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Elsie Windes, USA Olympic Water Polo Team Player Bio

By Mat Luebbers, About.com

Elsie Windes

Elsie Windes

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Elsie Windes is a defender for the 2008 US Olympic Water Polo Team.

Stats:

  • DEFENDER
  • HEIGHT: 5’10”
  • EDUCATION: UC BERKELEY 2007
  • CLUB: TUALATIN HILLS WPC
  • BIRTHDAY: 6/17/85
  • BIRTHPLACE: PORTLAND, OR
  • HOMETOWN: PORTLAND, OR
  • RESIDENCE: HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA

Personal Notes:

  • Majoring in international relations
  • Parents are Doug and Betty
  • Older sisters Lucy and Jane
  • Father and sister, Lucy, also played water polo
  • Began playing water polo in 1997
  • Discovered by USA National Team at a P.A.C.E. clinic in Oregon
  • Supports Team Darfur, Race for the Cure, and Meals on Wheels
  • Best thing about water polo is the feeling before a game as well as getting some aggression out
  • Got into water polo through her dad and older sister but keeps playing because she loves the game

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