This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the United States women's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.

The United States women's national water polo team has participated in 6 of 6 official women's water polo tournaments.[1]

Abbreviations

Apps Appearances Rk Rank Ref Reference Cap No. Water polo cap number
Pos Playing position FP Field player GK Goalkeeper ISHOF International Swimming Hall of Fame
L/R Handedness L Left-handed R Right-handed Oly debut Olympic debut in water polo
(C) Captain p. page pp. pages

Team statistics

Comprehensive results by tournament

Note: Results of Olympic qualification tournaments are not included. Last updated: 11 August 2021.

Legend
  •  1st  – Champions
  •  2nd  – Runners-up
  •  3rd  – Third place
  •  4th  – Fourth place
  •  Q  – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
  •     – Hosts
Women's team[1] 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 Years
 United States 2nd3rd2nd1st1st1st6
Total teams 6888810

Number of appearances

Last updated: 11 August 2021.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Women's team[1]AppsRecord
streak
Active
streak
DebutMost
recent
Best finishConfederation
 United States66620002020ChampionsAmericas – UANA

Best finishes

Last updated: 11 August 2021.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Women's team[1]Best finishAppsConfederation
 United StatesChampions (2012, 2016, 2020)6Americas – UANA

Finishes in the top four

Last updated: 11 August 2021.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Women's team[1]TotalChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth placeFirstLast
 United States63 (2012, 2016, 2020)2 (2000, 2008)1 (2004)20002020

Medal table

Last updated: 11 August 2021.

Women's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 United States (USA)3216

Player statistics

Multiple appearances

The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic appearances (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), date of birth (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

  • Number of five-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 2
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 1
  • Last updated: 26 July 2021.
Legend
  •     – Hosts
Female athletes who competed in water polo at three or more Olympics
AppsPlayerBirthPosWater polo tournamentsAge of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
4Heather Petri1978FP200020042008201222/34[2]
Brenda Villa1980FP200020042008201220/322018[3]
3Kami Craig1987FP20082012201621/29[4]

Multiple medalists

The following table is pre-sorted by total number of Olympic medals (in descending order), number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), year of receiving the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of receiving the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

  • Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 2
  • Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 3
  • Number of two-time Olympic medalists: 18
  • Last updated: 10 August 2021.
Legend
  •     – Hosts
Female athletes who won two or more Olympic medals in water polo
RkPlayerBirthHeightPosWater polo tournamentsPeriod
(age of
first/last)
MedalsRef
12345GSBT
1Heather Petri19781.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
FP200020042008201212 years
(22/34)
1214[2]
Brenda Villa19801.63 m
(5 ft 4 in)
FP200020042008201212 years
(20/32)
1214[3]
3Melissa Seidemann19901.83 m
(6 ft 0 in)
FP2012201620209 years
(22/31)
3003[5]
Maggie Steffens19931.73 m
(5 ft 8 in)
FP2012201620209 years
(19/28)
3003[6]
5Kami Craig19871.81 m
(5 ft 11 in)
FP2008201220168 years
(21/29)
2103[4]
6Courtney Mathewson19861.71 m
(5 ft 7 in)
FP201220164 years
(25/29)
2002[7]
Rachel Fattal19931.73 m
(5 ft 8 in)
FP201620205 years
(22/27)
2002[8]
Aria Fischer19991.83 m
(6 ft 0 in)
FP201620205 years
(17/22)
2002[9]
Makenzie Fischer19971.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
FP201620205 years
(19/24)
2002[10]
Kaleigh Gilchrist19921.75 m
(5 ft 9 in)
FP201620205 years
(24/29)
2002[11]
Ashleigh Johnson19941.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
GK201620205 years
(21/26)
2002[12]
Maddie Musselman19981.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
FP201620205 years
(18/23)
2002[13]
13Elizabeth Armstrong19831.88 m
(6 ft 2 in)
GK200820124 years
(25/29)
1102[14]
Jessica Steffens19871.83 m
(6 ft 0 in)
FP200820124 years
(21/25)
1102[15]
Lauren Wenger19841.91 m
(6 ft 3 in)
FP200820124 years
(24/28)
1102[16]
Elsie Windes19851.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
FP200820124 years
(23/27)
1102[17]
17Kelly Rulon19841.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
FP200420128 years
(20/27)
1012[18]
18Robin Beauregard19791.75 m
(5 ft 9 in)
FP200020044 years
(21/25)
0112[19]
Ellen Estes19781.82 m
(6 ft 0 in)
FP200020044 years
(21/25)
0112[20]
Ericka Lorenz19811.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
FP200020044 years
(19/23)
0112[21]
Heather Moody19731.82 m
(6 ft 0 in)
FP200020044 years
(27/31)
0112[22]
Nicolle Payne19761.75 m
(5 ft 9 in)
GK200020044 years
(24/28)
0112[23]
Natalie Golda19811.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
FP200420084 years
(22/26)
0112[24]
RkPlayerBirthHeightPos12345Period
(age of
first/last)
GSBTRef
Water polo tournamentsMedals

Top goalscorers

The following table is pre-sorted by number of total goals (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

  • Number of goalscorers (40+ goals): 1
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 2
  • Number of goalscorers (20–29 goals): 1
  • Last updated: 12 August 2021.
Legend
  •     – Hosts
Female players with 20 or more goals at the Olympics
RkPlayerBirthL/RTotal
goals
Water polo tournaments
(goals)
Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
1Maggie Steffens1993Right562012
(21)
2016
(17)
2020
(18)
19/28[6]
2Brenda Villa1980Right312000
(9)
2004
(7)
2008
(9)
2012
(6)
20/322018[25]
3Maddie Musselman1998Right302016
(12)
2020
(18)
18/23[13]
4Makenzie Fischer1997Right212016
(7)
2020
(14)
19/24[10]

Source:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 101), 2004 (pp. 84–85), 2008 (pp. 77–78), 2012 (pp. 368–369), 2016 (pp. 218–219), 2020 (pp. 273–274).

Goalkeepers

The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number or name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively.

Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
YearCap
No.
GoalkeeperBirthAgeSavesShotsEff %ISHOF
member
NoteRef
2000 1Bernice Orwig197623395966.1%[26]
11Nicolle Payne197624193850.0%[23]
2004 1Jacqueline Frank198024416860.3%Starting goalkeeper[27]
12Nicolle Payne (2)19762800[23]
2008 1Elizabeth Armstrong198325499253.3%Starting goalkeeper[14]
13Jaime Komer1981261250.0%[28]
2012 1Elizabeth Armstrong (2)1983295310152.5%Starting goalkeeper[14]
13Tumua Anae19882300[29]
2016 1Samantha Hill19922461060.0%[30]
13Ashleigh Johnson199421517964.6%Starting goalkeeper[12]
YearCap
No.
GoalkeeperBirthAgeSavesShotsEff %ISHOF
member
NoteRef

Source:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 101), 2004 (pp. 84–85), 2008 (pp. 77–78), 2012 (pp. 368–369), 2016 (pp. 218–219).

Top sprinters

The following table is pre-sorted by number of total sprints won (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the sprinter (in ascending order), respectively.

* Number of sprinters (30+ sprints won): 0

  • Number of sprinters (20–29 sprints won): 0
  • Number of sprinters (10–19 sprints won): 2
  • Number of sprinters (5–9 sprints won): 1
  • Last updated: 15 May 2021.
Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • Eff % – Efficiency (Sprints won / Sprints contested)
Female players with 5 or more sprints won at the Olympics
RkSprinterBirthTotal
sprints
won
Total
sprints
contested
Eff %Water polo tournaments
(sprints won / contested)
Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
1Rachel Fattal1993172373.9%2016
(17/23)
22/22[8]
2Heather Petri1978131872.2%2000
(1/1)
2004
(0/0)
2008
(11/15)
2012
(1/2)
22/34[2]
3Margaret Dingeldein198055100.0%2004
(5/5)
24/24[31]

Source:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 101), 2004 (pp. 84–85), 2008 (pp. 77–78), 2012 (pp. 368–369), 2016 (pp. 218–219).

Coach statistics

Most successful coaches

The following table is pre-sorted by total number of Olympic medals (in descending order), number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), year of winning the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of winning the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the coach (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Guy Baker guided the United States women's team to three Olympic medals in a row between 2000 and 2008.[32][33]

Adam Krikorian coached the United States women's national team to two consecutive Olympic gold medals in 2012 and 2016.[34][33]

Legend
  •     – Hosts
Head coaches who led women's national teams to win two or more Olympic medals
RkHead coachNationalityBirthAgeWomen's teamTournaments
(finish)
PeriodMedalsRef
123GSBT
1Guy Baker United States United States2000
(2nd)
2004
(3rd)
2008
(2nd)
8
years
0213[32]
[33]
2Adam Krikorian United States197438–42 United States2012
(1st)
2016
(1st)
4
years
2002[34]
[33]

Olympic champions

2012 Summer Olympics

  • Edition of women's tournament: 4th
  • Host city: United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
  • Number of participating teams: 8
  • Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
  • Champion:  United States (1st title; 2nd place in preliminary A group)
MatchRoundDateCap
color
OpponentResultGoals
for
Goals
against
Goals
diff.
Match 1/6Preliminary round – Group A30 July 2012  Blue HungaryWon14131
Match 2/6Preliminary round – Group A1 August 2012  Blue SpainDrawn990
Match 3/6Preliminary round – Group A3 August 2012  Blue ChinaWon761
Match 4/6Quarter-finals5 August 2012  White ItalyWon963
Match 5/6Semi-finals7 August 2012  White AustraliaWon1192
Match 6/6Gold medal match9 August 2012  White United StatesWon853
TotalMatches played: 6 • Wins: 5 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 83.3%584810

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2012 (pp. 294, 300, 310, 312, 324, 334).

Brenda Villa was the captain of the United States at the 2012 Olympics.
Roster
Cap
No.
PlayerPosL/RHeightWeightDate of birthAge of
winning gold
Oly
debut
ISHOF
member
1Elizabeth ArmstrongGKR1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)77 kg (170 lb)31 January 198329 years, 191 daysNo
2Heather PetriFPR1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)73 kg (161 lb)13 June 197834 years, 57 daysNo
3Melissa SeidemannFPR1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)104 kg (229 lb)26 June 199022 years, 44 daysYes
4Brenda Villa (C)FPR1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)79 kg (174 lb)18 April 198032 years, 113 daysNo2018
5Lauren WengerFPR1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)77 kg (170 lb)11 March 198428 years, 151 daysNo
6Maggie SteffensFPR1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)70 kg (154 lb)4 June 199319 years, 66 daysYes
7Courtney MathewsonFPR1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)71 kg (157 lb)14 September 198625 years, 330 daysYes
8Jessica SteffensFPR1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)75 kg (165 lb)7 April 198725 years, 124 daysNo
9Elsie WindesFPR1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)70 kg (154 lb)17 June 198527 years, 53 daysNo
10Kelly RulonFPR1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)61 kg (134 lb)16 August 198427 years, 359 daysNo
11Annika DriesFPR1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)88 kg (194 lb)10 February 199220 years, 181 daysYes
12Kami CraigFPR1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)88 kg (194 lb)21 July 198725 years, 19 daysNo
13Tumua AnaeGKR1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)70 kg (154 lb)16 October 198823 years, 298 daysYes
Average1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)77 kg (170 lb)5 May 198626 years, 96 days
CoachAdam Krikorian22 July 197438 years, 18 days

Note: Jessica Steffens and Maggie Steffens are sisters.
Sources:

Abbreviation
  • MP – Matches played
  • Min – Minutes
  • G – Goals
  • Sh – Shots
  • AS – Assists
  • TF – Turnover fouls
  • ST – Steals
  • BL – Blocked shots
  • SP – Sprints
  • 20S – 20 seconds exclusion
  • DE – Double exclusion
  • Pen – Penalty
  • EX – Exclusion
Statistics
Cap
No.
PlayerPosMPMinutes playedGoals/ShotsASTFSTBLSprintsPersonal fouls
Min %GSh %WonSP %20SDEPenEX
1Elizabeth ArmstrongGK6198100%1
2Heather PetriFP66130.8%1128.3%2311250.0%2
3Melissa SeidemannFP69548.0%72035.0%15118212
4Brenda Villa (C)FP615377.3%62425.0%1244521
5Lauren WengerFP616181.3%21118.2%684101137.7%2
6Maggie SteffensFP615779.3%212777.8%8810273
7Courtney MathewsonFP69548.0%72133.3%1411
8Jessica SteffensFP68341.9%1425.0%26221413
9Elsie WindesFP69849.5%1812.5%56231133
10Kelly RulonFP611256.6%41233.3%551141136.4%2
11Annika DriesFP66532.8%2540.0%111122
12Kami CraigFP610854.5%6966.7%217212
13Tumua AnaeGK600.0%
Team7
Total6198100%5815337.9%4482312962623.1%53388
Against4818426.1%31654214202676.9%61344
Cap
No.
PlayerPosSaves/Shots
SavesShots %
1Elizabeth ArmstrongGK5310152.5%
13Tumua AnaeGK
Total5310152.5%

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2012 (p. 368).

2016 Summer Olympics

  • Edition of women's tournament: 5th
  • Host city: Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Number of participating teams: 8
  • Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
  • Champion:  United States (2nd title; 1st place in preliminary B group)
MatchRoundDateCap
color
OpponentResultGoals
for
Goals
against
Goals
diff.
Match 1/6Preliminary round – Group B9 August 2016  Blue SpainWon1147
Match 2/6Preliminary round – Group B11 August 2016  Blue ChinaWon1248
Match 3/6Preliminary round – Group B13 August 2016  Blue HungaryWon1165
Match 4/6Quarter-finals15 August 2016  Blue BrazilWon13310
Match 5/6Semi-finals17 August 2016  Blue HungaryWon14104
Match 6/6Gold medal match19 August 2016  White ItalyWon1257
TotalMatches played: 6 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 100%733241

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2016 (pp. 142, 148, 158, 168, 176, 184).

Roster
Cap
No.
PlayerPosL/RHeightWeightDate of birthAge of
winning gold
Oly
debut
ISHOF
member
1Samantha HillGKR1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)89 kg (196 lb)8 June 199224 years, 72 daysYes
2Maddie MusselmanFPR1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)65 kg (143 lb)16 June 199818 years, 64 daysYes
3Melissa SeidemannFPR1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)104 kg (229 lb)26 June 199026 years, 54 daysNo
4Rachel FattalFPR1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)65 kg (143 lb)10 December 199322 years, 253 daysYes
5Caroline ClarkFPR1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)72 kg (159 lb)28 June 199026 years, 52 daysYes
6Maggie Steffens (C)FPR1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)74 kg (163 lb)4 June 199323 years, 76 daysNo
7Courtney MathewsonFPR1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)69 kg (152 lb)14 September 198629 years, 340 daysNo
8Kiley NeushulFPR1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)65 kg (143 lb)5 March 199323 years, 167 daysYes
9Aria FischerFPR1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)78 kg (172 lb)2 March 199917 years, 170 daysYes
10Kaleigh GilchristFPR1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)77 kg (170 lb)16 May 199224 years, 95 daysYes
11Makenzie FischerFPR1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)74 kg (163 lb)29 March 199719 years, 143 daysYes
12Kami CraigFPR1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)88 kg (194 lb)21 July 198729 years, 29 daysNo
13Ashleigh JohnsonGKR1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)81 kg (179 lb)12 September 199421 years, 342 daysYes
Average1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)77 kg (170 lb)1 February 199323 years, 200 days
CoachAdam Krikorian22 July 197442 years, 28 days

Note: Aria Fischer and Makenzie Fischer are sisters.
Sources:

Abbreviation
  • MP – Matches played
  • Min – Minutes
  • G – Goals
  • Sh – Shots
  • AS – Assists
  • TF – Turnover fouls
  • ST – Steals
  • BL – Blocked shots
  • SP – Sprints
  • 20S – 20 seconds exclusion
  • DE – Double exclusion
  • Pen – Penalty
  • EX – Exclusion
Statistics
Cap
No.
PlayerPosMPMinutes playedGoals/ShotsASTFSTBLSprintsPersonal fouls
Min %GSh %WonSP %20SDEPenEX
1Samantha HillGK6157.8%
2Maddie MusselmanFP611660.4%122548.0%74341
3Melissa SeidemannFP69549.5%31127.3%18325
4Rachel FattalFP614676.0%41428.6%5893172373.9%2
5Caroline ClarkFP66232.3%2633.3%1146
6Maggie Steffens (C)FP614575.5%172470.8%591311100%611
7Courtney MathewsonFP69650.0%71163.6%4111
8Kiley NeushulFP614977.6%102050.0%27511
9Aria FischerFP66935.9%050.0%5112
10Kaleigh GilchristFP69951.6%61346.2%552531
11Makenzie FischerFP69549.5%72330.4%4531811
12Kami CraigFP68142.2%5771.4%14312
13Ashleigh JohnsonGK617792.2%040.0%3217
Team16
Total6192100%7316344.8%31785321182475.0%39132
Against3215620.5%139041862425.0%40150
Cap
No.
PlayerPosSaves/Shots
SavesShots %
1Samantha HillGK61060.0%
13Ashleigh JohnsonGK517964.6%
Total578964.0%

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2016 (p. 218).

See also

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