USA Swimming Names 115 Member National Team For 2019-20 Season

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Following a 2019 summer highlighted by four international events and 152 medals, USA Swimming today announced the names of 115 swimmers who will be named to the 2019-2020 USA Swimming National Team.

The full USA Swimming National Team roster, which is made up of the nation’s top six swimmers in each individual Olympic event, can be found at: https://www.usaswimming.org/Home/meet-the-team

“In the final summer of preparation before the Olympic Games, the U.S. saw great performances across four very competitive international events as well as the Phillips 66 National Championships,” USA Swimming National Team Managing Director Lindsay Mintenko said. “The depth of our talent across this country, marked by our biggest ever class of first-time National team members, is inspiring and promising as we head into the final and most challenging year of the Olympic Quad.”

The 2019-2020 USA Swimming National Team by the numbers:

115 National Team members (60 men; 55 women)
26 states represented; California leads the way with 16 athletes
60-plus USA Swimming clubs represented; California Aquatics highest-represented club with 12 swimmers
32 medalists from the 2019 FINA World Championships
24 first-time National Team members
12 members of the 2018-19 National Junior Team move up to senior team

Women’s Team

Haley Anderson, 400 free, 10K
Phoebe Bacon, 100 back
Kathleen Baker, 100/200 back, 200 IM
Katharine Berkoff, 100 back
Lisa Bratton, 200 back
Erika Brown, 50/100 free
Katy Campbell, 10K
Mallory Comerford, 100 free
Madisyn Cox, 200 breast, 200/400 IM
Kelsi Dahlia, 100 fly
Gabby DeLoof, 200 free
Kaitlyn Dobler, 100 breast
Katie Drabot, 200 fly
Ella Eastin, 200/400 IM
Emily Escobedo, 200 breast
Hali Flickinger, 200 back, 200 fly
Brooke Forde, 400 IM
Bethany Galat, 100/200 breast
Margo Geer, 50/100 free
Elise Haan, 100 back
Charlotte Hook, 200 fly
Torri Huske, 100 fly
Amanda Kendall, 100 fly
Lilly King, 100/200 breast
Breeja Larson, 100 breast
Annie Lazor, 100/200 breast
Katie Ledecky, 200/400/800/1500 free
Dakota Luther, 200 fly
Becca Mann, 10K
Simone Manuel, 50/100/200 free
Melanie Margalis, 400 free, 100 breast, 200 IM
Ally McHugh, 400/800/1500 free, 400 IM
Katie McLaughlin, 200 free, 100 fly
Kensey McMahon, 1500 free
Kaersten Meitz, 400 free
Hannah Moore, 10K
Lillie Nordmann, 200 fly
Maxine Parker, 50 free
Makayla Sargent, 400 IM
Sierra Schmidt, 800/1500 free
Allison Schmitt, 200 free
Meghan Small, 200 IM
Leah Smith, 200/400/800 free
Regan Smith, 100/200 back, 200 fly
Olivia Smoliga, 100 back
Isabelle Stadden, 200 back
Kendyl Stewart, 100 fly
Erica Sullivan, 800/1500 free, 10K
Micah Sumrall, 200 breast
Aly Tetzloff, 100 fly
Ashley Twichell, 400/800/1500 free, 10K
Alex Walsh, 200 back, 200 IM
Gretchen Walsh, 50/100 free
Abbey Weitzeil, 50/100 free
Emma Weyant, 400 IM

Men’s Team

Andrew Abruzzo, 400, 800 free
Nathan Adrian, 50 free
Nicolas Albiero, 200 fly
Michael Andrew, 50 free, 100 back, 100 breast, 200 IM
Zach Apple, 100 free
Clark Beach, 200 back
Michael Brinegar, 800/1500 free, 10K
Shaine Casas, 100/200 back, 200 IM
Brendan Casey, 10K
Michael Chadwick, 50 free
Jack Conger, 100 fly
David Curtiss, 50 free
Mitch D’Arrigo, 400 free
Abrahm DeVine, 200 IM
Caeleb Dressel, 50/100 free, 100 fly
Dean Farris, 200 free
Nic Fink, 200 breast
Robert Finke, 400/800/1500 free, 400 IM
Ian Finnerty, 100 breast
Brandon Fischer, 100 breast
Carson Foster, 200/400 IM
Brennan Gravley, 10K
Matt Grevers, 100 back
Sean Grieshop, 400 IM
Zane Grothe, 400/800/1500 free, 10K
Townley Haas, 200 free
Zach Harting, 200 fly
Ryan Held, 50/100 free
David Heron, 10K
Tate Jackson, 100 free
Trenton Julian, 200 fly
Chase Kalisz, 200/400 IM
Arik Katz, 1500 free
Austin Katz, 200 back
Eric Knowles, 400 free
Will Licon, 200 breast
Jay Litherland, 400 IM
Ryan Lochte, 200 IM
Josh Matheny, 200 breast
Bryce Mefford, 200 back
Cody Miller, 100/200 breast
Jake Mitchell, 400/800 free
Ryan Murphy, 100/200 back
Nick Norman, 1500 free
Devon Nowicki, 100 breast
Jacob Pebley, 100/200 back
Blake Pieroni, 100/200 free
Josh Prenot, 200 breast
Justin Ress, 100 back
Maxime Rooney, 100 free/100 fly
Jack Saunderson, 100 fly
Andrew Seliskar, 200 free, 100 fly
Tom Shields, 100/200 fly
Miles Smachlo, 200 fly
Kieran Smith, 200 free
Charlie Swanson, 400 IM
Luca Urlando, 200 free/200 fly
Jordan Wilimovsky, 800/1500 free, 10K
Andrew Wilson, 100/200 breast

The 2019-2020 USA Swimming National Team features the top six athletes with the highest World Rankings in individual Olympic Events. Qualifying times come from USA Swimming or FINA sanctioned meets from January 1, 2019 through August 25, 2019.

The 2019-2020 USA Swimming Open Water National Team is comprised of the athletes selected to compete at the 2019 FINA Open Water World Championship, which took place in July in Yeosu, South Korea. Remaining positions were filled based on results from the 2019 USA Swimming 10K National Championships.

Six athletes make the National Team roster in four different events, including distance specialists Ally McHugh (Philadelphia, Pa./Unattached/Wisconsin Aquatics) and Katie Ledecky (Bethesda, Md./Stanford Swimming/Alto Swim Club). Ledecky, the 2019 800m freestyle world champion, will represent the stars and stripes in the 200-, 400-, 800- and 1500-meter freestyle.

Michael Andrew (Encinitas, Calif./Race Pace Club) also qualified for four events following his 2019 FINA World Championships debut. Andrew is slated for the 50m freestyle, 100m backstroke, 100m breaststroke and 200m individual medley.

Gretchen Walsh (Nashville, Tenn./Nashville Aquatic Club) and Carson Foster (Montgomery, Ohio/Mason Manta Rays) headline a surge of young talent on the National Team roster. The talented duo thrived at the 2019 FINA World Junior Championships this past August, as Walsh earned six gold medals to Foster’s three. Both swimmers qualify for this year’s National Team roster in two events –– Walsh in the 50 and 100m freestyle and Foster in the 200 and 400m individual medley.

Gretchen and her sister Alex Walsh as well as Arik and Austin Katz made the roster as siblings.

Three of the 12-open water national team members have already earned their berths on the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team. Haley Anderson (Granite Bay, Calif./Trojan Swim Club), Ashley Twichell (Fayetteville, N.Y./TAC Titans) and Jordan Wilimovsky (Malibu, Calif./Team Santa Monica) all stamped their tickets to Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 with their top-10 finishes at the 2019 FINA Open Water World Championships 10k, in Yeosu, South Korea. This will be the third Olympic appearance for Anderson (2012 and 2016), second for Wilimovsky (2016) and first for Twichell.

Benefits offered to USA Swimming National Team members include travel to USA Swimming TYR Pro Swim Series meets and training camp opportunities. Select athletes are eligible for monthly assistance and elite athlete health insurance.

— The above press release was posted by Swimming World in conjunction with USA Swimming. For press releases and advertising inquiries please contact Advertising@SwimmingWorld.com.

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Rik Parker

4 years ago

I am so excited for this cycle!!!

Shawn Cowper Daniels

4 years ago

Jack Beachboard

Mundo Gomez

4 years ago

Congrats Wil Licon & Sean Grieshop!! ??

Jacqueline LaBranche

4 years ago

Congrats Jack. Go Tigers ?

Shari Perry Stewart

4 years ago

Awesome roster! Can’t wait ?

bob kravutske

4 years ago

in 12 months many of these great swimmers will have hardwear from toyko……….this is the best year as a fan…….the buildup….the great races……the stars that will be born….good luck to all….being from Mi. go annie lazor and gabbie……