COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, August 8. FIFTY-eight of the nation's top swimmers will head to Chiba, Japan to compete in the 2007 Japan International Grand Prix, Aug. 21-24. For more information on the size of the squad, please see our Reaction Time comment at the end of this article. <\/p>\n
The team features 2007 World Championship silver medalist Kim Vandenberg (Moraga, Calif.), 2007 Pan American Games gold medalist Randall Bal (Fair Oaks, Calif.), 2004 Olympian Rachel Komisarz (Louisville, Ky.), and 2007 National Champion Rebecca Soni (Plainsboro, N.J.). Two sets of siblings will also compete in Japan, including Tara and Dana Kirk (Bremerton, Wash.), and Melanie and Jonathan Roberts (Raleigh, N.C.). <\/p>\n
USA Swimming officially named Chris Davis (Swim Atlanta) as head coach for the American team at the Japan International Grand Prix. Davis will be joined by assistant coaches Eric Hansen (Wisconsin Aquatics), Cyndi Gallagher (UCLA Swimming), Bill Dorenkott (Penn State University), Carol Capitani (Athens Bulldog Swim Club), Paul Yetter (North Baltimore Aquatic Club), and Bill Wadley (Ohio State Swim Club).<\/p>\n
Special thanks to USA Swimming for contributing this report.<\/i><\/p>\n
WOMEN (34) HOMETOWN\/TEAM EVENT(S)<\/b>
\nAlyssa Anderson Granite Bay, Calif.\/Sierra Marlins 400 free
\nCaitlin Andrew San Antonio, Texas\/Sun Devil Aquatics 100 fly
\nPresley Bard Napa, Calif.\/Unattached 100, 200 back
\nMary Beck Austin, Texas\/Longhorn Aquatics 200 back
\nEmily Brunemann Crescent Springs, Ky.\/Club Wolverine 800 free
\nAshley Chandler Chandler, Ariz.\/Cal Aquatics 400 free
\nAnnie Chandler San Antonio, Texas\/Tucson Ford Dealers 100 breast
\nJennifer Connolly Lafayette, Ind.\/Boilermaker Aquatics 100 back
\nEmile Ewing Madisonville, Ky.\/Auburn Aquatics 200 back
\nJessica Hardy Long Beach, Calif.\/Trojan Swim Club 100 breast
\nKristen Heiss Casper, Wyo.\/Aggie Swim Club 200 back
\nLara Jackson El Paso, Texas\/Tucson Ford Dealers 50 free
\nAshley Jones Joliet, Ill.\/Indiana University Club Paradise 200 back
\nDana Kirk Bremerton, Wash.\/Stanford Swimming 100 fly
\nTara Kirk Bremerton, Wash.\/Stanford Swimming 100 breast
\nRachel Komisarz Louisville, Ky.\/Lakeside Swimming 100 fly
\nFelicia Lee Towson, Md.\/North Baltimore Aquatics 100 fly
\nShayna Longacre Barto, Pa.\/Rutgers Swimming 100 breast
\nAbigail MacGregor Louisville, Ky.\/Triton Swimming 200 breast
\nChristine Magnuson Tinley Park, Ill.\/Tennessee Aquatics 100 fly
\nHayley McGregory Houston, Texas\/Longhorn Aquatics 100, 200 back
\nJulianne McLane Concord, Calif.\/Terrapins Swim Team 200 back
\nEmily Neal Plano, Texas\/Aggie Swim Club 200 back
\nKaitlin O'Brien Caldwell, N.J.\/Big Cat Aquatics 200 breast
\nLindsay Payne Cleveland, Ohio\/Trojan Swim Club 100 back
\nKatharine Riefenstahl Blue Bell, Pa.\/Germantown Academy 100, 200 back
\nMelanie Roberts Raleigh, N.C.\/Minnesota Aquatics 100 breast
\nAllison Schmitt Canton, Mich.\/Club Wolverine 400 free
\nJessica Schmitt San Diego, Calif.\/North Coast Aquatics 200 breast
\nKristen Shickora Tamaqua, Pa.\/Atlantis Aquatic Club 100 back
\nRebecca Soni Plainsboro, N.J.\/Trojan Swim Club 100, 200 breast
\nKim Vandenberg Moraga, Calif.\/UCLA Swimming 200 fly
\nLeila Vaziri Coral Springs, Fla.\/Indiana University Club Paradise 100 back
\nCatherine Whetstone Haven Beach, N.J.\/Rutgers Swimming 100 fly<\/p>\n
MEN (24) HOMETOWN\/TEAM EVENT(S)<\/b>
\nRandall Bal Fair Oaks, Calif.\/Unattached 100 back
\nNick Brunelli Mansfield, Mass.\/Sun Devil Aquatics 50, 100 free
\nChristopher Burckle Louisville, Ky.\/Lakeside Swim Team 200 breast, 400 IM
\nJohn Criste Trabuco Canyon, Calif.\/Mission Viejo Nadadores 200 breast
\nDavid Cromwell Missoula, Mont.\/Longhorn Aquatics 100, 200 back
\nMark Dylla Littleton, Colo.\/Aces Swim Club 200 fly
\nBenedict Hesen Jeffersonville, Ind.\/Indiana University Club Paradise 100 back
\nLogan Madson Bend, Ore.\/Auburn Aquatics 200 fly
\nSean Mahoney Rio Vista, Calif.\/Terrapins Swim Team 200 breast
\nAdam Mania Madison, Wis.\/Schroeder YMCA 100 back
\nCaleb McDermott Canyon Lake, Texas\/Longhorn Aquatics 200 IM
\nTyler McGill Champaign, Ill.\/Auburn Aquatics 200 fly
\nDustin McLarty DeLand, Fla.\/Daytona Beach Swimming 400 IM
\nBrennan Morris Lewisburg, Pa.\/North Baltimore Aquatics 400 IM
\nCJ Nuess Medical Lake, Wash.\/Pine Crest School 400 IM
\nTodd Patrick Chesterfield, Mo.\/Indiana University Club Paradise 200 IM
\nJonathan Roberts Raleigh, N.C.\/Minnesota Aquatics 100 breast
\nDavid Russell Wellesley, Mass.\/Bluefish Swim Club 100, 200 back
\nPatrick Schirk Pottstown, Pa.\/Big Cat Aquatics 100 back
\nGil Stovall Memphis, Tenn.\/Athens Bulldog Swim Club 100, 200 fly
\nMatthew Thompson Dallas, Texas\/Dallas Mustangs 200 back
\nRexford Tullius Port Orange, Fla.\/Daytona Beach Swimming 200 back
\nJames Wike Sterling, Ill.\/Auburn Aquatics 100 back
\nPaul Zaich Irvine, Calif.\/Stanford Swimming 200 breast<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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