Musselman’s husband Pat Woepse has stage four lung cancer but will be at the Paris Games to support his wife and Team USA.
U.S. women’s water polo attacker Maddie Musselman is dedicating the Paris Olympics to her husband Pat Woepse, who has stage four lung cancer. LOS ALAMITOS — Maddie Musselman is again on cue as she prepares for her third consecutive Olympics with the U.S. women’s water polo team. She’s facing another challenge boldly and calmly.
Musselman and Woepse were married last year on Sept. 30. The former UCLA and Orange County water polo players were engaged in June but moved up their wedding plans because of Woepse’s cancer diagnosis in mid-September. Musselman, who played at Corona del Mar, initially had reservations about proceeding with her Olympic career this summer.“I’ve realized like ‘Wow, life is so much more than sport’ and I wanted to be there to support *,” Musselman said. “I I’m just not going to be able to do both.”
“As an athlete, I love watching her compete,” he said. “Each game along the way has been a small milestone for me to look forward to and it always gives me energy to watch the team play.”
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