USA Swimming Announces Japan International Grand Prix Roster; Selection Criteria Updated

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, August 8. FIFTY-eight of the nation's top swimmers will head to Chiba, Japan to compete in the 2007 Japan International Grand Prix, Aug. 21-24. For more information on the size of the squad, please see our Reaction Time comment at the end of this article.

The team features 2007 World Championship silver medalist Kim Vandenberg (Moraga, Calif.), 2007 Pan American Games gold medalist Randall Bal (Fair Oaks, Calif.), 2004 Olympian Rachel Komisarz (Louisville, Ky.), and 2007 National Champion Rebecca Soni (Plainsboro, N.J.). Two sets of siblings will also compete in Japan, including Tara and Dana Kirk (Bremerton, Wash.), and Melanie and Jonathan Roberts (Raleigh, N.C.).

USA Swimming officially named Chris Davis (Swim Atlanta) as head coach for the American team at the Japan International Grand Prix. Davis will be joined by assistant coaches Eric Hansen (Wisconsin Aquatics), Cyndi Gallagher (UCLA Swimming), Bill Dorenkott (Penn State University), Carol Capitani (Athens Bulldog Swim Club), Paul Yetter (North Baltimore Aquatic Club), and Bill Wadley (Ohio State Swim Club).

Special thanks to USA Swimming for contributing this report.

WOMEN (34) HOMETOWN/TEAM EVENT(S)
Alyssa Anderson Granite Bay, Calif./Sierra Marlins 400 free
Caitlin Andrew San Antonio, Texas/Sun Devil Aquatics 100 fly
Presley Bard Napa, Calif./Unattached 100, 200 back
Mary Beck Austin, Texas/Longhorn Aquatics 200 back
Emily Brunemann Crescent Springs, Ky./Club Wolverine 800 free
Ashley Chandler Chandler, Ariz./Cal Aquatics 400 free
Annie Chandler San Antonio, Texas/Tucson Ford Dealers 100 breast
Jennifer Connolly Lafayette, Ind./Boilermaker Aquatics 100 back
Emile Ewing Madisonville, Ky./Auburn Aquatics 200 back
Jessica Hardy Long Beach, Calif./Trojan Swim Club 100 breast
Kristen Heiss Casper, Wyo./Aggie Swim Club 200 back
Lara Jackson El Paso, Texas/Tucson Ford Dealers 50 free
Ashley Jones Joliet, Ill./Indiana University Club Paradise 200 back
Dana Kirk Bremerton, Wash./Stanford Swimming 100 fly
Tara Kirk Bremerton, Wash./Stanford Swimming 100 breast
Rachel Komisarz Louisville, Ky./Lakeside Swimming 100 fly
Felicia Lee Towson, Md./North Baltimore Aquatics 100 fly
Shayna Longacre Barto, Pa./Rutgers Swimming 100 breast
Abigail MacGregor Louisville, Ky./Triton Swimming 200 breast
Christine Magnuson Tinley Park, Ill./Tennessee Aquatics 100 fly
Hayley McGregory Houston, Texas/Longhorn Aquatics 100, 200 back
Julianne McLane Concord, Calif./Terrapins Swim Team 200 back
Emily Neal Plano, Texas/Aggie Swim Club 200 back
Kaitlin O'Brien Caldwell, N.J./Big Cat Aquatics 200 breast
Lindsay Payne Cleveland, Ohio/Trojan Swim Club 100 back
Katharine Riefenstahl Blue Bell, Pa./Germantown Academy 100, 200 back
Melanie Roberts Raleigh, N.C./Minnesota Aquatics 100 breast
Allison Schmitt Canton, Mich./Club Wolverine 400 free
Jessica Schmitt San Diego, Calif./North Coast Aquatics 200 breast
Kristen Shickora Tamaqua, Pa./Atlantis Aquatic Club 100 back
Rebecca Soni Plainsboro, N.J./Trojan Swim Club 100, 200 breast
Kim Vandenberg Moraga, Calif./UCLA Swimming 200 fly
Leila Vaziri Coral Springs, Fla./Indiana University Club Paradise 100 back
Catherine Whetstone Haven Beach, N.J./Rutgers Swimming 100 fly

MEN (24) HOMETOWN/TEAM EVENT(S)
Randall Bal Fair Oaks, Calif./Unattached 100 back
Nick Brunelli Mansfield, Mass./Sun Devil Aquatics 50, 100 free
Christopher Burckle Louisville, Ky./Lakeside Swim Team 200 breast, 400 IM
John Criste Trabuco Canyon, Calif./Mission Viejo Nadadores 200 breast
David Cromwell Missoula, Mont./Longhorn Aquatics 100, 200 back
Mark Dylla Littleton, Colo./Aces Swim Club 200 fly
Benedict Hesen Jeffersonville, Ind./Indiana University Club Paradise 100 back
Logan Madson Bend, Ore./Auburn Aquatics 200 fly
Sean Mahoney Rio Vista, Calif./Terrapins Swim Team 200 breast
Adam Mania Madison, Wis./Schroeder YMCA 100 back
Caleb McDermott Canyon Lake, Texas/Longhorn Aquatics 200 IM
Tyler McGill Champaign, Ill./Auburn Aquatics 200 fly
Dustin McLarty DeLand, Fla./Daytona Beach Swimming 400 IM
Brennan Morris Lewisburg, Pa./North Baltimore Aquatics 400 IM
CJ Nuess Medical Lake, Wash./Pine Crest School 400 IM
Todd Patrick Chesterfield, Mo./Indiana University Club Paradise 200 IM
Jonathan Roberts Raleigh, N.C./Minnesota Aquatics 100 breast
David Russell Wellesley, Mass./Bluefish Swim Club 100, 200 back
Patrick Schirk Pottstown, Pa./Big Cat Aquatics 100 back
Gil Stovall Memphis, Tenn./Athens Bulldog Swim Club 100, 200 fly
Matthew Thompson Dallas, Texas/Dallas Mustangs 200 back
Rexford Tullius Port Orange, Fla./Daytona Beach Swimming 200 back
James Wike Sterling, Ill./Auburn Aquatics 100 back
Paul Zaich Irvine, Calif./Stanford Swimming 200 breast

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