Water Polo

The Olympic Dynasty You Don't Know

by Team USA Athlete Voices

Team USA
Team USA
“It’s ingrained in us to be as present as possible and dream big at the same time. When you think about leaving your legacy you are really thinking about doing that every single day.”
Maggie Steffens
Team USAM
“You have to learn how to balance. How can you still have success and be excellent, and do the things that this team has done for so many years while also doing other big life things and not forgetting about those things."
Maddie Musselman
Team USA
“When I first got into this team I thought that people were telling me who I was before I knew who I was. I was the first black woman to represent the US on the Olympic stage in Water Polo, which was really huge."
Ashleigh Johnson
Team USA
“It would be wonderful to have more of our games more accessible to so many more people.”
Rachel Fattal
Team USA
“If you’re looking at this table and our team. We have some pretty amazing and badass women."
Maggie Steffens
Team USA
“I think showcasing our stories better and telling who we are as people and what sport has done for us. How we’ve contributed to sport and why we want sport to play such a big part in our lives, is a big part of growing our sport."
Ashleigh Johnson
Team USA
“In a team sport I really don’t think there is a G.O.A.T There is the team, and the team makes it happen.”
Maggie Steffens
Team USA