Hawai'i alum Maartje Keuning was a member of the Netherlands team that won the bronze medal in the women's water polo event at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, also known as the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. The Netherlands defeated USA with a late comeback, scoring the game's final five goals in the bronze medal match. 
 

Sabrina van der Sloot scores her SIXTH goal of the game to complete an improbable late comeback for the Netherlands in the bronze medal match. ??#ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/0KwAB4tALH

— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 10, 2024

Keuning played two seasons (2017, 2018) at Hawai'i, and compiled 40 goals and 24 assists during the 2018 season, helping the team to a 21-5 overall record. The former Rainbow Wahine scored five goals in the tournament for the Netherlands, including three in a 15-11 group stage win over China. 

Aside from Keuning, there were also six other Big West women's water polo alumni participating in this year's Olympics. Tara Prentice of UC Irvine was a member of Team USA that finished in fourth. Elyse Lemay-Lavoie (Hawai'i) and Marilia Mimides (Long Beach State) were part of the Canadian team that took eighth place. Orsi Hertzka (Long Beach State), Camille Radosavljevic (Hawai'i) and Emma Vernoux (Hawai'i) competed as members of the hosts, France. 
 

Bronze medal ?? for @wahinewp alum Maartje Keuning!

Netherlands stun USA with a late comeback in the 3rd-place game! #OnlyTheBold x #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/FxogY67U7w

— The Big West (@BigWestSports) August 10, 2024