History

- Currently ranked ninth in the world

- Ninth place at the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea

- Sixth place at the 2018 FINA World Cup in Berlin, Germany

- Seventh place at the 2018 FINA World League Super Final in Budapest, Hungary

- Thirteenth place at the 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary

- Tenth place at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

- Silver medal at the 2016 FINA World League Super Final in Huizhou, China

- Seventh place at the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia

- Fourth place at the 2014 FINA World Cup in Almaty, Kazakhstan

- Ninth place at the 2013 FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain

- Eighth place at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England

- Gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico

- Fourth place at the 2010 FINA World Cup in Oradea, Romania

- Fourth place at the 2009 FINA World Championships in Rome, Italy

- Silver medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China

- Silver medal at the 2008 FINA World League Super Final in Genoa, Italy

- Gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

- Ninth place at the 2007 FINA World Championships in Melbourne, Australia

- Seventh place at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece

- Sixth place at 2003 World Championships in Barcelona, Spain

- Bronze medal at 2003 FINA World League Super Finals in New York, N.Y.

- Gold medal at 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo

- Seventh place at 2002 World Cup in Belgrade, Yugoslavia

- Seventh place at 2001 World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan

- Sixth place at 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia

- Sixth place at 1999 FINA World Cup in Sydney, Australia

- Gold medal place at 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada

- Silver medal at 1984, 1988 and 2008 Olympic Games

- Bronze medal at 1924, 1932 and 1972 Olympic Games

USA Men's Olympic Game Finishes
1904 St. Louis, Missouri 1st
1920 Antwerp, Belgium 4th
1924 Paris, France 3rd
1928 Amsterdam, Netherlands 7th
1932 Los Angeles, California 3rd
1936 Berlin, Germany 9th
1940 CANCELLED WWII
1944 CANCELLED WWII
1948 London, England 11th
1952 Helsinki, Finland 4th
1956 Melbourne, Australia 5th
1960 Rome, Italy 7th
1964 Tokyo, Japan 9th
1968 Mexico City, Mexico 5th
1972 Munich, Germany 3rd
1976 DID NOT QUALIFY
1980 BOYCOTT
1984 Los Angeles, California 2nd
1988 Seoul, South Korea 2nd
1992 Barcelona, Spain 4th
1996 Atlanta, Georgia 7th
2000 Sydney, Australia 6th
2004 Athens, Greece 7th
2008 Beijing, China 2nd
2012 London, England 8th
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 10th
USA Men's World Finishes
1973 Belgrade, Yugoslavia 5th
1975 Cali, Colombia 8th
1978 Berlin, West Germany 5th
1982 Guayaquil, Ecuador 6th
1986 Madrid, Spain 4th
1991 Perth, Australia 4th
1994 Rome, Italy 6th
1998 Perth, Australia 7th
2001 Fukuoka, Japan 7th
2003 Barcelona, Spain 6th
2005 Montreal, Canada 11th
2007 Melbourne, Australia 9th
2009 Rome, Italy 4th
2011 Shanghai, China 6th
2013 Barcelona, Spain 9th
2015 Kazan, Russia 7th
2017 Budapest, Hungary 13th
2019 Gwangju, South Korea 9th
USA Men's World Cup Finishes
1979 Belgrade & Rijeka, Yugoslavia 2nd
1981 Long Beach, CA, USA 4th
1983 Malibu, CA, USA 4th
1985 Duisberg, Federal Republic of Germany 2nd
1987 Thessolonika, Greece 4th
1989 West Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany 8th
1991 Barcelona, Spain 1st
1993 Athens, Greece 4th
1995 Atlanta, GA, USA 4th
1997 Athens, Greece 1st
1999 Sydney, Australia 6th
2002 Belgrade, Yugoslavia 7th
2010 Oradea, Romania 4th
2014 Almaty, Kazakhstan 4th
2018 Berlin, Germany 6th
USA Men's World League Super Final Finishes
2003 New York, NY 3rd
2004 Long Beach, CA 5th
2006 Athens, Greece 5th
2007 Berlin, Germany 5th
2008 Genoa, Italy 2nd
2009 Podgorica, Montenegro 4th
2010 Nis, Serbia 5th
2011 Florence, Italy 4th
2012 Almaty, Kazakhstan 4th
2013 Chelyabinsk, Russia 4th
2014 Dubai, United Arab Emirates 5th
2015 Bergamo, Italy 4th
2016 Huizhou, China 2nd
2017 Ruza, Russia 4th
2018 Budapest, Hungary 7th

KEY
AMC - Assistant Men's Coach, HMC - Head Men's Coach, AWC - Assistant Women's Coach, HWC - Head Women's Coach, MGR - Manager, NYAC - New York Athletic, Club Mac - Missouri Athletic Club, CAA - Chicago Athletic Association

NOTE: though teams were recognized, the 1976 team did not qualify for the olympics and the 1980 team did not compete due to the U.S. boycott. The source for Olympic rosters from 1904-1976 is Water Polo in the Olympic Games by James Smith. The source for the 1980 team is the U.S. Olympic Committee's official olympic roster. For 1984-present, official start sheets from the games are used as source. In 1904, three american teams entered the water polo competition, the New York Athletic Club (NYAC), the Chicago Athletic Association (CAA) and the Missouri Athletic Club (MAC). Athletes from all three of these clubs are listed here.

Almquist, Dave AMC 1988
Amr, Omar 2004
Antley, Guy 1976
Arroyo, Gavin 1996, 2000
Asch, Peter G 1972, 1976
Ashleigh, David M 1964,1968
Austin, Arthur 1924
Avery, Stewart P 1904 (CAA)
Azevedo, Ricardo AMC 1996, AMC 2000, AMC 2004
Azevedo, Tony 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016
Bailey, Ryan 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012
Baker, Guy AMC 1992
Barclay, David 1932
Barnett, Bill HMC 1988, 1992
Barnett, Steven W 1968, 1972
Barnhart, Troy 1996
Baron McQuin 2016
Beach, Rex E 1904 (CAA)
Beaubien, Layne 2004, 2008, 2012
Beauchamp, R.H 1920
Beck, Kenny. 1936, 1948
Becsahazy, Paul 1976
Belfonti, Thomas 1976
Bergeson, Jamie 1988
Bisbey, Harry A 1952
Bittick, Chuck G 1960
Blake, Harold 1904 (MAC)
Bonanni, Bret 2016
Bowen, Alex 2016
Boyer, Greg 1988
Bradley, Bruce M 1968, 1972
Bratton, David 1904 (NYAC)
Bray, Rutledge "Bob" 1948
Brooks, Brandon 2004, 2008
Brown, Ryan AMC 2008
Browne, Clement 1920
Buckner, Shea 2012
Budelman, Ralph N 1948
Burke, Andy MGR 1964
Burke, Doug 1984
Burns, Marvin "Ace" D 1952, 1960
Campbell, Jeff. 1988, 1992
Campbell, Jody 1984, 1988
Campbell, Peter 1984, 1988
Cann, Telford 1924
Carson, James G 1920
Case, Lemoine S 1948
Cattus, John C 1928
Christensen Devere W. 1948
Clapp, Austin R 1932, 1936, Coach 1948
Cohn, Charles 1904 (MAC)
Cohn, Edward 1904 (MAC)
Cole, Stan C 1964 1968, 1972
Collett, Elmer C 1924
Corso, Richard HMC 1996, AMC 2000, 2004
Crawford, Ronald E 1960, 1964, 1968
Cupido, Luca 2016
Curren, John J 1924, MGR 1948, MGR 1952
Daniels, Harry e 1928
Dash, Harold N 1948
Daubenspeck, Phillip B 1932, 1936
Dornblaser, N. "Bill" W 1952
Dorst, Chris 1980, 1984
Driggs, Ogden E 1928
Drown, Dan H. 1964
Dunne, J.E. 1920
Dunstan, Thomas 2016
Duplanty, Chris 1988, 1992, 1996
Evans, Gwynne 1904 (MAC)
Evans, Mike 1988, 1992, 1996
Everist, Kirk 1992, 1996
Farley, Joseph P 1928
Ferguson, James M 1972, 1976
Figueroa, Gary 1980, 1984
Finn, Charles T 1932, 1936
Fischer, Erich 1992
Fiske, Dixon 1936, 1948
Fosdick, Dennis MGR 1988
Frojen, R. Bob C 1956
Gaughran, Jim A 1956
Giebel, Leo E 1920
Gilman, J.K 1920
Goessling, August M 1904 (MAC)
Goetz, Hugo. 1904 (CAA)
Good, Donald J 1956
Goodwin, Leo Budd 1904 (NYAC)
Graham, Frank E 1932
Greenberg, Richard J. 1928
Greller, Sam J 1928, MGR 1956
Hackett, Dan 1996, 2000
Hahn, Kenneth A 1956
Hall, Gordie R 1960
Hallock, Ben 2016
Hamann, Steve 1976, 1980
Hammond, David T 1904 (CAA)
Hancock, L 1904 (MAC)
Handley, L. De B 1904 (NYAC)
Handy, H. Jamison. 1924
Harris, Charlie 1992
Harrison, Reginald 1928
Healy, Charles L 1904 (CAA)
Heaston, Steve AMC 1988
Hebner, Harry J 1920, HMC 1924
Helmick, Robert H MGR 1972
Hesser, David. 1904 (NYAC)
Horn, Bob M. 1956, 1960
Horn, Oliver H 1924
Hughes, R. Bob E 1952, 1956
Humbert, Chris. 1992, 1996, 2000
Hudnut, Peter 2008, 2012
Hutten, Tim 2008, 2012
Jaworski, Edward L 1952
Jensen, Sophus E 1920
Kahanamoku, Duke P 1932
Kalbus, Barbara MGR 2004
Kane, G.K 1920
Kelly, William E 1936
Kelsey, Jim W 1960
Kehoe, Frank 1904 (CAA)
Kern, Sean. 2000
Kerr, Genai 2004
Kimbell, Doug 1988, 1992
Klass, Craig 1988, 1992
Klatt, Daniel 2004
Knox, Eddie. 1936, 1948
Kocur, Jack AMC 2016
Koehler, Robert E. 1952
Kohlhase, Neill W HMC 1956, 1960
Kooistra, Bill A 1952, 1956
Kooistra, Sam G 1956
Kopp, Kyle 1996, 2000
Kredell, Chi. 2000
Kruger, Harold H 1920, 1924
Krumpholz, JW 2008
Kruse, James 1976
Lake, Norman. 1952
Lambert, Art HMC 1968, 1972
Lapin, Chay 2012
Laster, Jeremy 1996
Lauer, Frederick 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936
Leyson, Dan AMC 2004
Lindgren, Ken. AMC 1984
Lindroth, Eric 1972, 1976, 1980
Loughlin, Mike 1976
Lynn, Robert 2000, AMC 2008, 2012
Mann, John 2012, 2016
McCallister, E. Harold 1932, 1936
McDermott, M. "Turk" J 1920
McDonald, Andrew 1980, 1984
McGillivray, Perry 1920, HMC 1928
McIlroy, C. "Chick" R 1960, 1964
McIlroy, Ned L 1964
McIlroy, Paul R 1964
McKee, Rick MGR 2008, 2012, 2016
McNair, Rick 1996
Meffert, Alex HMC 1904
Merlo,Rick. 2008
Meyers, John 1904 (MAC)
Miller, John J. 1936, 1948
Mitchell, George E 1924, 1928
Mouchawar, Alan 1988
Moses, Merrill. 2008, 2012, 2016
Nitzkowski, Monte HMC 1968, 1972, 1984, AMC 2000
Nolan, Sean 2000
Norris, James 1952
Norton, John 1924
Obert, Alex 2016
O'Connor, Wallace 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936
O'Connor, William 1932
Oeding, Chris 1996, 2000
Ormsby, Brett 2004
Orthwein, WR 1904 (MAC)
Palazzo, Marco .AMC 2012
Parker, John 1968, 1972
Powers, Jeffery 2004, 2008, 2012
Quimby, FC 1920
Ranger, Sumner  
Reyburn, Amad 1904 (MAC)
Rivas, Frank HMC 1932
Robertson, Kevin 1980, 1984, 1988
Rodriguez, Alex AMC 2016
Roelse, Alex 2016
Ross, Norman 1920
Ross, W "Bill" D 1956
Rousseau, Alex. 1992, 1996
Ruddy, Joe Sr. 1904 (NYAC)
Ruddy, Ray. 1932
Ruddy, Steve. 1920
Rudic, Ratko HMC 2004
Saari, Robert P 1964
Saari, Urho HMC 1952, 1960, 1964
Sampson, Paul 1928
Samuels, Josh 2016
Sayring, Terry MGR 1984
Schumacher, Bradley 2000
Schnugg, Peter. 1976, 1980
Schreiner, Fred 1904 (MAC)
Schroeder, Terry 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, HMC 2008, 2012
Schroth, George E 1924, 1928
Segesman, Christopher R 2004
Severa, Ron D 1956, 1960
Shaw, Timothy 1984
Sheerer, Gary P 1968, 1972
Siegel, Hugh 1904 (MAC)
Siman, John. 1980, 1984
Slatton, Jim W 1972
Smith, Jesse 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016
Spargo, Jack A 1952
Stange, Pete J 1952
Steen, Jim. 1904 (NYAC)
Steiger, Preston M 1920
Steever, Jerome 1904 (CAA)
Stransky, George C 1964
Sundstrum, Gus HMC 1904
Sutton, Mike MGR 1992
Svendsen, Jon 1976, 1980, 1984
Swatek, Edwin 1904 (CAA)
Swendsen, Clyde A 1920, HMC 1936
Tanner, John. AMC 1992, AMC 2000
Taylor, G. Albert. 1920
Thorne, Raymond C 1904 (CAA)
Tierney, Donald J. 1948
Tisue, Fred E 1960
Toeppen, Manfred 1904 (MAC)
Topp, Herbert R 1928
Tuttle, William J 1904 (CAA)
Udovicic, Dejan HMC 2016
Van Cleaf, George W 1904 (NYAC)
Van Dorp, Anton 1964, 1968
Varellas, Peter 2008, 2012
Vargas, Joe. 1980, 1984
Vargas, John 1992, AMC 1996, HMC 2000
Vollmer, Hal 1920, 1924
Vollmer, Ron L 1960
Von Hemert, Theodore. 1932
Vosburgh, William R. Jr 1920
Wahle, Otto. Coach 1920
Walton, Frank E 1948
Webb, Russ I 1968, 1972
Weissmuller, Johnny 1924, 1928
Weitzenberg, C. Barry 1968, 1972
Whitney, Ralph J 1964
Wiget, Ted 1932
Wigo, Wolf 1996, 2000, 2004
Wildman, Herbert H 1932, 1936
Willeford, Dean L 1968
Wilson, Craig 1984,1988, 1992
Wolf, Wally P 1956, 1960
Wong, Terry MGR 1996
Wright, Adam 2004, 2008, 2012
Young, David 1928

KEY
AMC - Assistant Men's Coach, HMC - Head Men's Coach, AWC - Assistant Women's Coach, HWC - Head Women's Coach, MGR - Manager, NYAC - New York Athletic, Club Mac - Missouri Athletic Club, CAA - Chicago Athletic Association

NOTE: though teams were recognized, the 1976 team did not qualify for the olympics and the 1980 team did not compete due to the U.S. boycott. The source for Olympic rosters from 1904-1976 is Water Polo in the Olympic Games by James Smith. The source for the 1980 team is the U.S. Olympic Committee's official olympic roster. For 1984-present, official start sheets from the games are used as source. In 1904, three american teams entered the water polo competition, the New York Athletic Club (NYAC), the Chicago Athletic Association (CAA) and the Missouri Athletic Club (MAC). Athletes from all three of these clubs are listed here.