TYR Next Gen Team Announced in Irvine
IRVINE, Calif. - USA Swimming and TYR are proud to recognize the top performers age 18 and under in each Olympic event across the 2018 TYR Pro Swim Series as members of the inaugural TYR Next Gen Team.
At each meet of the 2018 TYR Pro Swim Series, the top performing 18-and-under Americans in each Olympic event were recognized as a member of TYR Next Gen – Austin, Atlanta, Mesa, etc.
After the final stop of the TYR Pro Swim Series in Columbus, USA Swimming considered all the finishes from across the series to determine the top 18-and-under male and female performer in each Olympic event for the full series. These individuals were named to the 2018 TYR Next Gen Team.
The inaugural TYR Next Gen Team was announced Sunday at the 2018 Phillips 66 National Championships during an on-deck ceremony.
The honorees were:
| Women’s 50m Free | Katherine Douglass (Chelsea Piers Aquatic Club) | 25.51 | Columbus |
| Men’s 50m Free | Michael Andrew (Race Pace Club) | 21.93 | Atlanta |
| Women’s 100m Free | Julia Cook (Aggie Swim Club) | 55.88 | Austin |
| Men’s 100m Free | Daniel Krueger (McFarland Spartan Sharks) | 49.77 | Austin |
| Women’s 200m Free | Erica Sullivan (Sandpipers of Nevada) | 2:00.73 | Indianapolis |
| Men’s 200m Free | Trey Freeman (Baylor Swim Club) | 1:49.41 | Atlanta |
| Women’s 400m Free | Erica Sullivan (Sandpipers of Nevada) | 4:12.01 | Indianapolis |
| Men’s 400m Free | Jack Levant (North Texas Nadadores) | 3:51.47 | Santa Clara |
| Women’s 800m Free | Erica Sullivan (Sandpipers of Nevada) | 8:30.15 | Indianapolis |
| Men’s 800m Free | Andrew Abruzzo (Plymouth Whitemarsh Aquatics) | 7:54.51 | Atlanta |
| Women’s 1500m Free | Erica Sullivan (Sandpipers of Nevada) | 16:09.88 | Indianapolis |
| Men’s 1500m Free | Andrew Abruzzo (Plymouth Whitemarsh Aquatics) | 15:13.79 | Atlanta |
| Women’s 100m Back | Regan Smith (Riptide) | 59.38 | Austin |
| Men’s 100m Back | Shaine Casas (Nitro Swimming) | 55.68 | Austin |
| Women’s 200m Back | Regan Smith (Riptide) | 2:08.64 | Austin |
| Men’s 200m Back | Carson Foster (Mason Manta Rays) | 1:59.05 | Columbus |
| Women’s 100m Breast | Emily Weiss (Cardinal Community Swim Club) | 1:08.07 | Indianapolis |
| Men’s 100m Breast | Michael Andrew (Race Pace Club) | 1:00.07 | Atlanta |
| Women’s 200m Breast | Emily Weiss (Cardinal Community Swim Club) | 2:31.00 | Indianapolis |
| Men’s 200m Breast | Daniel Roy (Unattached) | 2:09.73 | Indianapolis |
| Women’s 100m Fly | Regan Smith (Riptide) | 59.07 | Santa Clara |
| Men’s 100m Fly | Michael Andrew (Race Pace Club) | 52.57 | Atlanta |
| Women’s 200m Fly | Regan Smith (Riptide) | 2:10.47 | Santa Clara |
| Men’s 200m Fly | Dare Rose (Scarlet Aquatics) | 1:59.78 | Atlanta |
| Women’s 200m IM | Katherine Douglass (Chelsea Piers Aquatic Club) | 2:14.08 | Columbus |
| Men’s 200m IM | Michael Andrew (Race Pace Club) | 2:00.61 | Atlanta |
| Women’s 400m IM | Mariah Denigan (Northern Kentucky Clippers) | 4:45.41 | Atlanta |
| Men’s 400m IM | Andrew Abruzzo (Plymouth Whitemarsh Aquatics) | 4:22.19 | Atlanta |