The United States men's national water polo team represents the United States of America internationally in men's water polo.
They are the only squad outside of Europe to medal in the men's Olympic water polo tournament, having done so most recently during the 2024 Summer Olympics, winning bronze against Hungary in a penalty shootout.
On May 7, 2013, USA Water Polo named Serbian Dejan Udovičić the head coach of the United States men's senior national team. Udovičić was the former head coach of the Serbian men's national team.
Results Major tournaments Competitive record Updated after the 2025 FINA Water Polo World Cup.
Tournament Appearances Finishes Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Total Olympic Games 24 1 4 5 3 13 World Aquatics Championships 22 0 0 0 3 3 FINA Water Polo World Cup 18 2 2 1 7 12 FINA Water Polo World League 19 0 4 1 6 11 Pan American Games 19 14 4 1 0 19 Total 102 17 14 8 19 58
Olympic Games
Year Result 1904 Gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal(Demonstration event) colspan=4 19204th place 5 2 3 0 1924 Bronze medal 5 2 3 0 1928 7th place 3 1 2 0 1932 Bronze medal 4 2 1 1 1936 9th place 3 1 2 0 1948 11th place 3 1 1 1 1952 4th place 9 5 4 0 1956 5th place 6 2 4 0 1960 7th place 7 3 4 0 1964 9th place 3 1 2 0 1968 5th place 8 5 2 1 1972 Bronze medal 9 6 1 2 1980 Qualified but withdrew 1984 Silver medal 7 6 0 1 1988 Silver medal 7 5 2 0 1992 4th place 7 4 3 0 1996 7th place 8 5 3 0 2000 6th place 8 3 5 0 2004 7th place 7 4 3 0 2008 Silver medal 7 5 2 0 2012 8th place 8 3 5 0 2016 10th place 5 2 3 0 2020 6th place 8 3 5 0 2024 Bronze medal 8 5 3 0Total 0 Title14576636
World Championships Year Result 1973 5th place 9 4 4 1 1975 8th place 9 2 4 3 1978 5th place 11 8 2 1 1982 6th place 9 5 4 0 1986 4th place 8 5 2 1 1991 4th place 8 4 3 1 1994 6th place 9 4 4 1 1998 7th place 10 5 5 0 2001 7th place 10 3 7 0 2003 6th place 6 3 2 1 2005 11th place 6 3 3 0 2007 9th place 6 4 2 0 2009 4th place 6 4 2 0 2011 6th place 7 3 4 0 2013 9th place 4 2 2 0 2015 7th place 7 4 3 0 2017 13th place 5 3 2 0 2019 9th place 6 4 2 0 2022 6th place 7 4 3 0 2023 7th place 7 4 3 0 2024 9th place 6 3 3 0 2025 8th place 6 3 3 0Total 0 Title16284699
FINA World Cup Year Result 1979 Silver medal 7 5 2 0 1981 4th place 7 3 2 2 1983 4th place 7 2 2 3 1985 Silver medal 7 4 1 2 1987 4th place colspan=4 rowspan=3 1989 8th place 1991 Gold medal 1993 4th place 5 1 3 1 1995 4th place 5 2 3 0 1997 Gold medal 5 4 0 1 1999 6th place 5 3 2 0 2002 7th place 4 1 3 0 2006 Did not qualified 2010 4th place 6 2 4 0 2014 4th place 6 3 3 0 2018 6th place 6 2 4 0 2023 Bronze medal 8 5 3 0 2025 Division 1Group C 5 2 3 0 2026 Division 1Group B in preliminary round and Group D in second round 6 1 5 0Total 2 Titles8940409
FINA World League Year Result 2002 5th place 12 4 8 0 2003 Bronze medal 6 3 3 0 2004 6th place 14 5 9 0 2005 9th place 10 5 5 0 2006 5th place 14 11 3 0 2007 5th place 6 3 3 0 2008 Silver medal 6 4 2 0 2009 4th place 6 3 3 0 2010 5th place 10 8 2 0 2011 4th place 8 4 4 0 2012 4th place 10 7 3 0 2013 4th place 6 3 3 0 2014 5th place 10 7 3 0 2015 4th place 14 5 9 0 2016 Silver medal 12 10 2 0 2017 4th place 12 6 6 0 2018 7th place 11 9 2 0 2020 Silver medal 6 4 2 0 2022 Silver medal 13 10 3 0Total 0 Title186111750
Pan American Games Year Result 1951 Bronze medal colspan=4 rowspan=3 1955 Silver medal 1959 Gold medal 1963 Silver medal 8 5 2 1 1967 Gold medal colspan=4 rowspan=6 1971 Gold medal 1975 Silver medal 1979 Gold medal 1983 Gold medal 1987 Gold medal 1991 Silver medal 5 4 1 0 1995 Gold medal colspan=4 1999 Gold medal 5 5 0 0 2003 Gold medal 9 9 0 0 2007 Gold medal 5 5 0 0 2011 Gold medal 5 5 0 0 2015 Gold medal 5 5 0 0 2019 Gold medal 6 6 0 0 2023 Gold medal 6 6 0 0Total 14 Titles545031
Minor tournaments Competitive record Updated after 2024 Pan American Championships
Tournament Appearances Finishes Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Total Summer Universiade 20 3 4 2 3 12 Pan American Championships 5 3 2 0 0 5 Total 25 6 6 2 3 17
Summer Universiade
1967 – Silver medal 1973 – Bronze medal 1977 – ? place 1979 – Gold medal 1981 – Silver medal 1983 – Silver medal 1985 – 4th place 1987 – 5th place 1991 – Gold medal 1993 – Gold medal 1995 – 9th place 1997 – 7th place 1999 – 4th place 2003 – 8th place 2009 – 6th place 2011 – 4th place 2013 – 5th place 2015 – Bronze medal 2017 – 9th place 2019 – Silver medal
Pan American Championships Year Result 2005 Gold medal 2006 Gold medal 2009 Cancelled due to only two teams (Brazil and Canada) entered 2011 Did not participated 2013 (A) Silver medal 2013 (B) Gold medal 2015 Did not participated 2017 2018 2019 Silver medal 2021 Cancelled 2023 Did not participated 2024Total 3 Titles
Team Current squad Roster for the 2026 FINA World Cup.
Head coach: Dejan Udovičić
1 Adrian Weinberg 2 Jack Larsen 3 Marko Vavic 4 Nicolas Saveljic 5 Hannes Daube 6 Peter Castillo 7 Ben Liechty 8 Luke Nelson 9 Jett Taylor 10 Chase Dodd 11 Ryder Dodd 12 Max Irving 13 Charlie Mills 14 Ryan Ohl 15 Dominic Brown 16 Bode Brinkema
Former squads
Olympic Games
1904 St. Louis New York Athletic Club: David Bratton, Budd Goodwin, Louis Handley, David Hesser, Joe Ruddy, James Steen, George Van Cleaf. Head coach: Gus Sundstrom. Chicago Athletic Association: Rex Beach, David Hammond, Charles Healy, Frank Kehoe, Jerome Steever, Edwin Swatek, Bill Tuttle. Head coach: Alex Meffert. Missouri Athletic Club: Gwynne Evans, Gus Goessling, John Meyers, Bill Orthwein, Amedee Reyburn, Frank Schreiner, Manfred Toeppen. 1920 Antwerp Clement Browne, James Carson, Harry Hebner (C), Sophus Jensen, Mike McDermott, Perry McGillivray, Norman Ross, Preston Steiger, Herbert Taylor, Herb Vollmer, William Vosburgh. Head coach: Otto Wahle. 1924 Paris Art Austin, Elmer Collett (GK), Jam Handy, Oliver Horn, Fred Lauer (GK), George Mitchell, John Norton, Wally O'Connor, George Schroth, Herb Vollmer (C), Johnny Weissmuller. Head coach: Harry Hebner (did not go) / Otto Wahle. 1928 Amsterdam John Cattus (GK), Harry Daniels (GK), Joseph Farley, Richard Greenberg, Sam Greller, George Mitchell (C), Wally O'Connor, Paul Samson, George Schroth, Herbert Topp, Johnny Weissmuller. Head coach: Perry McGillivray. 1932 Los Angeles Austin Clapp, Phil Daubenspeck, Charley Finn, Harold McCallister, Wally O'Connor (C), Cal Strong, Herb Wildman (GK). Head coach: Frank Rivas. 1936 Berlin Kenneth Beck, Phil Daubenspeck, Charley Finn, Dixon Fiske, Fred Lauer (GK), Harold McCallister, Wally O'Connor (C), Ray Ruddy, Herb Wildman (GK). Head coach: Clyde Swendsen. 1948 London Kenneth Beck, Bob Bray, Ralph Budelman (GK), Lee Case, Chris Christensen, Harold Dash, Dixon Fiske, Edwin Knox (C). Head coach: Austin Clapp. 1952 Helsinki Harry Bisbey (GK), Marvin Burns, Bill Dornblaser, Bob Hughes, Edward Jaworski, Bill Kooistra, Norman Lake, Jim Norris (C), Jack Spargo, Peter Stange. Head coach: Urho Saari. 1956 Melbourne Bob Frojen, Jim Gaughran, Ken Hahn (GK), Robert Horn (GK), Bob Hughes, Bill Kooistra (C), Sam Kooistra, Bill Ross, Ronald Severa, Wally Wolf. Head coach: Neil Kohlhase. 1960 Rome Chuck Bittick, Marvin Burns, Ron Crawford, Gordie Hall (GK), Robert Horn (GK), Chick McIlroy, Ronald Severa, Fred Tisue, Ron Volmer, Wally Wolf. Head coach: Neil Kohlhase. 1964 Tokyo Tony van Dorp (GK), Ron Crawford, Dave Ashleigh, Ned McIlroy, Chick McIlroy, Stan Cole, Bob Saari, Dan Drown, Paul McIlroy, Ralph Whitney, George Stransky (GK). Head coach: Urho Saari. 1968 Mexico City Tony van Dorp (GK), Dave Ashleigh (C), Russ Webb, Ron Crawford, Stan Cole, Bruce Bradley, Dean Willeford, Barry Weitzenberg, Gary Sheerer, John Parker, Steve Barnett (GK). Head coach: Art Lambert. 1972 Munich Jim Slatton (GK), Stan Cole, Russ Webb, Barry Weitzenberg, Gary Sheerer (C), Bruce Bradley, Peter Asch, Jim Ferguson, Steve Barnett (GK), John Parker, Eric Lindroth. Head coach: Monte Nitzkowski. 1980 Moscow Chris Dorst (GK), Gary Figueroa, Steve Hamann (GK), Eric Lindroth, Drew McDonald, Kevin Robertson, Peter Schnugg, Terry Schroeder, John Siman, Jon Svendsen, Joe Vargas. Head coach: Monte Nitzkowski. 1984 Los Angeles Craig Wilson (GK), Kevin Robertson, Gary Figueroa, Peter Campbell, Doug Burke, Joe Vargas, Jon Svendsen, John Siman, Drew McDonald, Terry Schroeder (C), Jody Campbell, Tim Shaw, Chris Dorst (GK). Head coach: Monte Nitzkowski. 1988 Seoul Craig Wilson (GK), Kevin Robertson, James Bergeson, Peter Campbell, Doug Kimbell, Craig Klass, Alan Mouchawar, Jeff Campbell, Greg Boyer, Terry Schroeder (C), Jody Campbell, Chris Duplanty (GK), Mike Evans. Head coach: Bill Barnett. 1992 Barcelona Craig Wilson (GK), John Vargas, Chris Duplanty (GK), Mike Evans, Doug Kimbell, Charlie Harris, Kirk Everist, Jeff Campbell, Chris Humbert, Terry Schroeder (C), Craig Klass, Erich Fischer, Alex Rousseau. Head coach: Bill Barnett. 1996 Atlanta Chris Duplanty (Captain, GK), Dan Hackett (GK), Jeremy Laster, Kyle Kopp, Chris Oeding, Gavin Arroyo, Alex Rousseau, Rick McNair, Kirk Everist, Chris Humbert, Mike Evans, Troy Barnhart, Jr., Wolf Wigo. Head coach: Richard Corso. 2000 Sydney Dan Hackett (GK), Chi Kredell, Robert Lynn, Kyle Kopp, Chris Oeding (C), Gavin Arroyo, Brad Schumacher, Tony Azevedo, Wolf Wigo, Chris Humbert, Sean Kern, Sean Nolan (GK), Ryan Bailey. Head coach: John Vargas. 2004 Athens Brandon Brooks (GK), Wolf Wigo (C), Omar Amr, Jeff Powers, Adam Wright, Chris Segesman, Layne Beaubien, Tony Azevedo, Dan Klatt, Brett Ormsby, Jesse Smith, Genai Kerr (GK), Ryan Bailey. Head coach: Ratko Rudić. 2008 Beijing Merrill Moses (GK), Peter Varellas, Peter Hudnut, Jeff Powers, Adam Wright, Rick Merlo, Layne Beaubien, Tony Azevedo (C), Ryan Bailey, Tim Hutten, Jesse Smith, J. W. Krumpholz, Brandon Brooks (GK). Head coach: Terry Schroeder. 2012 London Merrill Moses (GK), Peter Varellas, Peter Hudnut, Jeff Powers, Adam Wright, Shea Buckner, Layne Beaubien, Tony Azevedo (C), Ryan Bailey, Tim Hutten, Jesse Smith, John Mann, Chay Lapin (GK). Head coach: Terry Schroeder. 2016 Rio de Janeiro Merrill Moses (GK), Thomas Dunstan, Ben Hallock, Alex Obert, Alex Roelse, Luca Cupido, Josh Samuels, Tony Azevedo (C), Alex Bowen, Bret Bonanni, Jesse Smith, John Mann, McQuin Baron (GK). Head coach: Dejan Udovičić.
World Aquatics Championships
2005 Montreal Brandon Brooks (GK), Ryan Bailey, J. W. Krumpholz, Jeff Powers, Adam Wright, Peter Hudnut, Rick Merlo, Tony Azevedo (C), Spencer Dornin, Brian Alexander, Jesse Smith, Nathaniel Bennett (GK), Shea Buckner. Head coach: Guy Baker. 2007 Melbourne Merrill Moses (GK), Peter Varellas, Dreason Barry, Jeff Powers, Adam Wright, Kevin Witt, Ryan Bailey, Tony Azevedo (C), Rick Merlo, Layne Beaubien, Jesse Smith, Brian Alexander, Genai Kerr (GK). Head coach: Ricardo Azevedo. 2009 Rome Merrill Moses (GK), Peter Varellas, Brian Alexander, Jeff Powers, Adam Wright, Justin Johnson, Layne Beaubien, Tony Azevedo (C), Ryan Bailey, Tim Hutten, Jesse Smith, J. W. Krumpholz, Genai Kerr (GK). Head coach: Terry Schroeder. 2011 Shanghai Merrill Moses (GK), Peter Varellas, Peter Hudnut, Jeff Powers, Adam Wright, Brian Alexander, Layne Beaubien, Tony Azevedo (C), Ryan Bailey, Tim Hutten, Jesse Smith, Shea Buckner, Andy Stevens (GK). Head coach: Terry Schroeder. 2013 Barcelona Merrill Moses (GK), Janson Wigo, Alex Obert, Alex Bowen, Matthew de Trane, Chancellor Ramirez, J. W. Krumpholz, Tony Azevedo (C), Shea Buckner, Tim Hutten, Michael Rosenthal, John Mann, Andy Stevens (GK). Head coach: Dejan Udovičić. 2015 Kazan Merrill Moses (GK), Nikola Vavić, Alex Obert, Jackson Kimbell, Alex Roelse, Luca Cupido, Josh Samuels, Tony Azevedo (C), Alex Bowen, Bret Bonanni, Jesse Smith, John Mann, McQuin Baron (GK). Head coach: Dejan Udovičić. 2017 Budapest