Paralympic Medal Count

2

1

3

   Olympic Medal Count

10

13

7

Paralympic Medal Count

2

1

3

Tara Prentice

Sport

Water Polo

Birthday

December 20, 1997

Hometown

Temecula, CA

College

UC Irvine, 2020

A  four-time All-American at UC Irvine, in 2022 as a graduate student Tara became the school’s all-time leading scorer with 242 career goals. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in 2020 (a double major in Criminology, Law & Society, and Psychological Sciences), Tara has gone on to earn two Master’s Degrees, the first in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the second in Demographic and Social Analysis.

Amidst all of that, Tara has established herself as an integral part of the USA’s winning machine, assisting the team to world championships in 2022 and 2024, scoring nine goals in the latter tournament. Paris will be her first Olympic Games.

Paris Result:

4th place; Eliminated in the bronze medal match.