16 Tokyo Olympians Highlight USA Water Polo’s 2023 Pan Am Games Rosters
The United States will go to the 2023 Pan Am Games this month with 16 Olympic holdover from the Tokyo Games as they prep for Paris.
Seven of the women who won gold in Tokyo more than two years ago are included, led by team captain and three-time Olympic champion Maggie Steffens. Rachel Fattal, Kaleigh Gilchrist, Ashleigh Johnson, Amanda Longan and Maddie Musselman are the other Tokyo Olympians.
Nine men from the team that placed sixth in Tokyo will take part, led by Ben Hallock. Among the men. Alex Obert returns to the fold after taking a break from the sport since the Tokyo Games.
The tournament in Santiago, Chile, will serve as a qualifier for the Paris Olympics. Both teams play three group-stage games, starting Oct. 30. The finals are Nov. 4.
The women open with Chile, then Puerto Rico and Brazil in the group stage. The men play Mexico, Puerto Rico and Brazil.
The U.S. men have won the last six Pan Am Games titles, dating to 1995, and even of the last 10. They have failed to make the final in just one of 18 Pan Am Games, the inaugural competition in 1951.
The U.S. women have medaled at all six editions since women’s water polo was introduced in 1999. It lost the first final to Canada and has beaten the Canadians in the last five finals.
U.S. Water Polo Rosters, 2023 Pan Am Games
Women’s Roster
- Rachel Fattal (Seal Beach, CA/UCLA/NYAC)
- Jenna Flynn (San Jose, CA/Stanford/San Jose/Almaden Water Polo)
- Kaleigh Gilchrist (Newport Beach, CA/USC/NYAC)
- Ashleigh Johnson (Miami, FL/Princeton/NYAC)
- Ava Johnson (Walnut Creek, CA/UCLA/680 Water Polo)
- Amanda Longan (Moorpark, CA/USC/NYAC)
- Maddie Musselman (Newport Beach, CA/UCLA/NYAC)
- Ryann Neushul (Goleta, CA/Stanford/NYAC)
- Tara Prentice (Temecula, CA/UC Irvine/Sant Andreu)
- Jordan Raney (Manhattan Beach, CA/Stanford/NYAC)
- Jewel Roemer (Martinez, CA/Stanford/680 Water Polo)
- Maggie Steffens (Danville, CA/Stanford/Sabadell/NYAC)
- Alternate: Bayley Weber (Los Alamitos, CA/USC/NYAC)
- Head Coach: Adam Krikorian
- Assistant Coaches: Molly Cahill and Ethan Damato
Men’s Roster
- Alex Bowen (Santee, CA/Stanford/NYAC/Noisy-le-Sec)
- Luca Cupido (Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy/California/Olympic Club/CC Ortigia)
- Hannes Daube (Long Beach, CA/USC/JUG Dubrovnik)
- Chase Dodd (Long Beach, CA/UCLA/Vanguard)
- Ryder Dodd (Long Beach, CA/JSerra HS/Mission WPC)
- Ben Hallock (Westlake Village, CA/Stanford/Pro Recco)
- Drew Holland (Orinda, CA/Stanford/Olympic Club/Peristeri)
- Johnny Hooper (Los Angeles, CA/California/Olympic Club/Telimar)
- Max Irving (Long Beach, CA/UCLA/NYAC/Brescia)
- Alex Obert (Loomis, CA/Pacific/NYAC)
- Adrian Weinberg (Oak Park, CA/California/Pride)
- Dylan Woodhead (San Anselmo, CA/Stanford/SHAQ/Vouliagmeni)
- Alternate: Quinn Woodhead (San Anselmo, CA/Stanford/The Olympic Club/Telimar)
- Head Coach: Dejan Udovicic
- Assistant Coaches: Gavin Arroyo & Matt Ustaszewski