2018 Phillips 66 USA Swimming Nationals Psych Sheet Released–Caeleb Dressel In Eight Total Events

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The psych sheet for the 2018 Phillips 66 USA Swimming Nationals was released on Thursday. The meet is serving as a selection meet for the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships, the 2019 World Championships, the 2019 World University Games, the 2019 Pan American Games and the 2018 Junior Pan Pacs. A lot is on the line next week in Irvine and the USA Swimming community will have their eyes glued on the scene in Irvine. The full psych sheet can be viewed below.

FULL PSYCH SHEET

Caeleb Dressel will be a very busy man in Irvine next week as he is entered in eight total events. He will do the usual sprint free and fly events, as well as the 200 free. But Dressel added the 200 IM and the sprint breaststroke events to his repertoire. Whether he swims those events will be determined next week, but Dressel will certainly be testing his limits at Nationals.

Some other notable lineup changes is that Katie Ledecky is not doing the 400 IM, electing for the 100 free on the first day instead. Chase Kalisz has surprisingly entered the 200 breast, even though he hasn’t swam it at a national level meet in a few years.

Leah Smith is also not entered in any wacky events like the 200 fly or the 200 IM, like she has tried at various Pro Swim Series meets. Smith is swimming the same schedule she did last year at US Nationals, where she qualified for World Championships in all five of her events.

Ryan Lochte will also be swimming in four total events in Irvine as the 33-year-old has not competed at a Nationals meet since the 2016 Olympic Trials.

Missy Franklin is also swimming in her first Nationals since 2016 Olympic Trials, but she is only entered in two events in Irvine.

Katie Ledecky schedule:

Wednesday: 100 Free, 800 free
Thursday: 200 free
Friday: off
Saturday: 400 free
Sunday: 1500 free

Caeleb Dressel schedule:

Wednesday: 100 free
Thursday: 200 free, 50 fly
Friday: 100 fly, 50 breast
Saturday: 100 breast
Sunday: 200 IM, 50 free

Leah Smith schedule:

Wednesday: 800 free
Thursday: 200 free
Friday: 400 IM
Saturday: 400 free
Sunday: 1500 free

Chase Kalisz schedule:

Wednesday: 200 fly
Thursday: 200 breast
Friday: 400 IM
Saturday: off
Sunday: 200 IM

Ryan Lochte schedule:

Wednesday: off
Thursday: 200 free
Friday: 400 IM, 100 fly
Saturday: off
Sunday: 200 IM

Missy Franklin schedule:

Wednesday: 100 free
Thursday: 200 free
Friday: off
Saturday: off
Sunday: off

Other notable event lineups:

Melanie Margalis is in the 200 free, 200 IM and 400 IM, and no breaststroke events
Olivia Smoliga is entered in the 200 back, along with the 50 and 100 free, and the 50 and 100 back
Kelsi Dahlia is not entered in the 200 fly. Will swim 50, 100 free and 50 and 100 fly.
Mallory Comerford is entered in five events
Simone Manuel is in the 200 free after not swimming it last year
Cullen Jones is not in the meet
Hali Flickinger is in six total events
Tim Phillips is only entered in the 100 fly and not the 50.
Michael Andrew is in seven total events
Anthony Ervin, 37, is the oldest swimmer in the meet
Rye Ulett, 13, is the youngest swimmer in the meet

Top Seeds:

Women’s 50 Free: Simone Manuel, Stanford
Women’s 100 Free, Simone Manuel, Stanford
Women’s 200 Free: Katie Ledecky, Stanford
Women’s 400 Free: Katie Ledecky, Stanford
Women’s 800 Free: Katie Ledecky, Stanford
Women’s 1500 Free: Katie Ledecky, Stanford
Women’s 50 Back: Kathleen Baker, Team Elite
Women’s 100 Back: Kathleen Baker, Team Elite
Women’s 200 Back: Kathleen Baker, Team Elite
Women’s 50 Breast: Lilly King, Indiana Swim Team
Women’s 100 Breast: Lilly King, Indiana Swim Team
Women’s 200 Breast: Bethany Galat, Aggie Swim Club
Women’s 50 Fly: Kelsi Dahlia, Cardinal Aquatics
Women’s 100 Fly: Kelsi Dahlia, Cardinal Aquatics
Women’s 200 Fly: Hali Flickinger, Athens Bulldog
Women’s 200 IM: Melanie Margalis, Athens Bulldog
Women’s 400 IM: Leah Smith, Tucson Ford Dealers
Men’s 50 Free: Caeleb Dressel, Florida
Men’s 100 Free: Caeleb Dressel, Florida
Men’s 200 Free: Townley Haas, Texas
Men’s 400 Free: Zane Grothe, Mission Viejo
Men’s 800 Free: Clark Smith, Longhorn Aquatics
Men’s 1500 Free: True Sweetser, Stanford
Men’s 50 Back: Matt Grevers, Tucson Ford Dealers
Men’s 100 Back: Matt Grevers, Tucson Ford Dealers
Men’s 200 Back: Ryan Murphy, Cal Aquatics
Men’s 50 Breast: Kevin Cordes, Unattached
Men’s 100 Breast: Kevin Cordes, Unattached
Men’s 200 Breast: Kevin Cordes, Unattached
Men’s 50 Fly: Caeleb Dressel, Florida
Men’s 100 Fly: Caeleb Dressel, Florida
Men’s 200 Fly: Jack Conger, Texas
Men’s 200 IM: Chase Kalisz, Athens Bulldog
Men’s 400 IM: Chase Kalisz, Athens Bulldog

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