University Southern California Trojans
2026 Men's Water Polo Spring Roster
Roster
Robert López Duart
- Position:
- Driver
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Barcelona, Spain
- High School:
- IES CAR de Sant Cugat
THIS SEASON: A two-time All-American, Robert López Duart enters his second season at USC.
2025 SEASON AT USC:
• Cutino Award finalist
• All-America First Team
• NCAA All-Tournament First Team
• All-MPSF Second Team
• MPSF All-Tournament Team
• USC’s top scorer with 66 goals
• Scored in all 27 games with a team best 17 multiple-goal outings
• Matched USC career-high with five goals against Stanford at the MPSF Overnght Invitational
• Scored six goals at the MPSF Tournament including four in the championship game against UCLA
• Scored five goals and tallied four assists at the NCAA Tournament
• Matched a USC career high with seven points on three goals and four assists against Princeton
• Recorded 27 assists, 23 steals and 11 field blocks on the year
• Earned MPSF All-Academic honors
2024 SEASON AT USC:
• ACWPC All-America First Team
• NCAA All-Tournament First Team
• All-MPSF First Team
• USC’s top scorer with 64 goals in first season as a Trojan
• Scored in 25 games with team-best 20 multiple-goal outings
• Set USC career-high with five goals in an overtime win over Stanford at the Overnght MPSF Invitational
• Scored nine goals during the MPSF Tournament, including four in the semifinal win over Stanford and three in the championship vs. UCLA
• Scored 10 goals during the NCAA Tournament, including four in the semifinal win over Fordham and two in the final vs. UCLA
• Four-time MPSF Newcomer of the Week
• Cutino Award Watch List
2023 AT LBSU:
• ACWPC All-America Second Team
• Big West Freshman of the Year
• All-Big West First Team
• Named to Cutino Award Watch List
• Team’s top scorer with 87 goals — second most in a single-season in LBSU history — and had 30 assists
• Set career high with school record-tying eight goals in 12-10 win over Stanford
• Scored in 26 games with 21 multiple-goal outings
• Scored three goals in a 16-13 loss to USC on Oct. 27
• Named Big West Player of the Week on Sept. 6
NATIONAL TEAMS:
• Most recently a member of Spain’s U20 national team, began competing for Spain at the U15 level
• Won bronze with Spain at the 2022 FINA Youth World Championships
• Won silver with Spain at the U19 European Championships
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2022 graduate of Centre D’alt Rendiment Esportiu (IES CAR) de Sant Cugat del Valles in Barcelona, Spain... Played club water polo for Club Natacio Barcelona, where he won the Spanish national championship... At the U18 level, was national MVP and two-time regional MVP... At the senior level, helped CN Barcelona finish runner-up in the National League twice and once in Spanish League... Also reached the Len Euro Cup semifinals... As a youth, won 10 Catalonia titles and five national championships.
PERSONAL: López Duart is majoring in economics... Parents are Marta Vicenta Duart Carrion and Antonio Juan López Saez... Has one sister, Adriana... His father also played water polo for Club Natacio Barcelona... Enjoys being with his family in his free time... Lists Rafael Nadal and Felipe Perrone as his biggest sports heroes... Has always wanted to compete in the Olympics... Hopes play professionally after graduating.... Would like to travel to Valencia to visit his mother’s family and to Ibiza... Born Jan. 27, 2004.
