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. Women's water polo has been on the international stage since 1978 and was an exhibition sport at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics coached by Sandy Nitta before being introduced as a full medal sport in 2000.

United States

FINA code	USA
Association	USA Water Polo
Confederation	UANA (Americas)
Head coach	Adam Krikorian
Asst coach	Molly Cahill Christoph Oeding
Captain	Maggie Steffens
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current	2 (as of August 9, 2021)
Highest	1 (2009–2012, 2013–2019)
Lowest	2 (2008, 2013, 2021)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances	7 (first in 2000)
Best result	(2012, 2016, 2020)
World Championship
Appearances	17 (first in 1986)
Best result	(2003, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024)
World Cup
Appearances	19 (first in 1979)
Best result	(1979, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2023)
World League
Appearances	18 (first in 2004)
Best result	(2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
Pan American Games
Appearances	7 (first in 1999)
Best result	(2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023)
Pan American Championships
Best result	(2013, 2024)
Media
Website	usawaterpolo.org
Medal record Women's water polo Olympic Games 2012 London Team 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team 2020 Tokyo 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 2022 Budapest Team 2024 Doha Team 2005 Montreal Team 1986 Madrid Team 1991 Perth Team World Cup 1979 Merced 2010 Christchurch 2014 Khanty-Mansiysk 2018 Surgut 2023 Long Beach 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 2020 Athens 2008 Santa Cruz 2013 Beijing 2022 Santa Cruz Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo Team 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team 2011 Guadalajara Team 2015 Toronto Team 2019 Lima Team 2023 Santiago Team 1999 Winnipeg Team Pan American Championships 2013 Costa Mesa 2024 Ibagué
Last updated: November 26, 2024

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 2025 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup.

Tournament	Appearances	Finishes
		Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	Total
Olympic Games	7	3	2	1	1	7
World Championship	17	8	1	2	2	13
World Cup	19	5	5	1	3	14
World League	18	14	1	2	0	17
Pan American Games	7	6	1	0	0	7
Total	68	36	10	6	6	58

Olympic Games

Main article: United States women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics

Year	Result	Pld	W	L	D
2000	Silver medal[3]: 56	7	4	2	1
2004	Bronze medal	5	3	2	0
2008	Silver medal	5	3	1	1
2012	Gold medal	6	5	0	1
2016	Gold medal	6	6	0	0
2020	Gold medal	7	6	1	0
2024	4th place	7	4	3	0
Total	3 Titles	43	31	9	3

World Championship

Year	Result	Pld	W	L	D
1986	Bronze medal[3]: 57	8	4	2	2
1991	Bronze medal	6	3	2	1
1994	4th place	7	4	2	1
1998	8th place	7	2	4	1
2001	4th place	8	5	2	1
2003	Gold medal	6	6	0	0
2005	Silver medal	7	4	2	1
2007	Gold medal	6	6	0	0
2009	Gold medal	7	6	1	0
2011	6th place	6	3	2	1
2013	5th place	7	6	1	0
2015	Gold medal	7	6	1	0
2017	Gold medal	6	6	0	0
2019	Gold medal	6	6	0	0
2022	Gold medal	6	6	0	0
2023	5th place	6	5	1	0
2024	Gold medal	6	6	0	0
Total	8 Titles	112	84	20	8

World Cup

Year	Result	Pld	W	L	D
1979	Gold medal[3]: 67	4	3	0	1
1980	Silver medal	4	2	1	1
1981	4th place	—
1983	Silver medal	6	3	2	1
1984	Silver medal	—
1988	4th place
1989	Silver medal
1991	Bronze medal
1993	5th place
1995	6th place
1997	7th place
1999	6th place	5	2	2	1
2002	Silver medal	5	3	1	1
2006	4th place	5	3	2	0
2010	Gold medal	6	5	1	0
2014	Gold medal	6	6	0	0
2018	Gold medal	6	6	0	0
2023	Gold medal	9	7	2	0
2025	Division 1[4]	6	1	5	0
Total	5 Titles	62	41	16	5

World League

Year	Result	Pld	W	L	D
2004	Gold medal[3]: 78	5	4	1	0
2005	5th place	14	10	4	0
2006	Gold medal	12	10	2	0
2007	Gold medal	7	7	0	0
2008	Silver medal	6	5	1	0
2009	Gold medal	5	5	0	0
2010	Gold medal	3	3	0	0
2011	Gold medal	3	3	0	0
2012	Gold medal	10	10	0	0
2013	Bronze medal	3	2	1	0
2014	Gold medal	12	11	1	0
2015	Gold medal	12	12	0	0
2016	Gold medal	11	11	0	0
2017	Gold medal	12	11	1	0
2018	Gold medal	11	10	1	0
2019	Gold medal	12	12	0	0
2020	Gold medal	6	6	0	0
2022	Bronze medal	11	8	3	0
Total	14 Titles	155	140	15	0

Pan American Games

Year	Result	Pld	W	L	D
1999	Silver medal	6	3	3	0
2003	Gold medal	6	5	0	1
2007	Gold medal	7	7	0	0
2011	Gold medal	5	5	0	0
2015	Gold medal	5	5	0	0
2019	Gold medal	6	6	0	0
2023	Gold medal	6	6	0	0
Total	6 Titles	41	37	3	1

Minor tournaments

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

Summer Universiade

Year	Result
2011	Silver medal
2013	8th place
2015	5th place
2017	Gold medal
2019	8th place
Total	1 Title

Pan American Championships

Year	Result
2009	Cancelled [5]
2011	Did not participated
2013 (A)
2013 (B)	Gold medal
2015	Did not participated
2017	Not scheduled
2018
2019	Did not participated
2021	Cancelled
2023	Did not participated
2024	Gold medal
Total	2 Titles

Holiday Cup

Year	Result
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
Total	6 Titles

Kirishi Cup

Year	Result
2014	Gold medal
Total	1 Title

World Games

Year	Result
1981	Silver medal (World Cup team)
Total	0 Title

Olympic Year Tournament

Year	Result
1996	7th place
Total	0 Title

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2025 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup.^[6]

Head coach: Adam Krikorian

• 1 Amanda Longan GK
• 2 Allison Cohen DF
• 3 Tara Prentice CF
• 4 Malia Allen AT (L)
• 5 Chrissy Flynn AT
• 6 Lucy Haaland-Ford DF
• 7 Maryn Dempsey AT
• 8 Charlotte Raisin AT
• 9 Jovana Sekulic CF
• 10 Maggie Ryan UT
• 11 Sam Hofley UT
• 12 Lily Palma CF
• 13 Isabel Williams GK
• 14 Natalia Szczerba AT (L)
• 15 Jailynn Robinson AT

Former squads

Olympic Games

• 2000 – 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.^[7]

• 2004 – 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.^[8]

• 2008 – 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.^[9]

• 2012 – 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.^[10]

• 2016 – 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.^[11]

• 2020 – Ashleigh Johnson (GK), Maddie Musselman, Melissa Seidemann, Rachel Fattal, Paige Hauschild, Maggie Steffens (Captain), Stephania Haralabidis, Jamie Neushul, Aria Fischer, Kaleigh Gilchrist, Makenzie Fischer, Alys Williams, Amanda Longan (GK). Head Coach: Adam Krikorian.^[12]

• 2024 – Ashleigh Johnson (GK), Maddie Musselman, Tara Prentice, Rachel Fattal, Jenna Flynn, Maggie Steffens (Captain), Jordan Raney, Ryann Neushul, Jewel Roemer, Kaleigh Gilchrist, Emily Ausmus, Jovana Sekulic, Amanda Longan (GK). Head Coach: Adam Krikorian.^[13]

World Aquatics Championships

• 2003 – Nicolle 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 – 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 Moody

• 2007 – 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.^[14]

• 2009 – 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.^[15]

• 2011 – 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.^[16]

• 2013 – 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.^[17]

• 2015 – 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.^[18]

• 2017 – 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.^[19]

• 2019 – 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.^[20]

• 2022 – Ashleigh Johnson (GK), Maddie Musselman, Tara Prentice, Rachel Fattal, Ava Elizabeth Johnson, Maggie Steffens, Stephania Haralabidis, Ryann Neushul, Denise Mammolito, Kaleigh Gilchrist, Bayley Weber, Jordan Raney, Amanda Longan (GK). Head Coach: Adam Krikorian.^[21]

• 2024 – Ashleigh Johnson (GK), Maddie Musselman, Tara Prentice, Rachel Fattal, Jenna Flynn, Maggie Steffens, Jordan Raney, Ryann Neushul, Jewel Roemer, Emily Ausmus, Amanda Longan (GK), Jovana Sekulic, Denise Mammolito. Head Coach: Adam Krikorian.^[22]

World Cup

• 1979 FINA World Cup – 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 – 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

World League

• 2004 FINA World League – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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.

Pan American Games

• 2007 – 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 – 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 Krikorian

• 2015 – 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 Krikorian

• 2019 – 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

• 2023 – Ashleigh Johnson (GK), Emily Ausmus, Tara Prentice, Rachel Fattal, Jenna Flynn, Maggie Steffens, Jordan Raney, Ryann Neushul, Jewel Roemer, Kaleigh Gilchrist, Ava Johnson, Bayley Weber, Amanda Longan. Head Coach: Adam Krikorian

Other tournaments

• 1981 World Games – 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

Olympic Games

Main article: United States women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics

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	17 years, 160 days	[23]
2	Maddie Musselman	A	June 16, 1998	2016	18 years, 54 days	[24]
3	Maggie Steffens	A/D	June 4, 1993	2012	19 years, 56 days	[25]
4	Makenzie Fischer	D	March 29, 1997	2016	19 years, 133 days	[26]
5	Ericka Lorenz	A	February 18, 1981	2000	19 years, 211 days	[27]
6	Kelly Rulon	A	August 16, 1984	2004	20 years, 0 days	[28]
7	Brenda Villa	A	April 18, 1980	2000	20 years, 151 days	[29]
8	Annika Dries	C	February 10, 1992	2012	20 years, 171 days	[30]
9	Kami Craig	C	July 21, 1987	2008	21 years, 21 days	[31]
10	Jessica Steffens	D	April 7, 1987	2008	21 years, 126 days	[32]

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	[33]
2	Heather Petri	A	June 13, 1978	2012	34 years, 57 days	[34]
3	Brenda Villa	A	April 18, 1980	2012	32 years, 113 days	[29]
4	Heather Moody	C	August 21, 1973	2004	31 years, 5 days	[35]
5	Kathy Sheehy		April 26, 1970	2000	30 years, 150 days	[36]
6	Courtney Mathewson	A	September 14, 1986	2016	29 years, 340 days	[37]
7	Betsey Armstrong	GK	January 31, 1983	2012	29 years, 191 days	[38]
8	Kami Craig	C	July 21, 1987	2016	29 years, 29 days	[31]
9	Lauren Wenger	U	March 11, 1984	2012	28 years, 151 days	[39]
10	Kelly Rulon	A	August 16, 1984	2012	27 years, 359 days	[28]

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 , 2004 , 2008 , 2012	12 years	22 years, 95 days	34 years, 57 days	[34]
	Brenda Villa	A	April 18, 1980	2000 , 2004 , 2008 , 2012	12 years	20 years, 151 days	32 years, 113 days	[29]
3	Kami Craig	C	July 21, 1987	2008 , 2012 , 2016	8 years	21 years, 21 days	29 years, 29 days	[31]

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			[40][41]
2	Adam Krikorian	July 22, 1974	2012 , 2016	4 years	38 years, 8 days	42 years, 28 days	[40]

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) , 2016 (17)	38	12	3.166	[25]
2	Brenda Villa	A	2000 (9) , 2004 (7) , 2008 (9) , 2012 (6)	31	23	1.347	[29]
3	Kami Craig	C	2008 (6) , 2012 (6) , 2016 (5)	17	17	1.000	[31]
4	Courtney Mathewson	A	2012 (7) , 2016 (7)	14	12	1.166	[37]
5	Maddie Musselman	A	2016 (12)	12	6	2.000	[24]

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	[25]
2	Maggie Steffens	A	2016	17	6	2.833	[25]
3	Maddie Musselman	A	2016	12	6	2.000	[24]
4	Kiley Neushul	A	2016	10	6	1.666	[42]
5	Coralie Simmons		2000	9	7	1.285	[43]
	Brenda Villa	A	2000	9	7	1.285	[29]
	Natalie Golda	D	2008	9	5	2.250	[44]
	Brenda Villa	A	2008	9	5	2.250	[29]
9	Brittany Hayes	A	2008	8	5	1.600	[45]

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	[25]
2	Maggie Steffens	D	5	August 9, 2012	United States 8–5  Spain	2012	[25]
3	Brenda Villa	A	4	September 20, 2000	United States 9–6  Kazakhstan	2000	[29]
	Brenda Villa	A	4	August 16, 2004	United States 7–6  Hungary	2004	[29]
	Natalie Golda	D	4	August 11, 2008	United States 12–11  China	2008	[44]
	Courtney Mathewson	A	4	July 30, 2012	United States 14–13  Hungary	2012	[37]
	Kami Craig	C	4	August 1, 2012	United States 9–9  Spain	2012	[31]
	Maggie Steffens	D	4	August 7, 2012	United States 11–9  Australia	2012	[25]
	Maddie Musselman	A	4	August 11, 2016	United States 12–4  China	2016	[24]
	Maggie Steffens	A	4	August 11, 2016	United States 12–4  China	2016	[25]
	Maggie Steffens	A	4	August 13, 2016	United States 11–6  Hungary	2016	[25]
	Maggie Steffens	A	4	August 17, 2016	United States 14–10  Hungary	2016	[25]

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 , 2004 , 2008 , 2012	1	2	1	4	[34]
	Brenda Villa	A	2000 , 2004 , 2008 , 2012	1	2	1	4	[29]
3	Kami Craig	C	2008 , 2012 , 2016	2	1	0	3	[31]
4	Courtney Mathewson	A	2012 , 2016	2	0	0	2	[37]
	Melissa Seidemann	D	2012 , 2016	2	0	0	2	[46]
	Maggie Steffens	A/D	2012 , 2016	2	0	0	2	[25]
7	Betsey Armstrong	GK	2008 , 2012	1	1	0	2	[38]
	Jessica Steffens	D	2008 , 2012	1	1	0	2	[32]
	Lauren Wenger	U	2008 , 2012	1	1	0	2	[39]
	Elsie Windes	D	2008 , 2012	1	1	0	2	[47]
11	Kelly Rulon	A	2004 , 2012	1	0	1	2	[28]
12	Robin Beauregard	C	2000 , 2004	0	1	1	2	[48]
	Ellen Estes		2000 , 2004	0	1	1	2	[47]
	Natalie Golda	D	2004 , 2008	0	1	1	2	[44]
	Ericka Lorenz	A	2000 , 2004	0	1	1	2	[27]
	Heather Moody	C	2000 , 2004	0	1	1	2	[35]
	Nicolle Payne	GK	2000 , 2004	0	1	1	2	[40]

Two men have each led teams to at least three Olympic medals as head coaches of the United States women'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	[40][41]
2	Adam Krikorian	2012 , 2016 , 2020	3	0	0	3	[40]

See also

• United 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 polo