United States women's national water polo team

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United States
FINA codeUSA
AssociationUSA Water Polo
ConfederationUANA (Americas)
Head coachAdam Krikorian
Asst coachMolly Cahill
Christoph Oeding
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current2 (as of August 9, 2021)
Highest1 (2009–2012, 2013–2019)
Lowest2 (2008, 2013, 2021)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances6 (first in 2000)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2012, 2016, 2020)
World Championship
Appearances17 (first in 1986)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2003, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024)
World Cup
Appearances18 (first in 1979)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1979, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2023)
World League
Appearances18 (first in 2004)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
Pan American Games
Appearances6 (first in 1999)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023)
ASUA Cup (UANA Cup)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2013)
Media
Websiteusawaterpolo.org
Last updated: June 26, 2023

The United States women's national water polo team represents the United States in international women's water polo competitions and friendly matches. It is one of the leading teams in the world since the late 1990s.

On March 27, 2009, USA Water Polo named Adam Krikorian the head coach of the United States women's national team. Krikorian was the UCLA men's and women's water polo team head coach.[1][2]

Results

Major tournaments

Competitive record

Updated after the 2024 World Aquatics Championships.

Tournament Appearances Finishes
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Total
Olympic Games 6 3 2 1 0 6
World Championship 17 8 1 2 2 13
World Cup 18 5 5 1 3 14
World League 18 14 1 2 0 17
Pan American Games 7 6 1 0 0 7
Total 66 36 10 6 5 57

Olympic Games

  • 20002nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal[3]: 56 
  • 20043rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • 20082nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 20121st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 20161st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 20201st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 2024Qualified

World Championship

World Cup

  • 19791st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal[3]: 67 
  • 19802nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 1981 – 4th place
  • 19832nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 19842nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 1988 – 4th place
  • 19892nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 19913rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • 1993 – 5th place
  • 1995 – 6th place
  • 1997 – 7th place
  • 1999 – 6th place
  • 20022nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 2006 – 4th place
  • 20101st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 20141st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 20181st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 20231st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal

World League

  • 20041st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal[3]: 78 
  • 2005 – 5th place
  • 20061st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 20071st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 20082nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 20091st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 20101st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 20111st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 20121st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 20133rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • 20141st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 20151st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 20161st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 20171st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 20181st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 20191st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 20201st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 20223rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal

Pan American Games

  • 19992nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 20031st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 20071st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 20111st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 20151st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 20191st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 20231st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal

Minor tournaments

The United States is usually represented by a U20 team in these competitions.

Summer Universiade

ASUA Cup (UANA Cup)

  • 2013 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal

Holiday Cup

  • 19982nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 19993rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • 20001st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 20011st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 20021st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 20031st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 20041st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 20061st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 20073rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal

Kirishi Cup

  • 2014 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal

World Games

  • 19812nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal

Olympic Year Tournament

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 World Aquatics Championships.[4]

Head coach: Adam Krikorian

Former squads

Olympic Games

World Aquatics Championships

  • 19863rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • 19913rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal

Pan American Games

Other tournaments

Statistics

Olympic Games

Abbreviations
Rk. Rank Pos. Playing position App. Appearances
Ref. References A Attacker C Center
D Defender GK Goalkeeper U Utility

Age records

Top 10 youngest Olympians (Olympic medalists)
Rk. Player Pos. Birthdate Game Age of first app. Ref.
1 Aria Fischer C March 2, 1999 2016 1st place, gold medalist(s) 17 years, 160 days [20]
2 Maddie Musselman A June 16, 1998 2016 1st place, gold medalist(s) 18 years, 54 days [21]
3 Maggie Steffens A/D June 4, 1993 2012 1st place, gold medalist(s) 19 years, 56 days [22]
4 Makenzie Fischer D March 29, 1997 2016 1st place, gold medalist(s) 19 years, 133 days [23]
5 Ericka Lorenz A February 18, 1981 2000 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 19 years, 211 days [24]
6 Kelly Rulon A August 16, 1984 2004 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 20 years, 0 days [25]
7 Brenda Villa A April 18, 1980 2000 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 20 years, 151 days [26]
8 Annika Dries C February 10, 1992 2012 1st place, gold medalist(s) 20 years, 171 days [27]
9 Kami Craig C July 21, 1987 2008 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 21 years, 21 days [28]
10 Jessica Steffens D April 7, 1987 2008 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 21 years, 126 days [29]
Top 10 oldest Olympians (Olympic medalists)
Rk. Player Pos. Birthdate Game Age of last app. Ref.
1 Maureen O'Toole March 24, 1961 2000 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 39 years, 183 days [30]
2 Heather Petri A June 13, 1978 2012 1st place, gold medalist(s) 34 years, 57 days [31]
3 Brenda Villa A April 18, 1980 2012 1st place, gold medalist(s) 32 years, 113 days [26]
4 Heather Moody C August 21, 1973 2004 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 31 years, 5 days [32]
5 Kathy Sheehy April 26, 1970 2000 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 30 years, 150 days [33]
6 Courtney Mathewson A September 14, 1986 2016 1st place, gold medalist(s) 29 years, 340 days [34]
7 Betsey Armstrong GK January 31, 1983 2012 1st place, gold medalist(s) 29 years, 191 days [35]
8 Kami Craig C July 21, 1987 2016 1st place, gold medalist(s) 29 years, 29 days [28]
9 Lauren Wenger U March 11, 1984 2012 1st place, gold medalist(s) 28 years, 151 days [36]
10 Kelly Rulon A August 16, 1984 2012 1st place, gold medalist(s) 27 years, 359 days [25]

Most appearances

The following tables are pre-sorted by number of appearances, date of last appearance, date of birth, respectively.

Three athletes have each made at least three Olympic appearances. Heather Petri and Brenda Villa are the only two American female water polo players to have competed in four Olympic Games.

App. Name Pos. Birthdate Games as player Period Age of first app. Age of last app. Ref.
4 Heather Petri A June 13, 1978 2000 2nd place, silver medalist(s), 2004 3rd place, bronze medalist(s), 2008 2nd place, silver medalist(s), 2012 1st place, gold medalist(s) 12 years 22 years, 95 days 34 years, 57 days [31]
Brenda Villa A April 18, 1980 2000 2nd place, silver medalist(s), 2004 3rd place, bronze medalist(s), 2008 2nd place, silver medalist(s), 2012 1st place, gold medalist(s) 12 years 20 years, 151 days 32 years, 113 days [26]
3 Kami Craig C July 21, 1987 2008 2nd place, silver medalist(s), 2012 1st place, gold medalist(s), 2016 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 years 21 years, 21 days 29 years, 29 days [28]

Two men have each made at least two Olympic appearances as head coaches of the United States women's national team.

App. Name Birthdate Games as head coach Period Age of first app. Age of last app. Ref.
3 Guy Baker 2000 2nd place, silver medalist(s), 2004 3rd place, bronze medalist(s), 2008 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 years [37][38]
2 Adam Krikorian July 22, 1974 2012 1st place, gold medalist(s), 2016 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 years 38 years, 8 days 42 years, 28 days [37]

Leading scorers

The following tables are pre-sorted by number of goals, date of the game (match), name of the player, respectively.

Maggie Steffens is the American female water polo player with the most goals at the Olympic Games, scoring 38.

Players with at least 12 goals at the Olympic Games
Rk. Player Pos. Games (goals) Total
goals
Matches
played
Goals
per
match
Ref.
1 Maggie Steffens A/D 2012 (21) 1st place, gold medalist(s), 2016 (17) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 38 12 3.166 [22]
2 Brenda Villa A 2000 (9) 2nd place, silver medalist(s), 2004 (7) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s), 2008 (9) 2nd place, silver medalist(s), 2012 (6) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 31 23 1.347 [26]
3 Kami Craig C 2008 (6) 2nd place, silver medalist(s), 2012 (6) 1st place, gold medalist(s), 2016 (5) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 17 17 1.000 [28]
4 Courtney Mathewson A 2012 (7) 1st place, gold medalist(s), 2016 (7) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 14 12 1.166 [34]
5 Maddie Musselman A 2016 (12) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 12 6 2.000 [21]
Players with at least 8 goals in an Olympic tournament
Rk. Player Pos. Game Goals Matches
played
Goals
per
match
Ref.
1 Maggie Steffens D 2012 1st place, gold medalist(s) 21 6 3.500 [22]
2 Maggie Steffens A 2016 1st place, gold medalist(s) 17 6 2.833 [22]
3 Maddie Musselman A 2016 1st place, gold medalist(s) 12 6 2.000 [21]
4 Kiley Neushul A 2016 1st place, gold medalist(s) 10 6 1.666 [39]
5 Coralie Simmons 2000 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9 7 1.285 [40]
Brenda Villa A 2000 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9 7 1.285 [26]
Natalie Golda D 2008 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9 5 2.250 [41]
Brenda Villa A 2008 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9 5 2.250 [26]
9 Brittany Hayes A 2008 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 5 1.600 [42]
Players with at least 4 goals in an Olympic match
Rk. Player Pos. Goals Date Match Game Ref.
1 Maggie Steffens D 7 July 30, 2012  United States 14–13  Hungary 2012 1st place, gold medalist(s) [22]
2 Maggie Steffens D 5 August 9, 2012  United States 8–5  Spain 2012 1st place, gold medalist(s) [22]
3 Brenda Villa A 4 September 20, 2000  United States 9–6  Kazakhstan 2000 2nd place, silver medalist(s) [26]
Brenda Villa A 4 August 16, 2004  United States 7–6  Hungary 2004 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) [26]
Natalie Golda D 4 August 11, 2008  United States 12–11  China 2008 2nd place, silver medalist(s) [41]
Courtney Mathewson A 4 July 30, 2012  United States 14–13  Hungary 2012 1st place, gold medalist(s) [34]
Kami Craig C 4 August 1, 2012  United States 9–9  Spain 2012 1st place, gold medalist(s) [28]
Maggie Steffens D 4 August 7, 2012  United States 11–9  Australia 2012 1st place, gold medalist(s) [22]
Maddie Musselman A 4 August 11, 2016  United States 12–4  China 2016 1st place, gold medalist(s) [21]
Maggie Steffens A 4 August 11, 2016  United States 12–4  China 2016 1st place, gold medalist(s) [22]
Maggie Steffens A 4 August 13, 2016  United States 11–6  Hungary 2016 1st place, gold medalist(s) [22]
Maggie Steffens A 4 August 17, 2016  United States 14–10  Hungary 2016 1st place, gold medalist(s) [22]

Multiple medalists

Heather Petri
Brenda Villa

Seventeen athletes have each won at least two Olympic medals in water polo. Heather Petri and Brenda Villa are the only two American female water polo players to have won four Olympic medals.

Rk. Name Pos. Games as player Medals Ref.
Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Heather Petri A 2000 2nd place, silver medalist(s), 2004 3rd place, bronze medalist(s), 2008 2nd place, silver medalist(s), 2012 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 2 1 4 [31]
Brenda Villa A 2000 2nd place, silver medalist(s), 2004 3rd place, bronze medalist(s), 2008 2nd place, silver medalist(s), 2012 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 2 1 4 [26]
3 Kami Craig C 2008 2nd place, silver medalist(s), 2012 1st place, gold medalist(s), 2016 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 1 0 3 [28]
4 Courtney Mathewson A 2012 1st place, gold medalist(s), 2016 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 0 0 2 [34]
Melissa Seidemann D 2012 1st place, gold medalist(s), 2016 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 0 0 2 [43]
Maggie Steffens A/D 2012 1st place, gold medalist(s), 2016 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 0 0 2 [22]
7 Betsey Armstrong GK 2008 2nd place, silver medalist(s), 2012 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 1 0 2 [35]
Jessica Steffens D 2008 2nd place, silver medalist(s), 2012 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 1 0 2 [29]
Lauren Wenger U 2008 2nd place, silver medalist(s), 2012 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 1 0 2 [36]
Elsie Windes D 2008 2nd place, silver medalist(s), 2012 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 1 0 2 [44]
11 Kelly Rulon A 2004 3rd place, bronze medalist(s), 2012 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 0 1 2 [25]
12 Robin Beauregard C 2000 2nd place, silver medalist(s), 2004 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 1 1 2 [45]
Ellen Estes 2000 2nd place, silver medalist(s), 2004 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 1 1 2 [44]
Natalie Golda D 2004 3rd place, bronze medalist(s), 2008 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 1 2 [41]
Ericka Lorenz A 2000 2nd place, silver medalist(s), 2004 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 1 1 2 [24]
Heather Moody C 2000 2nd place, silver medalist(s), 2004 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 1 1 2 [32]
Nicolle Payne GK 2000 2nd place, silver medalist(s), 2004 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 1 1 2 [37]

Two men have each won at least two Olympic medals as head coaches of the United States men's national team.

Rk. Name Games as head coach Medals Ref.
Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Guy Baker 2000 2nd place, silver medalist(s), 2004 3rd place, bronze medalist(s), 2008 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 2 1 3 [37][38]
2 Adam Krikorian 2012 1st place, gold medalist(s), 2016 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 0 0 2 [37]

Under-20 team

The United States women have won a record four titles at the FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships.[46]

See also

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