Patricia "Patty" Cardenas is an attacker for the 2008 US Olympic Water Polo Team.
Stats:
- ATTACKER
- HEIGHT: 5’6”
- EDUCATION: USC 2008
- CLUB: COMMERCE
- BIRTHDAY: 8/19/84
- BIRTHPLACE: COMMERCE, CA
- HOMETOWN: COMMERCE, CA
- RESIDENCE: COMMERCE, CA
Personal Notes:
- Cardenas is majoring in sociology
- Parents are Josefina and Alfredo
- Has two older brothers, Jose and Ivan (both played water polo)
- Enjoys spending time with her family
- Lists Lance Armstrong as her biggest sports hero and her mom as her most admired person
- Recalls her most embarrassing water polo moment as scoring a goal on her own cage at age 6
- Favorite music is Hip-Hop and Spanish rock
- Plays water polo because it’s physical and you don’t get all sweaty
- Decided to play because her older brothers played
- Keeps playing because of her teammates, personal goals, family and the game itself
