Maria Koroleva

Height: 5’6”
Hometown: Concord, Calif.
High school: Las Lomas High School
Club: Walnut Creek Aquanuts
Years in synchro: 9
Appointments to National Team: 2

Career highlights
2008
Junior Nationals – Team 1st, Trio 1st, Duet 2nd, Figures 4th; Senior Nationals – Team 5th, Duet 10th
2007
Junior Nationals – Team 2nd, Trio 2nd, Duet 2nd, Figures 9th; Senior Nationals – Team 4th, Duet 6th
2006
Junior Nationals – Team 2nd, Trio 1st, Duet 4th; Senior Nationals – Team 4th
2005
Comen Cup – Team 7th, Duet 9th; Junior Nationals – Team 2nd, Duet 3rd; Senior Nationals – Team 3rd
2004
Junior Nationals – Team 4th, Trio 5th

Personal: Born April 10, 1990, in Yaroslavl, Russia…Daughter of Svetlana and Nikolay Koroleva…Speaks fluent Russian…Previously participated in swimming, rhythmic gymnastics…Had to wait several years for her U.S. citizenship before trying out for national team…Would like to major in international relations at Stanford University.

What other athletic activity would Maria like to try, besides synchro?
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