History

       - Currently ranked first in the world

- Gold medal at the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea

- Gold medal at the 2019 FINA World League Super Final in Budapest, Hungary

- Gold medal at the 2018 FINA World Cup in Surgut, Russia

- Gold medal at the 2018 FINA World League Super Final in Kunshan, China

- Gold medal at the 2017 FINA World Championship in Budapest, Hungary

- Gold medal at the 2017 FINA World League Super Final in Shanghai, China

- Gold medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

- Gold medal at the 2016 FINA World League Super Final in Shanghai, China

- Gold medal at the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia

- Gold medal at the 2015 FINA World League Super Final in Shanghai, China

- Gold medal at the 2014 FINA Word Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia

- Gold medal at the 2014 FINA World League Super Final in Kunshan, China

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

- Gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England

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

- Gold medal at the 2010 FINA World Cup in Christchurch, New Zealand

- Gold medal at the 2010 FINA World League Super Final in La Jolla, CA

- Only women's water polo nation to win three World Championships

- Gold medal at the 2009 FINA World Championships in Rome, Italy

- Gold medal at the 2009 FINA World League Super Final in Kirishi, Russia

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

- Silver medal at the 2008 FINA World League Super Final in Tenerife, Spain

- Only team in women's water polo worldwide to win medals at the 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012 Olympic Games

- In 2005, became the country with the most overall medals in women's water polo (FINA Junior and Senior events)

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

- Gold medal at the 2007 World League Super Final in Montreal, Canada

- Gold medal at the 2007 World Championships in Melbourne, Australia

- Gold medal at the 2006 Holiday Cup in Los Alamitos, CA, sixth consecutive year

- Gold medal at the 2006 World League in Cosenza, Italy

- Silver medal at the 2005 World Championships in Montreal, Canada

- Gold medal at the 2005 Junior World Championships in Perth, Australia

- Bronze medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece

- Gold medal at the 2004 World League in Long Beach, CA

- Silver medal at the 2003 Junior World Championships in Calgary, Canada

- Gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic

- Gold medal at the 2003 World Championships in Barcelona, Spain

- Silver medal at 2002 World Cup in Perth, Australia

- Gold medal at the 2001 Junior World Championships in Perth, Australia

- Silver medal at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, the first Olympics to feature women's water polo as an official sport

- Gold medal at the first-ever World Cup in 1979

USA Women's Olympic Game Finishes
2000 Sydney, Australia 2nd
2004 Athens, Greece 3rd
2008 Beijing, China 2nd
2012 London, England 1st
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st
USA Women's World Championship Finishes
1986 Madrid, Spain 3rd
1991 Perth, Australia 3rd
1994 Rome, Italy 4th
1998 Perth, Australia 8th
2001 Fukuoka, Japan 4th
2003 Barcelona, Spain 1st
2005 Montreal, Canada 2nd
2007 Melbourne, Australia 1st
2009 Rome, Italy 1st
2011 Shanghai, China 6th
2013 Barcelona, Spain 5th
2015 Kazan, Russia 1st
2017 Budapest, Hungary 1st
2019 Gwangju, South Korea 1st
USA Women's World Cup Finishes
1979 Merced, CA, USA 1st
1980 Breda, Netherlands 2nd
1981 Brisbane, Australia 4th
1983 Sainte Foy, Canada 2nd
1984 Irvine, CA, USA 2nd
1988 Christchurch, New Zealand 4th
1989 Eindhoven, Netherlands 2nd
1991 Long Beach, CA, USA 3rd
1993 Catania, Italy 5th
1995 Sydney, Australia 6th
1997 Nancy, France 7th
1999 Winnipeg, Canada 6th
2002 Perth, Australia 2nd
2006 Tianjin, China 4th
2010 Christchurch, New Zealand 1st
2014 Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia 1st
2018 Surgut, Russia 1st
USA Women's World League Super Final Finishes
2004 Long Beach, CA, USA 1st
2005 Kirishi, Russia 5th
2006 Cosenza, Italy 1st
2007 Montreal, Canada 1st
2008 Tenerife, Spain 2nd
2009 Kirishi, Russia 1st
2010 La Jolla, CA, USA 1st
2011 Tianjin, China 1st
2012 Changshu, China 1st
2013 Beijing, China 3rd
2014 Kunshan, China 1st
2015 Shanghai, China 1st
2016 Shanghai, China 1st
2017 Shanghai, China 1st
2018 Kunshan, China 1st
2019 Budapest, Hungary 1st

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.

USA Women's Olympians
Adams, Jen MGR 2012, 2016
Anae, Tumua 2012
Armstrong, Betsy 2008, 2012
Baker, Guy HWC 2000, 2004,
2008
Beauregard, Robin 2000, 2004
Cardenas, Patty 2008
Clark, KK 2016
Craig, Kami 2008, 2012, 2016
Dingeldein, Margaret 2004
Dries, Annika 2012
Duplanty, Chris AWC 2000
Estes, Ellen 2000, 2004
Fattal, Rachel 2016
Fischer, Aria 2016
Fischer, Makenzie 2016
Frank, Jacqueline 2004
Gilchrist, Kaleigh 2016
Golda, Natalie 2004, 2008
Gregorka, Alison 2008
Hayes, Brittany 2008
Hill, Sami 2016
Hipp, Jamie 2008
Johnson, Ashleigh 2016
Johnson, Courtney 2000
Klatt, Dan AWC 2012, AWC 2016
Kopp, Kyle AWC 2004, AWC 2008
Krikorian, Adam HWC 2012, HWC 2016
Lindgren, Ken AWC 2000
Lorenz, Ericka 2000, 2004
Mathewson, Courtney 2012, 2016
Moody, Heather 2000, 2004, AWC 2008, AWC
2012
Munro, Thalia 2004
Musselman, Maddie 2016
Neushul, Kiley 2016
Oeding, Chris AWC 2016
Orwig, Bernice 2000, MGR 2008
O'Toole, Maureen 2000
Payne, Nicolle 2000, 2004
Petri, Heather 2000, 2004, 2008,
2012
Pickering, Michelle MGR 2000, 2004
Rulon, Kelly 2004, 2012
Scott, Rachel AWC 2004
Seidemann, Melissa 2012, 2016
Sheehy, Kathy 2000
Simmons, Coralie 2000
Stachowski, Amber 2004
Steffens, Jessica 2008, 2012
Steffens, Maggie 2012, 2016
Swail, Julie 2000
van Norman, Moriah 2008
Villa, Brenda 2000, 2004, 2008,
2012
Wenger, Lauren 2008, 2012
Windes, Elsie 2008, 2012

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.