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. Women's water polo has been on the international stage since 1978 and was an exhibition sport at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics coached by Sandy Nitta before being introduced as a full medal sport in 2000. On March 27, 2009, USA Water Polo named Adam Krikorian the head coach of the United States women's national team. Krikorian was the UCLA men's and women's water polo team head coach.

Results

Major tournaments

Competitive record

Updated after the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Olympic Games

World Championship

World Cup

World League

Pan American Games

Minor tournaments

The United States is usually represented by a U20 team in these competitions.

Summer Universiade

ASUA Cup (UANA Cup)

Holiday Cup

Kirishi Cup

World Games

Olympic Year Tournament

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Former squads

Olympic Games

World Aquatics Championships

World Cup

World League

Pan American Games

Other tournaments

Statistics

Olympic Games

Age records

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

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.

Multiple medalists

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. Two men have each led teams to at least three Olympic medals as head coaches of the United States women's national team.

Under-20 team

The United States women have won a record four titles at the FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships.