Sandra Nitta
American former competition swimmer (born 1949) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alexandra Hauka Nitta (born April 24, 1949), usually referred to as "Sandra" or "Sandy" is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States in the 100-meter breaststroke as a 15-year-old at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Highly instrumental in the development and advancement of women's Water Polo in America, she had a forty-year career as a water polo coach, and administrator with an induction into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame in 1998. In her longest coaching assignments, she was the US Women's National Team Water Polo coach from 1980 to 1994, and coached Team Vegas/Henderson from 1994 to 1999 and from 2000 to 2014, later serving as a Director.[2][3][4][1]
Quick Facts Personal information, Full name ...
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Full name | Sandra Haruta Nitta |
Nickname | "Sandra" |
National team | United States |
Born | (1949-04-21) April 21, 1949 (age 75) Burbank, California |
Height | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) |
Weight | 115 lb (52 kg) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Breaststroke |
Club | Commerce Swim Club |
Coach | Don Gambril |
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Quick Facts Biographical details, Alma mater ...
Biographical details | |
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Alma mater | Cal State Los Angeles |
Playing career | |
1960-1967 | Los Angeles Athletic Club City of Commerce Club |
1968-1969 | Long Beach Water Polo |
1966-1967 | Southern Pacific Zone Fall Age Group League |
Position(s) | Water Polo |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1970-1980 | City of Commerce Water Polo |
1980-1994 | U.S. Women's National Water Polo Team |
1979-1980 | Wilson High J.V. Coach |
1981-1982 | Queensland, AUS Team Coach |
1990-1991 | Rio Hondo College Whittier, CA Water Polo Coach |
1994-1999 2004-2014 | Team Vegas/Henderson |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
World Championships Bronze medals 1986, 1991 World Cup Silver Medals 1980, 1983, 1984 (U.S. Women's National Team) | |
Awards | |
1998 U.S. Water Polo Hall of Fame 2012 Paragon Award | |
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