Among the greatest goalkeepers in the world, Ashleigh helped guide the US women to back-to-back gold medals at the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Games. In addition to her Olympic gold medals, her numerous career highlights include four world titles (2015, 2019, 2022, 2024), three Pan-Am Games titles (2015, 2019, 2023), and five FINA World League Super Final titles (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021). She was named as the top goalkeeper of the Tokyo 2020 Games, with 80 saves.
As a collegian, Ashleigh competed for Princeton University, where she finished her career as Princeton’s all-time leader in saves (1362). Notably, her sister, Chelsea, had also played in goal for Princeton, a fortuitous circumstance for Team USA. “I was just copying her,” observed Ashleigh. “I wasn’t choosing to go in the goal because it was anything that appealed to me in particular.”
Swimming World named Ashleigh the Female Water Polo Player of the Year in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2019. At the 2022 FINA World Championships, she was named Most Valuable Goalkeeper. At the 2024 World Aquatics Championships, she was named Best Goalkeeper.
Paris Result:
4th place; Eliminated in the bronze medal match.