USA Swimming has added Rachel Klinker to its 2024 World Championships roster in Doha. Klinker will compete in the 200 butterfly.
Just two days ago, the US added four girls to the roster after Claire Weinstein and Katie Grimes decided it “made more sense to stay closer to home” as there were “many factors that went into the decision” according to Coach Ron Aitken. The addition of Klinker now brings the women’s roster to eight, while the US will have 12 men compete next month.
When the four girls were added two days ago, they covered all of the events that Weinstein and Grimes were entered in, with the exception of the 200 butterfly. Grimes was originally scheduled to swim the event and no one had replaced that entry until now as Klinker will compete in the event.
Klinker is currently in her senior season with Cal. Notably, the team will return from Doha on February 19th, just nine days before the start of the Pac-12 Championships which begin February 28th.
This past summer, Klinker finished 9th in the 200 butterfly at US Summer Nationals swimming a 2:09.87. Klinker’s best time in the race stands at a 2:09.18 which she swam at 2020 Wave II Olympic Trials in semifinals, where she went on to finish 8th in the finals.
The US will depart on February 5th for training in Doha beginning February 6th. Competition is scheduled to take place from February 11th-18th. Full selection procedures can be seen here. The US will have three coaches on the staff.
WOMEN’S ROSTER
| NAME | EVENTS | HOMETOWN | CLUB/COLLEGE TEAM |
COLLEGE AFFILIATION
|
| Lilla Bognar | 400 IM; 200 BK | Travlers Rest, SC | Team Greenville | ^Florida, ’29 |
| Claire Curzan | 50/100/200 BK; 50/100 FL; 50 FR | Cary, N.C. | Alto Swim Club | Virginia, ‘26 |
| Kate Douglass | 50/100 FR; 200 IM; 200 BR; 50 FL | Pelham, N.Y. | New York Athletic Club | Virginia, ‘23 |
| Piper Enge | 50/100 BR | Mercer Island, Wash. | Bellevue Club Swim Team | ^Texas, ‘28 |
| Kayla Han | 800/1500 FR, 400 IM | La Mirada, Calif | Carmel Swim Club | Undecided |
| Kate Hurst | 1500 FR | Hillsdale, NJ | Scarlet Aquatics | ^Texas, ‘28 |
| Rachel Klinker | 200 FL | Lexington, KY | California Aquatics | California, ’24 |
| Addison Sauickie | 200/400 FR | Sarasota, Fla | Sarasota Sharks | ^Stanford, ’28 |
MEN’S ROSTER
| NAME | EVENTS | HOMETOWN | CLUB/COLLEGE TEAM |
COLLEGE AFFILIATION
|
| Jack Aikins | 100/200 BK | Atlanta, Ga. | Swim Atlanta | Virginia, ‘24 |
| Michael Andrew | 50 FR; 50 BK; 50 BR; 50 FL | Encinitas, Calif. | MA Swim Academy | N/A |
| Hunter Armstrong | 50/100 BK | Dover, Ohio | New York Athletic Club | N/A |
| Shaine Casas | 200 IM; 50/100 FL | McAllen, Texas | Longhorn Aquatics | N/A |
| Charlie Clark | 800/1500 FR | Sandusky, Ohio | Ohio State University | Ohio State, ‘24 |
| Nic Fink | 50/100/200 BR | Morristown, N.J. | Metro Atlantic Aquatic Club | Georgia, ‘15 |
| Carson Foster | 200/400 IM; 200 FR | Cincinnati, Ohio | Mason Manta Rays | Texas, ‘24 |
| Jake Foster | 100/200 BR | Cincinnati, Ohio | Mason Manta Rays | Texas, ‘23 |
| Zach Harting | 100/200 FL | Huntsville, Ala. | Cardinal Aquatics | Louisville, ‘19 |
| Luke Hobson | 200 FR | Reno, Nev. | Longhorn Aquatics | Texas, ‘25 |
| David Johnston | 400 FR; 400 IM | Dallas, Texas | Longhorn Aquatics | Texas, ‘24 |
| Matt King | 50/100 FR | Snohomish, Wash. | Texas Ford Aquatics | N/A |
- As of 1/23/24
- Club and college affiliations updated as of 1/23/24
- Future year marks anticipated graduation date and is subject to change
- ^ Verbally committed
Do you refer to college age male swimmers as boys?
The 4 swimmers added are all in high school.
And entered into womens event. They arent entered in age events. So women, not girls
We’ve been dealing this since day 1, where a certain subset of coaches and parents believe that there’s some “honor” in describing children as “men and women.” As if hard work is exclusive to “men and women.”
It was a battle we fought a lot early on, but has mostly subsided lately. I never really could come up with anything other than nefarious reasons for people to be desperate to refer to children as “men and women,” but maybe there’s something I’m missing.
The 4 added individuals are not in high school. Rachel Klinker is in her final year of college eligibility.
Y’all are exhausting sometimes.
5 individuals were added.
4 high school swimmers were added two days before this article.
This article is about Rachel Klinker. She is the 5th.
The commenter above is trying to catch us calling “women” “girls” to prove that we’re sexist, because that’s a popular thing to do. OP is referring to the sentence that says “Just two days ago, the US added four girls to the roster after Claire Weinstein and Katie Grimes decided it “made more sense to stay closer to home” as there were “many factors that went into the decision” according to Coach Ron Aitken.”
Klinker was never referred to as a “girl.”
I’m sure someone could look back in 13 years… Read more »
Better chance for a few relays for the women now?
Yes noh, it seems 800 free relay is possible now, but they will not get a podium finish. Women medley, still in a mix for the gold..even 100×4 free
Klink Klink!!!!
Do we know when the official entries come out? 2 weeks to go and seems there have been quite a few changes.
FINA has been posting top seeds on Twitter for a while now
I have a question for swimswam, I’m not sure if you know the answer to this. I know that in previous years, athletes, who qualified for a long course world championship team were not applicable for being selected to the junior national team in the future. now that this meet is very watered down, and there are so many people who aren’t attending, they went into the junior team roster and selected a few swimmers like Addison Sauickie. Does that mean that she is not able to be a member of the national junior team anymore, or will those rules be bent since this meet is such a last minute ordeal?
That’s a great question. I don’t think the Junior National Team selection criteria has been announced.
Though, those athletes usually get a spot on the National Team, don’t they? Which is considered an upgrade?
What’s open water looking like?
No changes publicized so far, and I haven’t heard any rumors of any changes, but we’ll see…
https://staging.swimswam.com/katie-grimes-headlines-five-member-u-s-open-water-roster-for-2024-world-championships/
I know the US roster is not that loaded for this meet, however, I think it’s going to be really fun to watch some young stars get their international racing experience. It’s also gonna be fun to see how everyone does, and is a great racing opportunity for those who are either realistic Olympic hopefuls, or swimmers, who are on the outside, looking in like Han and Sauickie.
Drip! Drip! Drip!