Competitive record

Updated after the 2020 World League.

Olympic Games

World Championship

World Cup

World League

Pan American Games

Summer Universiade

ASUA Cup (UANA Cup)

• 2013 – Gold medal

Holiday Cup

Kirishi Cup

• 2014 – Gold medal

World Games

• 1981 – Silver medal

Olympic Year Tournament

• 1996 – 7th place

Olympic Games

World Aquatics Championships

Pan American Games

Other tournaments

Age records

Top 10 youngest Olympians (Olympic medalists)

Rk.	Player	Pos.	Birthdate	Game	Age of first app.	Ref.
1	Aria Fischer	C	March 2, 1999	2016	17 years, 160 days	[17]
2	Maddie Musselman	A	June 16, 1998	2016	18 years, 54 days	[18]
3	Maggie Steffens	A/D	June 4, 1993	2012	19 years, 56 days	[19]
4	Makenzie Fischer	D	March 29, 1997	2016	19 years, 133 days	[20]
5	Ericka Lorenz	A	February 18, 1981	2000	19 years, 211 days	[21]
6	Kelly Rulon	A	August 16, 1984	2004	20 years, 0 days	[22]
7	Brenda Villa	A	April 18, 1980	2000	20 years, 151 days	[23]
8	Annika Dries	C	February 10, 1992	2012	20 years, 171 days	[24]
9	Kami Craig	C	July 21, 1987	2008	21 years, 21 days	[25]
10	Jessica Steffens	D	April 7, 1987	2008	21 years, 126 days	[26]

Top 10 oldest Olympians (Olympic medalists)

Rk.	Player	Pos.	Birthdate	Game	Age of last app.	Ref.
1	Maureen O'Toole		March 24, 1961	2000	39 years, 183 days	[27]
2	Heather Petri	A	June 13, 1978	2012	34 years, 57 days	[28]
3	Brenda Villa	A	April 18, 1980	2012	32 years, 113 days	[23]
4	Heather Moody	C	August 21, 1973	2004	31 years, 5 days	[29]
5	Kathy Sheehy		April 26, 1970	2000	30 years, 150 days	[30]
6	Courtney Mathewson	A	September 14, 1986	2016	29 years, 340 days	[31]
7	Betsey Armstrong	GK	January 31, 1983	2012	29 years, 191 days	[32]
8	Kami Craig	C	July 21, 1987	2016	29 years, 29 days	[25]
9	Lauren Wenger	U	March 11, 1984	2012	28 years, 151 days	[33]
10	Kelly Rulon	A	August 16, 1984	2012	27 years, 359 days	[22]

Most appearances

The following tables are pre-sorted by number of appearances, date of last appearance, date of birth, respectively.

Three athletes have each made at least three Olympic appearances. Heather Petri and Brenda Villa are the only two American female water polo players to have competed in four Olympic Games.

App.	Name	Pos.	Birthdate	Games as player	Period	Age of first app.	Age of last app.	Ref.
4	Heather Petri	A	June 13, 1978	2000 , 2004 , 2008 , 2012	12 years	22 years, 95 days	34 years, 57 days	[28]
	Brenda Villa	A	April 18, 1980	2000 , 2004 , 2008 , 2012	12 years	20 years, 151 days	32 years, 113 days	[23]
3	Kami Craig	C	July 21, 1987	2008 , 2012 , 2016	8 years	21 years, 21 days	29 years, 29 days	[25]

Two men have each made at least two Olympic appearances as head coaches of the United States women's national team.

App.	Name	Birthdate	Games as head coach	Period	Age of first app.	Age of last app.	Ref.
3	Guy Baker		2000 , 2004 , 2008	8 years			[34][35]
2	Adam Krikorian	July 22, 1974	2012 , 2016	4 years	38 years, 8 days	42 years, 28 days	[34]

Leading scorers

The following tables are pre-sorted by number of goals, date of the game (match), name of the player, respectively.

Maggie Steffens is the American female water polo player with the most goals at the Olympic Games, scoring 38.

Players with at least 12 goals at the Olympic Games

Rk.	Player	Pos.	Games (goals)	Total goals	Matches played	Goals per match	Ref.
1	Maggie Steffens	A/D	2012 (21) , 2016 (17)	38	12	3.166	[19]
2	Brenda Villa	A	2000 (9) , 2004 (7) , 2008 (9) , 2012 (6)	31	23	1.347	[23]
3	Kami Craig	C	2008 (6) , 2012 (6) , 2016 (5)	17	17	1.000	[25]
4	Courtney Mathewson	A	2012 (7) , 2016 (7)	14	12	1.166	[31]
5	Maddie Musselman	A	2016 (12)	12	6	2.000	[18]

Players with at least 8 goals in an Olympic tournament

Rk.	Player	Pos.	Game	Goals	Matches played	Goals per match	Ref.
1	Maggie Steffens	D	2012	21	6	3.500	[19]
2	Maggie Steffens	A	2016	17	6	2.833	[19]
3	Maddie Musselman	A	2016	12	6	2.000	[18]
4	Kiley Neushul	A	2016	10	6	1.666	[36]
5	Coralie Simmons		2000	9	7	1.285	[37]
	Brenda Villa	A	2000	9	7	1.285	[23]
	Natalie Golda	D	2008	9	5	2.250	[38]
	Brenda Villa	A	2008	9	5	2.250	[23]
9	Brittany Hayes	A	2008	8	5	1.600	[39]

Players with at least 4 goals in an Olympic match

Rk.	Player	Pos.	Goals	Date	Match	Game	Ref.
1	Maggie Steffens	D	7	July 30, 2012	United States 14–13  Hungary	2012	[19]
2	Maggie Steffens	D	5	August 9, 2012	United States 8–5  Spain	2012	[19]
3	Brenda Villa	A	4	September 20, 2000	United States 9–6  Kazakhstan	2000	[23]
	Brenda Villa	A	4	August 16, 2004	United States 7–6  Hungary	2004	[23]
	Natalie Golda	D	4	August 11, 2008	United States 12–11  China	2008	[38]
	Courtney Mathewson	A	4	July 30, 2012	United States 14–13  Hungary	2012	[31]
	Kami Craig	C	4	August 1, 2012	United States 9–9  Spain	2012	[25]
	Maggie Steffens	D	4	August 7, 2012	United States 11–9  Australia	2012	[19]
	Maddie Musselman	A	4	August 11, 2016	United States 12–4  China	2016	[18]
	Maggie Steffens	A	4	August 11, 2016	United States 12–4  China	2016	[19]
	Maggie Steffens	A	4	August 13, 2016	United States 11–6  Hungary	2016	[19]
	Maggie Steffens	A	4	August 17, 2016	United States 14–10  Hungary	2016	[19]

Multiple medalists

Heather Petri

Brenda Villa

Seventeen athletes have each won at least two Olympic medals in water polo. Heather Petri and Brenda Villa are the only two American female water polo players to have won four Olympic medals.

Rk.	Name	Pos.	Games as player	Medals				Ref.
				Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Heather Petri	A	2000 , 2004 , 2008 , 2012	1	2	1	4	[28]
	Brenda Villa	A	2000 , 2004 , 2008 , 2012	1	2	1	4	[23]
3	Kami Craig	C	2008 , 2012 , 2016	2	1	0	3	[25]
4	Courtney Mathewson	A	2012 , 2016	2	0	0	2	[31]
	Melissa Seidemann	D	2012 , 2016	2	0	0	2	[40]
	Maggie Steffens	A/D	2012 , 2016	2	0	0	2	[19]
7	Betsey Armstrong	GK	2008 , 2012	1	1	0	2	[32]
	Jessica Steffens	D	2008 , 2012	1	1	0	2	[26]
	Lauren Wenger	U	2008 , 2012	1	1	0	2	[33]
	Elsie Windes	D	2008 , 2012	1	1	0	2	[41]
11	Kelly Rulon	A	2004 , 2012	1	0	1	2	[22]
12	Robin Beauregard	C	2000 , 2004	0	1	1	2	[42]
	Ellen Estes		2000 , 2004	0	1	1	2	[41]
	Natalie Golda	D	2004 , 2008	0	1	1	2	[38]
	Ericka Lorenz	A	2000 , 2004	0	1	1	2	[21]
	Heather Moody	C	2000 , 2004	0	1	1	2	[29]
	Nicolle Payne	GK	2000 , 2004	0	1	1	2	[34]

Two men have each won at least two Olympic medals as head coaches of the United States men's national team.

Rk.	Name	Games as head coach	Medals				Ref.
			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Guy Baker	2000 , 2004 , 2008	0	2	1	3	[34][35]
2	Adam Krikorian	2012 , 2016	2	0	0	2	[34]