{"id":490077,"date":"2021-10-28T13:38:07","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T20:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=490077"},"modified":"2021-10-30T17:08:44","modified_gmt":"2021-10-31T00:08:44","slug":"a-look-at-the-usa-swimming-roster-for-world-short-course-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/a-look-at-the-usa-swimming-roster-for-world-short-course-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"A Look At the USA Swimming Roster For World Short Course Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Look At the USA Swimming Roster For World Short Course Championships<\/strong><\/p>\n

USA Swimming announced its list of athletes who will represent the U.S. at the 2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) and the 2021 FINA\/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series.<\/p>\n

Twenty-eight U.S. swimmers will represent the U.S. at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m), which will take place December 16-21 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Fifteen U.S. swimmers who competed at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 will be taking the stage, including Olympic gold medalists Lydia Jacoby<\/strong> (Seward, Alaska\/Seward Tsunami Swim Team) and Zach Apple<\/strong> (Trenton, Ohio\/Mission Viejo Nadadores), among others. American-record holders Torri Huske<\/strong> (Arlington, Va.\/Stanford University) and Michael Andrew<\/strong> (Encinitas, Calif.\/MA Swim Academy) will also make the trip.<\/p>\n

Katie Grimes <\/strong>(Las Vegas, Nev.\/Sandpipers of Nevada) comes in as the youngest rostered U.S. swimmer at just 15 years old, while Melanie Margalis<\/strong> (Clearwater, Fla.\/St. Petersburg Aquatics\/MAAC) and Tom Shields <\/strong>(Huntington Beach, Calif.\/California Aquatics) are the lone 30-year-olds on the list.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Check out the full roster here<\/a><\/p>\n

All but six individuals on the U.S. roster will be making their FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) debuts. Andrew, Margalis, Zach Harting <\/strong>(Huntsville, Ala.\/Huntsville Swim Association\/Cardinal Aquatics), Ryan Held <\/strong>(Springfield, Ill.\/New York Athletic Club\/Sun Devil Swimming) and Kieran Smith<\/strong> (Ridgefield, Conn.\/Ridgefield Aquatic Club\/University of Florida) will all make an appearance after competing at the last championships, which took place in 2018.<\/p>\n

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The U.S. has finished on top of the medal table in each of the last two FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) competitions, totaling at least 30 medals in each outing.<\/p>\n

The USA Swimming coaching staff will be comprised of head coach Dave Salo<\/strong> (Irvine Novaquatics), and assistant coaches Blaire Bachman<\/strong> (University of Virginia), Wyatt Collins<\/strong> (University of Texas), Bruce Marchionda<\/strong> (TAC Titans) and Ozzie Quevedo<\/strong> (University of Alabama).<\/p>\n

Check out more on the competition here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Also taking place in Abu Dhabi, from December 15-16, is the FINA\/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series, which will feature a 10K and team relay event. While separate from the World Championships (25m), the open water and pool teams will travel together to UAE.<\/p>\n

Below are the U.S. athletes competing in the open water event:<\/p>\n