Ashleigh Johnson

Paris 2024: Women’s Semi-Final Matches Come Down to Shootouts, Australia and Spain Advance

With both games coming down to shoot-outs, Spain defeated the Netherlands and Australia defeated the USA to advance to the gold medal match in Paris.

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Paris 2024: Spain Rolls, USA Wins Brutal Defensive Battle in Women’s Water Polo Quarterfinals

The match that stands out the most was the USA vs. Hungary match, which was a defensive battle for the ages.

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2024 Olympic Water Polo: US Women Win First Game in Quest to Defend Gold Medal (Day 1 Recap)

The US women started off strong in their quest for a 4-peat in water polo, winning their first game of the 2024 Olympic against Greece.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Women’s Water Polo Roster Announced

The roster for the three-time defending Olympic champions features six returners from the Tokyo Games, five of which also earned gold at Rio 2016.

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USA Women Top Mexico 32-1, Men Oust Chile 28-2 To Advance To Pan Am Semi-Finals

Max Irving scored five goals as the U.S. men routed the host Chileans in the quarter-finals of the Pan American Games on Thursday.

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USA Squads Finish Group Play Undefeated With Wins Over Brazil At Pan Ams

The American women downed Brazil by a score of 25-3, while the men won 24-7 to close group play in Santiago.

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USA Men & Women Improve To 2-0 In Pan Am Water Polo With Wins Over Puerto Rico

Ryder Dodd scored seven goals to help lead the American men to a 28-9 victory over Puerto Rico on Tuesday.

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USA Women Defeat Chile 35-0 To Open Water Polo Play At 2023 Pan American Games

Maggie Steffens and Jenna Flynn each scored five goals in the win that saw every Team USA field player find the cage at least once.

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USA Water Polo Announces 2023 Pan American Games Rosters

Team captain Maggie Steffens highlights a large group of returners from the Tokyo Olympics as the U.S. women seek a repeat gold medal.

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Women’s Water Polo: 4-Time Defending World Champ USA Loses to Italy in Quarterfinal

The American women face Canada for fifth place on Tuesday, but they’ll miss the podium at a major international event for the first time in a decade.

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U.S. Women’s Water Polo Roster Announced For FINA World League Super Final

Team USA will look to secure their eighth straight World League crown in their first tournament since winning gold at the FINA World Championship this summer.

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Simone Manuel Named To Forbes 30 Under 30 Sports Class of 2022

Manuel is joined on the list by Olympic water polo goalkeeper Ashleigh Johnson.

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USA, Australia & Spain Improve To 2-0 In Women’s Olympic Water Polo Tournament

American Rachel Fattal scored two goals in Team USA’s 12-7 victory over China to move to 2-0 in Olympic women’s water polo action.

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Doctor Remembers Battling Racism to Achieve U.S. Water Polo Olympic Dream

Former U.S. water polo Olympian Omar Amr recalled his experience with racism as he worked for his Olympic dream in a recent segment on CBS’ This Morning.

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USA Water Polo Announces Their Women’s Tokyo Olympic Roster

Team captain Maggie Steffens (above) has been named to her third Olympic team as Team USA is en route to win their third consecutive Olympic gold medal.

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