# 2026 18u Women's World Championships **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [August 16, 2026, 11:44pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2026-18u-womens-world-championships/2656 "2026-08-16T23:44:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@jeff](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/jeff)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2026, 11:44pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2026-18u-womens-world-championships/2656/1 "2026-08-16T23:44:17Z")
> **[USA Women's Youth National Team Roster Announced For Upcoming World Aquatics...](https://usawaterpolo.org/news/2026/8/13/usa-womens-youth-national-team-roster-announced-for-upcoming-world-aquatics-u18-water-polo-championships.aspx)** > > Irvine, CA - August 14 - The roster for the Women's Youth National Team has been announced for the 2026 World Aquatics U18 Water Polo Championships in Puerto de ---
**Author:** ![jeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@jeff](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/jeff)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2026, 11:45pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2026-18u-womens-world-championships/2656/2 "2026-08-16T23:45:21Z")
> **[USA Youth Women Open Play At U18 World Championships With 14-2 Victory...](https://usawaterpolo.org/news/2026/8/16/womens-youth-national-team-usa-youth-women-open-play-at-u18-world-championships-with-14-2-victory-against-china.aspx)** > > Puerto de la Cruz, Spain - August 16 - The USA Youth Women began play today at the World Aquatics U18 World Championships with a 14-2 victory against China. Charlotte ---
**Author:** ![jeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@jeff](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/jeff)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2026, 1:59am UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2026-18u-womens-world-championships/2656/3 "2026-08-18T01:59:15Z")
> **[USA Youth Women Lose To Spain 16-11 At U18 World Championships - USA Water Polo](https://usawaterpolo.org/news/2026/8/17/womens-youth-national-team-usa-youth-women-lose-to-spain-16-11-at-u18-world-championships.aspx)** > > Puerto de la Cruz, Spain - August 17 - The USA Youth Women lost to Spain 16-11 today at the World Aquatics U18 World Championships. Maggie Ryan scored three goals ---
**Author:** ![Frogpolo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/cab0a1/32.png) [@Frogpolo](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/Frogpolo)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2026, 7:32am UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2026-18u-womens-world-championships/2656/4 "2026-08-18T07:32:52Z")
For those who are interested the games can be seen here: > **[World Aquatics](https://www.youtube.com/@WorldAquatics/streams)** > > We are World Aquatics, the global home of aquatic sports. > > We are united by water - for health, life and sport. And no, not a plot twist but the game against Spain is nowhere to be found. ---
**Author:** ![SDPolo810](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@SDPolo810](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/SDPolo810)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2026, 1:28pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2026-18u-womens-world-championships/2656/5 "2026-08-18T13:28:16Z")
Spain vs USA is around the 4:32:40 mark: [![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/uploads/waterpoloexchange/original/2X/6/61b9fd74abff8f2f0611a953243187cfcc32b7a5.jpeg "Afternoon Session | Day 2 | Groups | World Aquatics Women's U18 Water Polo Championships 2026") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SPGzIZbpXQ) ---
**Author:** ![Cove](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a6a055/32.png) [@Cove](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/Cove)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2026-18u-womens-world-championships/2656/6 "2026-08-18T17:09:13Z")
Tough loss…36% from the field vs 48% will do it though ---
**Author:** ![jeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@jeff](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/jeff)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2026, 2:39pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2026-18u-womens-world-championships/2656/7 "2026-08-19T14:39:16Z")
[USA Youth Women Conclude Group Play At U18 World Championships With 18-6 Win Over Croatia - USA Water Polo](https://usawaterpolo.org/news/2026/8/18/womens-youth-national-team-usa-youth-women-conclude-group-play-at-u18-world-championships-with-18-6-win-over-croatia.aspx) ---
**Author:** ![jeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@jeff](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/jeff)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2026-18u-womens-world-championships/2656/8 "2026-08-22T16:07:26Z")
> **[Australia-USA, Spain-Hungary U18 semifinals set](https://www.worldaquatics.com/news/4564161/australia-usa-spain-hungary-u18-semifinals-set)** > > Australia will play United States of America and defending champion Spain will take on Hungary in Saturday’s medal semifinals following exciting quarterfinals on Friday. ---
**Author:** ![shootNscore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@shootNscore](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/shootNscore)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2026-18u-womens-world-championships/2656/9 "2026-08-22T17:09:00Z")
Team USA on the board first. ---
**Author:** ![WPBoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@WPBoot](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/WPBoot)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 6:12pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2026-18u-womens-world-championships/2656/10 "2026-08-22T18:12:26Z")
The United States was leading 10-8, but Australia managed to win the game in the last six minutes, with a final score of 10-14. ---
**Author:** ![ehpolo4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3da27b/32.png) [@ehpolo4](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/ehpolo4)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 6:33pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2026-18u-womens-world-championships/2656/11 "2026-08-23T18:33:45Z")
Congrats to the US on securing bronze over Hungary! Tight contest throughout ---
**Author:** ![Gibson](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/waterpoloexchange.com/gibson/32/316_2.png) [@Gibson](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/Gibson)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 3:28am UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2026-18u-womens-world-championships/2656/12 "2026-08-24T03:28:54Z")
| Category | | Goals | Goals | Goals | Goals | Goals | Goals | Goals | Goals | Shots Saved | Shots Saved | Shots Saved | Shots Saved | Shots Saved | Shots Saved | Shots Saved | Shots Saved | Shots Missed | Shots Missed | Shots Missed | Shots Missed | Shots Missed | Shots Missed | Shots Missed | Shots Missed | Shots Blocked | Shots Blocked | Shots Blocked | Shots Blocked | Shots Blocked | Shots Blocked | Shots Blocked | Shots Blocked | Total Shots | Total Shots | Total Shots | Total Shots | Total Shots | Total Shots | Total Shots | Total Shots | EFF | EFF | EFF | EFF | EFF | EFF | EFF | EFF | Share | Share | Share | Share | Share | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Type | Minutes | 2M | 5M | 6-5 | 6M | Action | Counter | FTH | Goals Total | 2M | 5M | 6-5 | 6M | Action | Counter | FTH | Shots Saved Total | 2M | 5M | 6-5 | 6M | Action | Counter | FTH | Shots Missed Total | 2M | 5M | 6-5 | 6M | Action | Counter | FTH | Shots Blocked Total | 2M | 5M | 6-5 | 6M | Action | Counter | FTH | Total Shots | 2M | 5M | 6-5 | 6M | Action | Counter | FTH | Total Eff | Goals | Saved | Missed | Blocked | Total | | ALEXSON | 69:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 50% | 0% | 0% | 44% | 44% | 22% | 22% | 11% | 100% | | BYGRAVE | 26:27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 50% | 0% | 0% | 67% | 67% | 0% | 0% | 33% | 100% | | COUGHRAN | 113:42 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0% | 50% | 83% | 0% | 33% | 0% | 0% | 57% | 57% | 29% | 7% | 7% | 100% | | FABROS | 115:55 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 33% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 21% | 21% | 36% | 14% | 29% | 100% | | FLYNN | 90:00 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0% | 67% | 33% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 36% | 36% | 21% | 21% | 21% | 100% | | HOGAN | 14:12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | | MULVEY | 118:17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0% | 0% | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 45% | 45% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 100% | | PANTALEON | 155:15 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 100% | 80% | 50% | 25% | 28% | 100% | 100% | 46% | 46% | 22% | 22% | 11% | 100% | | RAISIN | 160:16 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 100% | 100% | 63% | 22% | 42% | 0% | 100% | 47% | 47% | 9% | 22% | 22% | 100% | | RYAN | 144:41 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0% | 50% | 40% | 22% | 33% | 0% | 0% | 32% | 32% | 16% | 36% | 16% | 100% | | SEGESMAN | 38:40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 25% | 0% | 0% | 20% | 20% | 40% | 40% | 0% | 100% | | WEBB | 42:12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 50% | 50% | 0% | 0% | 60% | 60% | 0% | 40% | 0% | 100% | | WHITFIELD | 41:49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 50% | 50% | 0% | 0% | 50% | 100% | | Total | | 2 | 9 | 25 | 8 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 72 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 13 | 42 | 30 | 76 | 2 | 3 | 171 | 40% | 69% | 60% | 27% | 30% | 100% | 100% | 42% | 42% | 19% | 22% | 16% | 100% |