Lauren Wenger

Sport: Waterpolo

Nation: United States of America

DOB: March 11, 1984

Hometown: Long Beach, CA

Career Highlights: Though her specialty is defense, Wenger can - and does - play any position other than goaltender for Team USA. This will be her second Olympics, after she had one goal and three assists for the team that took home silver medals from Beijing four years ago. She starred in college at USC, earning first-team All-America honors, winning the Peter J. Cutino Award for the most valuable player in college water polo in 2006, and finished her career with 127 goals for the Trojans. Wenger shined at the 2011 Pan American Games, contributing nine goals to help the US win gold and clinch an Olympic berth for London. She has played professionally in Italy and Greece.

Olympic History: 2008