Name: Courtney Mathewson
Position: Attacker
Sport: Water Polo
Height: 5-7
Weight: 154
DOB: 9/14/1986
Birthplace: Orange County, Calif.
Hometown: Anaheim Hills, Calif.
High School: Canyon High School (Anaheim Hills, Calif.) ‘04
College: University of California, Los Angeles ’08, Sociology
Team/Club: New York Athletic Club
Olympic Experience
  • Two-time Olympian (2012, 2016); Two-time Olympic medalist (2 golds)
  • Rio 2016 Olympic Games, gold
  • London 2012 Olympic Games, gold
World Championship Experience
  • Most recent: 2015 – gold
  • Years of participation: 2011, 2013, 2015
  • Medals: 1 (gold)
  • Gold – 2015
Other Career Highlights
  • 2016 FINA World League Super Final, gold
  • 2015 Pan American Games, gold
  • 2015 FINA World League Super Final, gold
  • 2014 FINA World Cup, gold
  • 2013 FINA World League Super Final, bronze
  • 2012 FINA World League Super Final, gold
  • 2011 Pan American Games, gold
  • 2011 FINA World League Super Final, gold
  • 2010 FINA World Cup, gold
  • 2010 FINA World League Super Final, gold
Personal: Daughter of Roger and Sharon Mathewson...Has one sister, Lauren...Hobbies include traveling, cooking, baking and reading...Favorite foods are pizza and sushi...Won four NCAA Championships while at the University of California, Los Angeles...Named the 2008 Peter J. Cutino Award winner as the top player in collegiate water polo.