Ioanna Haralabidis Explained

Ioanna Haralabidis
Nationality:American
Birth Date:19 May 1995
Birth Place:Athens, Greece
Height:5 ft 11 in
Country:
United States
Sport:Water polo
Collegeteam:USC Trojans
Club:Ethnikos

Ioanna Haralabidis (in Ιωάννα Χαραλαμπίδη; born May 19, 1995) is a Greek-born American water polo player.

College career

Haralabidis attended University of Southern California, playing on the women's water polo team from 2014 to 2017.[1] She won NCAA championships in 2016.[2]

International career

Haralabidis has competed on both the junior and senior national teams for Greece. Won a gold medal at 2011 European Junior Championship in Madrid, Spain. Won another gold at 2012 Youth World Championships in Perth, Australia.[3] 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.[4]

Club career

Ioanna plays for the 2021-22 season for Ethnikos, a club with longstanding tradition in Greek and European water polo. Along with her sister Stephania, she helped her team win the 2021-22 LEN Trophy.

Personal life

Haralabidis has two sisters, her twin Stephania[5] and older sister Anastasia.

Notes and References

  1. https://usctrojans.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5106 Ioanna Haralabidis
  2. Web site: Haralabidis' heroics lead USC to NCAA women's water polo title . https://web.archive.org/web/20160517114432/http://pac-12.com/article/2016/05/15/haralabidis-heroics-lead-usc-ncaa-womens-water-polo-title . dead . May 17, 2016 . PAC12.com . Kevin Danna . May 15, 2016.
  3. Web site: Greece youngsters join Greece women on top of the world . FINA.org . December 9, 2012 .
  4. Web site: Super Final 2012 (Women): USA claims seventh World League title . FINA.org . June 3, 2012.
  5. Web site: Haralabidis twins are making a big splash . Connor McGlynn . DailyTrojan.com . April 7, 2014.