US women's water polo swimming through choppy water in pursuit of a fourth straight Olympic gold
With the Paris Olympics coming up next year, U.S. women’s water polo coach Adam Krikorian is feeling the pressure of time. As in not enough of it. There is history at stake, too. No water polo team — men or women — has won four straight gold medals at the Games. The U.S. women, led by Maggie Steffens, have won three in a row, but there are signs that the American grip on the sport is weakening. “To be quite frank, this team isn’t as good. They hate it when I tell them that, but it’s the truth,” Krikorian said