Annika Dries returns to Laguna Beach as an Olympic champion

Annika Dries started swimming at the Laguna Beach Community Pool when she was 7 years old. She joined the junior lifeguard program and eventually the girls club water polo team.
She became one of the best water polo players in Orange County in high school and earned a spot on the United States women's water polo team.
The women won gold in the Summer Olympics in London. Dries returned to Laguna Beach to share her gold medal with the community that built her road to the Olympics.
Go to the Team USA website for more on Dries and her homecoming.

Photo: Annika Dries and the United States women's water polo team won gold at the Summer Olympics in London. (Credit: Tim Haddock)