United States women's national water polo team
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.
Results
Major tournaments
Competitive record
Updated after the 2019 Pan American Games.Olympic Games">Water polo at the Summer Olympics">Olympic Games
- 2000 – Silver medal
- 2004 – Bronze medal
- 2008 – Silver medal
- 2012 – Gold medal
- 2016 – Gold medal
- 2020 – Qualified
World Championship">Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships">World Championship
- 1986 – Bronze medal
- 1991 – Bronze medal
- 1994 – 4th place
- 1998 – 8th place
- 2001 – 4th place
- 2003 – Gold medal
- 2005 – Silver medal
- 2007 – Gold medal
- 2009 – Gold medal
- 2011 – 6th place
- 2013 – 5th place
- 2015 – Gold medal
- 2017 – Gold medal
- 2019 – Gold medal
[FINA Women's [Water Polo World Cup|World Cup]]
- 1979 – Gold medal
- 1980 – Silver medal
- 1981 – 4th place
- 1983 – Silver medal
- 1984 – Silver medal
- 1988 – 4th place
- 1989 – Silver medal
- 1991 – Bronze medal
- 1993 – 5th place
- 1995 – 6th place
- 1997 – 7th place
- 1999 – 6th place
- 2002 – Silver medal
- 2006 – 4th place
- 2010 – Gold medal
- 2014 – Gold medal
- 2018 – Gold medal
World League">FINA Water Polo World League">World League
- 2004 – Gold medal
- 2005 – 5th place
- 2006 – Gold medal
- 2007 – Gold medal
- 2008 – Silver medal
- 2009 – Gold medal
- 2010 – Gold medal
- 2011 – Gold medal
- 2012 – Gold medal
- 2013 – Bronze medal
- 2014 – Gold medal
- 2015 – Gold medal
- 2016 – Gold medal
- 2017 – Gold medal
- 2018 – Gold medal
- 2019 – Gold medal
Pan American Games">Water polo at the Pan American Games">Pan American Games
- 1999 – Silver medal
- 2003 – Gold medal
- 2007 – Gold medal
- 2011 – Gold medal
- 2015 – Gold medal
- 2019 – Gold medal
Minor tournaments
Summer Universiade">Water polo at the Summer Universiade">Summer Universiade
- 2009 – Did not participate
- 2011 – Silver medal
- 2013 – 8th place
- 2015 – 5th place
- 2017 – Gold medal
- 2019 – 8th place
ASUA Cup (UANA Cup)">UANA Water Polo Cup">ASUA Cup (UANA Cup)
- 2013 – Gold medal
[Holiday Cup]
- 1998 – Silver medal
- 1999 – Bronze medal
- 2000 – Gold medal
- 2001 – Gold medal
- 2002 – Gold medal
- 2003 – Gold medal
- 2004 – Gold medal
- 2006 – Gold medal
- 2007 – Bronze medal
Kirishi Cup
- 2014 – Gold medal
World Games
- 1981 – Silver medal
Olympic Year Tournament
- 1996 – 7th place
Team
Current squad
Roster for the 2019 World Aquatics Championships.Head coach: Adam Krikorian
| No. | Cap number | Pos. | Playing position | L/R | Handedness | L | Left-handed | R | Right-handed |
| A | Attacker | C | Center | D | Defender | GK | Goalkeeper | U | Utility |
| No. | Player | Pos. | Height | L/R | Birthdate | College | Club |
| 1 | Amanda Longan | GK | R | USC '19 | Santa Barbara 805 | ||
| 2 | Maddie Musselman | A | R | UCLA '20 | CDM Aquatics | ||
| 3 | Melissa Seidemann | D | R | Stanford '12 | NYAC | ||
| 4 | Rachel Fattal | A | R | UCLA '16 | Hunter Hurricanes | ||
| 5 | Paige Hauschild | A | R | USC '21 | Santa Barbara 805 | ||
| 6 | Maggie Steffens | A | R | Stanford '17 | CN Sabadell | ||
| 7 | Stephania Haralabidis | A | L | USC '16 | NC Vouliagmeni | ||
| 8 | Kiley Neushul | A | R | Stanford '15 | CN Sabadell | ||
| 9 | Aria Fischer | C | R | Stanford '21 | SET | ||
| 10 | Kaleigh Gilchrist | A | R | USC '14 | NYAC | ||
| 11 | Makenzie Fischer | D | R | Stanford '20 | SET | ||
| 12 | Alys Williams | D | R | UCLA '16 | NYAC | ||
| 13 | Ashleigh Johnson | GK | R | Princeton '18 | NC Vouliagmeni |
Former squads
Olympic Games
- 2000 – Silver medal
- : Bernice Orwig, Heather Petri, Ericka Lorenz, Brenda Villa, Ellen Estes, Coralie Simmons, Maureen O'Toole, Julie Swail, Heather Moody, Robin Beauregard, Nicolle Payne, Kathy Sheehy, Courtney Johnson. Head Coach: Guy Baker.
- 2004 – Bronze medal
- : Jackie Frank, Heather Petri, Ericka Lorenz, Brenda Villa, Ellen Estes, Natalie Golda, Margaret Dingeldein, Kelly Rulon, Heather Moody, Robin Beauregard, Amber Stachowski, Nicolle Payne, Thalia Munro. Head Coach: Guy Baker.
- 2008 – Silver medal
- : Betsey Armstrong, Heather Petri, Brittany Hayes, Brenda Villa, Lauren Wenger, Natalie Golda, Patty Cardenas, Jessica Steffens, Elsie Windes, Alison Gregorka, Moriah van Norman, Kami Craig, Jaime Hipp. Head Coach: Guy Baker.
- 2012 – Gold medal
- : Betsey Armstrong, Heather Petri, Melissa Seidemann, Brenda Villa, Lauren Wenger, Maggie Steffens, Courtney Mathewson, Jessica Steffens, Elsie Windes, Kelly Rulon, Annika Dries, Kami Craig, Tumua Anae. Head Coach: Adam Krikorian.
- 2016 – Gold medal
- : Sami Hill, Maddie Musselman, Melissa Seidemann, Rachel Fattal, Caroline Clark, Maggie Steffens, Courtney Mathewson, Kiley Neushul, Aria Fischer, Kaleigh Gilchrist, Makenzie Fischer, Kami Craig, Ashleigh Johnson. Head Coach: Adam Krikorian.
World Aquatics Championships
- 2003 – Gold medal
- 2005 – Silver medal
- : Emily Feher, Heather Petri, Ericka Lorenz, Brenda Villa, Lauren Wenger, Natalie Golda, Kristina Kunkel, Erika Figge, Jamie Hipp, Kelly Rulon, Moriah Van Norman, Drue Wawrzynski, Thalia Munro. Head Coach: Heather Moody
- 2007 – Gold medal
- : Betsey Armstrong, Heather Petri, Ericka Lorenz, Brenda Villa, Lauren Wenger, Natalie Golda, Patricia Cardenas, Brittany Hayes, Elsie Windes, Alison Gregorka, Moriah van Norman, Kami Craig, Jaime Hipp. Head Coach: Guy Baker.
- 2009 – Gold medal
- : Betsey Armstrong, Heather Petri, Brittany Hayes, Brenda Villa, Lauren Wenger, Tanya Gandy, Kelly Rulon, Jessica Steffens, Elsie Windes, Alison Gregorka, Moriah van Norman, Kami Craig, Jaime Hipp. Head Coach: Adam Krikorian.
- 2011 – 6th place
- : Betsey Armstrong, Heather Petri, Melissa Seidemann, Brenda Villa, Lauren Wenger, Maggie Steffens, Courtney Mathewson, Jessica Steffens, Elsie Windes, Kelly Rulon, Annika Dries, Kami Craig, Tumua Anae. Head Coach: Adam Krikorian.
- 2013 – 5th place
- : Betsey Armstrong, Lauren Silver, Melissa Seidemann, Rachel Fattal, Caroline Clark, Maggie Steffens, Courtney Mathewson, Kiley Neushul, Jillian Kraus, Kelly Rulon, Annika Dries, Kami Craig, Tumua Anae. Head Coach: Adam Krikorian.
- 2015 – Gold medal
- : Sami Hill, Maddie Musselman, Melissa Seidemann, Rachel Fattal, Alys Williams, Maggie Steffens, Courtney Mathewson, Kiley Neushul, Ashley Grossman, Kaleigh Gilchrist, Makenzie Fischer, Kami Craig, Ashleigh Johnson. Head Coach: Adam Krikorian.
- 2017 – Gold medal
- : Gabby Stone, Maddie Musselman, Melissa Seidemann, Rachel Fattal, Paige Hauschild, Maggie Steffens, Jordan Raney, Kiley Neushul, Aria Fischer, Jamie Neushul, Makenzie Fischer, Alys Williams, Amanda Longan. Head Coach: Adam Krikorian.
- 2019 – Gold medal
- : Amanda Longan, Maddie Musselman, Melissa Seidemann, Rachel Fattal, Paige Hauschild, Maggie Steffens, Stephania Haralabidis, Kiley Neushul, Aria Fischer, Kaleigh Gilchrist, Makenzie Fischer, Alys Williams, Ashleigh Johnson. Head Coach: Adam Krikorian.
Pan American Games
- 2007 – Gold medal
- : Betsey Armstrong, Patricia Cardenas, Kami Craig, Erika Figge, Natalie Golda, Alison Gregorka, Jaime Hipp, Heather Petri, Jessica Steffens, Moriah van Norman, Brenda Villa, Lauren Wenger, Elsie Windes. Head Coach: Guy Baker.
- 2011 – Gold medal
- :Betsey Armstromg, Heather Petri, Melissa Seidemann, Brenda Villa, Lauren Wenger, Maggie Steffens, Courtney Mathewson, Jessica Steffens, Elsie Windes, Kelly Rulon, Annika Dries, Kami Craig, Tumua Anae. Head Coach: Adam Krikorian
- 2015 – Gold medal
- : Sami Hill, Maddie Musselman, Melissa Seidemann, Rachel Fattal, Caroline Clark, Maggie Steffens, Courtney Mathewson, Kiley Neushul, Ashley Grossman, Kaleigh Gilchrist, Makenzie Fischer, Kami Craig, Ashleigh Johnson. Head Coach: Adam Krikorian
- 2019 – Gold medal
- : Ashleigh Johnson, Maddie Musselman, Melissa Seidemann, Rachel Fattal, Stephania Haralabidis, Maggie Steffens, Jamie Neushul, Kiley Neushul, Aria Fischer, Alys Williams, Makenzie Fischer. Head Coach: Adam Krikorian
Other tournaments
- 1979 FINA World Cup – Gold medal
- : Lynn Comer, Laura Cox, Dion Dickinson, Vaune Kadlubek, Debby Kemp, Simone LaPay, Marsha McCuen-Kavanaugh, Sue McIntyre, Maureen O'Toole, Sallie Thomas, and Lyn Taylor.
- 1981 World Games – Silver medal
- : Lynn Comer, Laura Cox, Ruth Cox, Simone LaPay, Vaune Kadlubek, Sue McIntyre, Maureen O'Toole
- 2004 FINA World League – Gold medal
- : Robin Beauregard, Margaret Dingeldein, Ellen Estes, Jacqueline Frank, Natalie Golda, Ericka Lorenz, Heather Moody, Thalia Munro, Nicolle Payne, Heather Petri, Kelly Rulon, Amber Stachowski, and Brenda Villa. Head Coach: Guy Baker.
- 2005 FINA World League – 5th place
- : Katherine Hansen, Erika Figge, Natalie Golda, Brittany Hayes, Jaime Hipp, Kristina Kunkel, Ericka Lorenz, Heather Petri, Aimee Stachowski, Moriah van Norman, Brenda Villa, Drue Wawrzynski, and Lauren Wenger. Head Coach: Heather Moody.
- 2006 FINA World League – Gold medal
- : Elizabeth Armstrong, Patricia Cardenas, Kami Craig, Erika Figge, Natalie Golda, Alison Gregorka, Ericka Lorenz, Heather Petri, Jessica Steffens, Moriah van Norman, Brenda Villa, Lauren Wenger, and Elsie Windes. Head Coach: Guy Baker.
- 2007 FINA World League – Gold medal
- : Elizabeth Armstrong, Patricia Cardenas, Kami Craig, Erika Figge, Natalie Golda, Alison Gregorka, Jaime Hipp, Heather Petri, Jessica Steffens, Moriah van Norman, Brenda Villa, Lauren Wenger, and Elsie Windes. Head Coach: Guy Baker.
Statistics
Olympic Games
Age records
| Rk. | Player | Pos. | Birthdate | Game | Age of last app. | Ref. |
| 1 | Maureen O'Toole | Mar 24, 1961 | 2000 | |||
| 2 | Heather Petri | A | Jun 13, 1978 | 2012 | ||
| 3 | Brenda Villa | A | Apr 18, 1980 | 2012 | ||
| 4 | Heather Moody | C | Aug 21, 1973 | 2004 | ||
| 5 | Kathy Sheehy | Apr 26, 1970 | 2000 | |||
| 6 | Courtney Mathewson | A | Sep 14, 1986 | 2016 | ||
| 7 | Betsey Armstrong | GK | Jan 31, 1983 | 2012 | ||
| 8 | Kami Craig | C | Jul 21, 1987 | 2016 | ||
| 9 | Lauren Wenger | U | Mar 11, 1984 | 2012 | ||
| 10 | Kelly Rulon | A | Aug 16, 1984 | 2012 |
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 | Jun 13, 1978 | 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 | 12 years | |||
| 4 | Brenda Villa | A | Apr 18, 1980 | 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 | 12 years | |||
| 3 | Kami Craig | C | Jul 21, 1987 | 2008, 2012, 2016 | 8 years |
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, 2004, 2008 | 8 years | ||||
| 2 | Adam Krikorian | Jul 22, 1974 | 2012, 2016 | 4 years |
Leading scorers
The following tables are pre-sorted by number of goals, date of the game, name of the player, respectively.Maggie Steffens is the American female water polo player with the most goals at the Olympic Games, scoring 38.
| Rk. | Player | Pos. | Games | Total goals | Matches played | Goals per match | Ref. |
| 1 | Maggie Steffens | A/D | 2012 , 2016 | 38 | 12 | 3.166 | |
| 2 | Brenda Villa | A | 2000 , 2004 , 2008 , 2012 | 31 | 23 | 1.347 | |
| 3 | Kami Craig | C | 2008 , 2012 , 2016 | 17 | 17 | 1.000 | |
| 4 | Courtney Mathewson | A | 2012 , 2016 | 14 | 12 | 1.166 | |
| 5 | Maddie Musselman | A | 2016 | 12 | 6 | 2.000 |
| Rk. | Player | Pos. | Game | Goals | Matches played | Goals per match | Ref. |
| 1 | Maggie Steffens | D | 2012 | 21 | 6 | 3.500 | |
| 2 | Maggie Steffens | A | 2016 | 17 | 6 | 2.833 | |
| 3 | Maddie Musselman | A | 2016 | 12 | 6 | 2.000 | |
| 4 | Kiley Neushul | A | 2016 | 10 | 6 | 1.666 | |
| 5 | Coralie Simmons | 2000 | 9 | 7 | 1.285 | ||
| 5 | Brenda Villa | A | 2000 | 9 | 7 | 1.285 | |
| 5 | Natalie Golda | D | 2008 | 9 | 5 | 2.250 | |
| 5 | Brenda Villa | A | 2008 | 9 | 5 | 2.250 | |
| 9 | Brittany Hayes | A | 2008 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 |
| Rk. | Player | Pos. | Goals | Date | Match | Game | Ref. |
| 1 | Maggie Steffens | D | 7 | Jul 30, 2012 | 14–13 | 2012 | |
| 2 | Maggie Steffens | D | 5 | Aug 9, 2012 | 8–5 | 2012 | |
| 3 | Brenda Villa | A | 4 | Sep 20, 2000 | 9–6 | 2000 | |
| 3 | Brenda Villa | A | 4 | Aug 16, 2004 | 7–6 | 2004 | |
| 3 | Natalie Golda | D | 4 | Aug 11, 2008 | 12–11 | 2008 | |
| 3 | Courtney Mathewson | A | 4 | Jul 30, 2012 | 14–13 | 2012 | |
| 3 | Kami Craig | C | 4 | Aug 1, 2012 | 9–9 | 2012 | |
| 3 | Maggie Steffens | D | 4 | Aug 7, 2012 | 11–9 | 2012 | |
| 3 | Maddie Musselman | A | 4 | Aug 11, 2016 | 12–4 | 2016 | |
| 3 | Maggie Steffens | A | 4 | Aug 11, 2016 | 12–4 | 2016 | |
| 3 | Maggie Steffens | A | 4 | Aug 13, 2016 | 11–6 | 2016 | |
| 3 | Maggie Steffens | A | 4 | Aug 17, 2016 | 14–10 | 2016 |
Multiple medalists
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.Two men have each won at least two Olympic medals as head coaches of the United States men's national team.