^[7]

References

1. "Olympics: Danville's Maggie Steffens scores five goals as U.S. water polo team captures first-ever gold medal". mercurynews.com. August 9, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
2. "Maggie Steffens". usawaterpolo.org. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
3. "Steffens ties Olympic water polo scoring record". paloaltoonline.com. July 30, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
4. "FINA Names Maggie Steffens Best Female Water Polo Player Of 2012". usawaterpolo.org. January 4, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
5. "Now Available December Swimming World Magazine Names Water Polo Players of the Year". swimmingworldmagazine.com. December 8, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
6. "Maggie Steffens". teamusa.org. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
7. "Maggie Steffens". london2012.com. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
8. San Jose Mercury News
9. FOR THE STEFFENS, WATER POLO IS A FAMILY AFFAIR, ESPN
10. Steffens Family Legacy
11. Seven Bay Area players selected to U.S. women's Olympic water polo team

External links

• Maggie Steffens – National Team water polo profile at USAwaterpolo.org
• Maggie Steffens – Stanford University athlete profile at GoStanford.com
• Maggie Steffens on Twitter