Alison Gregorka

Alison Gregorka

Personal information
Born	June 29, 1985 (1985-06-29) (age 31) Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Medal record Women's water polo Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team competition World Championships 2007 Melbourne Team competition 2009 Rome Team competition

Alison Gregorka (born June 29, 1985 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is an American water polo player. She started playing at the age of 14. She was a member of the US water polo team that won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.^[1] She is now coaching high school water polo in Lake Oswego, Oregon. She also appeared on the show Wipeout on ABC during their winter version of the show.

Career

Gregorka played NCAA women's water polo at Stanford University.

In June 2009, Gregorka was named to the USA water polo women's senior national team for the 2009 FINA World Championships.

Gregorka also made an appearance on television's "Winter Wipeout", where she won a $1,000 bonus for remaining on "The Ski Lift" the longest, on Season 4, Episode 1. She was eliminated in the third challenge, "Seven Letter Word". She returned with past "Summer Wipeout" winner from Season 4, Episode 19, Sarah Cooper, as partners on Season 5, Episode 10. This was an episode for returning wipeout competitors, winners and losers, that team up together. Gregorka and Cooper, however, failed to complete the second challenge, "The Hangover", but both managed to walk away with $500 when Gregorka tagged the show's mascot, Smallsy, on the Big Balls.

References

United States Women's Squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – Silver Medal
1 Armstrong 2 Petri 3 Hayes 4 Villa 5 Wenger 6 Golda 7 Cardenas 8 Steffens 9 Windes 10 Gregorka 11 van Norman 12 Craig 13 Hipp Coach: Baker