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State of the States: American Women Looking Strong; Men Searching For Identity Three Months Out From Worlds<\/strong><\/p>\n

Regan<\/strong>\u00a0Smith<\/strong>\u00a0is swimming faster than she ever has in-season<\/a>, and that includes the spring of 2019 which preceded a two-world-record performance at the World Championships. Abbey Weitzeil<\/strong> is once again swimming like one of the top sprinters in the world<\/a> after missing the top U.S. squad last year. Lydia Jacoby<\/strong> has returned to her pre-Olympics form, and she and Lilly King<\/strong> form a robust 1-2 combination in sprint breaststroke. Teenagers Katie Grimes<\/strong>, Leah<\/strong> Hayes<\/strong>, Bella<\/strong> Sims<\/strong>, Erin Gemmell<\/strong> and Claire Weinstein<\/strong> have all putting together fast performances. Katie<\/strong> Ledecky<\/strong> is, well, Katie Ledecky.<\/p>\n

Add in college swimming standouts yet to race long course this year \u2014 three-time NCAA champion Kate<\/strong> Douglass<\/strong><\/a>, 200 IM world champion Alex<\/strong> Walsh<\/strong>, 100 butterfly world champion Torri Huske<\/strong> and the multi-talented Claire<\/strong> Curzan<\/strong>, the latter two Stanford swimmers the centerpieces of all U.S. women\u2019s sprint relays in 2022 \u2014 and the American women sit in fine shape three months out from the World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.<\/p>\n

The U.S. team will face exceptional competition, particularly from Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh<\/strong><\/a> and the entire Australian contingent, but there should be at least one U.S. medal contender in every women\u2019s Olympic event, with the possible exception of the 200 freestyle. There will be plenty of gold-medal chances, including in relays.<\/p>\n

But how about the male contingent that will represent the Stars and Stripes in Fukuoka? There are some glaring holes, and the team selected at the upcoming U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis could be one of the weaker rosters in recent memory.<\/p>\n

Sure, there will be bright spots. The backstroke events are always strong, with Ryan Murphy<\/strong> looking like the world\u2019s premier 200 backstroker as long as Evgeny Rylov<\/strong> is absent from the global stage, and Murphy and Hunter Armstrong<\/strong> are likely to lead the way in the 100 back. Bobby Finke<\/strong> has built his legend as the fast-finishing lurker in the distance races, always capable of running down a more heralded competitor.<\/p>\n

Carson Foster<\/strong> is becoming a dependable individual medley force, although keeping pace with Leon<\/strong> Marchand<\/strong><\/a> would be a nearly-insurmountable challenge for anyone, and Nic Fink<\/strong> will look to continue his late-career exploits as a breaststroke medal threat.<\/p>\n

After that? A lot of question marks.<\/p>\n

\"Shaine

Shaine Casas — Photo Courtesy: Giorgio Scala \/ Deepbluemedia \/ Insidefoto<\/p><\/div>\n

Perhaps Shaine Casas<\/strong> can deliver on his immense potential at a major meet, with three individual medals a real possibility between the 200 back, 200 IM and 100 fly<\/a>. But he has never raced anything aside from backstroke internationally. Michael Andrew<\/strong> won three individual medals at the last World Championships (plus a fourth-place finish), but his start to 2023 has been unimpressive.<\/p>\n

The biggest concerns lie in the freestyle events, where it is very plausible that the American men are shut out individually outside of Finke, and the 400-meter relays \u2014 the events in which Caeleb Dressel<\/strong> was a wrecking ball from 2017 through 2021. Dressel\u2019s status remains uncertain for this summer, and while his personal health and happiness far outweigh the concerns of the U.S. swim team, it\u2019s obvious that his presence has masked some cracks.<\/p>\n

The U.S. men did not win gold at any global-level meet from 2017 through 2021, with a group of college-aged swimmers combining to end that drought in 2022. Now, the American and British teams look like co-favorites for this summer\u2019s world title, but the other two men\u2019s relays are in worse shape.<\/p>\n

Early-season results in the 100 free have been iffy, with Armstrong\u2019s 48.79 from the recent TYR Pro Series meet in Westmont, Ill.<\/a>, standing as the top mark in the country. Ryan Held<\/strong> and Brooks<\/strong> Curry<\/strong>, both standouts last year, have not done much so far in 2023, and all three men who joined Dressel on the gold-medal-winning relay at the Tokyo Olympics, Blake<\/strong> Pieroni<\/strong>, Bowe Becker<\/strong> and Zach<\/strong> Apple<\/strong>, have retired. And strong teams from Italy, Australia and Great Britain, among others, will be awaiting in Fukuoka to face an American team with an international winning streak dating back to 2016.<\/p>\n

In the medley relay, the Americans are coming off a head-to-head defeat to Italy at last year\u2019s Worlds<\/a>, and with the Italians featuring Thomas Ceccon<\/strong> and Nicolo Martinenghi<\/strong> on the front half of their squad, the U.S. men need standouts to finish it off to have any hope of maintaining a tradition of gold-medal excellence in this relay.<\/p>\n

These \u201cconcerns\u201d might seem akin to first-world problems. Only the world\u2019s dominant swimming nation would be worried about a roster led by Murphy, Finke, Foster, Armstrong, Fink and co., and the American men will probably end up with more medals than any other country in Fukuoka<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But the long periods where Michael<\/strong> Phelps<\/strong>, Ryan<\/strong> Lochte<\/strong> and Dressel have reigned over the sport have pushed the standard for success to immensely high levels. Now, the sport\u2019s biggest stars on the men\u2019s side are all European: Marchand, Hungarian butterfly specialist Kristof<\/strong> Milak<\/strong> and Romanian teenage sensation David Popovici<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

As for the U.S. men, when they are compared to their well-rounded and deep women\u2019s counterparts and compared to the country\u2019s usually-dominant relay teams, this year\u2019s group will be facing some challenges in the coming months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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