List of United States women's national water polo team rosters

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This article contains lists of women's national water polo team rosters of the United States of America.

Abbreviations[edit]

# Ordering by name Cap number Ref. References
L/R Handedness L Left-handed R Right-handed
Pos. Playing position FP Field player GK Goalkeeper
A Attacker C Center D Defender
U Utility

Olympic Games[edit]

Women's water polo tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 2000. The United States has participated in 5 of 5 tournaments.

2000 Summer Olympics[edit]

Host city: Australia Sydney
Final Ranking: 2nd place (2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal)
Head coach: United States Guy Baker[1]

Player Pos. Height L/R Birthplace Birthdate Age College Ref.
1 Bernice Orwig GK 5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m) United States Anaheim, California Nov 24, 1976 23 years, 297 days USC [2]
2 Heather Petri A 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m) United States Oakland, California Jun 13, 1978 22 years, 95 days UC Berkeley [3][4]
3 Ericka Lorenz 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m) United States San Diego, California Feb 18, 1981 19 years, 211 days UC Berkeley [5]
4 Brenda Villa A 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) United States Los Angeles, California Apr 18, 1980 20 years, 151 days Stanford [6][7]
5 Ellen Estes FP 5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m) United States Portland, Oregon Oct 13, 1978 21 years, 339 days Stanford [8][9]
6 Coralie Simmons 5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m) United States Hemet, California Mar 1, 1977 23 years, 199 days UCLA [10]
7 Maureen O'Toole FP 5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m) United States Long Beach, California Mar 24, 1961 39 years, 176 days University of Hawaii [11][12]
8 Julie Swail (Captain) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) United States Anaheim, California Dec 27, 1972 27 years, 264 days UC San Diego [13]
9 Heather Moody FP 5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m) United States Rexburg, Idaho Aug 21, 1973 27 years, 26 days San Diego State [14][15]
10 Robin Beauregard FP 5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m) United States Long Beach, California Feb 23, 1979 21 years, 206 days UCLA [16][17]
11 Nicolle Payne GK 5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m) United States Paramount, California Jul 15, 1976 24 years, 63 days UCLA [18][19]
12 Kathy Sheehy FP 5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m) United States Moraga, California Apr 26, 1970 30 years, 143 days San Diego State [20][21]
13 Courtney Johnson 5 ft 3.5 in (1.61 m) United States Salt Lake City, Utah May 7, 1974 26 years, 132 days UC Berkeley [22]

2004 Summer Olympics[edit]

Host city: Greece Athens
Final Ranking: 3rd place (3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal)
Head coach: United States Guy Baker[1]

Player Pos. Height L/R Birthplace Birthdate Age College Ref.
1 Jackie Frank GK 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m) United States Hermosa Beach, California May 1, 1980 24 years, 107 days Stanford [23]
2 Heather Petri A 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m) United States Oakland, California Jun 13, 1978 26 years, 64 days UC Berkeley [3][4]
3 Ericka Lorenz 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m) United States San Diego, California Feb 18, 1981 23 years, 180 days UC Berkeley [5]
4 Brenda Villa A 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) United States Los Angeles, California Apr 18, 1980 24 years, 120 days Stanford [6][7]
5 Ellen Estes FP 5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m) United States Portland, Oregon Oct 13, 1978 25 years, 308 days Stanford [8][9]
6 Natalie Golda D 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m) United States Lakewood, California Dec 28, 1981 22 years, 232 days UCLA [24][25]
7 Margaret Dingeldein 5 ft 5.5 in (1.66 m) United States Merced, California May 30, 1980 24 years, 78 days Stanford [26]
8 Kelly Rulon A 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) United States San Diego, California Aug 16, 1984 20 years, 0 days UCLA [27]
9 Heather Moody (Captain) FP 5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m) United States Rexburg, Idaho Aug 21, 1973 30 years, 361 days San Diego State [14][15]
10 Robin Beauregard FP 5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m) United States Long Beach, California Feb 23, 1979 25 years, 175 days UCLA [16][17]
11 Amber Stachowski 5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m) United States Mission Viejo, California Mar 14, 1983 21 years, 155 days UCLA [28]
12 Nicolle Payne GK 5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m) United States Paramount, California Jul 15, 1976 28 years, 32 days UCLA [18][19]
13 Thalia Munro 5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m) United States Santa Barbara, California Mar 8, 1982 22 years, 161 days UCLA [29]

2008 Summer Olympics[edit]

Host city: China Beijing
Final Ranking: 2nd place (2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal)
Head coach: United States Guy Baker[1]

Player Pos. Height L/R Birthplace Birthdate Age College Ref.
1 Betsey Armstrong GK 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) R United States Ann Arbor, Michigan Mar 14, 1983 25 years, 150 days University of Michigan [30][31]
2 Heather Petri A 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m) R United States Oakland, California Jun 13, 1978 30 years, 59 days UC Berkeley [3][4]
3 Brittany Hayes A 5 ft 6.5 in (1.69 m) L United States Orange County, California Feb 7, 1985 23 years, 186 days USC [32]
4 Brenda Villa (Captain) A 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) R United States Los Angeles, California Apr 18, 1980 28 years, 115 days Stanford [6][7]
5 Lauren Wenger U 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) R United States Anaheim, California Mar 11, 1984 24 years, 153 days USC [33]
6 Natalie Golda D 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m) R United States Lakewood, California Dec 28, 1981 26 years, 227 days UCLA [24][25]
7 Patty Cardenas A 5 ft 6.5 in (1.69 m) R United States Commerce, California Aug 19, 1984 23 years, 358 days USC [34]
8 Jessica Steffens D 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) R United States San Francisco, California Apr 7, 1987 21 years, 126 days Stanford [35]
9 Elsie Windes D 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) R United States Portland, Oregon Jun 17, 1985 23 years, 55 days UC Berkeley [36]
10 Alison Gregorka D 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) R United States Ann Arbor, Michigan Jun 29, 1985 23 years, 43 days Stanford [37]
11 Moriah van Norman C 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) R United States San Diego, California May 30, 1984 24 years, 73 days USC [38]
12 Kami Craig C 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) R United States Camarillo, California Jul 21, 1987 21 years, 21 days USC [39]
13 Jaime Hipp GK 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) R United States Fresno, California Sep 1, 1981 26 years, 345 days UCLA [40]

2012 Summer Olympics[edit]

Host city: United Kingdom London
Final Ranking: 1st place (1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal)
Head coach: United States Adam Krikorian[19]

Player Pos. Height L/R Birthplace Birthdate Age College Ref.
1 Betsey Armstrong GK 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) R United States Ann Arbor, Michigan Mar 14, 1983 29 years, 138 days University of Michigan [30][31]
2 Heather Petri A 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m) R United States Oakland, California Jun 13, 1978 34 years, 47 days UC Berkeley [3][4]
3 Melissa Seidemann D 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) R United States Hoffman Estates, Illinois Jun 26, 1990 22 years, 34 days Stanford [41]
4 Brenda Villa (Captain) A 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) R United States Los Angeles, California Apr 18, 1980 32 years, 103 days Stanford [6][7]
5 Lauren Wenger U 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) R United States Anaheim, California Mar 11, 1984 28 years, 141 days USC [33]
6 Maggie Steffens D 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) R United States San Ramon, California Jun 4, 1993 19 years, 56 days Stanford [42]
7 Courtney Mathewson A 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) R United States Orange, California Sep 14, 1986 25 years, 320 days UCLA [43]
8 Jessica Steffens D 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) R United States San Francisco, California Apr 7, 1987 25 years, 114 days Stanford [35]
9 Elsie Windes D 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) R United States Portland, Oregon Jun 17, 1985 27 years, 43 days UC Berkeley [36]
10 Kelly Rulon A 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) R United States San Diego, California Aug 16, 1984 27 years, 349 days UCLA [27]
11 Annika Dries C 6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m) R United States La Jolla, California Feb 10, 1992 20 years, 171 days Stanford [44]
12 Kami Craig C 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) R United States Camarillo, California Jul 21, 1987 25 years, 9 days USC [39]
13 Tumua Anae GK 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) R United States Honolulu, Hawaii Oct 16, 1988 23 years, 288 days USC [19]

2016 Summer Olympics[edit]

Host city: Brazil Rio de Janeiro
Final Ranking: 1st place (1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal)
Head coach: United States Adam Krikorian[19]

Player Pos. Height L/R Birthplace Birthdate Age College Ref.
1 Sami Hill GK 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) R United States Honolulu, Hawaii Jun 8, 1992 24 years, 62 days UCLA [45]
2 Maddie Musselman A 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) R United States Newport Beach, California Jun 16, 1998 18 years, 54 days High school
(Committed to UCLA later)
[46]
3 Melissa Seidemann D 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) R United States Hoffman Estates, Illinois Jun 26, 1990 26 years, 44 days Stanford [41]
4 Rachel Fattal A 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) R United States Los Alamitos, California Dec 10, 1993 22 years, 243 days UCLA [47]
5 Caroline Clark D 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) R United States Palo Alto, California Jun 17, 1985 31 years, 53 days UCLA [48]
6 Maggie Steffens (Captain) A 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) R United States San Ramon, California Jun 4, 1993 23 years, 66 days Stanford [42]
7 Courtney Mathewson A 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) R United States Orange, California Sep 14, 1986 29 years, 330 days UCLA [43]
8 Kiley Neushul A 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) R United States Goleta, California Mar 5, 1993 23 years, 157 days Stanford [49]
9 Aria Fischer C 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) R United States Laguna Beach, California Mar 2, 1999 17 years, 160 days High school
(Committed to Stanford later)
[50]
10 Kaleigh Gilchrist A 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) R United States Newport Beach, California May 16, 1992 24 years, 85 days USC [51]
11 Makenzie Fischer D 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) R United States Laguna Beach, California Mar 29, 1997 19 years, 133 days Stanford [52]
12 Kami Craig C 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) R United States Camarillo, California Jul 21, 1987 29 years, 19 days USC [39]
13 Ashleigh Johnson GK 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) R United States Miami, Florida Sep 12, 1994 21 years, 332 days Princeton [53]

World Aquatics Championships[edit]

Women's water polo tournaments have been staged at the World Aquatics Championships since 1986. The United States has participated in 14 of 14 tournaments.

FINA Water Polo World Cup[edit]

The FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup was established in 1979. The United States has participated in 17 of 17 tournaments.

Pan American Games[edit]

Women's water polo tournaments have been staged at the Pan American Games since 1999. The United States has participated in 6 of 6 tournaments.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Guy Baker". USA Water Polo. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Bernice Orwig". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d "Heather Petri". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d "Heather Petri". USA Water Polo. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Ericka Lorenz". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d "Brenda Villa". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  7. ^ a b c d "Brenda Villa". USA Water Polo. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Ellen Estes". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Ellen Estes Lee". USA Water Polo. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Coralie Simmons". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Mo O'Toole". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Maureen O'Toole". USA Water Polo. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  13. ^ "Julie Swail-Ertel". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  14. ^ a b "Heather Moody". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  15. ^ a b "Heather Moody". USA Water Polo. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  16. ^ a b "Robin Beauregard". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  17. ^ a b "Robin Beauregard". USA Water Polo. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  18. ^ a b "Nicolle Payne". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  19. ^ a b c d e "Women's Senior National Team - History". USA Water Polo. 28 November 2018. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  20. ^ "Kathy Sheehy". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  21. ^ "Kathy 'Gubba' Sheehy". USA Water Polo. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  22. ^ "Courtney Johnson". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  23. ^ "Jacqueline Frank". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  24. ^ a b "Natalie Golda". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  25. ^ a b "Natalie Benson". USA Water Polo. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  26. ^ "Margie Dingeldein". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  27. ^ a b "Kelly Rulon". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  28. ^ "Amber Stachowski". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  29. ^ "Thalia Munro". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  30. ^ a b "Betsey Armstrong". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  31. ^ a b "Betsey Armstrong". USA Water Polo. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  32. ^ "Brittany Hayes". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  33. ^ a b "Lauren Wenger". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  34. ^ "Patty Cardenas". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  35. ^ a b "Jessica Steffens". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  36. ^ a b "Elsie Windes". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  37. ^ "Alison Gregorka". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  38. ^ "Moriah Van Norman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  39. ^ a b c "Kami Craig". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  40. ^ "Jaime Hipp". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  41. ^ a b "Melissa Seidemann". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  42. ^ a b "Maggie Steffens". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  43. ^ a b "Courtney Mathewson". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  44. ^ "Annika Dries". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  45. ^ "Sami Hill". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  46. ^ "Maddie Musselman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  47. ^ "Rachel Fattal". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  48. ^ "KK Clark". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  49. ^ "Kiley Neushul". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  50. ^ "Aria Fischer". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  51. ^ "Kaleigh Gilchrist". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  52. ^ "Makenzie Fischer". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  53. ^ "Ashleigh Johnson". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.

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