COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, September 24. TWENTY-six of the country's top swimmers will head to Belgrade, Serbia next summer to compete in the 2009 World University Games. The swimming competition will take place July 5-11, while the entire competition of the Games will run from July 1-12, 2009.<\/p>\n
The team features 2007 World University Games gold medalist Chad LaTourette (Mission Viejo, Calif.) and bronze medalist Kelsey Ditto (Austin, Texas), 2007 Pan American Games gold medalists Ava Ohlgren (Northville, Mich.), Michelle McKeehan (Franklin, Ind.), and Matt Patton (Charlotte, N.C.).<\/p>\n
In past years, The World University Games has been a breeding ground for some of the best swimming talent in the nation. Many Olympic swimmers have at one time been a member of a World University Games team and most recently, the 2007 U.S. World University Games Team saw three members all go on to compete in the 2008 Olympics. These three swimmers – Matt Grevers, Emily Silver and Elaine Breeden \u2013 all took home Olympic hardware in Beijing.<\/p>\n
Swimmers on the 2009 World University Games Team roster were selected based upon their performance at the 2008 USA Swimming U.S. Open Championships that took place July 29-August 2 in Minneapolis, Minn. All athletes selected for the team must be at least 17 years old and less than 28 years old on Jan. 1, 2009. In addition, athletes selected must be a student competitor who will be officially enrolled in a full-time course of study at an approved institute of higher education prior to the entry deadline, or enrolled as a full-time university student through Jan. 1, 2009. All members of the World University Games team roster are pending final approval by the USOC.<\/p>\n
Additional members of the men's team include Bobby Bollier (Mission Hills, Kan.), Chris Brady (Wilmington, Del.), Clark Burckle (Louisville, Ky.), Tyler Clary (Riverside, Calif.), William Copeland (Lexington, Va.), John Criste (Saugus, Calif.), Sean Mahoney (Rio Vista, Calif.), Eric McGinnis (Raleigh, N.C.), Scot Robison (Charlotte, N.C.), Kevin Swander (Carmel, Ind.), Rex Tullius (Port Orange, Fla.). On the women's side, Lyndsay DePaul (Orange, Calif.), Katy Freeman (Concord, Calif.) Kristen Heiss (Casper, Wyo.), Madison Kennedy (Avon, Conn.), Michele King (York, Pa.) Chelsea Nauta (Tampa, Fla.), Emily Neal (Plano, Texas), Lauren Rogers (Concord, Calif.), Morgan Scroggy (Aurora, Ore.), and Amanda Sims (Santa Rosa, Calif.), will also represent the U.S. in Serbia.<\/p>\n
MEN (13)
\nAthlete Hometown\/Club Coach
\nBobby Bollier Mission Hills, Kan. \/Kansas City Blazers Pete Malone
\nChris Brady Wilmington, Del. \/Club Wolverine Mike Bottom
\nClark Burckle Louisville, Ky. \/Lakeside Swim Team\/Gator Swim Club Mike Deboor\/Gregg Troy
\nTyler Clary Riverside, Calif. \/Club Wolverine Mike Bottom
\nWilliam Copeland Lexington, Va. \/University of California, Berkeley Dave Durden
\nJohn Criste Saugus, Calif. \/Mission Viejo Nadadores Bill Rose
\nChad LaTourette Mission Viejo, Calif. \/Mission Viejo Nadadores Bill Rose
\nSean Mahoney Rio Vista, Calif. \/Terrapins Swim Team Ray Mitchell
\nEric McGinnis Raleigh, N.C. \/Wildcat Aquatics Gary Conelly
\nMatt Patton Charlotte, N.C.\/Club Wolverine Mike Bottom
\nScot Robison Charlotte, N.C. \/New South Swimming Jamie Thomas
\nKevin Swander Carmel, Ind. \/Indiana University Club Paradise Ray Looze\/Pam Swander
\nRex Tullius Port Orange, Fla. \/Daytona Beach\/Gator Swim Club Steve Lochte\/Gregg Troy<\/p>\n
WOMEN (13)
\nAthlete Hometown\/Club Coach
\nLyndsay DePaul Orange, Calif. \/Aquazot Swim Club Brian Pajer
\nKelsey Ditto Austin, Texas \/Athens Bulldog Swim Club Jack Bauerle\/Harvey Humphries
\nKaty Freeman Concord, Calif. \/Gaucho Aquatics Gregg Wilson
\nKristen Heiss Casper, Wyo. \/Aggie Swim Club Steve Bultman
\nMadison Kennedy Avon, Conn. \/California Aquatics Teri McKeever
\nMichele King York, Pa. \/University of Tennessee Matt Kredich
\nMichelle McKeehan Franklin, Ind. \/Center Grove Aquatic Club Jim Todd
\nChelsea Nauta Tampa, Fla. \/Athens Bulldog Swim Club Jack Bauerle\/Harvey Humphries
\nEmily Neal Plano, Texas \/Aggie Swim Club Steve Bultman
\nAva Ohlgren Northville, Mich. \/Auburn University Swim Team Dorsey Walker
\nLauren Rogers Concord, Calif. \/California Aquatics Teri McKeever
\nMorgan Scroggy Aurora, Ore. \/ University of Georgia Linck Bergen\/Jack Bauerle\/
\nHarvey Humphries
\nAmanda Sims Santa Rosa, Calif. \/California Aquatics Teri McKeever<\/p>\n
Special thanks to USA Swimming for contributing this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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