COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, September 1. USA Swimming today announced the athletes who will represent the United States at three international competitions in 2007. Twenty-seven Olympians are among the swimmers who will compete at the 2007 FINA World Championships (March 25-April 1, Melbourne, Australia), 2007 Pan American Games (July 17-22, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and 2007 World University Games (Aug. 8-13, Bangkok, Thailand).<\/p>\n
The three teams were selected based on results from the 2006 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships and the 2006 Mutual of Omaha Pan Pacific Championships.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe thing that\u2019s so exciting is that nobody is going to know until the results next year which of these three teams is the best,\u201d said Mark Schubert, USA Swimming National Team head coach and general manager. \u201cThey are three formidable teams, and the potential for any of them to improve dramatically is there. All of these competitions will give our potential Olympians tremendous experience in 2007.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nineteen men were named to the World Championship team, including 11 Olympic medalists. Among them are world record holders Michael Phelps (Baltimore, Md. \/ Club Wolverine), Brendan Hansen (Havertown, Pa. \/ Longhorn), Aaron Peirsol (Irvine, Calif. \/ Longhorn) and Ian Crocker (Portland, Maine \/ Longhorn). Also, all four members of the world record-setting men\u2019s 400m freestyle relay of Phelps, Neil Walker (Verona, Wis. \/ Longhorn), Jason Lezak (Irvine, Calif. \/ Irvine Novaquatics) and Cullen Jones (New Brunswick, N.J. \/ NCAC), will compete in Melbourne.<\/p>\n
The women\u2019s World Champs team will be made up of 19 swimmers, including 10 Olympians. Highlighting the roster are Olympians Natalie Coughlin (Vallejo, Calif. \/ Cal Aquatics), who captained the 2006 U.S. Pan Pacific Team, Katie Hoff (Towson, Md. \/ N. Baltimore), who holds the American record in the 200m individual medley, and Amanda Weir (Lawrenceville, Ga. \/ Swim Atlanta), who set a new American record in the 100m free at the 2006 nationals. In addition, all four members of the American record-setting women\u2019s 400m free relay \u2013 Coughlin, Weir, Kara Lynn Joyce (Ann Arbor, Mich. \/ Athens Bulldog) and Lacey Nymeyer (Tucson, Ariz. \/ Tucson Ford) \u2013 will travel to Melbourne. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe Melbourne World Championships will be a thrilling competition,\u201d Schubert said. \u201cAfter attending the 1999 Pan Pacific Championships and the 2000 Olympic Games, both held in Australia, we know what kind of international events the Australians put on. They\u2019re going to take it to a whole new level. It doesn\u2019t get much better than swimming against the best competition at the World Championships, then against one of our toughest competitors at the Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool.\u201d <\/p>\n
Olympians Gary Hall (Miami Beach, Fla. \/ Cal Aquatics), Mark Gangloff (Akron, Ohio \/ Auburn Aquatics) and Maritza Correia (Valrico, Fla. \/ Athens Bulldog) highlight the 46-member Pan American Games team. At the last Pan American Games in 2003, 10 members of the team went on to compete at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.<\/p>\n
\u201cPan Ams will be hosted by Brazil, which wishes to become a contender for future international multi-sport events,\u201d Schubert said. \u201cThey\u2019re building brand-new facilities, and they intend to make this event a showcase. The athletes on this team will have a dress rehearsal of an Olympic Games, conducted in a first-class facility in a first-class manner.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kaitlin Sandeno (Lake Forest, Calif. \/ Club Wolverine) and Kristen Caverly (San Clemente, Calif. \/ Aquazot) are the two Olympic veterans on the World University Games team. However, it certainly isn\u2019t a team of rookies; 11 athletes were on the 2006 Pan Pacs team, and 24 of the 43 swimmers competed on international teams in 2005 and 2006. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe World University Games, in many ways, will be a repeat of the World Championships in that many countries are sending their very best swimmers,\u201d Schubert said. \u201cThis event in our sport has improved in competitiveness every year. Because it\u2019s a multi-sport event, the athletes will have a tremendous opportunity to meet university athletes from all over the world. For our athletes, this will be a good preparation for Beijing because they will be traveling to Asia and facing similar conditions as Beijing.\u201d<\/p>\n
From USA Swimming News reports<\/i><\/p>\n
2007 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS ROSTER<\/p>\n
MEN (21)
\nJayme Cramer, Westfield, Ind. \/ Southeastern Swimming, 4×200 FRalt
\nIan Crocker, Portland, Maine \/ Longhorn, 100 Fly
\nBrendan Hansen, Havertown, Pa. \/ Longhorn, 100, 200 Breast
\nLarsen Jensen, Bakersfield, Calif. \/ Trojan, 1500 Free
\nCullen Jones, New Brunswick, N.J. \/ NC State Aquatics, 50 Free, 4×100 FRalt
\nScott Kaufmann, Sparks, Nev. \/ Reno Aquatic Club, 10K
\nKlete Keller, Phoenix, Ariz. \/ Club Wolverine, 200, 400 Free, 4×100 FRalt, 4×200 FR
\nJason Lezak, Irvine, Calif. \/ Irvine Novaquatics, 100 Free, 4×100 FR
\nRyan Lochte, Daytona Beach, Fla. \/ Daytona Beach, 100, 200 Back, 200, 400 IM, 4×200 FRalt
\nAaron Peirsol, Irvine, Calif. \/ Longhorn, 100, 200 Back
\nMichael Phelps, Baltimore, Md. \/ Club Wolverine, 200 Free, 100, 200 Fly, 200, 400 IM, 4×200 FR
\nEric Shanteau, Atlanta, Ga. \/ Swim Atlanta, 200 Breast
\nDavis Tarwater, Knoxville, Tenn. \/ Club Wolverine, 200 Fly
\nScott Usher, Grand Island, Neb. \/ Wyoming Aquatics, 100 Breast
\nPeter Vanderkaay, Rochester, Mich. \/ Club Wolverine, 400 Free, 4×200 FRalt
\nErik Vendt, North Easton, Mass. \/ Club Wolverine, 1500 Free
\nNeil Walker, Verona, Wis. \/ Longhorn, 100 Free, 4×100 FR
\nDavid Walters, Yorktown, Va. \/ Typhoon, 4×200 FRalt
\nMark Warkentin, Santa Barbara, Calif. \/ Santa Barbara, 10K
\nGarrett Weber-Gale, Fox Point, Wis. \/ Longhorn, 4×100 FRalt
\nBen Wildman-Tobriner, San Francisco, Calif. \/ Stanford Swimming, 50 Free, 4×100 FRalt
\nHead Men\u2019s Coach: Bob Bowman (Michigan)
\nAssistant Men\u2019s Coaches: Sean Hutchison (King); Eddie Reese (Longhorn); Gregg Troy (Florida)<\/p>\n
WOMEN (21)
\nElizabeth Beisel, North Kingstown, R.I. \/ Bluefish, 200 Back
\nNatalie Coughlin, Vallejo, Calif. \/ Cal Aquatics, 50, 100 Free, 100 Back, 100 Fly, 4×100 FR
\nMary DeScenza, Naperville, Ill. \/ Athens Bulldog, 200 Fly
\nJessica Hardy, Long Beach, Calif. \/ Cal Aquatics, 100 Breast
\nMargaret Hoelzer, Huntsville, Ala. \/ Auburn Aquatics, 200 Back
\nKatie Hoff, Towson, Md. \/ North Baltimore, 200, 400 Free, 200, 400 IM, 4×100 FRalt, 4×200 FRalt
\nMegan Jendrick, Puyallup, Wash. \/ King Aquatic Club, 200 Breast
\nKara Lynn Joyce, Ann Arbor, Mich. \/ Athens Bulldog, 50 Free, 4×100 FRalt, 4×200 FRalt
\nKalyn Keller, Phoenix, Ariz. \/ Trojan, 10K
\nTara Kirk, Bremerton, Wash. \/ Stanford Swimming, 100, 200 Breast
\nRachel Komisarz, Louisville, Ky. \/ Lakeside, 100 Fly
\nAriana Kukors, Auburn, Wash. \/ King Aquatic Club, 400 IM
\nWhitney Myers, Oxford, Ohio \/ Tucson Ford, 200 IM, 4×100 FRalt, 4×200 FRalt
\nLacey Nymeyer, Tucson, Ariz. \/ Tucson Ford, 4×100 FRalt, 4×200 FRalt
\nHaley Peirsol, Irvine, Calif. \/ Club Wolverine, 800 Free
\nChloe Sutton, Sacramento, Calif. \/ California Capital, 10K
\nKim Vandenberg, Moraga, Calif. \/ UCLA Swimming, 200 Fly
\nLeila Vaziri, Coral Springs, Fla. \/ Coral Springs \/ Indiana, 100 Back
\nDana Vollmer, Granbury, Texas \/ Fort Worth Area, 200 Free, 4×200 FR
\nAmanda Weir, Lawrenceville, Ga. \/ Swim Atlanta, 100 Free, 4×100 FR, 4×200 FRalt
\nKate Ziegler, Great Falls, Va. \/ The Fish, 400, 800 Free
\nHead Women\u2019s Coach: John Collins (Badger)
\nAssistant Women\u2019s Coaches: Jack Bauerle (Georgia); Ray Benecki (The Fish); Teri McKeever (Cal-Berkeley)
\nHead National Team Coach: Mark Schubert
\nHead Open Water Coach: Bill Rose (Mission Viejo)
\nAssistant Open Water Coach: Steve Munatones
\nHead Manager: Greg Werner
\nAssistant Managers: Ted Knapp; Steve Morsilli; Jackie Yost
\n* As of September 1, 2006. Roster is subject to change. <\/p>\n
2007 PAN AMERICAN GAMES ROSTER
\nMEN (25)
\nDavid Ash Canton, Ohio \/ Stanford Swimming, 200 Breast
\nRandall Bal, Fair Oaks, Calif. \/ Stanford Swimming, 100 Back
\nRichard Berens, Charlotte, N.C. \/ Mecklenburg Aquatics, 100 Fly
\nNick Brunelli, Mansfield, Mass. \/ Sun Devil Aquatics, 50, 100 Free, 4×100 FR
\nAndrew Callahan, Alpharetta, Ga. \/ Dynamo, 400 IM
\nPatrick Cary, Coto De Caza, Calif. \/ Santa Barbara, 200 Fly
\nIan Clark, Malvern, Pa. \/ Suburban Swim Center, 200 Back
\nScott Clary, Riverside, Calif. \/ FAST, 200 Back
\nEddie Erazo, San Diego, Calif. \/ Aquazot, 200 Fly
\nMark Gangloff, Akron, Ohio \/ Auburn Aquatics, 100 Breast
\nAndrew Grant, Livermore, Calif. \/ Stanford Swimming, 4×200 FR
\nGary Hall, Miami Beach, Fla. \/ Cal Aquatics, 50 Free
\nRobert Margalis, St. Petersburg, Fla. \/ St. Petersburg Aquatics, 200, 1500 Free, 200, 400 IM, 4×200 FR
\nPeter Marshall, Atlanta, Ga. \/ Stanford Swimming, 100 Back
\nPatrick O\u2019Neil, Roseburg, Ore. \/ Cal Aquatics, 100 Fly
\nMatthew Owen, Scottsdale, Ariz. \/ Athens Bulldog, 200 Free, 4×200 FR
\nMatthew Patton, Charlotte, N.C. \/ Club Wolverine, 400 Free
\nChip Peterson, Chapel Hill, N.C. \/ North Carolina Aquatics, 1500 Free
\nGeoffrey Rathgeber, Kensington, Conn. \/ Harvard, 200 IM
\nAlex Righi, Phoenix, Ariz. \/ Arizona Desert Fox, 4×100 free relay
\nDale Rogers, Austin, Texas \/ Longhorn, 100 Free, 4×100 FR, 4×200 FR
\nChristian Schurr, Austin, Texas \/ Longhorn, 100 Breast
\nScott Spann, Austin, Texas \/ Longhorn, 200 Breast
\nGabe Woodward, Bakersfield, Calif. \/ Bakersfield Swim Club, 4×100 FR
\nTobias Work, Falmouth, Mass. \/ Cape Cod Swim Club, 400 Free<\/p>\n
WOMEN (21)
\nAdrienne Binder, Santa Barbara, Calif. \/ Auburn Aquatics, 800 Free, 400 IM
\nKatie Carroll, Toledo, Ohio \/ Notre Dame \/ Club Wolverine, 200 Free, 4×200 FR
\nMaritza Correia, Valrico, Fla. \/ Athens Bulldog, 50 Free, 4×100 FR
\nTeresa Crippen, Philadelphia, Pa. \/ Germantown Academy, 200 Back, 400 IM, 4×200 FR
\nLeah Gingrich, Enola, Pa. \/ West Shore YMCA, 800 Free
\nKirsten Groome, Blue Bell, Pa. \/ North Baltimore, 400 Free
\nKeri Hehn, Laguna Hills, Calif. \/ Irvine Novaquatics, 200 Breast
\nKathleen Hersey, Atlanta, Ga. \/ Swim Atlanta, 100, 200 Fly
\nCourtney Kalisz, Bel Air, Md. \/ North Baltimore, 200 Fly
\nMichele King, York, Pa. \/ North Baltimore, 100 Free, 4×100 FR
\nEmily Kukors, Auburn, Wash. \/ Auburn Aquatics, 200 IM
\nCaitlin Leverenz, Tucson, Ariz. \/ El Dorado, 200 Breast
\nClaire Maust, Alpharetta, Ga. \/ Swim Atlanta, 400 Free
\nMichelle McKeehan, Greenwood, Ind. \/ Center Grove, 100 Breast
\nAva Ohlgren, Northville, Mich. \/ Bulldog, 200 Free, 4×200 FR
\nAllison Schmitt, Canton, Mich. \/ Club Wolverine, 4×200 FR
\nJulia Smit, Mount Sinai, N.Y. \/ Three Village Swim Club, 100, 200 Back, 200 IM
\nLauren Thies, Portland, Ore. \/ Multnomah Athletic Club, 100 Free, 4×100 FR
\nElizabeth Tinnon, Bowling Green, Ky. \/ Lakeside, 100 Breast
\nBrielle White, Charlottesville, Va. \/ NOVA of Virginia, 100 Back
\nSamantha Woodward, Edmond, Okla. \/ Kerr-Mcgee Swim Club, 50 Free, 100 Fly, 4×100 FR
\n* As of September 1, 2006. Roster is subject to change and is pending USOC approval. Coaching staff will be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n
2007 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES ROSTER
\nMEN (23)
\nFran Crippen, Philadelphia, Pa. \/ Virginia \/ Mission Viejo, 400 Free
\nJoseph Doyle, Columbus, Ohio \/ Ohio State, 100 Fly
\nMatt Grevers, Lake Forest, Ill. \/ Northwestern \/ Scout Aquatics, 100 Free, 4×100 FR
\nCameron Hollinger, Lancaster, Pa. \/ Georgia \/ Lancaster Aquatic Club, 50 Free
\nRyan Hurley, Potomac, Md. \/ Virginia \/ Curl-Burke, 200 Breast
\nMichael Klueh, Evansville, Ind. \/ Texas, 400, 1500 free, 4×200 FR
\nChad LaTourette, Mission Viejo, Calif. \/ Mission Viejo, 1500 Free
\nTimothy Liebhold, Chapel Hill, N.C. \/ Wisconsin Aquatics, 200 IM
\nMatthew Lowe, Minot, N.D. \/ Texas, 100 Breast
\nBryan Lundquist, Marietta, Ga. \/ Stingrays, 50 Free, 4×100 FR
\nDaniel Madwed, Stamford, Conn. \/ North Baltimore, 200 Fly
\nMatthew McGinnis, Raleigh, N.C. \/ Texas, 4×100 FR, 4×200 FR
\nPatrick Mellors, Pittsburgh, Pa. \/ Virginia \/ JCC Sailfish, 400IM
\nTyler O\u2019Halloran, Boardman, Ohio \/ Texas, 100 Breast
\nShaun Phillips, Spring Hill, Tenn. \/ Stanford \/ Nashville AC, 200 Free, 4×200 FR
\nGiordan Pogioli, Peoria, Ill. \/ Purdue, 200 Breast
\nDavid Plummer, Oklahoma City, Okla. \/ Minnesota, 100 Back
\nAdam Ritter, Reynoldsburg, Ohio \/ Arizona, 100, 200 Free, 4×100 FR, 4×200 FR
\nHongzhe Sun, Honolulu, Hawaii \/ Stanford, 200 Back
\nNicholas Thoman, Cincinnati, Ohio \/ Arizona, 100, 200 Back
\nAlex Vanderkaay, Rochester, Mich. \/ Michigan, 200 Fly, 400 IM
\nDoug Van Wie, Charlotte, N.C. \/ Auburn, 200 IM
\nPeter Verhoef, Newport News, Va. \/ Georgia, 100 Fly<\/p>\n
WOMEN (19)
\nAlicia Aemisegger, Oreland, Pa. \/ Princeton \/ Germantown Academ, 200, 400 IM
\nBrooke Bishop, Los Altos, Calif. \/ Stanford, 50 Free, 100 Back
\nElaine Breeden, Lexington, Ky. \/ Wildcat, 100, 200 Fly
\nCourtney Cashion, Irvine, Calif. \/ Arizona, 50, 100 Free, 4×100 FR
\nKristen Caverly, San Clemente, Calif. \/ Stanford \/ Aquazot, 200 Breast
\nLaura Conway, Macon, Ga. \/ Georgia, 800 Free
\nStephanie Cota, Granite Bay, Calif. \/ Florida \/ Sierra Marlins, 400 Free, 200 Fly
\nKara Denby, Simi Valley, Calif. \/ Auburn, 4×100 FR
\nKelsey Ditto, Austin, Texas \/ Longhorn, 400, 800 Free, 4×200 FR
\nKate Dwelley, Brentwood, Calif. \/ Terrapins, 200 Free, 4×200 FR
\nJessica Embick, Portland, Ore. \/ Mt. Hood Swim Team, 100 Breast
\nLauren English, Lincoln Park, N.J. \/ Cougar Aquatic Team, 100, 200 Back
\nKelly Harrigan, Bristol, Conn. \/ Rutgers, 200 Back
\nAndrea Hupman, Lawrenceville, Ga. \/ Georgia, 100 Free, 4×100 FR
\nErin Reilly, Sacramento, Calif. \/ Cal-Berkeley, 200 Free, 100 Fly, 4×200 FR
\nKaitlin Sandeno, Lake Forest, Calif. \/ Club Wolverine, 200, 400 IM
\nEmily Silver, Bainbridge Island, Wash. \/ Cal-Berkeley, 4×100 FR
\nLindsey Smith, Dexter, Mich. \/ Michigan, 4×200 FR
\nEleanor Weberg, Boca Raton, Fla. \/ Florida Atlantic Swim Tea, 100, 200 Breast<\/p>\n
* As of September 1, 2006. Roster is subject to change and is pending USOC approval. Coaching staff will be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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