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
ConfederationASUA (Americas)
Head coachAdam Krikorian
Asst coachDan Klatt
Chris Oeding
Team managerLiz Grimes
Team officialLarnie Boquiren (Sports Medicine Manager)
CaptainMaggie Steffens
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current1 (as of February 2020)
Highest1 (2009–12, 2014–present)
Lowest2 (2008, 2013)
Olympic Games
Appearances5 (first in 2000)
Best result (2012, 2016)
World Championship
Appearances14 (first in 1986)
Best result (2003, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2019)
World Cup
Appearances17 (first in 1979)
Best result (1979, 2010, 2014, 2018)
World League
Appearances16 (first in 2004)
Best result (2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
Pan American Games
Appearances6 (first in 1999)
Best result (2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019)
ASUA Cup (UANA Cup)
Best result (2013)
Media
Websiteusawaterpolo.org
Medal record
Women's water polo
Olympic Games
2012 London Team
2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
2000 Sydney Team
2008 Beijing Team
2004 Athens Team
World Championship
2003 Barcelona Team
2007 Melbourne Team
2009 Rome Team
2015 Kazan Team
2017 Budapest Team
2019 Gwangju Team
2005 Montreal Team
1986 Madrid Team
1991 Perth Team
World Cup
1979 Merced
2010 Christchurch
2014 Khanty-Mansiysk
2018 Surgut
1980 Breda
1983 Sainte-Foy
1984 Irvine
1989 Eindhoven
2002 Perth
1991 Long Beach
World League
2004 Long Beach
2006 Cosenza
2007 Montreal
2009 Kirishi
2010 La Jolla
2011 Tianjin
2012 Changshu
2014 Kunshan
2015 Shanghai
2016 Shanghai
2017 Shanghai
2018 Kunshan
2019 Budapest
2008 Santa Cruz
2013 Beijing
Pan American Games
2003 Santo Domingo Team
2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
2011 Guadalajara Team
2015 Toronto Team
2019 Lima Team
1999 Winnipeg Team
ASUA Cup (UANA Cup)
2013 Costa Mesa
Last updated: 1 May 2020

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

Competitive record

Updated after the 2019 Pan American Games.

TournamentAppearancesFinishes
ChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth placeTotal
Olympic Games522105
World Championship14612211
World Cup17451313
World League161311015
Pan American Games651006
Total5830105550

Olympic Games

World Championship

World Cup
  • 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

World League

Pan American Games
  • 1999 – Silver medal
  • 2003 – Gold medal
  • 2007 – Gold medal
  • 2011 – Gold medal
  • 2015 – Gold medal
  • 2019 – Gold medal

Minor tournaments

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

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)
  • 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.[4][5]

Head coach: Adam Krikorian (2009–present)

Abbreviations
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.PlayerPos.HeightL/RBirthdateCollegeClub
1Amanda LonganGK6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)R (1997-01-16) January 16, 1997USC '19Santa Barbara 805
2Maddie MusselmanA5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)R (1998-06-16) June 16, 1998UCLA '20CDM Aquatics
3Melissa SeidemannD6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)R (1990-06-26) June 26, 1990Stanford '12NYAC
4Rachel FattalA5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)R (1993-12-10) December 10, 1993UCLA '16Hunter Hurricanes
5Paige HauschildA5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)R (1999-08-17) August 17, 1999USC '21Santa Barbara 805
6Maggie Steffens (Captain)A5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)R (1993-06-04) June 4, 1993Stanford '17CN Sabadell
7Stephania HaralabidisA5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)L (1995-05-19) May 19, 1995USC '16NC Vouliagmeni
8Kiley NeushulA5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)R (1993-03-05) March 5, 1993Stanford '15CN Sabadell
9Aria FischerC6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)R (1999-03-02) March 2, 1999Stanford '21SET
10Kaleigh GilchristA5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)R (1992-05-16) May 16, 1992USC '14NYAC
11Makenzie FischerD6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)R (1997-03-29) March 29, 1997Stanford '20SET
12Alys WilliamsD5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)R (1994-05-28) May 28, 1994UCLA '16NYAC
13Ashleigh JohnsonGK6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)R (1994-09-12) September 12, 1994Princeton '18NC Vouliagmeni

Olympic Games

World Aquatics Championships

Pan American Games

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.

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.PlayerPos.BirthdateGameAge of first app.Ref.
1 Aria FischerCMar 2, 19992016 17 years, 160 days[18]
2 Maddie MusselmanAJun 16, 19982016 18 years, 54 days[19]
3 Maggie SteffensA/DJun 4, 19932012 19 years, 56 days[20]
4 Makenzie FischerDMar 29, 19972016 19 years, 133 days[21]
5 Ericka LorenzAFeb 18, 19812000 19 years, 211 days[22]
6 Kelly RulonAAug 16, 19842004 20 years, 0 days[23]
7 Brenda VillaAApr 18, 19802000 20 years, 151 days[24]
8 Annika DriesCFeb 10, 19922012 20 years, 171 days[25]
9 Kami CraigCJul 21, 19872008 21 years, 21 days[26]
10 Jessica SteffensDApr 7, 19872008 21 years, 126 days[27]
Top 10 oldest Olympians (Olympic medalists)
Rk.PlayerPos.BirthdateGameAge of last app.Ref.
1 Maureen O'TooleMar 24, 19612000 39 years, 183 days[28]
2 Heather PetriAJun 13, 19782012 34 years, 57 days[29]
3 Brenda VillaAApr 18, 19802012 32 years, 113 days[24]
4 Heather MoodyCAug 21, 19732004 31 years, 5 days[30]
5 Kathy SheehyApr 26, 19702000 30 years, 150 days[31]
6 Courtney MathewsonASep 14, 19862016 29 years, 340 days[32]
7 Betsey ArmstrongGKJan 31, 19832012 29 years, 191 days[33]
8 Kami CraigCJul 21, 19872016 29 years, 29 days[26]
9 Lauren WengerUMar 11, 19842012 28 years, 151 days[34]
10 Kelly RulonAAug 16, 19842012 27 years, 359 days[23]

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.NamePos.BirthdateGames as playerPeriodAge of first app.Age of last app.Ref.
4 Heather PetriAJun 13, 19782000 , 2004 , 2008 , 2012 12 years22 years, 95 days34 years, 57 days[29]
Brenda VillaAApr 18, 19802000 , 2004 , 2008 , 2012 12 years20 years, 151 days32 years, 113 days[24]
3 Kami CraigCJul 21, 19872008 , 2012 , 2016 8 years21 years, 21 days29 years, 29 days[26]

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

App.NameBirthdateGames as head coachPeriodAge of first app.Age of last app.Ref.
3 Guy Baker2000 , 2004 , 2008 8 years[35][36]
2 Adam KrikorianJul 22, 19742012 , 2016 4 years38 years, 8 days42 years, 28 days[35]

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.PlayerPos.Games (goals)Total
goals		Matches
played		Goals
per
match		Ref.
1 Maggie SteffensA/D2012 (21) , 2016 (17) 38123.166[20]
2 Brenda VillaA2000 (9) , 2004 (7) , 2008 (9) , 2012 (6) 31231.347[24]
3 Kami CraigC2008 (6) , 2012 (6) , 2016 (5) 17171.000[26]
4 Courtney MathewsonA2012 (7) , 2016 (7) 14121.166[32]
5 Maddie MusselmanA2016 (12) 1262.000[19]
Players with at least 8 goals in an Olympic tournament
Rk.PlayerPos.GameGoalsMatches
played		Goals
per
match		Ref.
1 Maggie SteffensD2012 2163.500[20]
2 Maggie SteffensA2016 1762.833[20]
3 Maddie MusselmanA2016 1262.000[19]
4 Kiley NeushulA2016 1061.666[37]
5 Coralie Simmons2000 971.285[38]
Brenda VillaA2000 971.285[24]
Natalie GoldaD2008 952.250[39]
Brenda VillaA2008 952.250[24]
9 Brittany HayesA2008 851.600[40]
Players with at least 4 goals in an Olympic match
Rk.PlayerPos.GoalsDateMatchGameRef.
1 Maggie SteffensD7Jul 30, 2012 United States 14–13  Hungary2012 [20]
2 Maggie SteffensD5Aug 9, 2012 United States 8–5  Spain2012 [20]
3 Brenda VillaA4Sep 20, 2000 United States 9–6  Kazakhstan2000 [24]
Brenda VillaA4Aug 16, 2004 United States 7–6  Hungary2004 [24]
Natalie GoldaD4Aug 11, 2008 United States 12–11  China2008 [39]
Courtney MathewsonA4Jul 30, 2012 United States 14–13  Hungary2012 [32]
Kami CraigC4Aug 1, 2012 United States 9–9  Spain2012 [26]
Maggie SteffensD4Aug 7, 2012 United States 11–9  Australia2012 [20]
Maddie MusselmanA4Aug 11, 2016 United States 12–4  China2016 [19]
Maggie SteffensA4Aug 11, 2016 United States 12–4  China2016 [20]
Maggie SteffensA4Aug 13, 2016 United States 11–6  Hungary2016 [20]
Maggie SteffensA4Aug 17, 2016 United States 14–10  Hungary2016 [20]

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.NamePos.Games as playerMedalsRef.
GoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Heather PetriA2000 , 2004 , 2008 , 2012 1214[29]
Brenda VillaA2000 , 2004 , 2008 , 2012 1214[24]
3 Kami CraigC2008 , 2012 , 2016 2103[26]
4 Courtney MathewsonA2012 , 2016 2002[32]
Melissa SeidemannD2012 , 2016 2002[41]
Maggie SteffensA/D2012 , 2016 2002[20]
7 Betsey ArmstrongGK2008 , 2012 1102[33]
Jessica SteffensD2008 , 2012 1102[27]
Lauren WengerU2008 , 2012 1102[34]
Elsie WindesD2008 , 2012 1102[42]
11 Kelly RulonA2004 , 2012 1012[23]
12 Robin BeauregardC2000 , 2004 0112[43]
Ellen Estes2000 , 2004 0112[42]
Natalie GoldaD2004 , 2008 0112[39]
Ericka LorenzA2000 , 2004 0112[22]
Heather MoodyC2000 , 2004 0112[30]
Nicolle PayneGK2000 , 2004 0112[35]

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

Rk.NameGames as head coachMedalsRef.
GoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Guy Baker2000 , 2004 , 2008 0213[35][36]
2 Adam Krikorian2012 , 2016 2002[35]

See also

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