Braden Holloway, Tracy Slusser Named Head Coaches For USA Swimming’s World University Games Team
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In its last summer of international competition before the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, USA Swimming has announced its coaching staffs for the 2019 FINA World Championships, World University Games and Pan American Games. National Team Managing Director Lindsay Mintenko appointed 22 of the country’s top coaches to lead the three U.S. international teams.
“We are fortunate to have excellent collegiate and club coaches in this country and proud of the men and women who will play a big part in our overall positive culture and success this summer,” Mintenko said.
“Not only do these international competitions help refine and prepare the U.S.’s top swimmers, but they allow us to provide valuable leadership and development opportunities for our national coaches.”
2019 World University Games
Braden Holloway (N.C. State Swimming) and Tracy Slusser (Stanford Women’s Swimming) have been given the honors of leading the American collegiate athletes in Napoli, Italy, July 3-14 at the World University Games. Holloway and Slusser were also on the coaching roster for the 2017 World University Games in Taipei, Taiwan.
A five-time ACC Coach of the Year, Holloway will head the men’s team, while Slusser, Associate Head Coach of the NCAA Champion Stanford Cardinal, will lead Team USA’s women’s squad. This will be the second time Holloway has served on a World University Games coaching staff, having been an assistant in 2017 in Taipei. Prior to helping Stanford win its third-consecutive NCAA title in March, Slusser was on coaching staffs at Arizona and Texas A&M, where she helped both programs to top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championships.
The complete World University Games coaching staff:
- Braden Holloway (N.C. State Swimming)
- Tracy Slusser (Stanford Women’s Swimming)
- Wyatt Collins (Texas Men’s Swimming)
- Chase Kreitler (Cal Men’s Swimming)
- Steve Jungbluth (Florida Men’s Swimming)
- Carol Capitani (Texas Women’s Swimming)
- Jerry Champer (Georgia Swimming)
- Lars Jorgensen (Kentucky Swimming)
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Men’s Roster
- Zach Apple, Indiana, 50/100 free
- Clark Beach, Florida, 200 back
- Dean Farris, Harvard, 4×100 free
- Robert Finke, Florida, 800/1500 free
- Trey Freeman, Florida, 200/400 free
- Sean Grieshop, California, 400 IM
- Connor Hoppe, California, 50/100 breast
- Grant House, Arizona State, 4×200 free
- Robert Howard, Alabama, 4×100 free
- Tate Jackson, Texas, 100 free
- Michael Jensen, California, 50 free
- Trenton Julian, California, 4×200 free, 200 fly
- Austin Katz, Texas, 200 back
- Jack LeVant, Stanford, 200 free, 200 fly
- Bryce Mefford, California, 50/100 back
- Jeff Newkirk, Texas, 4×200 free
- Nick Norman, California, 800/1500
- Devon Nowicki, Oakland, 50/100 breast
- Justin Ress, NC State, 4×100 free, 50/100 back
- Daniel Roy, Stanford, 200 breast
- Jack Saunderson, Towson, 50/100 fly
- John Shebat, Texas, 200 IM
- Coleman Stewart, NC State, 50/100 fly
- Sam Stewart, Texas, 200/400 IM
- Jonathan Tybur, Texas A&M, 200 breast
- Zach Yeadon, Notre Dame, 400 free
Women’s Roster
- Claire Adams, Texas, 4×100 free
- Grace Ariola, Texas, 50 free
- Taylor Ault, Florida, 800 free
- Zoe Bartel, Stanford, 200 Breast
- Katharine Berkoff, NC State, 50/100 back
- Lisa Bratton, Texas A&M, 200 back
- Veronica Burchill, Georgia, 100 free, 50/100 fly
- Megan Byrnes, Stanford, 800/1500
- Jorie Caneta, Texas A&M, 50/100 breast
- Olivia Carter, Georgia, 200 fly
- Catie DeLoof, Michigan, 4×100 free
- Gabby DeLoof, Michigan, 100/200 free
- Ella Eastin, Stanford, 200 IM
- Emily Escobedo, UMBC, 200 breast
- Elise Haan, NC State, 50/100 back
- Dakota Luther, Georgia, 50/100/200 fly
- Paige Madden, Virginia, 200 free
- Kaersten Meitz, Purdue, 400 free
- Hannah Moore, NC State, 1500
- Ky-Lee Perry, NC State, 50 free
- Evie Pfeifer, Texas, 4×200 free, 200/400 IM
- Claire Rasmus, Texas A&M, 4×200 free
- Sierra Schmidt, Michigan, 400 free
- Makayla Sargent, NC State, 400 IM
- Asia Seidt, Kentucky, 200 back
- Emily Weiss, Indiana, 50/100 breast
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