{"id":623352,"date":"2025-10-02T12:53:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T19:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=623352"},"modified":"2025-10-02T12:53:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T19:53:39","slug":"orange-lutheran-replaces-brenda-villa-with-fellow-olympian-melissa-seidemann","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/orange-lutheran-replaces-brenda-villa-with-fellow-olympian-melissa-seidemann\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange Lutheran Replaces Brenda Villa with Fellow Olympian Melissa Seidemann"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Orange Lutheran Replaces Brenda Villa with Fellow Olympian Melissa Seidemann as Coach<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Orange Lutheran\u2019s girls water polo program has gone from one Olympian to another, <strong>Melissa Seidemann<\/strong> this week announced as coach to replace <strong>Brenda Villa.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Villa resigned in August to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/stanford-water-polo-legend-brenda-villa-returns-as-associate-head-coach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">become the associate head coach for Stanford\u2019s women\u2019s team<\/a>. In her stead is a fellow former Stanford standout in Seidemann, one of only two American players (with <strong>Maggie Steffens<\/strong>) to win three Olympic gold medalists.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/category\/water-polo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Water Polo News<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Seidemann was part of the 2012, 2016 and 2021 Olympic gold medal teams, the U.S.\u2019s second-leading scorer at the London Olympics. She retired from the sport in 2023 and was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/melissa-seidemann-jesse-smith-headline-2025-usa-water-polo-hall-of-fame-class\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inducted this year to the<\/a> USA Water Polo Hall of Fame. Born in Illinois and a native of Walnut Creek, she was a standout at College Park High in Pleasanton before excelling for the Cardinal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am incredibly honored and excited to be named the girls water polo head coach at Orange Lutheran,\u201d Seidemann said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2025\/10\/01\/orange-lutheran-hires-olympian-melissa-seidemann-as-girls-water-polo-coach\/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=tw-ocvarsity&amp;utm_campaign=socialflow&amp;utm_source=twitter.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in press release<\/a>. \u201cThis program has a strong tradition of excellence, and I am eager to become a part of the community and build on that legacy. While our shared love for the game will unite us, my hope is to support each athlete in learning, growing, and reaching their full potential. I cannot wait to get started and see what we can accomplish together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Seidemann began coaching as an assistant at JSerra. 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