3-TIME OLYMPIAN (2000, 2004 AND 2008)  •  3-TIME OLYMPIC MEDALIST (SILVER: 2000 AND 2008, BRONZE: 2004)  •  WORLD CHAMPION (2003 AND 2007)  •  PAN AMERICAN GAMES CHAMPION (2003 AND 2007)  •  12-YEAR USA NATIONAL TEAM MEMBER AND CAPTAIN SINCE 2005  •  WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR FINALIST IN 2002  •  NAMED THE FEMALE HOPE FOR TOMORROW BY WORLD WATER POLO MAGAZINE  •  PETER J. CUTINO AWARD WINNER IN 2002 AND FINALIST IN 2003  •  NCAA DIVISION I WATER POLO PLAYER OF THE YEAR (2001)  •  NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP ALL-TOURNAMENT FIRST TEAM (2002)  •  COMPETED ON STANFORD'S NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM (2002)
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Brenda Villa

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The Women's Sports Foundation
The American Saint of Water Polo, Villa helps take the sport to a new level
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The New York Times
Villa seeks gold medal in Beijing to promote the sport of water polo
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Swimming World Magazine
U.S. Women's Water Polo Great Takes Center Stage In February Edition Of Swimming World Magazine
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The Olympian
Doughter of Mexican immigrants became a force in US women's water polo