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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.

United States
FINA codeUSA
AssociationUSA Water Polo
ConfederationUANA (Americas)
Head coachAdam Krikorian
Asst coachMolly Cahill
Christoph Oeding
CaptainMaggie Steffens
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current2 (as of August 9, 2021)
Highest1 (2009–2012, 2013–2019)
Lowest2 (2008, 2013, 2021)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances5 (first in 2000)
Best result (2012, 2016, 2020)
World Championship
Appearances16 (first in 1986)
Best result (2003, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022)
World Cup
Appearances18 (first in 1979)
Best result (1979, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2023)
World League
Appearances16 (first in 2004)
Best result (2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
Pan American Games
Appearances6 (first in 1999)
Best result (2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019)
ASUA Cup (UANA Cup)
Best result (2013)
Media
Websiteusawaterpolo.org
Last updated: June 26, 2023

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 edit

Major tournaments edit

Competitive record edit

Updated after the 2020 World League.

Tournament Appearances Finishes
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Total
Olympic Games 6 3 2 1 0 6
World Championship 14 6 1 2 2 11
World Cup 18 5 5 1 3 14
World League 18 14 1 2 0 17
Pan American Games 6 5 1 0 0 6
Total 62 33 10 6 5 54

Olympic Games edit

  • 2000  Silver medal[3]: 56 
  • 2004  Bronze medal
  • 2008  Silver medal
  • 2012  Gold medal
  • 2016  Gold medal
  • 2020  Gold medal
  • 2024Qualified

World Championship edit

  • 1986  Bronze medal[3]: 57 
  • 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
  • 2022  Gold medal
  • 2023 – 5th place
  • 2024Qualified

World Cup edit

  • 1979  Gold medal[3]: 67 
  • 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
  • 2023  Gold medal

World League edit

  • 2004  Gold medal[3]: 78 
  • 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
  • 2020  Gold medal
  • 2022  Bronze medal

Pan American Games edit

  • 1999  Silver medal
  • 2003  Gold medal
  • 2007  Gold medal
  • 2011  Gold medal
  • 2015  Gold medal
  • 2019  Gold medal

Minor tournaments edit

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

Summer Universiade edit

  • 2011  Silver medal
  • 2013 – 8th place
  • 2015 – 5th place
  • 2017  Gold medal
  • 2019 – 8th place

ASUA Cup (UANA Cup) edit

  • 2013 –   Gold medal

Holiday Cup edit

  • 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 edit

  • 2014 –   Gold medal

World Games edit

  • 1981  Silver medal

Olympic Year Tournament edit

  • 1996 – 7th place

Team edit

Current squad edit

Roster for the 2023 World Aquatics Championships.[4]

Head coach: Adam Krikorian

Former squads edit

Olympic Games edit

World Aquatics Championships edit

  • 2003  Gold medal

Pan American Games edit

Other tournaments edit

  • 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 FINA World Cup – 4th place
    Lynn Comer, Laura Cox, Ruth Cox, Debbie Decker, Leslie Entwistle, Karen Hastie, Vaune Kadlubek, Simone LaPay, Robin Linn, Sue McIntyre, Maureen O'Toole, Marla Smith
  • 1981 World Games  Silver medal
    Lynn Comer, Laura Cox, Ruth Cox, Debbie Decker, Leslie Entwistle, Karen Hastie, Vaune Kadlubek, Simone LaPay, Robin Linn, Sue McIntyre, Maureen O'Toole, Marla Smith

Statistics edit

Olympic Games edit

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

Age records edit

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

Most appearances edit

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  , 2004  , 2008  , 2012   12 years 22 years, 95 days 34 years, 57 days [28]
Brenda Villa A April 18, 1980 2000  , 2004  , 2008  , 2012   12 years 20 years, 151 days 32 years, 113 days [23]
3 Kami Craig C July 21, 1987 2008  , 2012  , 2016   8 years 21 years, 21 days 29 years, 29 days [25]

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 [34][35]
2 Adam Krikorian July 22, 1974 2012  , 2016   4 years 38 years, 8 days 42 years, 28 days [34]

Leading scorers edit

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)  , 2016 (17)   38 12 3.166 [19]
2 Brenda Villa A 2000 (9)  , 2004 (7)  , 2008 (9)  , 2012 (6)   31 23 1.347 [23]
3 Kami Craig C 2008 (6)  , 2012 (6)  , 2016 (5)   17 17 1.000 [25]
4 Courtney Mathewson A 2012 (7)  , 2016 (7)   14 12 1.166 [31]
5 Maddie Musselman A 2016 (12)   12 6 2.000 [18]
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   21 6 3.500 [19]
2 Maggie Steffens A 2016   17 6 2.833 [19]
3 Maddie Musselman A 2016   12 6 2.000 [18]
4 Kiley Neushul A 2016   10 6 1.666 [36]
5 Coralie Simmons 2000   9 7 1.285 [37]
Brenda Villa A 2000   9 7 1.285 [23]
Natalie Golda D 2008   9 5 2.250 [38]
Brenda Villa A 2008   9 5 2.250 [23]
9 Brittany Hayes A 2008   8 5 1.600 [39]
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   [19]
2 Maggie Steffens D 5 August 9, 2012   United States 8–5   Spain 2012   [19]
3 Brenda Villa A 4 September 20, 2000   United States 9–6   Kazakhstan 2000   [23]
Brenda Villa A 4 August 16, 2004   United States 7–6   Hungary 2004   [23]
Natalie Golda D 4 August 11, 2008   United States 12–11   China 2008   [38]
Courtney Mathewson A 4 July 30, 2012   United States 14–13   Hungary 2012   [31]
Kami Craig C 4 August 1, 2012   United States 9–9   Spain 2012   [25]
Maggie Steffens D 4 August 7, 2012   United States 11–9   Australia 2012   [19]
Maddie Musselman A 4 August 11, 2016   United States 12–4   China 2016   [18]
Maggie Steffens A 4 August 11, 2016   United States 12–4   China 2016   [19]
Maggie Steffens A 4 August 13, 2016   United States 11–6   Hungary 2016   [19]
Maggie Steffens A 4 August 17, 2016   United States 14–10   Hungary 2016   [19]

Multiple medalists edit

 
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  , 2004  , 2008  , 2012   1 2 1 4 [28]
Brenda Villa A 2000  , 2004  , 2008  , 2012   1 2 1 4 [23]
3 Kami Craig C 2008  , 2012  , 2016   2 1 0 3 [25]
4 Courtney Mathewson A 2012  , 2016   2 0 0 2 [31]
Melissa Seidemann D 2012  , 2016   2 0 0 2 [40]
Maggie Steffens A/D 2012  , 2016   2 0 0 2 [19]
7 Betsey Armstrong GK 2008  , 2012   1 1 0 2 [32]
Jessica Steffens D 2008  , 2012   1 1 0 2 [26]
Lauren Wenger U 2008  , 2012   1 1 0 2 [33]
Elsie Windes D 2008  , 2012   1 1 0 2 [41]
11 Kelly Rulon A 2004  , 2012   1 0 1 2 [22]
12 Robin Beauregard C 2000  , 2004   0 1 1 2 [42]
Ellen Estes 2000  , 2004   0 1 1 2 [41]
Natalie Golda D 2004  , 2008   0 1 1 2 [38]
Ericka Lorenz A 2000  , 2004   0 1 1 2 [21]
Heather Moody C 2000  , 2004   0 1 1 2 [29]
Nicolle Payne GK 2000  , 2004   0 1 1 2 [34]

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  , 2004  , 2008   0 2 1 3 [34][35]
2 Adam Krikorian 2012  , 2016   2 0 0 2 [34]

Under-20 team edit

The United States women have won a record four titles at the FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships.[43]

See also edit

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External links edit

  • Official website  

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national team Krikorian was the UCLA men s and women s water polo team head coach 1 2 Contents 1 Results 1 1 Major tournaments 1 1 1 Competitive record 1 1 2 Olympic Games 1 1 3 World Championship 1 1 4 World Cup 1 1 5 World League 1 1 6 Pan American Games 1 2 Minor tournaments 1 2 1 Summer Universiade 1 2 2 ASUA Cup UANA Cup 1 2 3 Holiday Cup 1 2 4 Kirishi Cup 1 2 5 World Games 1 2 6 Olympic Year Tournament 2 Team 2 1 Current squad 2 2 Former squads 2 2 1 Olympic Games 2 2 2 World Aquatics Championships 2 2 3 Pan American Games 2 2 4 Other tournaments 3 Statistics 3 1 Olympic Games 3 1 1 Age records 3 1 2 Most appearances 3 1 3 Leading scorers 3 1 4 Multiple medalists 4 Under 20 team 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksResults editMajor tournaments edit Competitive record edit Updated after the 2020 World League Tournament Appearances FinishesChampions Runners up Third place Fourth place TotalOlympic Games 6 3 2 1 0 6World Championship 14 6 1 2 2 11World Cup 18 5 5 1 3 14World League 18 14 1 2 0 17Pan American Games 6 5 1 0 0 6Total 62 33 10 6 5 54Olympic Games edit Main article United States women s Olympic water polo team records and statistics 2000 nbsp Silver medal 3 56 2004 nbsp Bronze medal 2008 nbsp Silver medal 2012 nbsp Gold medal 2016 nbsp Gold medal 2020 nbsp Gold medal 2024 Qualified World Championship edit 1986 nbsp Bronze medal 3 57 1991 nbsp Bronze medal 1994 4th place 1998 8th place 2001 4th place 2003 nbsp Gold medal 2005 nbsp Silver medal 2007 nbsp Gold medal 2009 nbsp Gold medal 2011 6th place 2013 5th place 2015 nbsp Gold medal 2017 nbsp Gold medal 2019 nbsp Gold medal 2022 nbsp Gold medal 2023 5th place 2024 Qualified World Cup edit 1979 nbsp Gold medal 3 67 1980 nbsp Silver medal 1981 4th place 1983 nbsp Silver medal 1984 nbsp Silver medal 1988 4th place 1989 nbsp Silver medal 1991 nbsp Bronze medal 1993 5th place 1995 6th place 1997 7th place 1999 6th place 2002 nbsp Silver medal 2006 4th place 2010 nbsp Gold medal 2014 nbsp Gold medal 2018 nbsp Gold medal 2023 nbsp Gold medal World League edit 2004 nbsp Gold medal 3 78 2005 5th place 2006 nbsp Gold medal 2007 nbsp Gold medal 2008 nbsp Silver medal 2009 nbsp Gold medal 2010 nbsp Gold medal 2011 nbsp Gold medal 2012 nbsp Gold medal 2013 nbsp Bronze medal 2014 nbsp Gold medal 2015 nbsp Gold medal 2016 nbsp Gold medal 2017 nbsp Gold medal 2018 nbsp Gold medal 2019 nbsp Gold medal 2020 nbsp Gold medal 2022 nbsp Bronze medal Pan American Games edit 1999 nbsp Silver medal 2003 nbsp Gold medal 2007 nbsp Gold medal 2011 nbsp Gold medal 2015 nbsp Gold medal 2019 nbsp Gold medal Minor tournaments edit The United States is usually represented by a U20 team in these competitions Summer Universiade edit 2011 nbsp Silver medal 2013 8th place 2015 5th place 2017 nbsp Gold medal 2019 8th place ASUA Cup UANA Cup edit 2013 nbsp Gold medalHoliday Cup edit 1998 nbsp Silver medal 1999 nbsp Bronze medal 2000 nbsp Gold medal 2001 nbsp Gold medal 2002 nbsp Gold medal 2003 nbsp Gold medal 2004 nbsp Gold medal 2006 nbsp Gold medal 2007 nbsp Bronze medal Kirishi Cup edit 2014 nbsp Gold medalWorld Games edit 1981 nbsp Silver medalOlympic Year Tournament edit 1996 7th placeTeam editCurrent squad edit Roster for the 2023 World Aquatics Championships 4 Head coach Adam Krikorian 1 Ashleigh Johnson GK 2 Maddie Musselman FP 3 Tara Prentice FF 4 Rachel Fattal FP 5 Jenna Flynn FP 6 Maggie Steffens FP 7 Jewel Roemer FP 8 Ryann Neushul FP 9 Emily Ausmus FP 10 Kaleigh Gilchrist FP 11 Bayley Weber FP 12 Jordan Raney FP 13 Amanda Longan GK Jovana Sekulic FP Ellen Woodhead FP Former squads edit Olympic Games edit 2000 nbsp Silver medal Bernice Orwig GK Heather Petri Ericka Lorenz Brenda Villa Ellen Estes Coralie Simmons Maureen O Toole Julie Swail Captain Heather Moody Robin Beauregard Nicolle Payne GK Kathy Sheehy Courtney Johnson Head Coach Guy Baker 5 2004 nbsp Bronze medal Jackie Frank GK Heather Petri Ericka Lorenz Brenda Villa Ellen Estes Natalie Golda Margaret Dingeldein Kelly Rulon Heather Moody Captain Robin Beauregard Amber Stachowski Nicolle Payne GK Thalia Munro Head Coach Guy Baker 6 2008 nbsp Silver medal Betsey Armstrong GK Heather Petri Brittany Hayes Brenda Villa Captain Lauren Wenger Natalie Golda Patty Cardenas Jessica Steffens Elsie Windes Alison Gregorka Moriah van Norman Kami Craig Jaime Hipp GK Head Coach Guy Baker 7 2012 nbsp Gold medal Betsey Armstrong GK Heather Petri Melissa Seidemann Brenda Villa Captain Lauren Wenger Maggie Steffens Courtney Mathewson Jessica Steffens Elsie Windes Kelly Rulon Annika Dries Kami Craig Tumua Anae GK Head Coach Adam Krikorian 8 2016 nbsp Gold medal Sami Hill GK Maddie Musselman Melissa Seidemann Rachel Fattal Caroline Clark Maggie Steffens Captain Courtney Mathewson Kiley Neushul Aria Fischer Kaleigh Gilchrist Makenzie Fischer Kami Craig Ashleigh Johnson GK Head Coach Adam Krikorian 9 World Aquatics Championships edit 2003 nbsp Gold medalNicolle Payne GK Heather Petri Ericka Lorenz Brenda Villa Ellen Estes Natalie Golda Margaret Dingeldein Jackie Frank GK Heather Moody Captain Robin Beauregard Amber Stachowski Gabrielle Domanic Thalia Munro Head Coach Guy Baker 2005 nbsp Silver medal Emily Feher Heather Petri Ericka Lorenz Brenda Villa Captain Lauren Wenger Natalie Golda Kristina Kunkel Erika Figge Jamie Hipp Kelly Rulon Moriah Van Norman Drue Wawrzynski Thalia Munro Head Coach Heather Moody2007 nbsp Gold medal Betsey Armstrong GK Heather Petri Ericka Lorenz Brenda Villa Captain Lauren Wenger Natalie Golda Patricia Cardenas Brittany Hayes Elsie Windes Alison Gregorka Moriah van Norman Kami Craig Jaime Hipp GK Head Coach Guy Baker 10 2009 nbsp Gold medal Betsey Armstrong GK Heather Petri Brittany Hayes Brenda Villa Captain Lauren Wenger Tanya Gandy Kelly Rulon Jessica Steffens Elsie Windes Alison Gregorka Moriah van Norman Kami Craig Jaime Hipp GK Head Coach Adam Krikorian 11 2011 6th place Betsey Armstrong GK Heather Petri Melissa Seidemann Brenda Villa Captain Lauren Wenger Maggie Steffens Courtney Mathewson Jessica Steffens Elsie Windes Kelly Rulon Annika Dries Kami Craig Tumua Anae GK Head Coach Adam Krikorian 12 2013 5th place Betsey Armstrong GK Lauren Silver Melissa Seidemann Rachel Fattal Caroline Clark Maggie Steffens Courtney Mathewson Captain Kiley Neushul Jillian Kraus Kelly Rulon Annika Dries Kami Craig Tumua Anae GK Head Coach Adam Krikorian 13 2015 nbsp Gold medal Sami Hill GK Maddie Musselman Melissa Seidemann Rachel Fattal Alys Williams Maggie Steffens Captain Courtney Mathewson Kiley Neushul Ashley Grossman Kaleigh Gilchrist Makenzie Fischer Kami Craig Ashleigh Johnson GK Head Coach Adam Krikorian 14 2017 nbsp Gold medal Gabby Stone GK Maddie Musselman Melissa Seidemann Rachel Fattal Paige Hauschild Maggie Steffens Captain Jordan Raney Kiley Neushul Aria Fischer Jamie Neushul Makenzie Fischer Alys Williams Amanda Longan GK Head Coach Adam Krikorian 15 2019 nbsp Gold medal Amanda Longan GK Maddie Musselman Melissa Seidemann Rachel Fattal Paige Hauschild Maggie Steffens Captain Stephania Haralabidis Kiley Neushul Aria Fischer Kaleigh Gilchrist Makenzie Fischer Alys Williams Ashleigh Johnson GK Head Coach Adam Krikorian 16 Pan American Games edit 2007 nbsp Gold medal Betsey Armstrong GK Patricia Cardenas Kami Craig Erika Figge Natalie Golda Alison Gregorka Jaime Hipp GK Heather Petri Jessica Steffens Moriah van Norman Brenda Villa Captain Lauren Wenger Elsie Windes Head Coach Guy Baker 2011 nbsp Gold medal Betsey Armstromg Heather Petri Melissa Seidemann Brenda Villa Captain Lauren Wenger Maggie Steffens Courtney Mathewson Jessica Steffens Elsie Windes Kelly Rulon Annika Dries Kami Craig Tumua Anae GK Head Coach Adam Krikorian2015 nbsp Gold medal Sami Hill GK Maddie Musselman Melissa Seidemann Rachel Fattal Caroline Clark Maggie Steffens Captain Courtney Mathewson Kiley Neushul Ashley Grossman Kaleigh Gilchrist Makenzie Fischer Kami Craig Ashleigh Johnson GK Head Coach Adam Krikorian2019 nbsp Gold medal Ashleigh Johnson GK Maddie Musselman Melissa Seidemann Rachel Fattal Stephania Haralabidis Maggie Steffens Captain Jamie Neushul Kiley Neushul Aria Fischer Alys Williams Makenzie Fischer Head Coach Adam Krikorian Other tournaments edit 1979 FINA World Cup nbsp 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 FINA World Cup 4th place Lynn Comer Laura Cox Ruth Cox Debbie Decker Leslie Entwistle Karen Hastie Vaune Kadlubek Simone LaPay Robin Linn Sue McIntyre Maureen O Toole Marla Smith1981 World Games nbsp Silver medal Lynn Comer Laura Cox Ruth Cox Debbie Decker Leslie Entwistle Karen Hastie Vaune Kadlubek Simone LaPay Robin Linn Sue McIntyre Maureen O Toole Marla Smith2004 FINA World League nbsp Gold medal Robin Beauregard Margaret Dingeldein Ellen Estes Jacqueline Frank Natalie Golda Ericka Lorenz Heather Moody Thalia Munro Nicolle Payne GK 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 GK 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 nbsp 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 nbsp Gold medal Elizabeth Armstrong Patricia Cardenas Kami Craig Erika Figge Natalie Golda Alison Gregorka Jaime Hipp GK Heather Petri Jessica Steffens Moriah van Norman Brenda Villa Lauren Wenger and Elsie Windes Head Coach Guy Baker Statistics editOlympic Games edit Main article United States women s Olympic water polo team records and statistics Abbreviations Rk Rank Pos Playing position App AppearancesRef References A Attacker C CenterD Defender GK Goalkeeper U UtilityAge records edit Top 10 youngest Olympians Olympic medalists Rk Player Pos Birthdate Game Age of first app Ref 1 Aria Fischer C March 2 1999 2016 nbsp 17 years 160 days 17 2 Maddie Musselman A June 16 1998 2016 nbsp 18 years 54 days 18 3 Maggie Steffens A D June 4 1993 2012 nbsp 19 years 56 days 19 4 Makenzie Fischer D March 29 1997 2016 nbsp 19 years 133 days 20 5 Ericka Lorenz A February 18 1981 2000 nbsp 19 years 211 days 21 6 Kelly Rulon A August 16 1984 2004 nbsp 20 years 0 days 22 7 Brenda Villa A April 18 1980 2000 nbsp 20 years 151 days 23 8 Annika Dries C February 10 1992 2012 nbsp 20 years 171 days 24 9 Kami Craig C July 21 1987 2008 nbsp 21 years 21 days 25 10 Jessica Steffens D April 7 1987 2008 nbsp 21 years 126 days 26 Top 10 oldest Olympians Olympic medalists Rk Player Pos Birthdate Game Age of last app Ref 1 Maureen O Toole March 24 1961 2000 nbsp 39 years 183 days 27 2 Heather Petri A June 13 1978 2012 nbsp 34 years 57 days 28 3 Brenda Villa A April 18 1980 2012 nbsp 32 years 113 days 23 4 Heather Moody C August 21 1973 2004 nbsp 31 years 5 days 29 5 Kathy Sheehy April 26 1970 2000 nbsp 30 years 150 days 30 6 Courtney Mathewson A September 14 1986 2016 nbsp 29 years 340 days 31 7 Betsey Armstrong GK January 31 1983 2012 nbsp 29 years 191 days 32 8 Kami Craig C July 21 1987 2016 nbsp 29 years 29 days 25 9 Lauren Wenger U March 11 1984 2012 nbsp 28 years 151 days 33 10 Kelly Rulon A August 16 1984 2012 nbsp 27 years 359 days 22 Most appearances edit 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 nbsp 2004 nbsp 2008 nbsp 2012 nbsp 12 years 22 years 95 days 34 years 57 days 28 Brenda Villa A April 18 1980 2000 nbsp 2004 nbsp 2008 nbsp 2012 nbsp 12 years 20 years 151 days 32 years 113 days 23 3 Kami Craig C July 21 1987 2008 nbsp 2012 nbsp 2016 nbsp 8 years 21 years 21 days 29 years 29 days 25 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 nbsp 2004 nbsp 2008 nbsp 8 years 34 35 2 Adam Krikorian July 22 1974 2012 nbsp 2016 nbsp 4 years 38 years 8 days 42 years 28 days 34 Leading scorers edit 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 Totalgoals Matchesplayed Goalspermatch Ref 1 Maggie Steffens A D 2012 21 nbsp 2016 17 nbsp 38 12 3 166 19 2 Brenda Villa A 2000 9 nbsp 2004 7 nbsp 2008 9 nbsp 2012 6 nbsp 31 23 1 347 23 3 Kami Craig C 2008 6 nbsp 2012 6 nbsp 2016 5 nbsp 17 17 1 000 25 4 Courtney Mathewson A 2012 7 nbsp 2016 7 nbsp 14 12 1 166 31 5 Maddie Musselman A 2016 12 nbsp 12 6 2 000 18 Players with at least 8 goals in an Olympic tournament Rk Player Pos Game Goals Matchesplayed Goalspermatch Ref 1 Maggie Steffens D 2012 nbsp 21 6 3 500 19 2 Maggie Steffens A 2016 nbsp 17 6 2 833 19 3 Maddie Musselman A 2016 nbsp 12 6 2 000 18 4 Kiley Neushul A 2016 nbsp 10 6 1 666 36 5 Coralie Simmons 2000 nbsp 9 7 1 285 37 Brenda Villa A 2000 nbsp 9 7 1 285 23 Natalie Golda D 2008 nbsp 9 5 2 250 38 Brenda Villa A 2008 nbsp 9 5 2 250 23 9 Brittany Hayes A 2008 nbsp 8 5 1 600 39 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 nbsp United States 14 13 nbsp Hungary 2012 nbsp 19 2 Maggie Steffens D 5 August 9 2012 nbsp United States 8 5 nbsp Spain 2012 nbsp 19 3 Brenda Villa A 4 September 20 2000 nbsp United States 9 6 nbsp Kazakhstan 2000 nbsp 23 Brenda Villa A 4 August 16 2004 nbsp United States 7 6 nbsp Hungary 2004 nbsp 23 Natalie Golda D 4 August 11 2008 nbsp United States 12 11 nbsp China 2008 nbsp 38 Courtney Mathewson A 4 July 30 2012 nbsp United States 14 13 nbsp Hungary 2012 nbsp 31 Kami Craig C 4 August 1 2012 nbsp United States 9 9 nbsp Spain 2012 nbsp 25 Maggie Steffens D 4 August 7 2012 nbsp United States 11 9 nbsp Australia 2012 nbsp 19 Maddie Musselman A 4 August 11 2016 nbsp United States 12 4 nbsp China 2016 nbsp 18 Maggie Steffens A 4 August 11 2016 nbsp United States 12 4 nbsp China 2016 nbsp 19 Maggie Steffens A 4 August 13 2016 nbsp United States 11 6 nbsp Hungary 2016 nbsp 19 Maggie Steffens A 4 August 17 2016 nbsp United States 14 10 nbsp Hungary 2016 nbsp 19 Multiple medalists edit nbsp Heather Petri nbsp Brenda VillaSeventeen 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 Total1 Heather Petri A 2000 nbsp 2004 nbsp 2008 nbsp 2012 nbsp 1 2 1 4 28 Brenda Villa A 2000 nbsp 2004 nbsp 2008 nbsp 2012 nbsp 1 2 1 4 23 3 Kami Craig C 2008 nbsp 2012 nbsp 2016 nbsp 2 1 0 3 25 4 Courtney Mathewson A 2012 nbsp 2016 nbsp 2 0 0 2 31 Melissa Seidemann D 2012 nbsp 2016 nbsp 2 0 0 2 40 Maggie Steffens A D 2012 nbsp 2016 nbsp 2 0 0 2 19 7 Betsey Armstrong GK 2008 nbsp 2012 nbsp 1 1 0 2 32 Jessica Steffens D 2008 nbsp 2012 nbsp 1 1 0 2 26 Lauren Wenger U 2008 nbsp 2012 nbsp 1 1 0 2 33 Elsie Windes D 2008 nbsp 2012 nbsp 1 1 0 2 41 11 Kelly Rulon A 2004 nbsp 2012 nbsp 1 0 1 2 22 12 Robin Beauregard C 2000 nbsp 2004 nbsp 0 1 1 2 42 Ellen Estes 2000 nbsp 2004 nbsp 0 1 1 2 41 Natalie Golda D 2004 nbsp 2008 nbsp 0 1 1 2 38 Ericka Lorenz A 2000 nbsp 2004 nbsp 0 1 1 2 21 Heather Moody C 2000 nbsp 2004 nbsp 0 1 1 2 29 Nicolle Payne GK 2000 nbsp 2004 nbsp 0 1 1 2 34 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 Total1 Guy Baker 2000 nbsp 2004 nbsp 2008 nbsp 0 2 1 3 34 35 2 Adam Krikorian 2012 nbsp 2016 nbsp 2 0 0 2 34 Under 20 team editThe United States women have won a record four titles at the FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships 43 See also editUnited States women s Olympic water polo team records and statistics United States men s national water polo team USA Water Polo USA Water Polo Hall of Fame List of Olympic champions in women s water polo List of women s Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics List of world champions in women s water poloReferences edit Krikorian Named Women s Senior National Team Head Coach United States Olympic Committee March 27 2009 Archived from the original on August 24 2019 Retrieved August 22 2019 Krikorian Named Women 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