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United States women's national water polo team

United States women's national water polo team

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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.

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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.

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Olympic Games

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

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World Cup

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World League

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Pan American Games

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Minor tournaments

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

Summer Universiade

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ASUA Cup (UANA Cup)

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Holiday Cup

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Kirishi Cup

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World Games

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Olympic Year Tournament

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Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[4]

Head coach: Adam Krikorian

Former squads

Olympic Games

World Aquatics Championships

  • 1986 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • 1991 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal

World Cup

  • 1979 FINA World Cup – 1st place, gold medalist(s) 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
  • 1984 FINA World Cup – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 1988 FINA World Cup – 4th place
  • 1989 FINA World Cup – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 1991 FINA World Cup – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • 1993 FINA World Cup – 5th place
  • 1995 FINA World Cup – 6th place
  • 1997 FINA World Cup – 7th place

World League

Pan American Games

  • 1999 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal

Other tournaments

  • 1981 World Games – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 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

Olympic Games

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Age records

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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

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Under-20 team

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

See also

References

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