USA Swimming Finalizes 46-Strong Roster For 2019 World Championships

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – With 18 Olympic gold medalists leading the way, 46 swimmers are slated to represent the United States against the world’s best at the 2019 FINA World Championships, set for July 12-28, 2019, in Gwangju, South Korea.

In the final major international swimming competition ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, a trio of Olympic champions qualified to represent Team USA in four individual events each: world record-holders Kathleen Baker (Winston-Salem, N.C./Team Elite/California Aquatics) and Katie Ledecky (Bethesda, Md./Stanford Swimming/NCAP) on the women’s side, and Caeleb Dressel (Green Cove, Springs, Fla./Bolles School Sharks/Florida) for the U.S. men.

Also among the 26 Olympians who qualified for the team are defending Olympic or world champions Chase Kalisz (Bel Air, Md./Athens Bulldog Swim Club/Georgia), Lilly King (Evansville, Ind./Indiana University), Simone Manuel (Sugar Land, Texas/Stanford Swimming/First Colony) and Ryan Murphy (Jacksonville, Fla./California Aquatics).

On his first long-course FINA World Championships roster, Michael Andrew (Lawrence, Kan./Race Pace Club) joins Baker, Dressel and Ledecky by qualifying for four individual events.

“Next year’s FINA World Championships roster features a mix of established veterans and rising stars, and we’re excited to see how they stack up against the world’s best competition following a full season of focused preparation,” USA Swimming National Team Managing Director Lindsay Mintenko said. “In addition to success in Gwangju, our goal will be laying the groundwork for the following summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo.”

A complete roster for the July 21-28, 2019, pool competition is available below.

Team members qualified to represent the United States based on the combined results of the 2018 Phillips 66 National Championships and the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships. Full selection procedures can be found here.

Next summer will be key for USA Swimming as it prepares for the 2020 Olympic Games. More than 100 swimmers will represent the United States across the FINA World Championships, World University Games and Pan American Games. The additional international rosters will be announced later this fall.

FULL ROSTER WITH ALL INFORMATION

Youngest swimmers: Regan Smith (17), Jack LeVant (19)
Oldest swimmers: Matt Grevers (34), Ashley Twichell (30)
Average age: 23.55 (women), 24.12 (men)

Women’s Roster

Kathleen Baker, 50/100/200 back
Mallory Comerford, 100 free
Kelsi Dahlia, 50/100 fly
Gabby DeLoof, 4×200 free
Katie Drabot, 200 fly
Ella Eastin, 200 IM
Hali Flickinger, 200 fly
Brooke Forde, 400 IM
Margo Geer, 4×100 free
Lilly King, 50/100/200 breast
Katie Ledecky, 200/400/800/1500
Simone Manuel, 50/100 free, 4×200 free
Melanie Margalis, 200 IM, 4×200 free
Ally McHugh, 400 IM
Katie McLaughlin, 100 fly
Lia Neal, 4×100 free
Allison Schmitt, 200 free, 4×200 free
Leah Smith, 400/800 free, 4×200 free
Regan Smith, 200 back
Olivia Smoliga, 50/100 back
Micah Sumrall, 100/200 breast
Ashley Twichell, 1500 free
Abbey Weitzeil, 50 free, 4×100 free

Men’s Roster

Nathan Adrian, 4×100 free
Michael Andrew, 50 free; 50/100 breast; 50 fly
Zach Apple, 4×100; 4×200 free relay
Michael Chadwick, 4×100 free relay
Jack Conger, 100 fly, 4×200 free relay
Abrahm DeVine, 200 IM
Caeleb Dressel, 50/100 free; 50/100 fly
Matt Grevers, 100 back
Zane Grothe, 400/800/1500
Townley Haas, 200 free; 4×200 free relay
Zach Harting, 200 fly
Chase Kalisz, 200/400 IM
Jack LeVant, 4×200 free relay
Jay Litherland, 400 IM
Ryan Murphy, 50/100/200 back
Jacob Pebley, 200 back
Blake Pieroni, 100 free; 4×200 free
Josh Prenot, 200 breast
Andrew Seliskar, 200 free
Grant Shoults, 400 free
Jordan Wilimovsky, 800/1500
Andrew Wilson, 100/200 breast
Justin Wright, 200 fly

First-Time World Championship Team Members:

Michael Andrew
Gabby DeLoof
Katie Drabot
Brooke Forde
Zach Harting
Jack LeVant
Ally McHugh
Josh Prenot
Andrew Seliskar
Grant Shoults
Andrew Wilson
Justin Wright

Second-Time World Championship Team Members:

Zach Apple
Michael Chadwick
Mallory Comerford
Jack Conger
Kelsi Dahlia
Abrahm DeVine
Caeleb Dressel
Hali Flickinger
Margo Geer
Zane Grothe
Townley Haas
Lilly King
Jay Litherland
Katie McLaughlin
Jacob Pebley
Blake Pieroni
Regan Smith
Olivia Smoliga

Third-Time World Championship Team Members

Kathleen Baker
Melanie Margalis
Ryan Murphy
Lia Neal
Allison Schmitt
Leah Smith
Micah Sumrall
Abbey Weitzeil
Jordan Wilimovsky

Fourth-Time World Championship Team Members

Chase Kalisz
Katie Ledecky
Simone Manuel
Ashley Twichell

Fifth-Time World Championship Team Members

Matt Grevers

Sixth-Time World Championship Team Members

Nathan Adrian

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Pat Kennedy

6 years ago

Congratulations to all of the TEAM USA Members that have earned a roster spot for the 2019 World Championships next summer in South Korea.