COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, October 22. THE future of American swimming will gather from October 28-30 at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs for the National Junior Team Training Camp. The swimmers invited to the three-day affair earned their bids through their performances at national-level competitions or through meeting automatic qualifying times. The girls are 15-and-under while the boys are 17-and-under.<\/p>\n
Since the inception of the training program in 1989, at least one former National Junior Team member has qualified to represent the United States at the Olympic Games. The get-together is a chance for the team to train together before it races against athletes from Canada, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand at the Victoria Championships in Melbourne from Jan. 3-7.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe National Junior Team is the first step for many of our most successful National Team athletes,\u201d said Everett Uchiyama, USA Swimming\u2019s National Team Director. \u201cThis is an incredibly talented group, and the challenging experience of competing in Australia will help their preparation to contribute to our Olympic effort in Beijing and London.\u201d <\/p>\n
The athletes will learn about media training, race analysis, lactate clearance testing, nutrition and doping control, in addition to completing team-building activities. Two-time Olympic medalist and Junior Team alum Diana Munz (Chagrin Falls, Ohio \/ Lake Erie) will speak about her Junior Team experience. <\/p>\n
From Germantown Academy and under the direction of renowned coach Dick Shoulberg, Teresa Crippen is the third member of her family to make the Junior National Team. She was preceded by her sister Maddy, a 2000 Olympian, and her brother Fran, a national champion in the distance-freestyle events.<\/p>\n
Here are the members of the National Junior Team:<\/p>\n
Women<\/b>
\nKarlee Bispo (Modesto, Calif. \/ Pirate Aquatics)
\nTeresa Crippen (Conshohocken, Pa. \/ Germantown Academy)
\nMonica Drake (Bloomington, Ill. \/ BNY Waves)
\nAlisa Finn (Glenview, Ill. \/ New Trier Swim Club)
\nChelsea Franklin (Estero, Fla. \/ Gulf Coast Swim Team)
\nStephanie Gabert (Newport Beach, Calif. \/ Aquazot Swim Club)
\nLeah Gingrich (Enola, Pa. \/ West Shore YMCA)
\nKathleen Hersey (Atlanta, Ga. \/ Swim Atlanta)
\nTanya Krisman (Wildomar, Calif. \/ Circle City Aquatics)
\nCaitlin Leverenz (Tucson, Ariz. \/ El Dorado)
\nMichelle McKeehan (Greenwood, Ind. \/ Center Grove)
\nJessica Rodriquez (Aurora, Colo. \/ Mission Aurora)
\nMegan Romano (St. Petersburg, Fla. \/ St. Petersburg Aquatics)
\nJessica Schmitt (San Diego, Calif. \/ North Coast Aquatics)
\nKristen Shickora (Tamaqua, Pa. \/ Atlantis Aquatic Club)
\nCorrine Showalter (Sarasota, Fla. \/ Sarasota YMCA Sharks)
\nKirsten Smith (Cary, N.C. \/ Marlins of Raleigh)
\nChloe Sutton (Ashburn, Va. \/ The Fish)
\nSamantha Woodward (Edmond, Okla. \/ Kerr-Mcgee Swim Club)<\/p>\n
Men<\/b>
\nMatt Bartlett (Cumming, Ga. \/ Swim Atlanta)
\nClark Burckle Jr. (Louisville, Ky. \/ Lakeside)
\nDillon Connolly (Marietta, Ga. \/ Marietta Marlins)
\nMark Dylla (Littleton, Colo. \/ Aces SC)
\nEugene Godsoe (Greensboro, N.C. \/ Greensboro Swim)
\nJosh Hafkin (Rockville, Md. \/ Rockville Montgomery)
\nPhillip Hinrichsen (Darnestown, Md. \/ Curl Burke)
\nChad LaTourette (Mission Viejo, Calif. \/ Mission Viejo Nadadores)
\nDan McMahon (Atlanta, Ga. \/ Dynamo Swim Club)
\nDavid Mosko Jr. (Cincinnati, Ohio \/ Cincinnati Marlins)
\nTroy Nissen (Sacramento, Calif. \/ Arden Hills)
\nBrian Rose (Los Gatos, Calif. \/ Santa Clara Swim Club)
\nZach Rose (Saint Simons Island, Ga. \/ Brunswick YMCA ST)
\nByron Scoggan (Elk Grove, Calif. \/ Arden Hills)
\nDavid Seiler (Auburn, Calif. \/ Sierra Marlins)
\nScott Sorge (Dove Canyon, Calif. \/ Mission Viejo Nadadores)
\nLogan Storie (Corvallis, Ore. \/ Corvallis Aquatic Team)<\/p>\n
Support Staff<\/b>
\nHead Men\u2019s Coach: Clayton Cagle (The Fleet)
\nHead Women\u2019s Coach: Jerry Holtrey (Lake Erie Silver Dolphins)
\nAssistant Women\u2019s Coach: Jim Nickell (Loveland Swim Club)
\nAssistant Women\u2019s Coach: Mike Parratto (Seacoast)
\nAssistant Men\u2019s Coach: Jim Richey (Boulder Swim Club)
\nAssistant Men\u2019s Coach: Dave Ferris (Long Island Aquatic Club)
\nHead Manager: Jennifer Gibson
\nAssistant Manager: Bob Staab
\nTeam Doctor: Dr. Danny Mistry (University of Virginia)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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