{"id":379833,"date":"2019-07-12T07:30:24","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T14:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=379833"},"modified":"2019-07-29T12:56:59","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T19:56:59","slug":"18th-fina-world-championships-a-numbers-game-for-us-womens-polo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/18th-fina-world-championships-a-numbers-game-for-us-womens-polo\/","title":{"rendered":"18th FINA World Championships: A Numbers Game for US Women\u2019s Water Polo"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the 18th World Championship scheduled to open today in Gwangju, South Korea, one of the biggest challenges for Adam Krikorian<\/strong>, U.S. head women\u2019s water polo coach has been: who\u2019s going on the trip? The defending world champions boast nine players who helped Team USA capture gold at the 2016 Rio Games, and\u2014with the world’s deepest reservoir of talent\u2014anyone left States-side would likely be key contributors on other nation\u2019s programs.<\/p>\n

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Thanks to the inclusion by FINA of an exhibition tournament on beach water polo, all 18 current members of the U.S. National Team\u2014as well as a few high school prospects\u2014will be on hand for the biggest international water polo event this year.<\/p>\n

Besides rosters\u2014which will stay at 13 for this tournament before being trimmed to 11 for the Pan American Games, taking place early next month in Lima, Peru\u2014the other important number for the U.S. women is three. In almost four decades of World Championships competition, no men\u2019s or women\u2019s program has ever won three-straight titles. Krikorian\u2019s squad is more than talented enough to accomplish this impressive feat. But, the players he selected will not only have to overcome threats from perennial powers Holland, Hungary, Italy and Spain. They will be combating the weight of history: can one of the most impressive dynasties in polo history extend a record of excellence that dates back five years?<\/p>\n

Wither Jordan Raney?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The last few months have been a fierce battle for inclusion on both the Pan Am and World Championship rosters, and Jordan Raney<\/strong>\u2014as competitive as anyone on the U.S. squad\u2014did not make the final cut for either team. But she will be in Gwangju with her Team USA mates; she\u2019s one of eight American women who will play in the inaugural FINA World Championship Beach Water Polo exhibition. This consists of matches against Australia, China, Spain and\u2014ideally\u2014the finals match, in an above ground pool far from the South Korea shoreline.<\/p>\n

[Water Polo Odyssey Takes Greek Women To California and Collision with Team USA<\/em><\/a>]<\/p>\n

That she\u2019s there at all is likely a comfort to the ex-Stanford Cardinal, but her outsider status is no surprise given the depth of talent that the Americans have to choose from. Nine of the 13 U.S. players chosen for the World Championships were on the 2016 Olympic squad, including Melissa Seidemann<\/strong> and Maggie Steffens<\/strong>, who also stood on the top podium at the 2012 London Games.<\/p>\n

The four non-Olympians competing at Worlds reflect the continues success of USC women’s program. Goalie Amanda Longan <\/strong>is the 2018 Cutino Award winner; she helped the Trojans to a national championship that year; Stephania Haralabidis<\/strong>, the 2016 Cutino Award winner, helped USC to a national championship that year; Paige Hauschild<\/strong>, now a USC junior, may be the best 19-year-old in the world on the women\u2019s side. Alys Williams<\/strong>, a Bruin, had a very strong showing in the recent series of friendlies with the Greek National team.<\/p>\n

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Gold for Jordan Raney\u2014and her coach, Adam Krikorian. Photo Courtesy: MBX Foundation<\/p><\/div>\n

For Raney, who earlier this year spent time in Greece with U.S. teammates Haralabidis and Ashleigh Johnson<\/strong> playing for Vouliagmeni, a professional club just outside of Athens, the uphill battle continues. A two-time NCAA champion with Stanford (2015, 2017) , Raney\u2019s dedication to both her sport and her country is admirable; given how many talented athletes Krikorian has at his disposal, her inclusion on the Olympic squad remains a long-shot.<\/p>\n

Noteworthy is the beach polo roster; not only does it include Raney and current national team members Brigitta Games<\/strong>, Jamie Neushul<\/strong> and Gabby Stone<\/strong>, but Neushul\u2019s sister Ryann<\/strong>\u2014who this year enjoyed great success as a freshman at Stanford\u2014and high schoolers Honnie Vandeweghe-O’Shea<\/strong> of Santa Margarita High School and Jewel Roemer<\/strong> of Acalanes High School will also be competing.<\/p>\n

Still, you have to play the games<\/strong><\/p>\n

That the U.S. remains the best women\u2019s program in the world is reflected in the team\u2019s remarkable success. Team USA currently boasts a 47-match win streak; over the past two and a half seasons they have lost two times\u2014to Australia in 2017 and 2018.<\/p>\n

More impressive is American dominance of the world\u2019s most important tournaments. With finals wins in 11 straight major championships\u2014including back-to-back Olympic golds, consecutive World Championship titles, and everything in between dating back to 2014\u2014it\u2019s possible that theirs is one of the most successful runs in the sport\u2019s history. But all things must pass, and there\u2019s no question that a host of contenders will look to knock the U.S. off of its lofty perch, starting in Gwangju.<\/p>\n

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The prime antagonist for the Americans will likely be the Italians. Last month at the FINA World League Super Final in Budapest they pushed Team USA to the limit before Krikorian\u2019s squad squeaked out a 10-9 victory\u2014one which qualified them for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. The Americans will be tested early by the Dutch; both teams are in Group A, which also includes New Zealand and South Africa.<\/p>\n

Italy is in Group D with Australia, China and Japan, while Cuba, Greece, Kazakhstan and Spain\u2014runner ups to the Americans in 2017\u2014are in Group C. Perhaps the toughest bracket is Group B, where the Hungarians will face Russia, which won bronze in 2017, Canada, who beat them in a contentious quarterfinal match and host South Korea in round-robin play.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Beach polo will start play on Saturday with a match against China; then Raney and her mates for that squad will likely be in the stands on Sunday when Team USA gets in the water against New Zealand.<\/p>\n

If both squads progress, the beach polo final will take place on July 18; the world championship final will happen on July 26. If America is not represented in both title matches, the 18th FINA World Championships will be memorable to U.S. fans\u2014for the wrong reason.<\/p>\n

USA Women’s National Team 2019 FINA World Championship Roster (Hometown\/College\/USA Water Polo Club)<\/strong>
\nAshleigh Johnson<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(Miami, FL\/Princeton\/NYAC)
\nAmanda Longan<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(Moorpark, CA\/USC\/Santa Barbara 805)
\nAria Fischer<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(Laguna Beach, CA\/Stanford\/SET)
\nMelissa Seidemann<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(Walnut Creek, CA\/Stanford\/NYAC)
\nMakenzie Fischer<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(Laguna Beach, CA\/Stanford\/SET)
\nPaige Hauschild<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(Santa Barbara, CA\/USC\/Santa Barbara 805)
\nAlys Williams<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(Huntington Beach, CA\/UCLA\/Huntington Beach WPF)
\nRachel Fattal<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(Seal Beach, CA\/UCLA\/SOCAL)
\nKiley Neushul<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(Isla Vista, CA\/Stanford\/NYAC)
\nMaddie Musselman<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(Newport Beach, CA\/UCLA\/CdM Aquatics)
\nMaggie Steffens<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(Danville, CA\/Stanford\/NYAC)
\nStephania Haralabidis<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(Athens, Greece\/USC\/NYAC)
\nKaleigh Gilchrist<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(Newport Beach, CA\/USC\/NYAC)<\/p>\n

USA Women’s National Team 2019 FINA World Championship Beach Roster (Hometown\/College\/USA Water Polo Club)<\/strong>
\nGabby Stone<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(La Jolla, CA\/Stanford\/San Diego Shores)
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\nRyann Neushu<\/em>l (Isla Vista, CA\/Stanford\/Santa Barbara 805)
\nBrigitta Games<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(Littleton, CO\/USC\/NYAC)
\nJordan Raney<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(Manhattan Beach, CA\/Stanford\/Huntington Beach WPF)
\nJewel Roemer<\/em> (Martinez, CA\/Acalanes HS\/680 Water Polo)
\nHonnie Vandeweghe-O’Shea<\/em> (Laguna Hills, CA\/Santa Margarita HS\/SET)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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