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- ↑ "Water Polo World Championship: Rosters announced for Women's Water Polo Tournament at 17th FINA World Championships in Budapest - Waterpology". web.archive.org. 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ↑ "Day 3 Women's Water Polo: USA, Greece, Italy and Hungary Lead Groups". SwimSwam. 2017-07-21. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ↑ "On 1st Day of FINA World Water Polo Championships Two Numbers Stand Out: 64 and 33". Swimming World News.
- ↑ "Lauren Nixon". UC Santa Cruz. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
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