United States women's national water polo team

United States

Association	United States Aquatic Sports
Head coach	Adam Krikorian
Captain	Maggie Steffens
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances	5 (first in 2000)
Best result	Gold (2012, 2016)
World Championship
Appearances	12 (first in 1986)
Best result	Winners (2003, 2007, 2009, 2015)
World Cup
Appearances	16 (first in 1979)
Best result	Winners (1979, 2010, 2014)
World League
Appearances	12 (first in 2004)
Best result	Winners (2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015)

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.

On March 27, 2009, USA Water Polo named Adam Krikorian the head coach of the USA Women’s National Team. Krikorian was the UCLA men's and women's water polo team head coach.

Results

Olympic Games

• 2000 — Silver Medal
• 2004 — Bronze Medal
• 2008 — Silver Medal
• 2012 — Gold Medal
• 2016 — Gold Medal

Olympic Year Tournament

• 1996 — 7th place

World Championship

• 1986 — Bronze Medal
• 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

FINA World League

• 2004 — 1st place
• 2005 — 5th place
• 2006 — 1st place
• 2007 — 1st place
• 2008 — 2nd place
• 2009 — 1st place
• 2010 — 1st place
• 2011 — 1st place
• 2012 — 1st place
• 2013 — 3rd place
• 2014 — 1st place
• 2015 — 1st place
• 2016 — 1st place

FINA World Cup

• 1979 — 1st place
• 1980 — 2nd place
• 1981 — 4th place
• 1983 — 2nd place
• 1984 — 2nd place
• 1988 — 4th place
• 1989 — 2nd place
• 1991 — 3rd place
• 1993 — 5th place
• 1995 — 6th place
• 1997 — 7th place
• 1999 — 6th place
• 2002 — 2nd place
• 2006 — 4th place
• 2010 — 1st place
• 2014 — 1st place

Pan American Games

• 1999 — Silver Medal
• 2003 — Gold Medal
• 2007 — Gold Medal
• 2011 — Gold Medal
• 2015 — Gold Medal

Holiday Cup

• 1998 — 2nd place
• 1999 — 3rd place
• 2000 — 1st place
• 2001 — 1st place
• 2002 — 1st place
• 2003 — 1st place
• 2004 — 1st place
• 2006 — 1st place
• 2007 — 3rd place

Kirishi Cup

• 2014 — 1st place

Team

Squads

• 1979 FINA World Cup — Gold Medal

• Lynn Comer, Laura Cox, Dion Dickinson, Vaune Kadlubek, Debby Kemp, Simone La Pay, Marsha McCuen-Kavanaugh, Sue McIntyre, Maureen O'Toole, Sallie Thomas, and Lyn Taylor.

• 2000 Olympic Games — Silver Medal

• Robin Beauregard, Ellen Estes, Courtney Johnson, Ericka Lorenz, Heather Moody, Bernice Orwig, Maureen O'Toole, Nicolle Payne, Heather Petri, Kathy Sheehy, Coralie Simmons, Julie Swail, and Brenda Villa. Head Coach: Guy Baker.

• 2003 World Championship — Gold Medal

• Robin Beauregard, Margaret Dingeldein, Gabrielle Domanic, Ellen Estes, Jacqueline Frank, Natalie Golda, Ericka Lorenz, Heather Moody, Thalia Munro, Nicolle Payne, Heather Petri, Amber Stachowski, and Brenda Villa. Head Coach: Guy Baker.

• 2004 FINA World League — Gold Medal

• Robin Beauregard, Margaret Dingeldein, Ellen Estes, Jacqueline Frank, Natalie Golda, Ericka Lorenz, Heather Moody, Thalia Munro, Nicolle Payne, Heather Petri, Kelly Rulon, Amber Stachowski, and Brenda Villa. Head Coach: Guy Baker.

• 2004 Olympic Games — Bronze Medal

• Robin Beauregard, Margaret Dingeldein, Ellen Estes, Jacqueline Frank, Natalie Golda, Ericka Lorenz, Heather Moody, Thalia Munro, Nicolle Payne, 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, 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 — 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 World Championship Gold Medal

• Elizabeth Armstrong, Patricia Cardenas, Kami Craig, Natalie Golda, Alison Gregorka, Brittany Hayes, Jaime Hipp, Ericka Lorenz, Heather Petri, Moriah van Norman, Brenda Villa, Lauren Wenger, and Elsie Windes. Head Coach: Guy Baker.

• 2007 FINA World League — Gold Medal

• Elizabeth Armstrong, Patricia Cardenas, Kami Craig, Erika Figge, Natalie Golda, Alison Gregorka, Jaime Hipp, Heather Petri, Jessica Steffens, Moriah van Norman, Brenda Villa, Lauren Wenger, and Elsie Windes. Head Coach: Guy Baker.

• 2007 Pan American Games — Gold Medal

• Elizabeth Armstrong, Patricia Cardenas, Kami Craig, Erika Figge, Natalie Golda, Alison Gregorka, Jaime Hipp, Heather Petri, Jessica Steffens, Moriah van Norman, Brenda Villa, Lauren Wenger, and Elsie Windes. Head Coach: Guy Baker.

• 2008 Olympic Games — Silver Medal

• Heather Petri, Brittany Hayes, Brenda Villa, Lauren Wenger, Natalie Golda, Patty Cardenas, Jessica Steffens, Elsie Windes, Alison Gregorka, Moriah van Norman, Kami Craig, Elizabeth Armstrong, and Jaime Hipp. Head Coach: Guy Baker.

• 2009 FINA World Championships

• Betsey Armstrong, Kami Craig, Erika Figge, Tanya Gandy, Alison Gregorka, Brittany Hayes, Jaime (Hipp) Komer, Heather Petri, Kelly Rulon, Jessica Steffens, Moriah van Norman, Brenda Villa, Lauren Wenger, Elsie Windes. Head Coach: Adam Krikorian, Assistant coaches: Brandon Brooks, Aaron Chaney and Coralie Simmons.

• 2011 FINA World Championships

• Betsey Armstrong, Kami Craig, Heather Petri, Jessica Steffens, Brenda Villa, Lauren Wenger, Elsie Windes, Kelly Rulon, Annika Dries, Lauren "Lolo" Silver, Tanya Gandy, Maggie Steffens, Courtney Mathewson, Emily Feher, Juliet Moss, Tumua Anae, Melissa Seidemann, Anne Belden. Head Coach: Adam Krikorian, Assistant coaches: Heather Moody, Dan Klatt, Women's Team Leader: Jennifer Adams.

References

• HistoFINA Volume VIII (Edition 2004)

External links

• USA Water Polo official website