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Total Player 2022 by Adam Krikorian

December 1, 2022

Adam Krikorian, who currently coaches the United States women’s national team, is widely regarded as one of the most successful coaches in the sport. During his tenure as coach, his team enjoyed one of the longest and most dominant streaks in the history of international water polo.

Krikorian was an exceptional player who played a significant role in UCLA’s 1995 NCAA Championship victory. His coaching foundations were established at UCLA, where he cultivated hugely successful men’s and women’s programmes. 

Krikorian took the reins of Team USA in 2009, and has turned his nation into serial winners. 

Since he took over as head coach, the United States has won 25 gold medals in 29 major competitions, including three Olympic golds, five world championships, three world cups, three Pan American games, and eleven world league titles.

Adam Krikorian’s Top 5 of 2022

“As usual, I will defer from picking any of our players to avoid any biases.  Picking the top 5 is always such a challenging task but what may be harder, is picking the order!  Here’s my best stab at it…”

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1. Maica Garcia (ESP)

Spain National Team Player/Club: Sabadell /Position: Centre-Forward

The European Champions deserve to have someone at the top and Maica is still as dominant as ever in the middle of the pool.
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2. Rita Keszthelyi (HUN)

Hungary National Team Player/Club: Mataro / Position: Driver

Continue to be amazed at the passion and competitiveness she has brought throughout her long career and helped lead her team to Silver Medal in her home country.
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3. Simone van de Kraats (NED)

Netherlands National Team Player/Club: Mataro/ Position: Wing

Resumed her hot streak from Tokyo and once again proved to be a huge weapon for Holland on the right side and especially on 6x5 situations
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4. Eleftheria Plevritou (GRE)

Greek National Team Player/Club: Olympiacos/ Position: Driver

Hard not to select the MVP from European Championships and a member of the Silver Medal winning team
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5. Bronte Halligan (AUS)

Australia National Team Player/Club: Ekipe Orizzonte / Position: Right-side Driver

One of the most underrated players in the world and someone who makes an impact on both ends of the pool
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