Women's Water Polo
Fattal, Rachel
Rachel Fattal
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- Rachel.Fattal@csulb.edu
- Phone:
- 985-4738
Rachel Fattal was hired in Fall 2022 as the newest member of the Beach coaching staff, joining the program as an Assistant Coach, where she will assist Shana Welch with the day-to-day operations of the program as well as player development and coaching.
Fattal joins the coaching ranks following a phenomenal professional playing career which has seen her reach the highest levels of the sport. A two-time Olympian and Gold Medalist,
Fattal was first called up to the USA National Team at the junior level in 2011, and made her senior team debut in 2013 at the FINA World Championship and has been a mainstay of the national team ever since.
She was named the FINA World Championships Most Valuable Player in 2015 after scoring 18 goals and leading the USA to the Gold Medal, and then made her first Olympic appearance at the 2016 Rio games, where the USA once again claimed Gold.
Continuing to star internationally, Fattal had another fantastic effort at the 2017 FINA World Championships with 14 goals and 10 assists, and ultimately played her way into a second Olympic appearance in the 2020 Tokyo games, winning her second Gold Medal with the Americans.
Fattal played collegiately at UCLA, where she was a four-time first-team All-American despite taking a redshirt season in 2016 to prepare for the Rio Olympics. A local product, Fattal was a 2012 graduate of Los Alamitos High School.
In addition to her extensive playing career, Fattal has coached at the club level for multiple sports, teaching volleyball as well as water polo outside of training.
Fattal joins the coaching ranks following a phenomenal professional playing career which has seen her reach the highest levels of the sport. A two-time Olympian and Gold Medalist,
Fattal was first called up to the USA National Team at the junior level in 2011, and made her senior team debut in 2013 at the FINA World Championship and has been a mainstay of the national team ever since.
She was named the FINA World Championships Most Valuable Player in 2015 after scoring 18 goals and leading the USA to the Gold Medal, and then made her first Olympic appearance at the 2016 Rio games, where the USA once again claimed Gold.
Continuing to star internationally, Fattal had another fantastic effort at the 2017 FINA World Championships with 14 goals and 10 assists, and ultimately played her way into a second Olympic appearance in the 2020 Tokyo games, winning her second Gold Medal with the Americans.
Fattal played collegiately at UCLA, where she was a four-time first-team All-American despite taking a redshirt season in 2016 to prepare for the Rio Olympics. A local product, Fattal was a 2012 graduate of Los Alamitos High School.
In addition to her extensive playing career, Fattal has coached at the club level for multiple sports, teaching volleyball as well as water polo outside of training.
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