The 2020 Olympic Gold Medalist, 2016 NCAA Champion, and Cutino Award winner played water polo at USC where she earned All-American honors all four years. In 2017, she switched from the Greece National Team to the USA National Team. The only left-hander on the USA roster, she competed in college with her twin sister Ioanna.
INTERNATIONAL/CLUB
Second on Team USA with 18 goals scored at 2022 FINA World Championships in Budapest...Recorded 13 goals at 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo...Scored 13 goals at 2021 FINA World League Super Final in Athens...Led Team USA with 22 goals at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima...Finished second on Team USA with 12 goals at 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju...Tallied 9 goals at 2019 FINA World League Super Final…Scored 10 goals at 2019 FINA Intercontinental Tournament...Netted 9 goals at 2018 FINA World Cup...Scored 5 goals at 2018 FINA World League Super Final...Tied for team lead in goals scored with 15 at 2018 FINA Intercontinental Tournament...Made her debut with USA Women’s National Team in December 2017...Haralabidis has competed on both the Junior and Senior National Teams for Greece...Competed at 2015 FINA Junior World Championships...Won Bronze medal with Greece at 2012 FINA World Championships in China...Won Gold at 2012 Junior European Championships in Australia...Also won Gold at 2011 Junior European Championships in Spain...Named MVP of 2011 Junior European Championship.
PROFESSIONAL
Competes for Ethnikos in Greece.
COLLEGIATE
A standout at USC, she won an NCAA title in 2016 with the Trojans and earned Cutino Award honors as top player in college game…AWPCA Player of the Year…MPSF Player of the Year…NCAA Tournament MVP…MPSF All-Tournament Team…Led team with 63 goals…2015 2
nd Team All-American…2
nd Team All-MPSF…Second on team with 58 goals…2014 Honorable Mention All-American…MPSF All-Newcomer Team…Second-leading scorer with 58 goals.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Corona Del Mar High School in Newport Beach for her senior year...Member of CIF Championship team in 2013...Played club for Tritonas Amarousiou in Greece and for Corona Del Mar and SOCAL in California.
PERSONAL
Majored in international relations and minors in marketing at USC...Parents are Janet Scott and Babis Haralabidis...Has two sisters: her twin, Ioanna, and older sister, Anastasia...Ioanna also was on the USC women’s water polo team...Favorite foods are souvlaki and moussaka...Hopes to travel the world and see new places...Hopes to play in the Olympics...Born May 19, 1995.
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS
- 2022 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 1ST PLACE
- 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES, TOKYO, JAPAN, 1ST PLACE (Took place in 2021 due to Covid-19 Pandemic)
- 2021 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, ATHENS, GREECE, 1ST PLACE
- 2019 HOLIDAY CUP, PRINCETON, NJ, 1ST PLACE
- 2019 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, LIMA, PERU, 1ST PLACE
- 2019 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, GWANGJU, SOUTH KOREA, 1ST PLACE
- 2019 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 1STPLACE
- 2019 FINA INTERCONTINENTAL TOURNAMENT, PERTH, AUSTRALIA, 1STPLACE
- 2018 FINA WORLD CUP, SURGUT, RUSSIA, 1STPLACE
- 2018 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, KUNSHAN, CHINA, 1STPLACE
- 2018 FINA INTERCONTINENTAL TOURNAMENT, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, 1STPLACE
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What was the moment you knew you wanted to represent your country in the Olympic Games? Was it always in the sport of water polo?
Since I was 14 years old, I have wanted to represent my country in the Olympics, and it was always in the sport of water polo.
What is your hidden talent?
I like to write.
What is your favorite karaoke song?
“Truth Hurts” by Lizzo.
If you could compete in another sport during the Olympic Games what would it be and why?
It would be swimming because I was a swimmer before I played water polo.
What is one thing you have to have with you when you travel?
Cute clothes and my shoes.
Biggest superstition if you have one?
Have to have my toenails painted for games.
What is your biggest fear?
The dark.
What causes are most dear to your heart?
ASPCA, human trafficking, child sexual abuse, child trafficking.
What are two truths and a lie about you?
Picky eater.
I’m the youngest child
I speak three languages
Do you have a nickname? How did you get it?
I am either called Steph or Steffi. I have been called Steph since I came to the U.S. and only three people call me Steffi: My mom, my twin sister, and Kiley Neushul.
What advice would you give your younger self and what would you remind your older self?
To my younger self: All the tough times you’re going through are just for a little while, but they will make you stronger. Keep pushing through and keep giving 100 percent in everything you do. I’d remind my older self that there are no guarantees in life, and everything comes through hard work and dedication.
