USA Swimming, the National Governing Body of the sport of swimming in the United States, today announced its 2022-23 Open Water U.S. National Team and National Junior Team presented by Toyota. A full look at the National Team roster can be found here, while the National Junior Team roster can be found here.
The Open Water National Team will consist of the same 12 swimmers as the previous Open Water National Team, headlined by pool and open water dual threat Katie Grimes (Las Vegas, Nev./Sandpipers of Nevada), whose fifth-place finish in the 10K was the second-best finish ever by an American in FINA Open Water World Championships 10K history.
USA Swimming Open Water National Team:
| Name | Event | Hometown/Club |
| Brennan Gravley | 10K | Las Vegas, Nev./University of Florida |
| Dylan Gravley | 10K | Las Vegas, Nev./Arizona State |
| Joey Tepper | 10K | Egg Harbor Township, N.J./University of Tennessee |
| Michael Brinegar | 10K | Columbus, Ind./Mission Viejo Nadadores |
| Simon Lamar | 10K | Hacienda Heights, Calif./Harvard |
| David Heron | 10K | Mission Viejo, Calif./Mission Viejo Nadadores |
| Katie Grimes | 10K | Las Vegas, Nev./Sandpipers of Nevada (USA Swimming) |
| Mariah Denigan | 10K | Walton, Ky./Indiana University |
| Summer Smith | 10K | Agawam, Mass./University of Tennessee |
| Anna Auld | 10K | West Palm Beach, Fla./University of Florida/Saint Andrew’s Aquatics |
| Kensey McMahon | 10K | Jacksonville, Fla./University of Alabama |
| Brooke Travis | 10K | Newark, Del./NC State |
The USA Swimming National Junior Team roster features Claire Weinstein (White Plains, N.Y./Sandpipers of Nevada) and Nathan Szobota (Richmond, Va./NOVA of Virginia Aquatics), both of whom won world junior titles in the 5K this past year.
USA Swimming Open Water National Junior Team:
| Name | Event | Hometown/Club |
| Blair Stoneburg | 10K | Jensen Beach, Fla./Treasure Coast Aquatics |
| Mary McKenna | 10K | Seaford, N.Y./Long Island Express |
| Claire Stuhlmacher | 7.5K | Valrico, Fla./Fast Lane Aquatics |
| Claire Weinstein | 5K | White Plains, N.Y./Sandpipers of Nevada |
| Joshua Brown | 10K | Winter Park, Fla./Highlander Aquatic Club |
| Brice Barrieault | 10K | Las Vegas, Nev./Sandpipers of Nevada |
| Luke Ellis | 7.5K | Las Vegas, Nev./Sandpipers of Nevada |
| Nathan Szobota | 5K | Richmond, Va./Nova of Virginia Aquatics |
“USA Swimming is really excited to take this group of National Team and National Junior Team athletes into 2023 as we approach the early stages of the Olympic Qualification Process,” USA Swimming Open Water National Team Director Bryce Elser said. “This group of athletes has already shown an incredible amount of improvement as we navigated our way through the FINA Marathon World Series, World Championships, and World Junior Championships in 2022. The grit required to train for and compete in open water is incredible, and it has been an absolute honor to work with these athletes.”
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Worth noting that National Team Member Kensey McMahon just won 1500 Meter Bronze medal in pool at SCM Worlds in Melbourne.