{"id":615647,"date":"2025-06-21T15:18:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T22:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=615647"},"modified":"2025-06-22T04:55:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T11:55:00","slug":"u-s-wins-silver-medal-at-u-20-world-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-wins-silver-medal-at-u-20-world-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Wins Silver Medal at U-20 Water Polo World Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"

U.S. Wins Silver Medal at U-20 World Championships<\/strong><\/p>\n

The U.S. men\u2019s junior national team earned the silver medal at the U-20 World Championships in Croatia this week.<\/p>\n

The U.S. fell to Spain, 14-11, in Saturday\u2019s final in Zagreb<\/a>. It dropped the first two games of the tournament before winning four straight to reach the finale. The second-place finish is the highest in program history at the tournament.<\/p>\n

Ryan Ohl<\/strong> scored three goals in Saturday\u2019s final. Charles Mills<\/strong> made 11 saves in goal. The U.S. went down 3-1 after one quarter before a six-goal second period gave it a 7-5 lead at the break.<\/p>\n

But Spain scored six goals in the fourth, led by six goals on the game from Albert Sabadell,<\/strong> to break it open. His goal with 2:28 left put Spain up for good at 12-11.<\/p>\n