Hailing from Temecula, California, United States, Tara Prentice is all set to make her Olympic debut in 2024 with the USA women’s water polo team. Notably, she was a student of Murrieta High School, where she was the DII CIF Champion and 18U Junior Olympics Champion in 2016. She then played college water polo for the UCI Irvine Anteaters women’s water polo team from 2018 to 2022 (she did not play in 2021) and gained Big West Player of the Year, Big West First Team, and First Team All-American honors, among others. She also scored 242 goals and became the top goal scorer in the history of the UC Irvine Anteaters and the Big West Conference.
Tara Prentice has also displayed her goalscoring skills in various international tournaments. She scored five goals at the FINA World Championships in 2022, four goals at the World Aquatics World Cup in 2023, 10 at the Pan American Games in 2023, and nine at the World Aquatics World Championships in 2024. Tara Prentice also earned two gold medals at the World Championships.
Who are Tara Prentice’s Parents?
Tara Prentice is the daughter of Samuel Prentice and Michelle Prentice. Notably, she is a first-generation American.
Who is Tara Prentice’s Mother?
Michelle Prentice is the mother of Tara Prentice. She is from Belfast, Northern Ireland, and attended Belfast Royal Academy. She played field hockey while she was growing up. She visited California many times during her vacations, which ultimately made her decide to relocate to California as per ucirvinesports.com.
Michelle Prentice revealed that her mother often encouraged her by saying that she could and would when she was a young girl and was learning water polo as per news.uci.edu.
Who is Tara Prentice’s Father?
Samuel Prentice is the father of Tara Prentice. He is also from Belfast, Northern Ireland, and attended Annadale Grammar, an all-boys school. He also played soccer and rugby while he was growing up. Like her wife, he also had the ambition of relocating to America, which ultimately made them move to California.
While talking about her father, Tara Prentice revealed what motivated her (via pressenterprise.com):
“I grew up swimming at the YMCA. That was kind of my first experience in team sports and athletics. And I remember, just the simplicity – I would do a swim race, and my dad (Samuel) would be on the other side with a parka, waiting to wrap the parka around me after my swim race and telling me, ‘Good job, OK? Hey, I think you can do this better. You can do that better.’”
FAQs
A. Tara Prentice is 26 years old as of July 2024.
A. Samuel Prentice and Michelle Prentice are Tara Prentice’s parents.
A. Tara Prentice is from Temecula, California, United States.
A. Tara Prentice stands at 6’0” (182.88 cm).
A. Tara Prentice was a student of The University of California, Irvine.
