U.S. Olympic Trials: 46 Pool Swimmers Heading to Paris Olympics (Full Roster)

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U.S. Olympic Trials: 46 Pool Swimmers Heading to Paris Olympics (Full Roster)

At the conclusion of the U.S. Olympic Trials, USA Swimming has announced the roster of swimmers who will represent the Stars and Stripes at next month’s Paris Olympics.

The Olympic team will include one swimmer heading to her fourth Olympics as Katie Ledecky won the 200, 400, 800 and 1500 freestyle at Trials while female swimmers heading to their third Games include breaststroker Lilly King plus sprint freestylers Simone Manuel and Abbey Weitzeil. Two-time Olympians on the women’s side include Regan Smith, Kate Douglass, Torri Huske, Alex Walsh, Katie Grimes, Phoebe Bacon, Paige Madden and Erika Connolly.

For the men, Caeleb Dressel, Ryan Murphy, Chase Kalisz and Blake Pieroni are the squad’s three-timers while Hunter Armstrong, Nic Fink, Bobby Finke, Ryan Held, Drew Kibler and Kieran Smith are heading back to the Games. Held is the only swimmer to return to the Olympics this year after missing out on qualification in 2021.

While Ledecky is qualified for three individual events in Paris, she has stated she will likely drop the individual 200 free, although she will remain part of the 800 free relay. That would put Madden into the 200 free individual event along with the 400 and 800 free. Douglass has the 100 free, 200 breast and 200 IM, and Smith swims both backstroke events plus the 200 fly. Other multi-event swimmers include Huske in the 100 fly and 100 free, Gretchen Walsh in the 100 fly and 50 free, King in both breaststroke events and Grimes in the 1500 free and 400 IM.

The busiest swimmer on the men’s side will be Chris Guiliano, who is set to race the 50, 100 and 200 free in addition to a pair of freestyle relays and likely a prelims or finals leg of the 400 medley relay. Murphy is qualified in both backstroke events, and Finke races the 800 and 1500 free. Dressel has the 50 free and 100 fly while newcomer Thomas Heilman will swim the 100 and 200 fly.

In addition to these swimmers, Grimes and Mariah Denigan will represent the U.S. in the 10-kilometer open water swim while Ivan Puskovitch has qualified on the men’s side.

Women’s Team

Phoebe Bacon: 200 backstroke
Katharine Berkoff: 100 backstroke
Erika Connolly: 400 freestyle relay
Kate Douglass: 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 IM
Erin Gemmell: 800 freestyle relay
Katie Grimes: 1500 freestyle, 400 IM
Torri Huske: 100 freestyle, 100 butterfly
Lilly King: 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke
Katie Ledecky: 200 freestyle, 400 freestyle, 800 freestyle, 1500 freestyle
Paige Madden: 400 freestyle, 800 freestyle, 800 freestyle relay
Simone Manuel: 50 freestyle, 400 freestyle relay
Anna Peplowski: 800 freestyle relay
Alex Shackell: 200 butterfly, 800 freestyle relay
Regan Smith: 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, 200 butterfly
Alex Walsh: 200 IM
Gretchen Walsh: 50 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 400 freestyle relay
Emma Weber: 100 breaststroke
Claire Weinstein: 200 freestyle
Abbey Weitzeil: 400 freestyle relay
Emma Weyant: 400 IM

Men’s Team

Jack Alexy: 100 freestyle
Hunter Armstrong: 100 backstroke, 400 freestyle relay
Shaine Casas: 200 IM
Brooks Curry: 800 freestyle relay
Caeleb Dressel: 50 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 400 freestyle relay
Matt Fallon: 200 breaststroke
Nic Fink: 100 breaststroke
Bobby Finke: 800 freestyle, 1500 freestyle
Carson Foster: 200 IM, 400 IM
Chris Guiliano: 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle
Thomas Heilman: 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly
Ryan Held: 400 freestyle relay
Luke Hobson: 200 freestyle
David Johnston: 1500 freestyle
Keaton Jones: 200 backstroke
Chase Kalisz: 400 IM
Drew Kibler: 800 freestyle relay
Matt King: 400 freestyle relay
Josh Matheny: 200 breaststroke
Ryan Murphy: 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke
Blake Pieroni: 800 freestyle relay
Aaron Shackell: 400 freestyle
Kieran Smith: 400 freestyle, 800 freestyle relay
Charlie Swanson: 100 breaststroke
Luca Urlando: 200 butterfly
Luke Whitlock: 800 freestyle

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tooshay

1 month ago

1976 was the last Olympic Games that allowed Top 3 finalists to go to the Games. Wish there was a ‘one-time’ men’s & women’s team to each take a 3rd place finalist to the Games (vote by swimmers & coaches). .and what will it take to add the 50 fly, back and breast events to the Olympics? 4X50 Free Relay too!

Kanga1

1 month ago

Reply to tooshay

I mostly agree. Certainly the addition of 50m Back, Fly and Breastroke is welcome. But allowing 3 athletes per nation could potentially see a Big ‘Goliath’ swallowing all the medals in an event and not giving smaller countries a chance on the Podium. A 4×50m Freestyle Relay is interesting too. What about the same in a mixed relay?

Last edited 1 month ago by Kanga1

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