Courtesy: USA Water Polo
Irvine, CA – July 11 – USA Water Polo Women’s National Team Head Coach Adam Krikorian has announced the roster of 15 athletes selected for competition at the upcoming 2023 World Aquatics World Championships set for July 15-29 in Fukuoka, Japan. Only 13 athletes will be eligible for each match and they will be determined prior to each game day. The defending World Champions, the USA Women, are looking to continue their run of dominance after coming off a gold medal at the 2023 World Aquatics World Cup in Long Beach. Team USA has won the last four World Championships claiming titles in 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2022. They have won seven World Championships overall including gold medals in 2009, 2007 and 2003.
Team USA has been drawn into Group A where the action begins Saturday, July 15 (July 16 in Japan) when the United States opens play against China at 5:00pm pacific time. They’ll also meet Australia and France in group play. Live streaming of the World Championships will be available on NBC Peacock (login required).
For more information on the 2023 World Aquatics World Championships, click here to visit the official homepage.
2023 World Aquatics World Championships Roster (13 athletes to be selected prior to each match)
Ashleigh Johnson (Miami, FL/Princeton/NYAC)
Maddie Musselman (Newport Beach, CA/UCLA/NYAC)
Tara Prentice (Temecula, CA/UC Irvine/Sant Andreu)
Rachel Fattal (Seal Beach, CA/UCLA/NYAC)
Maggie Steffens (Danville, CA/Stanford/NYAC/Sabadell)
Emily Ausmus (Riverside, CA/ML King HS/SOCAL)
Ryann Neushul (Goleta, CA/Stanford/NYAC)
Kaleigh Gilchrist (Newport Beach, CA/USC/NYAC)
Bayley Weber (Los Alamitos, CA/USC/NYAC)
Jordan Raney (Manhattan Beach, CA/Stanford/NYAC)
Amanda Longan (Moorpark, CA/USC/NYAC)
Jovana Sekulic (Belgrade, Serbia/Princeton/Maverick-
Jenna Flynn (San Jose, CA/Stanford/San Jose/Almaden Water Polo)
Ella Woodhead (San Anselmo, CA/Stanford/SHAQ)
Jewel Roemer (Martinez, CA/Stanford/680 Water Polo)
Head Coach – Adam Krikorian
Assistants – Molly Cahill, Chris Oeding
Video Coach – Andrew Silva
Team Manager – Ally Beck
Sports Medicine Manager – Larnie Boquiren
2023 World Aquatics World Championships Schedule (dates/times in Pacific Time Zone – subject to change)
July 15 – vs China 5:00pm pt
July 18 – vs Australia 1:30am pt
July 20 – vs France 12:00am pt
July 22 – Crossover Round
July 24 – Quarterfinal Round
July 26 – Semifinal Round
July 28 – Final Round