United States women's national water polo team

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)
Appearances7 (first in 2000)
Best result (2012, 2016, 2020)
World Championship
Appearances17 (first in 1986)
Best result (2003, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024)
World Cup
Appearances18 (first in 1979)
Best result (1979, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2023)
World League
Appearances18 (first in 2004)
Best result (2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
Pan American Games
Appearances7 (first in 1999)
Best result (2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023)
ASUA Cup (UANA Cup)
Best result (2013)
Media
Websiteusawaterpolo.org
Medal record
Women's water polo
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2003 Barcelona Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Melbourne Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rome Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kazan Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Budapest Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Gwangju Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Budapest Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Doha Team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Montreal Team
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Madrid Team
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Perth Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1979 Merced
Gold medal – first place 2010 Christchurch
Gold medal – first place 2014 Khanty-Mansiysk
Gold medal – first place 2018 Surgut
Gold medal – first place 2023 Long Beach
Silver medal – second place 1980 Breda
Silver medal – second place 1983 Sainte-Foy
Silver medal – second place 1984 Irvine
Silver medal – second place 1989 Eindhoven
Silver medal – second place 2002 Perth
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Long Beach
World League
Gold medal – first place 2004 Long Beach
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cosenza
Gold medal – first place 2007 Montreal
Gold medal – first place 2009 Kirishi
Gold medal – first place 2010 La Jolla
Gold medal – first place 2011 Tianjin
Gold medal – first place 2012 Changshu
Gold medal – first place 2014 Kunshan
Gold medal – first place 2015 Shanghai
Gold medal – first place 2016 Shanghai
Gold medal – first place 2017 Shanghai
Gold medal – first place 2018 Kunshan
Gold medal – first place 2019 Budapest
Gold medal – first place 2020 Athens
Silver medal – second place 2008 Santa Cruz
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Beijing
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Santa Cruz
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Team
Silver medal – second place 1999 Winnipeg Team
ASUA Cup (UANA Cup)
Gold medal – first place 2013 Costa Mesa
Last updated: June 26, 2023

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.

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]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Krikorian Named Women's Senior National Team Head Coach". USA Water Polo. March 27, 2009. Retrieved August 22, 2019.