After announcing the 41 names who would represent the U.S. at the World Championships on Sunday, USA Swimming has now released an updated Worlds roster that includes the American entries for the stroke 50s in Budapest.
Additionally, Katie Ledecky has dropped the women’s 200 freestyle from her event schedule, and TAC Titans coach Bruce Marchionda joins the Team USA staff as an assistant.
In announcing the initial roster, USA Swimming only listed the automatic qualifiers in each of the stroke 50s (50 backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly), with the second entrant still to be determined.
The following swimmers are now confirmed to be representing the U.S. in each 50 as noted below:
- Women’s 50 Back – Regan Smith (joins Katharine Berkoff)
- Men’s 50 Back – Justin Ress (joins Hunter Armstrong)
- Women’s 50 Breast – no swimmer added (Lilly King will be the sole entrant)
- Men’s 50 Breast – Nic Fink (joins Michael Andrew)
- Women’s 50 Fly – Torri Huske (joins Claire Curzan)
- Men’s 50 Fly – Michael Andrew (joins Caeleb Dressel)
Following the conclusion of the stroke 50s and corresponding 100s in Greensboro, SwimSwam’s Robert Gibbs analyzed USA Swimming’s qualifying criteria and determined who would be entitled to swim each stroke 50 in Budapest.
The first priority for the second slot in each 50 goes to the winner of the corresponding 100-meter event. If the two are the same, then it’s the next-fastest swimmer in the event already on the roster, provided they have an ‘A’ cut.
All additions work out as they were projected to, with the women’s 50 breast notably having only Lilly King as no one else on the team had achieved the ‘A’ cut, unless Annie Lazor’s first 50 meters split of the 100 was recorded as an official time (which must be requested prior to the swim). This is not uncommon in USA Swimming culture, with a lot of emphasis on Olympic events, which the stroke 50s are not. At the 2019 World Championships, for example, the U.S. had only one entrant in both the women’s 50 fly and women’s 50 breast.
In the women’s 200 free, Ledecky’s place will be assumed by Leah Smith.
UPDATED U.S. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROSTER
| 2022 FINA World Championships Roster | [image] | ||||
| Women | |||||
| Name | Age | Event(s) | Hometown | Club | College Affiliation* |
| Phoebe Bacon | 19 | 200 BK | Chevy Chase, Md. | Nation’s Capital Swim Club/Wisconsin Aquatics | Wisconsin, ‘24 |
| Katharine Berkoff | 21 | 50 BK | Missoula, Mont. | Missoula Aquatic Club/NC State | NC State, ‘23 |
| Erika Brown | 23 | 50 FR; 4×100 FR-R | Modesto, Calif. | Tennessee Aquatics | Tennessee, ‘20 |
| Mallory Comerford | 24 | 4×100 FR-R | Kalamazoo, Mich. | Cardinal Aquatics | Louisville, ‘19 |
| Claire Curzan | 17 | 100 FR; 50/100 FL; 100 BK | Cary, N.C. | TAC Titans | ^Stanford, ‘26 |
| Kate Douglass | 20 | 200 BR; 4×100 FR-R | Pelham, N.Y. | University of Virginia | Virginia, ‘23 |
| Hali Flickinger | 27 | 200 FL; 4×200 FR-R | York, Pa. | Sun Devil Swimming | Georgia, ‘17 |
| Katie Grimes | 16 | 1500 FR; 400 IM | Las Vegas, Nev. | Sandpipers of Nevada | N/A |
| Leah Hayes | 16 | 200 IM | Sugar Grove, Ill. | Fox Valley Park District Riptides | N/A |
| Natalie Hinds | 28 | 4×100 FR-R | Midland, Texas | Gator Swim Club | Florida, ‘16 |
| Torri Huske | 19 | 50/100 FR; 50 FL/100 FL | Arlington, Va. | Stanford University | Stanford, ‘25 |
| Lilly King | 25 | 50/100/200 BR | Evansville, Ind. | Newburgh Sea Creatures/Greater Evansville Aquatic Team | Indiana, ‘19 |
| Annie Lazor | 27 | 100 BR | Beverly Hills, Mich. | Indiana Swim Club/Mission Viejo Nadadores | Ohio State/Auburn, ‘16 |
| Katie Ledecky | 25 | 400/800/1500 FR | Bethesda, Md. | Nation’s Captial/Gator Swim Club | Stanford, ‘20 |
| Bella Sims | 17 | 4×200 FR-R | Las Vegas, Nev. | Sandpipers of Nevada | N/A |
| Leah Smith | 27 | 200/400/800 FR; 4×200 FR-R | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Longhorn Aquatics | Virginia, ‘17 |
| Regan Smith | 20 | 50/100 BK; 200 FL | Lakeville, Minn. | Stanford University | Stanford, ‘25 |
| Alex Walsh | 20 | 200 IM; 4×200 FR-R | Nashville, Tenn. | Nashville Aquatic Club/University of Virginia | Virginia, ‘24 |
| Claire Weinstein | 15 | 200 FR | White Plains, N.Y. | Sandpipers of Nevada | N/A |
| Emma Weyant | 20 | 400 IM | Sarasota, Fla. | Sarasota Sharks | Virginia, ‘25 |
| Rhyan White | 22 | 200 BK | Herriman, Utah | University of Alabama/WFFM | Alabama, ‘22 |
| Men | |||||
| Name | Age | Event(s) | Hometown | Club | College Affiliation* |
| Michael Andrew | 23 | 50 FR; 50/100 BR; 50/100 FL | Encinitas, Calif. | MA Swim Academy | N/A |
| Hunter Armstrong | 21 | 50/100 BK; 4×100 FR-R | Dover, Ohio | The Ohio State University | Ohio State, ‘24 |
| Coby Carrozza | 21 | 4×200 FR-R | Austin, Texas | University of Texas | Texas, ‘24 |
| Shaine Casas | 22 | 200 BK | McAllen, Texas | Longhorn Aquatics | N/A |
| Charlie Clark | 20 | 800/1500 FR | Sandusky, Ohio | The Ohio State University/Vacationland Swim Club | Ohio State, ‘24 |
| Brooks Curry | 21 | 100 FR | Atlanta, Ga. | Louisiana State University | LSU, ‘23 |
| Caeleb Dressel | 25 | 50/100 FR; 50/100 FL | Green Cove Springs, Fla. | Gator Swim Club | Florida, ‘18 |
| Nic Fink | 28 | 50/100/200 BR | Morristown, N.J. | Metro Atlantic Aquatic Club | Georgia, ‘15 |
| Bobby Finke | 22 | 800/1500 FR | Clearwater, Fla. | Gator Swim Club | Florida, ‘22 |
| Carson Foster | 20 | 200/400 IM; 4×200 FR-R | Cincinnati, Ohio | University of Texas/Mason Manta Rays | Texas, ‘24 |
| Trey Freeman | 22 | 400 FR; 4×200 FR-R | Emigration Canyon, Utah | University of Florida/Baylor Swim Club | Florida, ‘23 |
| Ryan Held | 26 | 4×100 FR-R | Springfield, Ill. | NYAC/Sun Devil Swimming | NC State, ‘18 |
| Trenton Julian | 23 | 200 FL; 4×200 FR-R | Glendale, Calif. | Rose Bowl Aquatics | Cal-Berkeley, ‘21 |
| Chase Kalisz | 28 | 200/400 IM | Baltimore, Md. | Athens Bulldog Swim Club | Georgia, ‘17 |
| Drew Kibler | 22 | 200 FR; 4×100 FR-R | Carmel, Ind. | University of Texas | Texas, ‘22 |
| Ryan Murphy | 26 | 100/200 BK | Ponte Vedra Beach, Calif. | California Aquatics | Cal-Berkeley, ‘17 |
| Justin Ress | 24 | 50 BK; 4×100 FR-R | Cary, N.C. | Wolfpack Elite | NC State, ‘19 |
| Kieran Smith | 22 | 200/400 FR | Ridgefield, Conn. | Ridgefield Aquatic Club/University of Florida | Florida, ‘22 |
| Charlie Swanson | 24 | 200 BR | Richmond, Va. | Club Wolverine | Michigan, ‘21 |
| Luca Urlando | 20 | 200 FL | Sacramento, Calif. | University of Georgia/DART Swimming – Davis | Georgia, ‘24 |
| * Future year marks anticipated graduation date | |||||
| ^ Verbally committed | |||||
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NOTES: Age at the opening of the 2022 FINA World Championships on June 18, 2022; Relay line-ups will be determined by the coaching staff.
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| Women’s Team Head Coach: Todd DeSorbo (University of Virginia) | |||||
| Men’s Team Head Coach: Anthony Nesty (University of Florida) | |||||
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Assistant Coaching Staff: Ron Aiken (Sandpipers of Nevada), Carol Capitani (University of Texas), Bill Dorenkott (The Ohio State University), Bruce Marchionda (TAC Titans), Greg Meehan (Alto Swim Club), Eddie Reese (University of Texas)
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Events are subject to change. Athletes, coaches and events are updated as of May 3,, 2022.
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I take it by swimming the 50 back that Ress is no longer a relay-only swimmer. That would mean it’s not essential for him to be selected for the 400 free relay, though still likely he’ll be used in prelims. Nobody wants to see any DQs based on silly admin errors.
Does Katie Ledecky still have the 4×200 FR-R on the schedule? It’s not posted above.
They should really just make 50s of stroke Olympic events
As much as I’d love peaty to get 2 individual golds, the 50s are too similar to the 100s and would be a waste of time in an already packed schedule
What?? That’s just not true at all.. Those events aren’t even remotely close. If that’s the case, let’s cut 50 free since they’re so similar.
I would happily cut 50 free. Certainly see that as preferable to adding all the stroke 50s
Why on Earth is this being down voted?
Pretty sure Torri Huske is swimming the 50/100 FL not 50 BK; 100 FL
Thanks, I think you’re right. Will alert USA Swimming to the error.
Start lists for Aussie trials is out. We need an article!
https://www.swimming.org.au/sites/default/files/assets/documents/2022%20Australian%20Swimming%20Championships%20Start%20List.pdf
I had to sort it by seed time to be able to read it properly.
Some things I noted:
Yeah I made a bunch of notes too. Some other interesting things to note:
- Tommy Neill is only entered in the age group 400, not the open, so I don’t think he can qualify for worlds in that.
- Chalmers ranked second in the 100 fly and first in the 50 fly. Interesting considering fly was a relatively recent addition for him.
- Titmus entered in the 100 free and could sneak onto the heat relay if she really wanted an extra medal.
- Hodges entry time in 50 breast is only 0.02 off 2019 Worlds bronze and she swam it in season. Potential for a medal?
- Kaylee McKeown isn’t swimming the 50 back! It is immediately after the 400IM so presumably
… Read more »If I read the selection policy correctly, non-Olympic evetns are not selection events. The spots will be given to swimmers who make the team in other events, so Kaylee M and Larkin still have chances.
Oh interesting. I wasn’t aware of that. Surely if someone throws down an incredible 50 and wins by a mile but doesn’t otherwise qualify there would be some scope to get them on the team right?
I hadn’t thought about Open vs age group final. Yikes. Neill and Short are also in the age group final for the 200 free. Surely this has got to be a mistake with both being from the same club? They’re both entered opnly in age group events no open events.
Ok yeah it might be a mistake. I only noticed in the 400 because Tommy had the third fastest time overall, only half a second behind Mack, but for some reason wasn’t swimming open.
It’s not a mistake. They can still swim the Open A final so all is okay.
Dekkers is in the age group entries. She can still swim the open final. See Troyy’s screenshot below.
Was hoping to see Hannah Casey entered, but she is very young and has plenty of time!
Im confused by Ress’ hair in that pic.
Ridiculous that there isn’t a second entrant for the women’s 50 breaststroke. Surely they could give Douglass or Lazor a chance.
Douglass doesn’t have the standard. Lazor only has the standard if the opening 50 of her 100 was recorded as an official time on a split.
Is there any good reason why Lazor needed to request an official split prior to her 100m swim for it to count for qualifying purposes? Particularly for a stroke like breaststroke, where the touch for a turn is identical to the touch for a finish, I don’t see why it would be necessary.
Is there something weird that happens with the timing system?
I’m not 100% positive, but I believe it has to do with timing. Because touchpads aren’t fully reliable, especially on splits, there are supposed to be other timers to back them up.
Although, now that I’m reading the rules very carefully, that rule might only apply when records are in play, not for qualifying purposes.
So, maybe she just declined the slot. I’m going to reach out to the rules people at USA Swimming and see if I can clarify that rule.
Read the article.
Surely Kate Douglass could do a 50m breaststroke time trial…
I think the qualifying period ended April 30
Was this how they announced Ledecky dropped the 200 free? By just removing it from her schedule?
No.
https://staging.swimswam.com/katie-ledecky-drops-200-free-from-2022-worlds-championship-schedule/
By “they” I didn’t mean SwimSwam, I meant Ledecky/USAS. Even in your article about her dropping it it doesn’t look like anyone official has commented on it, they just removed it from her schedule and SwimSwam pieced it together yourselves.
I don’t know if they put out any kind of public-consumption release, but they sent media an informal email this morning with the Ledecky info, the stroke 50s, and the Bruce Marchionda addition. Just kind of a “we’ve updated the rosters in these ways” updates. Then they let us “announce it” in a sense.
USA Swimming’s media head left her job last month, so they’re sort of working shorthanded at the moment, and that may be why they chose to do it that way. That’s just my surmising, though, not anything they’ve set.
Tim will have a complete new staff soon.
In 2012, the announcement that Phelps would drop the 200 free came via Bob Bowman tweet: https://twitter.com/coach_bowman/status/219818300312518658
This is actually how Ricky Berens found out lol