Sponsored Content SportsEngine, a brand from NBC Sports Next is the leading provider of Sport Relationship Management (SRM) software, empowering athletes, parents, coaches, and sports organization administrators with tools and services to manage their organizations and sports lives. Read SportsEngine stories Athletes to Watch: Ashleigh Johnson & Maggie Steffens July 29, 2020 | 1 minute, 29 seconds read Goalkeeper Ashleigh Johnson and captain Maggie Steffens are considered two of the top water polo players in the world; both are Olympic gold medalists and world champions. Johnson, a Princeton graduate, was the only player on the 2016 Olympic squad not from California. She is heralded for her incredible athleticism; her college coach said she would have been able to start on many of Princeton’s other varsity athletic squads. Maggie Steffens was the youngest member of the U.S. women’s water polo team in 2012, but was one of the most experienced players on the squad in Rio. She is a two-time Olympic MVP and three-time NCAA champion (Stanford), and led the U.S. to world titles in 2015 and 2017 (NOTE: The U.S. is currently competing for another title at the 2019 World Championships as of July 15, 2019). Visit Ashleigh's Team USA profile Visit Maggie's Team USA profile Athlete Info Ashleigh Johnson Maggie Steffens Sport Water Polo Water Polo Height 6'1" 5'8" Weight 182 165 Date of Birth September 12, 1994 June 4, 1993 Hometown Miami, FL Danville, CA Current Residence Miami, FL Danville, CA Trivia Ashleigh has an irrational fear that while getting a drink from a water fountain, someone will push her head and all her teeth will break. She also is scared of clowns. Maggie co-founded 6-8 Sports with fellow Olympian Tony Azevedo. It is a software that observes athletes/teams and collects their data, which will be analyzed to improve performance afterwards. Grow your Olympic knowledge Tokyo Olympic Spotlight: Simone Biles Get to know Simone Biles, one of the most dominant Olympic athletes looking to add another Gold to her medal count in Tokyo. Athletes to Watch: Vashti Cunningham Learn more about high jumper Vashti Cunningham. Olympic Minute: Karen Chen Why is Karen Chen described as a "magical skater?" Find out in this Olympic minute video. Karate Explained Featuring Sakura Kokumai Join Rutledge Wood as he gets a crash-course lesson in Kata, one of the forms of Karate that will be in the Olympics for the first time Carissa Moore: Carrying surfers’ aloha spirit to the top of the podium | Wait For It Discover how Hawaii native Carissa Moore surfs her way to the top of the Olympic podium. Chantel Navarro Eyes Olympic Gold to Fulfill Family’s Legacy in Boxing Like a great knockout punch, Chantel Navarro never saw the ‘no’ coming. Welcome to the Athletes’ Village for the Paralympic Games! More than 4,400 Paralympians will call the Paralympic Village home for the next two weeks. Take a tour of the facilities! Olympians Honed Their Athleticism Playing Multiple Sports as Kids Learn which sports Olympic athletes played while they were growing up. Kai Sakakibara is riding the changing tide of life From trying to qualify for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 to re-learning to walk and talk after a life-changing injury, Australia's Kai Sakakibara has taken another big step forward: participating in the Paralympic Torch Relay. RowToTokyo: Kristine O’Brien Learn more about Olympic athlete Kristine O'Brien and her journey to get to where she is today. Para-Athlete Ezra French and His Quest for the LA28 Olympic Games Para-athletics athlete Ezra Frech shares what the LA28 games mean to him and what went into creating his LA28 'A' logo Santos, Biney will Lead U.S. Short Track Team at 2022 Winter Olympics After three days of racing, five women were named to the U.S. short track speed skating team for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. View More sports in this article Water Polo tags in this article 2020 Summer Olympics Athletes to Watch Fan SportsEngine