By Jason Marsteller<\/p>\n
PHOENIX, Ariz., Aug. 23. WITH both the ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships and the Mutual of Omaha Pan Pacific Championships put to bed, Swimming World Magazine<\/i> and SwimmingWorldMagazine.com can now project the World Championships rosters that will head to Melbourne, Australia for the 2007 FINA World Championships next March.<\/p>\n
Since this team, along with the World University Games and Pan American teams, will not be officially announced by USA Swimming until October (at the latest), this article stands just as a projection of what may transpire. Each qualified swimmer could decide not to attend the event, or be unable to attend due to other extenuating circumstances.<\/p>\n
Some of the most interesting developments came with Pan Pacific team members\u2019 ability to swim in any event they chose. Larsen Jensen earned an invitation to the team but dodged a bullet as his 15:11.11 set during the ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships in the 1500 free held up against the rest of the American efforts at Pan Pacs. Jensen was the main notable exception from the U.S. Pan Pacifics roster as the Trojan Swim Club member elected to forgo his spot in the 1500-meter freestyle due to sickness during his training regime.<\/p>\n
In the women\u2019s 100-meter breaststroke, Jessica Hardy jumped into the top spot for the team with her finals time of 1:06.43 at Pan Pacs, while Tara Kirk snagged second with her Pan Pacs prelim time of 1:07.05 and Jendrick dropped out of the event even though she won the USA Swimming National title in the event. Amazingly, Hardy had to break the championship record out of the consolation heat when both Kirk and Jendrick finished in front of her at Pan Pacs. Due to the two-per-country rule for championship heats at Pan Pacs, Hardy had to drop the hammer at night to ensure that she would get the event invitation at Worlds.<\/p>\n
Another exciting event that witnessed World Championship team implications came in the women\u2019s 100-meter backstroke as USA Swimming National titlist Leila Vaziri also had to post a lifetime-best during a consolation heat to secure a spot on the team. Vaziri withstood a charge at her top-time of 1:01.69 set during the ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships earlier this month after initially falling behind both Natalie Coughlin\u2019s 1:00.06 and Lauren English\u2019s 1:01.68 from prelims. Vaziri scored a consolation-heat win with a 1:01.53 to move back ahead of English, who finished last in the championship heat with a 1:02.27.<\/p>\n
Women:
\nComplete Team Roster
\nElizabeth Beisel – 200 back
\nNatalie Coughlin – 100 fly, 100 back, 200 free, 100 free, 50 free
\nMary Descenza – 200 fly
\nJessica Hardy – 100 breast
\nMargaret Hoelzer – 200 back
\nKatie Hoff – 200 IM, 200 free, 400 IM, 400 free, 400 free relay
\nMegan Jendrick – 200 breast
\nKara Lynn Joyce – 50 free, 400 free relay, 200 free
\nTara Kirk – 100 breast, 200 breast
\nRachel Komisarz – 100 fly
\nAriana Kukors – 400 IM
\nWhitney Myers – 200 IM, 400 free relay
\nLacey Nymeyer \u2013 400 free relay, 800 free relay
\nHayley Peirsol – 800 free
\nKim Vandenberg – 200 fly
\nLeila Vaziri – 100 back
\nDana Vollmer \u2013 800 free relay
\nAmanda Weir \u2013 800 free relay, 100 free
\nKate Ziegler – 400 free, 800 free<\/p>\n
Men:
\nTeam Roster
\nJayme Cramer \u2013 800 free relay
\nIan Crocker – 100 fly
\nBrendan Hansen – 100 breast, 200 breast
\nLarsen Jensen – 1500 free
\nCullen Jones – 50 free, 400 free relay
\nKlete Keller – 400 free, 200 free, 400 free relay
\nJason Lezak -100 free
\nRyan Lochte \u2013 800 free relay, 200 IM, 100 back, 400 IM
\nMichael Phelps – 200 IM, 200 free, 400 IM, 200 fly, 100 fly, 200 back
\nAaron Peirsol – 100 back, 200 back
\nEric Shanteau – 200 breast
\nDavis Tarwater – 200 fly
\nScott Usher – 100 breast
\nPeter Vanderkaay \u2013 800 free relay, 400 free
\nErik Vendt – 1500 free
\nNeil Walker – 100 free
\nDavid Walters \u2013 800 free relay
\nGarrett Weber-Gale \u2013 400 free relay
\nBen Wildman-Tobriner \u2013 400 free relay, 50 free<\/p>\n
With these rosters in mind, here is how SwimmingWorldMagazine.com arrived at the list. <\/p>\n
This first priority of selection, as stated in the USA Swimming Athlete Selection Procedures for the 2007 FINA World Championships team is as follows:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe first priority shall include both (i) the four fastest Available Swimmers based on an integration of the single fastest times swum by each swimmer during the Qualifying Competitions in each of the 100-meter and 200-meter freestyle Events, and (ii) the first Available Swimmer based on an integration of the single fastest times swum by each swimmer during the Qualifying Competitions in each of the individual Olympic Events other than the 100-meter and 200-meter freestyle Events.\u201d<\/p>\n
Priority #1 women as projected by SwimmingWorldMagazine.com are as follows:
\nNatalie Coughlin \u2013 100 fly, 100 back, 200 free, 100 free
\nJessica Hardy \u2013 100 breast
\nMargaret Hoelzer \u2013 200 back
\nKatie Hoff \u2013 200 IM, 200 free, 400 IM
\nMegan Jendrick \u2013 200 breast
\nKara Lynn Joyce \u2013 50 free, 400 free relay
\nLacey Nymeyer \u2013 400 free relay
\nKim Vandenberg \u2013 200 fly
\nDana Vollmer \u2013 800 free relay
\nAmanda Weir \u2013 800 free relay, 100 free
\nKate Ziegler \u2013 400 free, 800 free<\/p>\n
That brings the initial women\u2019s total to 11 swimmers with five women earning priority #1 placements in more than one event. Natalie Coughlin beat out Katie Hoff for the most priority #1 spots with four against Hoff\u2019s three.<\/p>\n
Priority #1 men as projected by SwimmingWorldMagazine.com are as follows:
\nIan Crocker \u2013 100 fly
\nCullen Jones \u2013 50 free, 400 free relay
\nKlete Keller \u2013 400 free, 200 free
\nJason Lezak \u2013 100 free
\nRyan Lochte \u2013 800 free relay
\nBrendan Hansen \u2013 100 breast, 200 breast
\nAaron Peirsol \u2013 100 back, 200 back
\nMichael Phelps \u2013 200 IM, 200 free, 400 IM, 200 fly
\nPeter Vanderkaay \u2013 800 free relay
\nErik Vendt \u2013 1500 free
\nNeil Walker \u2013 100 free
\nBen Wildman-Tobriner \u2013 400 free relay<\/p>\n
That put the initial men\u2019s total to 12 swimmers with five men earning priority #1 placements in more than one event. Michael Phelps far surpassed the rest of the men for the most priority #1 spots with four.<\/p>\n
This second priority of selection, as stated in the USA Swimming Athlete Selection Procedures for the 2007 FINA World Championships team is as follows:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe second priority shall be the second fastest Available Swimmer based on an integration of the single fastest times swum by each swimmer during the Qualifying Competitions in each of the individual Olympic Events other than the 100-meter and 200-meter freestyle Events.\u201d<\/p>\n
Priority #2 women as projected by SwimmingWorldMagazine.com are as follows:
\nElizabeth Beisel \u2013 200 back
\nNatalie Coughlin \u2013 50 free
\nMary Descenza \u2013 200 fly
\nKatie Hoff \u2013 400 free
\nTara Kirk \u2013 100 breast, 200 breast
\nRachel Komisarz \u2013 100 fly
\nAriana Kukors \u2013 400 IM
\nWhitney Myers \u2013 200 IM
\nHayley Peirsol \u2013 800 free
\nLeila Vaziri \u2013 100 back<\/p>\n
Overall, eight new women earned invitations to the World Championship roster after priority #2 for a total of 19 swimmers. Tara Kirk claimed the most second-level spots with invite in both the 100 and 200 breast, while Coughlin pushed her total events to five with the 50 free. Meanwhile, Hoff picked up her fourth event in the 400 free.<\/p>\n
Priority #2 men as projected by SwimmingWorldMagazine.com are as follows:
\nLarsen Jensen \u2013 1500 free
\nRyan Lochte \u2013 200 IM, 100 back, 400 IM
\nMichael Phelps \u2013 100 fly, 200 back
\nEric Shanteau \u2013 200 breast
\nDavis Tarwater \u2013 200 fly
\nScott Usher \u2013 100 breast
\nPeter Vanderkaay \u2013 400 free
\nBen Wildman-Tobriner \u2013 50 free<\/p>\n
After the second round of selections, the men added four swimmers to bring their total to 16. Ryan Lochte garnered the most priority #2 spots with three for a total of four events, while Phelps increased his event total to six.<\/p>\n
This third priority of selection, as stated in the USA Swimming Athlete Selection Procedures for the 2007 FINA World Championships team is as follows:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe third priority shall be the fifth fastest Available Swimmer based on an integration of the single fastest times swum by each swimmer during the Qualifying Competitions in each of the 100-meter and 200-meter freestyle Events.\u201d<\/p>\n
Priority #3 women as projected by SwimmingWorldMagazine.com are as follows:
\nKatie Hoff \u2013 400 free relay
\nLacey Nymeyer \u2013 800 free relay<\/p>\n
The third priority of selections held the amount of swimmers to 19, but added an event to Hoff and Lacey Nymeyer\u2019s collection. Hoff\u2019s event total improved to five, while Nymeyer earned her second spot.<\/p>\n
Priority #3 men as projected by SwimmingWorldMagazine.com are as follows:
\nJayme Cramer \u2013 800 free relay
\nGarrett Weber-Gale \u2013 400 free relay<\/p>\n
After the third round of selections for the men, the overall total increased to 18 as both Jayme Cramer and Garrett Weber-Gale snared invitations to the team.<\/p>\n
This fourth priority of selection, as stated in the USA Swimming Athlete Selection Procedures for the 2007 FINA World Championships team is as follows:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fourth priority shall be the sixth fastest Available Swimmer based on an integration of the single fastest times swum by each swimmer during the Qualifying Competitions in each of the 100-meter and 200-meter freestyle Events.\u201d<\/p>\n
Priority #4 women as projected by SwimmingWorldMagazine.com are as follows:
\nKara Lynn Joyce \u2013 800 free relay
\nWhitney Myers \u2013 400 free relay<\/p>\n
The fourth round of qualifying did not add members to the women\u2019s team, but tacked on a pair of events for Kara Lynn Joyce and Whitney Myers. Joyce wound up with three events, while Myers finished with a pair of events (200 IM, 400 free relay.)<\/p>\n
Priority #4 men as projected by SwimmingWorldMagazine.com are as follows:
\nKlete Keller \u2013 400 free relay
\nDavid Walters \u2013 800 free relay<\/p>\n
David Walters pocketed the final potential invitation to the team based on SwimmingWorldMagazine.com projections with his fourth-priority bid in the 200 freestyle to conclude the men\u2019s roster at 19 members. Meanwhile, Keller nailed down his third event of the team. Notably, if relay lead offs counted, Phelps\u2019 48.83 as part of the world-record effort at Pan Pacs would have scored him a seventh event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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