The USA team winner of silver medal in Seoul 1988 Olympic Games. First row L-R: Mike Evans, Alan Mouchewar, Chris Duplanty, Terry Schroeder, Craig Wilson. Second row L-R: Dave Almquist, Bill Barnet (Head Coach), Jeff Cambell, Peter Cambell, James Bergeson, Steve Heaston (assistant coach). Third row L-R: Doug Kimbell, Craig Klass, Dennis Fosdick, Greg Boyer, Kevin Robertson and Jody Cambell. 
The USA Team that won the silver in Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games. Front row L-R: Drew McDonlald, Jamie Bergeson, Doug Burke, Kevin Robertson, Gary Fifueroa, Tim Shaw. Second row L-R: Jody Campbell, Chris Dorst, Terry Schroeder, Jon Svendsen, Peter Campbell. Third row L-R: John Siman, Joe Vargas, Graig Wilson, Steve Hamann. Coach of the team was Monte Nitzkowski.
The US team that was not able to compete in Moscow, 1980 Olympic Games due to the US boycott. Back row L-R: Steve Haman, Drew McDonald, Jon Svendsen, Joe Vargas, Eric Lindroth, John Siman, Chris Dorst, Terry Schroeder. Front row L-R: Ken Lindgren (assistant coach), Monte Nitzkowski (Head coach), Peter Schnugg, Gary Figueroa, Kevin Robertson, Terry Sayring (Team leader).
The medal ceremony in Munich 1972 Olympic Games.
Interesting defensive action ... during the Water Polo competition in Munich 1972 Olympic Games.
The US team in Mexico, 1975 Pan American Games. Top row L-R: Bill Barnet (Team Manager), Guy Antlee, Jon Svendsen, Steve Hamman, Peter Schnugg, Paul Becskehazy, Pete Cutino (coach). Front row L-R: Monte Nitzkowski (coach), Jim Ferguson, Jim Kruse, Tom Belfanti, Mike Loughlin, Peter Asch.
The legendary coach of University of California at Berkeley, Pete Cutino coaching his Champion players in 1974.
Belgrade 1973, World Championships: Monte Nitzkowski, Head coach of the US team and his assistant Pete Cutino (coach of University of California at Berkeley).
The team of University of California at Berkeley, USA winner of the 1974 NCAA Championship. Back row L-R: Randy Williams, John Parker, Jeff Roy, Jon Svendsen, Dean Crane, Doug Healy, Rich Parmer, Tom Juterboch, David Holmes. Second row L-R: Doug Arth, Charley Follette, Steve Lee, Doug Ryerson, Miles Evans, Rich O;Hare. First row L-R: Mike Loughlin, Bill Purcell, Phil Coyens, Tom Belfanti, David Post.
The teams of USA and Brazil at the official presentation of their game during Mexico, 1968 Olympic Games. The US team: Anton Van Dorp, David Ashleigh, Russell Webb, Ronald Crawford, Stanley Cole, Bruce Bradley, Dean Willeford, Barry Weitzenberg, Gary Sheerer, John Parker, Steven Barnett. The team of Brazil: Arnaldo Marsili, Ivo Carotini, , Henrique Filellini Pinciroli, Joao Pedro Goncalves, Alvaro Pires, Claudio Lima, Fernando Sandoval, Aluisio Marsili, Marco Jardim.
The "golden" team of Yugoslavia in Mexico, 1968 Olympic Games. The team: Mirko Sandić, Dejan Dabović, Ratko Rudić, Uroš Marović, Đorđe Perišić, Zdravko Hebel, Ozren Bonačić, Ronald Lopatni, Ivo Trumbić, Miroslav Poljak, Karlo Stipanić, Zoran Jankovići.
The US Olympic team in Mexico, 1968 Olympic Games. Back row L-R: Russ Webb, John Parker, Art Lambert (coach), Dave Ashleigh, Gary Scheerer. Front row L-R: Tony van Dorp, Bruce Bradley, Monte Nitzkowski (assistant coach), Steve Barnett, Stan Cole, Ron Crawford, Dean Willeford, Barry Weitzenberg, John Felix (referee).
The US Olympic team in Tokyo, 1964 Olympic Games, Standing L-R: Dan Drown, Ron Crawford, Stan Cole, Bib Saari, Ralph Whitney, George Stransky, Coach Urho Saari. Bottom L-R: Tony van Dorp, Chick Mcllroy, David Ashleigh, Ned Mcllroy, Paul Mcllroy. In Tokyo, the US team finished at the 9th place.
The US Olympic team that took part in Rome 1960 Olympic Games. Standing L-R: Neill Kohlhase, Ron Volmer, Chuck Bittick, Ace Burns, Bob Horn, Gordie Hall, Urho Saari. Kneeling L-R: Ron Crawford, Chick Mcllroy, Fred Tissue, Ron Severa, Jim Kelsey and Wally Wolf. The US team ended to the seventh place among sixteen teams. To note that Wally Wolf participated for the fourt time to the Olympic Games.
The US team in Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games. Seating L-R: Wally Wolf, Ron Severa, Don Good, Bill Kooistra, Bob Frojen, Jim Gaughran. Standing L-R: San Greller, Bob Hahn, Sam Kooistra, Bob Hughes, Bill Ross, Bob Horn and Neill Kohlhase. Bob Hughes was the first American athlete since Johnny Weismuller to compete in two different Sports in the same Olympics. Hughes was the World record holder in the 100-meter breastroke. Another incredible athlete who participated in the 1956 Olympics was Wally Wolf. Wolf was a two time Olympian swimmer (1948-1952) and a two time Olympian in Water Polo (1956 and 1960). The US team finished fifth in Melbourne, loosing by one goal to both Italy and Germany.
Helsinki, 1952 Olympic Games. Action during the match of Holland against Hungary 4—4. The Dutch team: Van Gelder, M., Gerrit Bijsma, Korevaar, N., Braasem, C., Smol, F., Van Feggelen, R., Cabout, J. The Hungarian team: Jenei, L., Vizvári, G., Gyarmati, D., Martovics, K., Bolvári, A., Szivós, I., Kárpáti, G. Referee: F. Roggione (Italy).
Helsinki 1952 Olympic Games: Action during the game of Yugoslavia and Argentine (9—1). The team of Yugoslavia: Kovacic, Z., Bakašun, V., Štakula, I., Kurtini, I., Ivkovic, V., Ježic, Z., Radonic, L. The team of Argentine: Diez, L., Szabo, L., Normandín, L., Sebastián, M., Codaro, O., Visentin, M.A., Visentin, M.E. Referee: G. Rigal (France).
Helsinki 1952 Olympics: A remarkable span of the US Olympic team player Bob Hughes, towering over Pete Stange, Jack Spargo, Bill Dornblaser and Jim Norris.
Action during the game of the US team against Romania (6-3) during the Helsinki, 1952 Olympic Games. Team of U.S.A.: Bisbey, H., Norris, J., Lake, N., Dornblaser, N., Spargo, J., Hughes, R., Koorsten, W. Team of Romania: Norman, Z., Kelemen, A., Iordache, A., Sarcadi, A., Hospodar, Z., Törok, G., Simon, Fr. Referee: P. Barbieri (Italy). 
The US team in Helsinki 1952 Olympic Games. Front L-R: Coach Orho Saari, Harry Bisbey, Ace Burns, Bob Hughes, Ed Jaworski. Back L-R: Jim Norris, Bill Lake, Jack Spargo, Bob Kohler, Bill Kooistra, Bill Dorblaser, Pete Stange and the team Manager John Curran. The Water Polo tournament in Helsinki was unusual in several aspects. It was the largest in Olympic history with 21 entries, including the USSR team which was participating for the first time. Another notable aspect of the competition was the succesful inauguration of a new rule which allowed players freedom of motion after a foul call ans play was speeded up considerably. Although the US team entered the tournament lighlty regarded, earned a spot in the semi-finals after wins over Spain, Belgium, Great Britain and Austria. The US team ended up in fourth place after a heartbreaking 5-4 loss to Italy followed by a loss to silver medalist Yugoslavia, 4-2.
The USA National team that took part in London 1948 Olympic Games. L-R: Kenny Beck, Bob Bray, Ralph Budelman, Lee Case, Devere Christensen, Harold Dash, Dixon Fiske, Eddie Knox, Jerry Miller, Don Tierney and Frank Walton. Despite winning the initial game 7-0 against Uruguay and tying the powerful Belgium 4-4, the US team lost the decisive game against Sweden with 7-0 and thus was eliminated from the further competition.
Despite the efforts of the Japanese goalie Furuso, Japan lost against Germany with 13-1. Japan lost also against: Czechoslovachia 4-3 and France 8-0.
One of the best players on the Berlin 1936 US team was Ray Ruddy, player of the New York Athletic Club. Ruddy was the son of legendary Joe Ruddy Sr, a 1904 Olympic gold medalist in both swimming and Water Polo. Ray and Joe Ruddy are one of the USA's father-son Water Polo Olympians.
Action during the game of USA vs Holland in Berlin 1936 Olympic Games. Holland won the US team with 3-2. The Dutch team: Veenstra, van Heteren, van Oostrom Soede, Regter, Maier, van Aelst, Franken. The US team: Widman, Finn, McAllister, Fiske, O'Connor, Beck, Daubenspeck.
Sixteen Nations were entered in Berlin 1936 Olympic Water Polo competition. The teams were divided in to four groups while each team played against the other three in its brackets with only the top two moving on. The United States team finished third in its grouping and was eliminated from the competition after two, heart-breaking, one goal losses to Holland (2-3) and Belgium (3-4).
Brazilian Water Polo team members attacking referee Bela Komjadi during the Los Angeles 1932 Olympic Games: Short of funds, the Brazilians paid for their trip by selling coffee beans at ports along the ocean voyage route. The trip was grueling, and the team not only arrived in Los Angleles late, but also with rules of the game that differed from those accepted by the rest of the World. They appeared shocked when fouls were called against them in their 6-1 loss to the United States. In their second game, early goals by the Germans soured their team disposition even more and they began to blame the referee, the legendary Hungarian Bela Komjadi. When the final blew, ending the fay Luiz Henrique Da Silva, the enraged six-foot six inch Brazilian goalie, and his teammates bounded out of the tank and gave chase to Komjadi. At this point police officers stepped in to quell what was sure to become a full-scale riot.
“Anything goes in Water Polo…if you can get away with it”: “In one second the ball carrier’s free hand is going to grasp that husky Silver Springs leg and pull its owner under. A Water poloist must swim fast and hard. The longer you can hold your breath, the better. An average scrimmage keeps a man under about 20 seconds but exceptional players have been known to stay under as long a minute.….”
“Anything goes in Water Polo…if you can get away with it”: Before the battle the players trim each other’s finger nails. Usually Water Polo is played in pools so that if anyone sinks to the bottom he can be seen and recovered, but the contest is to be played in open water….”.
"Anything goes in Water Polo …if you can get away with it”: “Not until after a goal is scored and the water is temporarily clear the referee be able to see if there have been any casualties in this scrimmage. Broken bones and ear drums are by no means rare in Water Polo, nor is it unusual for a man to sink to the bottom conscious…”.
Anything goes in Water Polo …if you can get away with it”: “This is a foul because Florida man was not within four feet of the ball when the Silver Springs player pushed him under and stood on him. The rules provide that a man out of play is immune from being ducked…”.
Anything goes in Water Polo ….if you can get away with it: “There is no tougher sport than Water Polo. The rules of the game are supposed to prevent the payers from drowning one another, but just about else goes. The object is to touch the ball to the goal post (3 points) or, failing in this to throw a goal (2 points). You must carry the ball on the water’s surface until you are forced under, Then you may swim under water with for 8 feet. Your opponents may hold you under as long you hold the ball. When you let go of it, they can hold you down for 10 seconds. The game is played for two 8-minutes periods on a 60-foot course with 6 (sometimes 5) men on each team. Presented here is a contest between the University of Florida and the Silver Springs, Fla., teams which took place in silver Springs Lake. In making these unusual pictures, Photographer Walter Nase stood on the bottom of the lake in a diver’s suit and used a special under-water camera”.
Colourful tobacco card of 1910’s presenting the swimmer and Water Polo player of the New York Athletic Club, Lou E. Manson.
March 14, 1912, Pittsburgh: The New York Athletic Club and the Chicago Athletic Club played the roughest water polo game on record. Pugilist Joe Choynsky, who once fought James J. Corbett on a barge in San Francisco Bay, was the Chicago coach. After four men had been carried out of the pool unconscious, Pugilist Choynsky hit Joe Ruddy of NYAC on the jaw. Ruddy then hit Choynsky in the eye. A riot started. The Amateur Athletic Union promptly dropped Water Polo from its schedule. For this reason once again, no team was sent to Stockholm 1912 Olympic Games.
Joe Ruddy, Sr. born in 1878, was a legendary player initially of the Knickerbocker Athletic Club and then of the New York Athletic Club. Joe Ruddy won his first swimming race when he was 14, at the Chicago World's Fair. As member of the New York Athletic Club won the gold medal in St. Louis 1904 Olympic Games. During the 1920s and 1930s the New York Athletic Club reigned supreme in both Swimming and Water Polo with Joe Ruddy being the coach. One of his sons, Ray Ruddy was member of the US team in Berlin 1936 Olympic Games and member of the US swimming team in 1928 and 1932 Olympics.
Norman "Moose" Ross, player of the US Water Polo team at Antwerp 1920 Olympics, was considered as the star of the Games, winner of three gold medals in swimming. Being also a WWI veteran and war hero, he was the chosen leader of the successful post Game strike against the Princess Matoika, a ship that was "dirty, vermin-ridden, especially with rats, with poor service, poor quarters, and insufficient sanitary arrangements and incompetent crew."
Princess Matoika, was chartered to United States Mail Steam Ship Company in 1920. It was at this time that she was used by the USA Water Polo Olympic team headed for the 1920 Antwerp Olympics, who wrote of their experience onboard: "Unfortunately, because the players came from all over the country, practice was virtually impossible and the first time the team actually trained together was in a 12' by 9' swimming tank specially constructed on the deck of the Princess Matoika, the ship that was carrying the United States Olympic Team to Antwerp. This ship was the last-minute replacement for the USS Northern Pacific, an up-to-date, fast-moving passenger liner which had been damaged on her voyage to New York. The Princess Matoika was ancient, slow-moving, and far from ideal, but there were no other options for the Olympic Committee. The athletes learned of the change at the farewell meeting hours before embarking and were told to accept the difficulties "in the spirit of sportsmanship and of making the best of things."
The US Water Polo players for Antwerp 1920 Olympics, coming from all over the country, practiced for the first time all together, under their coach the legendary Otto Wahle, in a 12' by 9' swimming tank specially constructed on the deck of the Princess Matoika, the ship that was carrying the United States Olympic team to Antwerp.
The announcement of USA Water Polo team in view of Antwerp, 1920 Olympic Games. To note the comment of the article: "These players have been selected tentatively on the understanding that if enough money is not received the team entry will be canceled and none of the players will be sent over....". Finaly the US team did go to the Games finishing at the 4th place (USA- Greece 7-0, Great Britain-USA 7-2, Belgium - USA7-2 and USA-Spain 5-0). The team according to the NYT article: Perry McGillivray, Harry Hebner, Hal Vollner, Vosberg, C.Brown, Jensen, Kelger, Carlson.