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.
2000 — Silver Medal
2004 — Bronze Medal
2008 — Silver Medal
2012 — Gold Medal
2016 — Gold Medal
1996 — 7th place
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
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
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
1999 — Silver Medal
2003 — Gold Medal
2007 — Gold Medal
2011 — Gold Medal
2015 — Gold Medal
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
2014 — 1st place
The following is the American roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Head coach: Adam Krikorian
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 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.
2012 Olympic Games — Gold Medal
Betsey Armstrong, Heather Petri, Melissa Seidemann, Brenda Villa, Lauren Wenger, Maggie Steffens, Courtney Mathewson, Jessica Steffens, Elsie Windes, Kelly Rulon, Annika Dries, Kami Craig, Tumu Anae. Head Coach: Adam Krikorian.
2013 FINA World Championships
Betsey Armstrong, Lauren Silver, Melissa Seidemann, Rachel Fattal, Caroline Clark, Maggie Steffens, Courtney Mathewson, Kiley Neushul, Jillian Kraus, Kelly Rulon, Annika Dries, Kami Craig, Tumu Anae. Head Coach: Adam Krikorian.