Ashley Grossman
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Born | Santa Monica, California | May 27, 1993|||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
Strokes | water polo | |||||||||||||||||
College team | Stanford Cardinal | |||||||||||||||||
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Ashley Grossman (born May 27, 1993) is a water polo player.[1] She has competed as a member of the United States women's national water polo team, for both the U.S. Junior and Senior National Teams, including as Team USA won a gold medal in water polo at the 2015 Pan American Games.
Early life
Grossman was born in Santa Monica, California, to Linda and Gerald (Gerry) Grossman.[1][2] Her father played football for the Tufts Jumbos at Tufts University, and her mother ran track for the Milwaukee Panthers at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.[2]
Water polo career
Grossman attended
She then attended
In both 2012 and 2014 Grossman won the
Grossman competed as a member of the United States women's national water polo team, for both the U.S. Junior and Senior National Teams.[9][1][2][8] She played for Team USA in the 2015 FINA Women's Water Polo World League as it won a gold medal in June 2015, and the 2015 Pan American Games against Argentina, Cuba, and Mexico as Team USA won a gold medal in water polo at the 2015 Pan American Games in July 2015.[10][11][12][13][14]
Halls of Fame
In 2016 Grossman was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Northern California.[15][16] In 2017, she was inducted into the Harvard-Westlake Hall of Fame.[17]
See also
- List of world champions in women's water polo
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Ashley Grossman," Team USA.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Ashley Grossman - Women's Water Polo". Stanford University Athletics.
- ^ Erik Boal (August 9, 2010). "Grossman's water polo talents on display". Daily Breeze.
- ^ a b "Ashley Grossman; 2011 Female High School Athlete of The Year; Harvard-Westlake School". Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
- ^ Mike Szymanski (June 16, 2011). "Ashley Grossman Wins Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame". Studio City, CA Patch.
- ^ "High School Award | SoCal Jewish Sports Hall of Fame 30th Anniversary". Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
- ^ a b c "Six Earn Spring Scholarships". Stanford University Athletics. July 28, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Ashley Grossman; Inductee; Water Polo - 2016". Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
- ^ "Chatter: Harvard-Westlake's Grossman, LMU's Manke help Americans take water polo title". The Sun. July 27, 2010.
- ^ "USA Women Top Mexico 25-3 To Open Play At 2015 Pan American Games". USA Water Polo. July 7, 2015.
- ^ Diana Pimer (July 11, 2015). "U.S. Pan American Women's Water Polo Team Remains Undefeated". Swimming World Magazine.
- ^ "Ten local water polo players will play in Pan Ams". Palo Alto Online Sports/USA Water Polo. June 23, 2015.
- ^ "USA Women Down Cuba 18-3 For Second Straight Win At Pan American Games". SwimSwam. July 8, 2015.
- ^ Lauren Neidigh (June 13, 2015). "USA Women To Play For Gold At FINA World League Super Final". SwimSwam.
- ^ Ryan Torok (February 9, 2017). "Moving & Shaking: Jewish athletes celebrated, NFL players visit home shul, AIPAC holds gala". Jewish Journal.
- ^ Rubin, Hannah (October 28, 2016). "Year of Women at local Jewish Sports Hall of Fame". J.
- ^ "Hall of Fame; Induction Class of 2017". Harvard-Westlake High School.
External links
- Ashley Grossman at World Aquatics
- Ashley Grossman at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (archived)