2024-2025

National Team

National Team Roster

Learn more about the athletes on 2024-2025 U.S. National Team.

 

 

 

 

 

2024-2025 NATIONAL TEAM

SELECTION CRITERIA

GENERAL CRITERIA
  • Athletes must be a registered USA Swimming member in good standing at the time of the Qualifying Competitions, as defined below, at the time of selection, and throughout their term on the National Team. An athlete may be suspended from the National Team if they do not remain in good standing, including membership requirements and adherence to the SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Movement, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency Protocol, the World Anti-Doping Agency’s Code, and any USA Swimming, USOPC, World Aquatics, or IOC rules and regulations. If an athlete who has qualified for, but has subsequently been suspended from, the National Team is reinstated, or their suspension is reduced, by a court or body with competent jurisdiction such that the athlete becomes eligible during all or a portion of the term of the 2024-2025 National Team, their National Team suspension will be lifted, in accordance with the order from the court or body. If an athlete who was otherwise eligible for selection to the National Team but was not in good standing at the time of selection due to any type of suspension or ineligibility determination, and the suspension or ineligibility determination is later overturned or reduced by a court or body with competent jurisdiction during the term of the 2024-2025 National Team such that the athlete would have been eligible at the time of selection to the National Team, the athlete will be added to the team, in accordance with the order from the court or body. In any of the above scenarios where an athlete is added or reinstated to the National Team, no athlete will be removed as a result of that addition.

  • At the time of the Qualifying Competition, at the time of selection, and throughout their term on the National team, athletes must be eligible to represent, and intend to represent, the U.S. in international competition.

  • Per the first bullet above, athletes shall keep Athlete’s USA Swimming membership current and in good standing, including completing Athlete Protection Training (if at least 18-years-old) and a current background screen. If athletes do not have a current background screen, they must submit a completed background screen within 5 days of being named to the National Team. Athletes acknowledge that the results of the background screen will be subject to USA Swimming’s Background Check Policy (www.usaswimming.org/backgroundcheck).

 

 

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2024-2025 USA SWIMMING NATIONAL TEAM

Team will be announced September 9, 2025

  • USA Swimming will name athletes to the 2024-2025 National Team, who will be on the National Team from September 9, 2024 - September 8, 2025.

    • For purposes of these Selection Procedures, Athletes will be selected based on Times. An Athlete’s “Time” means the fastest long course meters time swum by that Athlete in each individual event swum at the Olympic Games (“Individual Olympic Event”), from any of the following Qualifying Competitions (i) any USA Swimming sanctioned competition, (ii) any AQUA approved competition, for the 2024 Olympic Games, which can be found here; https://www.worldaquatics.com/competitions/paris-2024-swimming-info or (iii) any international competition between January 1, 2024 through August 24, 2024, to which USA Swimming sent a team.

    • Only that one Time will be used per Athlete, per Individual Olympic Event.

    • The six Athletes with the fastest Times in each Individual Olympic Event will be selected to the Team.

    • Athletes who compete for the United States in the 2024 Olympic Games will automatically be selected to the 2024-2025 National Team, regardless of whether their fastest Time was slower than the 6th place athlete in the same Individual Olympic Event. Athletes will be added to all Individual Olympic Events that qualified them for the 2024 Olympic Games Team, including athletes selected to swim in relays that qualified in the 100-meter and/or 200-meter Freestyles. This may result in USA Swimming selecting more than six athletes per Individual Olympic Event. If an athlete is added from the 2024

  • Relay lead-offs, time trials, swim-offs, and intermediate splits will not be included.

  • Only Times from preliminary heats, semi-finals, and finals (A, B, C, and D) will be used.

  • Times from “approved meets” or “observed swims” will not be considered.

  • The National Team roster will be selected according to the usaswimming.org times database on www.usaswimming.org as of as of September 9, 2024, at 8:00 AM Mountain Time.

  • If an athlete’s time is not in the usaswimming.org Times database, it is up to the athlete to contact USA Swimming with proof of time prior to September 8, 2024.


Athlete Ombuds

Team USA athletes may contact the Office of the Athlete Ombuds for independent and confidential advice on a variety of sport related matters, including their rights, applicable rules, policies or processes, and questions related to resolving disputes and grievances. The Athlete Ombuds can also help Team USA athletes connect with legal counsel or mental health resources if needed. All other NGB athletes (i.e. athletes competing domestically at the masters or youth level, recreational athlete, foreign athletes) are welcome to visit the Athlete Ombuds website to review informational resources and should work directly with their NGB to understand additional resources and options available to them.

 


ATHLETE OMBUDS CONFIDENTIALITY AND PRIVACY POLICY

(A) In general.—The Office of the Athlete Ombuds shall maintain as confidential any information communicated or provided to the Office of the Athlete Ombuds in confidence in any matter involving the exercise of the official duties of the Office of the Athlete Ombuds. (B) Exception.—The Office of the Athlete Ombuds may disclose information described in subparagraph (A) as necessary to resolve or mediate a dispute, with the permission of the parties involved.(C) Judicial and administrative proceedings.—(i) In general.—The ombudsman and the staff of the Office of the Athlete Ombuds shall not be compelled to testify or produce evidence in any judicial or administrative proceeding with respect to any matter involving the exercise of the duties of the Office of the Athlete Ombuds.

(ii) Work product.—Any memorandum, work product, notes, or case file of the Office of the Athlete Ombuds—(I) shall be confidential; and(II) shall not be—(aa) subject to discovery, subpoena, or any other means of legal compulsion; or (bb) admissible as evidence in a judicial or administrative proceeding. (D) Applicability.—The confidentiality requirements under this paragraph shall not apply to information relating to—(i) applicable federally mandated reporting requirements; (ii) a felony personally witnessed by a member of the Office of the Athlete Ombuds;(iii) a situation, communicated to the Office of the Athlete Ombuds, in which an individual is at imminent risk of serious harm; or (iv) a congressional subpoena. 

ANTI-RETALIATION POLICY

No employee, contractor, agent, volunteer, or member of the USOPC, including USA Swimming, shall take or threaten to take any action against an athlete as a reprisal for disclosing information to or seeking assistance from the Office of the Athlete Ombuds as outlined in Section 220509(b)(5) of the Act.


2024 Quad Plan

2024 ELITE ATHLETE HEALTH INSURANCE

GENERAL CRITERIA

To be eligible, athletes must be actively training and competing in USA Swimming competitions. EAHI will be offered to athletes who meet the following criteria:

POOL CRITERIA 2024: Jan. 1 - Dec. 31
  • Members of the 2024 World Championships Team
OPEN WATER CRITERIA 2024: Jan. 1 - Dec. 31
  • Members of the 2024 World Championships Team
  • Members of the 2024 Olympic Team
POOL CRITERIA 2024: Jan. 1 - Aug. 31
  • 2023-2024 National Team
  • 2023 World Championships Team
  • 2020 Olympic Team - actively training and competing in USA Swimming competitions
OPEN WATER CRITERIA 2024: Jan. 1 - Aug. 31
  • 2023-2024 National Team
  • 2023 World Championships Team
  • 2020 Olympic Team - actively training and competing in USA Swimming competitions
POOL CRITERIA 2024: July 1 - Dec. 31
  • Members of the 2024 Olympic Team
OPEN WATER CRITERIA 2024: July 1 - Dec. 31
  • Members of the 2024 Olympic Team
POOL CRITERIA 2024: Sept. 1 - Dec. 31
  • 2024-2025 National Team
OPEN WATER CRITERIA 2024: Sept. 1 - Dec. 31
  • 2024-2025 National Team
  • Athletes who finish in the top 16 at the World Aquatics 10K World Cup (date and location TBD)

2024 Direct Athlete Support (Monthly Stipend)

GENERAL CRITERIA - POOL AND OPEN WATER

Updated as of March 22, 2024

  • Athletes must be registered USA Swimming members in good standing at the time of the qualifying competition, at the time of selection, and throughout their term on the National Team.
  • An athlete may be suspended from the National Team if they do not remain in good standing, including membership requirements and adherence to the SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Movement, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency Protocol, the World Anti-Doping Agency’s Code, and any USA Swimming, USOPC, World Aquatics, or IOC rules and regulations. If an athlete who has qualified for, but has subsequently been suspended from, the National Team is reinstated, or their suspension is reduced, by a court or body with competent jurisdiction such that the athlete becomes eligible during all or a portion of the term of the 2023-2024 National Team, their National Team suspension will be lifted, in accordance with the order from the court or body. If an athlete who was otherwise eligible for selection to the National Team but was not in good standing at the time of selection due to any type of suspension or ineligibility determination, and the suspension or ineligibility determination is later overturned or reduced by a court or body with competent jurisdiction during the term of the 2023-2024 National Team such that the athlete would have been eligible at the time of selection to the National Team, the athlete will be added to the team, in accordance with the order from the court or body. In any of the above scenarios where an athlete is added or reinstated to the National Team, no athlete will be removed as a result of that addition.
  • All team members 18 and over must complete a background check and Athlete Protection Training five days after being named to the Team.
  • The athlete must be eligible to represent and intend to represent the U.S. in international competition.
  • Athletes must be members of the current year USA Swimming National Team.
  • Only individual Olympic events will be considered.
  • No relay lead-offs, intermediate splits or time trials will be considered.
  • Open Water National Team Members must have a 2024 Olympic Trial Cut in the 1500 LCM from November 30, 2022 or be a 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Member in the 10K.
QUALIFICATION CRITERIA - POOL
January 1, 2024 - June 30, 2024
  • The top 28 athletes of each gender will receive Direct Athlete Support based on the following rankings:
    • Athletes who are named to the 2023-2024 National Team and are ranked number 1 in their respective event(s) will receive Direct Athlete Support. Athletes who are named to the 2023-2024 National Team and are ranked number 2, 3 or 4 in the 100 and 200 free will receive Direct Athlete Support.
  • If all athletes listed above have qualified for funding and less than 28 athletes per gender meet the above requirements, athletes who are on the 2023-2024 National Team will be ranked based on their fastest time in an Individual Olympic Event according to their percentage faster than the World Aquatics "A" Time Standard for the 2023 World Aquatics Championships.
    • Percentage faster than the "AQUA A' Time Standard" means the difference between a swimmer's National Team time to the "A" Time Standard for that same Event. The resulting time difference will be converted to a percentage to demonstrate how much faster or slower the swimmer’s finishing time in an Event is compared to the "A" Time Standard in that same Event. This percentage will be calculated by subtracting the swimmer’s finishing time at the Finals in an Event from the "A" Time Standard in that same Event, then dividing the difference by the "A" Time Standard in that Event. Calculations will be carried to the one-thousandth of a percent (i.e., x.xxx%).
      • For example, if the "A" Time Standard in the 100-meter Freestyle is 1 minute, and Swimmer #1’s finishing time in the 100-meter Freestyle at the Finals is :54 seconds, then Swimmer #1 has swum 6 seconds faster than the "A" Time Standard in the 100-meter Freestyle. Using the formula described above (60 seconds minus 54 seconds, divided by 60 seconds) Swimmer #1’s Percentage faster than the "A" Time Standard would be 10%.
      • If the "A" Time Standard in the 200-meter Freestyle is 2 minutes, and Swimmer #2’s finishing time in the 200-meter Freestyle at Finals is 1:54, then Swimmer #2 has swum 6 seconds faster than the "A" Time Standard in the 200-meter Freestyle. Using the formula described above (120 seconds minus 114 seconds, divided by 120 seconds) that swimmer’s Percentage faster than the "A" Time Standard would be 5%.
      • Swimmer #1’s Percentage faster than the "A" Time Standard (10%) would be considered higher than Swimmer #2’s Percentage faster than the "A" Time Standard (5%).
      • If a swimmer’s finishing time at the Finals in an Event is slower than the "A" Time Standard for that same Event, their percentages will be negative. Using the same example above, if Swimmer #1’s finishing time in the 100-meter Freestyle is 1:06, their percentage faster than the "A" standard would be -10% (60 seconds minus 66 seconds equals negative 6 seconds negative 6 seconds divided by 60 seconds equals -10%). If Swimmer #2’s finishing time in the 200-meter Freestyle is 2:06 their percentage faster than the "A" standard would be -5% (120 seconds minus 126 seconds equals negative 6 seconds; negative 6 seconds divided by 120 seconds equals -5%). In this case, Swimmer #2’s Percentage faster than the "A" Time Standard (-5%) is faster than Swimmer #1's Percentage faster than the "A" Time Standard (-10%).
  • This process will continue until 28 men and 28 women have qualified for Direct Athlete Support.
    • In the event there is a tie for the 28th position, all athletes involved in the tie will receive support.
July 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
  • Members of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team will receive funding.
    • Funding amounts will be based on Individual Olympic Event qualifiers and relay swimmers qualifiers.
  • Athletes who previously received Direct Athlete Support, in the immediate previous term, will receive the same amount for the new term.
  • The USA Swimming Athlete Partnership Agreement (APA) will be offered to Olympic Team athletes in August and amounts for July will be paid retroactively, should an athlete decide to sign the APA.
QUALIFICATION CRITERIA - OPEN WATER
January 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024
  • Up to 2 men and 2 women
  • Athletes who qualify, are selected to compete, and do compete in the 10K event at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
    • Athletes who qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games via the 2024 World Championships will be retroactively paid for January and February.
June 1, 2024 - October 30, 2024
  • Up to 3 men and 3 women
  • Athletes who qualify, are selected to compete, and do compete, in the 10K event at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
  • The best placing non-2024 Olympic team member finisher from the 2024 USA Swimming 10K Open Water National Championships, provided they have an U.S. Olympic Team Trials Cut in the 1500 LCM Freestyle as of November 30, 2022.
November 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
  • Up to 3 men and 3 women
  • Athletes who qualify, are selected to compete, and do compete in the 10K event at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
  • Remaining funding positions will be filled by athletes who finish in the top 16 at the 2024 World Aquatics 10K World Cup (Date and Location TBD) until a maximum of 3 athletes per gender qualify for funding.
  • In the event that this World Cup is held after November 1, athletes will be paid retroactively.

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