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Friday, July 7, 2023

USA Swimming Announces Complete Roster for World Aquatics Championships – Fukuoka 2023


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USA Swimming is proud to present the full roster of athletes and coaches selected for the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan later this month.

 

We are thrilled to announce the addition of Chris Plumb of Carmel Swim Club as an assistant coach and look forward to the leadership Plumb will provide.

 

USA Swimming's complete roster for World Aquatics Championships - Fukuoka 2023 can be found here.

2023 World Aquatics Championships Roster: Women

 

Name Event(s) Hometown Club/College Team College Affiliation
Katharine Berkoff 50 BK, 100 BK Missoula, Mont. Missoula Aquatic Club/NC State NC State, ‘23
Jillian Cox 800 FR Cedar Park, Texas Longhorn Aquatics ^Texas
Mariah Denigan 5K, 10K Walton, Ky. Indiana University Indiana, ‘25
Kate Douglass 100 FR, 200 BR, 200 IM Pelham, N.Y. New York Athletic Club Virginia, ‘23
Erin Gemmell 4x200 FR Potomac, Md. Nation’s Capital Swim Club ^Texas
Katie Grimes 400 IM, 1500M, 5K, 10K Las Vegas, Nev. Sandpipers of Nevada Undecided
Torri Huske 50 FL, 100 FL, 4x100 FR Arlington, Va. Arlington Aquatic Club Stanford, ‘25
Lydia Jacoby 50 BR, 100 BR Seward, Alaska Seward Tsunami Swim Club/University of Texas Texas Texas, ‘26
Lilly King 50 BR, 100 BR, 200 BR Evansville, Ind. Indiana Swim Club Indiana, ‘19
Katie Ledecky 400 FR, 800 FR, 1500 FR Bethesda, Md. Gator Swim Club Stanford, ‘20
Lindsay Looney 200 FL Denison, Texas Metroplex Aquatics/Arizona State Arizona State, ‘24
Maxine Parker 4x100 FR Bannockburn, Ill. Cats Aquatic Club/University of Virginia Virginia, ‘25
Anna Peplowski 4x200 FR Germantown Hills, Ill. Indiana University Indiana, ‘25
Alex Shackell 4x200 FR Carmel, Ind. Carmel Swim Club Undecided
Bella Sims 200 FR, 400 FR Henderson, Nev. Sandpipers of Nevada ^Florida
Leah Smith 4x200 FR Pittsburgh, Pa. Longhorn Aquatics Virginia, ‘17
Regan Smith 200 FL, 50 BK, 100 BK, 200 BK Lakeville, Minn. Sun Devil Swimming N/A
Olivia Smoliga 4x100 FR Glenview, Ill. Sun Devil Swimming Georgia, ‘17
Alex Walsh 200 IM, 400 IM Nashville, Tenn. Nashville Aquatic Club/University of Virginia Virginia, ‘24
Gretchen Walsh 50 FR, 50 FL, 100 FL, 4x100 FR Nashville, Tenn. Nashville Aquatic Club/University of Virginia Virginia, ‘25
Claire Weinstein 200 FR White Plains, N.Y. Sandpipers of Nevada Undecided
Abbey Weitzeil 50 FR, 100 FR Santa Clarita, Calif. California Aquatics California, ‘19
Rhyan White 200 BK Herriman, Utah Wasatch Front Fish Market/Wolfpack Elite Alabama, ‘22

 

2023 World Aquatics Championships Roster: Men

 

Name Event(s) Hometown Club/College Team College Affiliation
Jack Alexy 50 FR, 100 FR Mendham, N.J. California Aquatics California, ‘25
Hunter Armstrong 50 BK, 100 BK Dover, Ohio New York Athletic Club/California Aquatics N/A
Shaine Casas 50 FL, 200 IM McAllen, Texas Longhorn Aquatics N/A
Charlie Clark 1500 FR Sandusky, Ohio Vacationland Swim Club/Ohio State Ohio State, ‘24
Ross Dant 800 FR Hickory, N.C. Hickory Foundation YMCA/Wolfpack Elite/NC State NC State, ‘24
Matt Fallon 200 BR Warren, N.J. Athens Bulldog Swim Club/University of Pennsylvania Penn, ‘26
Nic Fink 50 BR, 100 BR Morristown, N.J. Metro Atlantic Aquatic Club Georgia, ‘15
Bobby Finke 800 FR, 1500 FR Clearwater, Fla. St. Petersburg Aquatics/Gator Swim Club Florida, ‘22
Carson Foster 200 FL, 200 IM, 400 IM Cincinnati, Ohio Mason Manta Rays Texas, ‘24
Brennan Gravley 5K, 10K Las Vegas, Nev. University of Florida Florida, ‘23
Dylan Gravley 5K Las Vegas, Nev. Arizona State University Arizona State, ‘25
Chris Guiliano 100 FR Douglassville, Pa. University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, ‘25
Thomas Heilman 100 FL, 200 FL Crozet, Va. Cavalier Aquatics/Piedmont Family YMCA Undecided
Ryan Held 50 FR, 4x100 FR Springfield, Ill. New York Athletic Club NC State, ‘18
Luke Hobson 200 FR Reno, Nev. Lakeridge Swim Team/University of Texas Texas, ‘25
David Johnston 400 FR Dallas, Texas Rockwall Aquatic Center/University of Texas Texas, ‘24
Chase Kalisz 400 IM Baltimore, Md. Sun Devil Swimming Georgia, ‘17
Drew Kibler 4x200 FR Carmel, Ind. Carmel Swim Club Texas, ‘22
Matt King 4x100 FR Snohomish, Wash. Texas Ford Aquatics Virginia, ‘25
Destin Lasco 4x100 FR, 200 BK Linwood, N.J. California Aquatics California, ‘24
Josh Matheny 100 BR, 200 BR Pittsburgh, Pa. Indiana Swim Club/Indiana University Indiana, ‘25
Henry McFadden 4x200 FR Haddonfield, N.J. Jersey Wahoos ^Stanford
Jake Mitchell 4x200 FR Carmel, Ind. Carmel Swim Club/University of Florida Florida, ‘24
Ryan Murphy 100 BK, 200 BK Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. California Aquatics California, ‘17
Baylor Nelson 4x200 FR Huntersville, N.C. SwimMAC/Texas A&M Texas A∓M, ‘26
Justin Ress 50 BK, 4x100 FR Cary, N.C. Mission Viejo Nadadores NC State, ‘15
Dare Rose 50 FL, 100 FL Jersey City, N.J. California Aquatics California, ‘24
Kieran Smith 200 FR, 400 FR Ridgefield, Conn. Ridgefield Aquatic Club Florida, ‘22
Joey Tepper 10K Egg Harbor Township, N.J. University of Tennessee Tennessee, ‘24

 

International competition rosters are assembled using a detailed list of selection criteria and priorities which can be found here, as first posted in January 2023.

 

One important procedure that came in to play both in 2023 and 2022 is the promotion of the 7th fastest finisher in the 200 freestyle to the 4x200 relay upon withdrawal of a top athlete from the 200 freestyle. 

 

In 2022, USA Swimming made a selection error which resulted in Erin Gemmell, the 7th fastest finisher in the 200 freestyle, not being named to the Worlds team. Instead, Gemmell was named to the Junior Pan Pacific Championships where she earned high point honors while leading the U.S. team to the top of the medal table. This year, a similar athlete withdrawal situation occurred in the 200 freestyle, and we followed the selection procedures correctly in allowing for the promotion of Anna Peplowski to the Worlds team. We realize the error in 2022 caused major disappointment for Gemmell, her coaches, and her family. USA Swimming extends our most sincere apologies to Erin, and we celebrate her qualification to this year’s World Aquatics Championships team.

 

Questions can be directed to Lindsay Mintenko, Managing Director, USA Swimming National Team (lmintenko@usaswimming.org).


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