Following a 2019 summer highlighted by four international events and 152 medals, USA Swimming today announced the names of 115 swimmers who will be named to the 2019-2020 USA Swimming National Team.
The full USA Swimming National Team roster, which is made up of the nation’s top six swimmers in each individual Olympic event, can be found at: https://www.usaswimming.org/Home/meet-the-team
“In the final summer of preparation before the Olympic Games, the U.S. saw great performances across four very competitive international events as well as the Phillips 66 National Championships,” USA Swimming National Team Managing Director Lindsay Mintenko said. “The depth of our talent across this country, marked by our biggest ever class of first-time National team members, is inspiring and promising as we head into the final and most challenging year of the Olympic Quad.”
The 2019-2020 USA Swimming National Team by the numbers:
- 115 National Team members (60 men; 55 women)
- 26 states represented; California leads the way with 16 athletes
- 60-plus USA Swimming clubs represented; California Aquatics highest-represented club with 12 swimmers
- 32 medalists from the 2019 FINA World Championships
- 24 first-time National Team members
- 12 members of the 2018-19 National Junior Team move up to senior team
Women’s Team
- Haley Anderson, 400 free, 10K
- Phoebe Bacon, 100 back
- Kathleen Baker, 100/200 back, 200 IM
- Katharine Berkoff, 100 back
- Lisa Bratton, 200 back
- Erika Brown, 50/100 free
- Katy Campbell, 10K
- Mallory Comerford, 100 free
- Madisyn Cox, 200 breast, 200/400 IM
- Kelsi Dahlia, 100 fly
- Gabby DeLoof, 200 free
- Kaitlyn Dobler, 100 breast
- Katie Drabot, 200 fly
- Ella Eastin, 200/400 IM
- Emily Escobedo, 200 breast
- Hali Flickinger, 200 back, 200 fly
- Brooke Forde, 400 IM
- Bethany Galat, 100/200 breast
- Margo Geer, 50/100 free
- Elise Haan, 100 back
- Charlotte Hook, 200 fly
- Torri Huske, 100 fly
- Amanda Kendall, 100 fly
- Lilly King, 100/200 breast
- Breeja Larson, 100 breast
- Annie Lazor, 100/200 breast
- Katie Ledecky, 200/400/800/1500 free
- Dakota Luther, 200 fly
- Becca Mann, 10K
- Simone Manuel, 50/100/200 free
- Melanie Margalis, 400 free, 100 breast, 200 IM
- Ally McHugh, 400/800/1500 free, 400 IM
- Katie McLaughlin, 200 free, 100 fly
- Kensey McMahon, 1500 free
- Kaersten Meitz, 400 free
- Hannah Moore, 10K
- Lillie Nordmann, 200 fly
- Maxine Parker, 50 free
- Makayla Sargent, 400 IM
- Sierra Schmidt, 800/1500 free
- Allison Schmitt, 200 free
- Meghan Small, 200 IM
- Leah Smith, 200/400/800 free
- Regan Smith, 100/200 back, 200 fly
- Olivia Smoliga, 100 back
- Isabelle Stadden, 200 back
- Kendyl Stewart, 100 fly
- Erica Sullivan, 800/1500 free, 10K
- Micah Sumrall, 200 breast
- Aly Tetzloff, 100 fly
- Ashley Twichell, 400/800/1500 free, 10K
- Alex Walsh, 200 back, 200 IM
- Gretchen Walsh, 50/100 free
- Abbey Weitzeil, 50/100 free
- Emma Weyant, 400 IM
Men’s Team
- Andrew Abruzzo, 400, 800 free
- Nathan Adrian, 50 free
- Nicolas Albiero, 200 fly
- Michael Andrew, 50 free, 100 back, 100 breast, 200 IM
- Zach Apple, 100 free
- Clark Beach, 200 back
- Michael Brinegar, 800/1500 free, 10K
- Shaine Casas, 100/200 back, 200 IM
- Brendan Casey, 10K
- Michael Chadwick, 50 free
- Jack Conger, 100 fly
- David Curtiss, 50 free
- Mitch D’Arrigo, 400 free
- Abrahm DeVine, 200 IM
- Caeleb Dressel, 50/100 free, 100 fly
- Dean Farris, 200 free
- Nic Fink, 200 breast
- Robert Finke, 400/800/1500 free, 400 IM
- Ian Finnerty, 100 breast
- Brandon Fischer, 100 breast
- Carson Foster, 200/400 IM
- Brennan Gravley, 10K
- Matt Grevers, 100 back
- Sean Grieshop, 400 IM
- Zane Grothe, 400/800/1500 free, 10K
- Townley Haas, 200 free
- Zach Harting, 200 fly
- Ryan Held, 50/100 free
- David Heron, 10K
- Tate Jackson, 100 free
- Trenton Julian, 200 fly
- Chase Kalisz, 200/400 IM
- Arik Katz, 1500 free
- Austin Katz, 200 back
- Eric Knowles, 400 free
- Will Licon, 200 breast
- Jay Litherland, 400 IM
- Ryan Lochte, 200 IM
- Josh Matheny, 200 breast
- Bryce Mefford, 200 back
- Cody Miller, 100/200 breast
- Jake Mitchell, 400/800 free
- Ryan Murphy, 100/200 back
- Nick Norman, 1500 free
- Devon Nowicki, 100 breast
- Jacob Pebley, 100/200 back
- Blake Pieroni, 100/200 free
- Josh Prenot, 200 breast
- Justin Ress, 100 back
- Maxime Rooney, 100 free/100 fly
- Jack Saunderson, 100 fly
- Andrew Seliskar, 200 free, 100 fly
- Tom Shields, 100/200 fly
- Miles Smachlo, 200 fly
- Kieran Smith, 200 free
- Charlie Swanson, 400 IM
- Luca Urlando, 200 free/200 fly
- Jordan Wilimovsky, 800/1500 free, 10K
- Andrew Wilson, 100/200 breast
The 2019-2020 USA Swimming National Team features the top six athletes with the highest World Rankings in individual Olympic Events. Qualifying times come from USA Swimming or FINA sanctioned meets from January 1, 2019 through August 25, 2019.
The 2019-2020 USA Swimming Open Water National Team is comprised of the athletes selected to compete at the 2019 FINA Open Water World Championship, which took place in July in Yeosu, South Korea. Remaining positions were filled based on results from the 2019 USA Swimming 10K National Championships.
Six athletes make the National Team roster in four different events, including distance specialists Ally McHugh (Philadelphia, Pa./Unattached/Wisconsin Aquatics) and Katie Ledecky (Bethesda, Md./Stanford Swimming/Alto Swim Club). Ledecky, the 2019 800m freestyle world champion, will represent the stars and stripes in the 200-, 400-, 800- and 1500-meter freestyle.
Michael Andrew (Encinitas, Calif./Race Pace Club) also qualified for four events following his 2019 FINA World Championships debut. Andrew is slated for the 50m freestyle, 100m backstroke, 100m breaststroke and 200m individual medley.
Gretchen Walsh (Nashville, Tenn./Nashville Aquatic Club) and Carson Foster (Montgomery, Ohio/Mason Manta Rays) headline a surge of young talent on the National Team roster. The talented duo thrived at the 2019 FINA World Junior Championships this past August, as Walsh earned six gold medals to Foster’s three. Both swimmers qualify for this year’s National Team roster in two events –– Walsh in the 50 and 100m freestyle and Foster in the 200 and 400m individual medley.
Gretchen and her sister Alex Walsh as well as Arik and Austin Katz made the roster as siblings.
Three of the 12-open water national team members have already earned their berths on the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team. Haley Anderson (Granite Bay, Calif./Trojan Swim Club), Ashley Twichell (Fayetteville, N.Y./TAC Titans) and Jordan Wilimovsky (Malibu, Calif./Team Santa Monica) all stamped their tickets to Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 with their top-10 finishes at the 2019 FINA Open Water World Championships 10k, in Yeosu, South Korea. This will be the third Olympic appearance for Anderson (2012 and 2016), second for Wilimovsky (2016) and first for Twichell.
Benefits offered to USA Swimming National Team members include travel to USA Swimming TYR Pro Swim Series meets and training camp opportunities. Select athletes are eligible for monthly assistance and elite athlete health insurance.
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I am so excited for this cycle!!!
Jack Beachboard
Congrats Wil Licon & Sean Grieshop!! ??
Congrats Jack. Go Tigers ?
Awesome roster! Can’t wait ?
in 12 months many of these great swimmers will have hardwear from toyko……….this is the best year as a fan…….the buildup….the great races……the stars that will be born….good luck to all….being from Mi. go annie lazor and gabbie……
Kristi Cardoni-Weyant! I’m excited to see what’s next for Emma! Congratulations again!
Suzi Minahan thank you!!! So excited!
Keep expanding swimming.
Whooohooo! Super excited for her!?
Excited and proud for Enma!❤️
Jos van Kuijeren
Yeah Emma!!
Go Hoosiers!