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Catharine von Schwarz



Sport: Women's Water Polo

Year: Senior

Position: Set Offense

Hometown: Annapolis, MD

High School: Saint Mary's
 


Past Profiles:
Venus James (Women's Soccer)
Sean Kern (Men's Water Polo)
Sasha Victorine (Men's Soccer)
Kristee Porter (Women's Volleyball)
Kate Vermeulen (Women's Cross Country)
Keiko Price (Swimming)
Brandon DiTullio (Men's Golf)
Nick Rimando (Men's Soccer)
Carly Funicello (Women's Basketball)
Mohini Bhardwaj (Women's Gymnastics)
Rico Hines (Men's Basketball)
Brandon Taliaferro (Men's Volleyball)
Brandon Kramer (Men's Tennis)
Bill Scott (Baseball)
Jerome Moiso (Men's Basketball)
Abigail Spears (Women's Tennis)
Onnie Willis (Women's Gymnastics)

Favorite food:
"Any home cooked meal."

Favorite book:
"The Harry Potter Books at the moment."

Favorite class:
"English 130A - how to teach elementary school english."

Favorite hobby:
"Reading and being outside playing."

Favorite hangout:
"Anywhere my friends are."

Favorite TV show:
"ER"

Favorite Movie:
"The Sixth Sense or the Thomas Crown Affair."

Last CD you bought:
"Ben Harper ? Welcome to the Cruel World."

What other athlete or athletes do you admire?:
"All of my teammates past and present."

How do you prepare yourself before a game?:
"I just think about all of the hard work I have put in up until this point. The game is the fun part."

If you could play another sport at UCLA, what would it be?:
"Lacrosse"

Name a place you'd like to visit where you've never been:
"South Africa."

If you could have dinner with a famous person who would it be?:
"I don't know. I would rather have a big dinner with all of my friends and family. They are the ones that inspire me more on a daily basis than any famous person."

What do you see yourself doing in 10 years?:
"Teaching elementary school and raising a family."

What do you like the most about water polo?:
"The physicality and the competitiveness of the game. I really enjoy the camaraderie you get from being on a team."

What do you like least?:
"Jumping in the pool on a cold, rainy day."

Opponent you'd most like to beat:
"Stanford or USC. Either one."

How special is it to be a member of three national championship teams at UCLA?:
"Words can't describe the feeling of winning three national championships, let alone winning them with all of my closest friends."

Will you be on the U.S. Olympic Team in Sydney?:
"That is the plan."