USA Swimming has released the psych sheets for Winter Nationals.
The meet begins on Thursday in Austin and runs through Saturday, and will be run in a short course yards course; we’ll have a full breakdown later this week, but for now, let’s check out some of the big names, and schools, who will be competing:
Colleges
Arizona
Cleveland State
Columbia
Connecticut
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan State
Pitt
Texas (hosts)
TCU
UCLA
USC
Villanova
West Virginia
US Olympians
Haley Anderson (USC)
Missy Franklin (Colorado Stars)
Jessica Hardy (Trojan)
Kathleen Hersey (Longhorn Aquatics)
Katie Ledecky (NCAP)
Christine Magnuson (Tucson Ford)
Lia Neal (Asphalt Green)
Kim Vandenberg (Cal)
Amanda Weir (SwimAtlanta)
Nathan Adrian (California Aquatics)
Ricky Berens (Longhorn Aquatics)
Clark Burckle (Tucson Ford)
Conor Dwyer (Gator Swim Club)
Jimmy Feigen (Longhorn Aquatics)
Matt Grevers (Tucson Ford)
Ryan Lochte (Gator Swim Club)
Tyler McGill (Auburn)
Davis Tarwater (Tennessee Aquatics)
Garrett Weber-Gale (Longhorn Aquatics)
Other Notable Swimmers
Karlee Bispo (Longhorn Aquatics)
Ashley Danner (Mason Makos)
Erika Erndl (T2 Aquatics)
Margo Geer (Arizona)
Catherine Meili (Columbia)
Dagny Knutson (ASK)
Celina Li (Pleasanton Seahawks)
Simone Manuel (First Colony)
Leah Smith (JCC Sailfish)
Laura Sogar (Texas)
Olivia Smoliga (Glenview Titans)
Ashley Steenvoorden (Minnesota)
Kendyl Stewart (USC)
Kylie Stewart (Dynamo Swim Club)
Jasmine Tosky (USC)
Jillian Tyler (Minnesota/Canada)
Carlos Almeida (Cardinal Aquatic Club/Louisville)
Kevin Cordes (Arizona)
Mark Dylla (Athens Bulldogs Swim Club)
Dax Hill (Texas)
Chase Kalisz (Georgia/NBAC)
Nikita Lobintsev (Russia)
Joao de Lucca (Louisville)
Ryan Murphy (Bolles)
Evan Pinion (Dynamo Swim Club)
Tom Shields (Cal)
Austin Thompsen (Tucson Ford)
Matt Thompson (Stanford)
Arkady Vyatchanin (Russian Olympian)
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Don’t forget dagny knutson!!
Good one John, missed her, just added.
Clay Youngquist
Great meet to come! Another nights in front of the computer screen!
Well, Missy Franklin, Ryan Lochte, Katie Ledecky and the others! Great casting!
A few questions before this meet.
Why like at the French championships are there foreign swimmers in these American short course nationals? There’s even a French swimmer with Justine Ress. Last year Yannick Agnel and Camille Muffat were American champions. It’s always weird for me.
Who will be well rested? Who will be not rested? I presume the swimmers who don’t go to the short course world championships are not rested and the others are well rested.
Where are the NBAC swimmers like Allison Schmitt and Gillian Ryan?
A few predictions before this meet.
Some American records are in jeopardy. Missy can break the 200 free and the 200 back records. Katie Ledecky can break the 500 free and the 1650 free records. Nathan Adrian, if he has trained very well since London, can break the 50 free and the 100 free records.
Ryan Lochte will probably make Ryan Lochte but perhaps in better. He hasn’t trained very much since London and last time in Minneapolis he was faster and he looked much less tired than usual in a training meet. So perhaps good times to come from him.
I will follow Kevin Cordes and Jasmine Tosky before Istanbul I think they can make big damages there.
I will watch some of the best young and very young American swimmers like Gunnar Bentz, Chase Kalisz, Evan Pinion, Olivia Smoliga or Isabella Rongione.
About Ryan Murphy, I don’t know what to expect. It’s tough to swim at best 3 weeks ago and now. His coach knows what to do and he must be prepared for Istanbul.
And I will continue to cheer on Dagny Knutson who is back in the water.
It has always been that swimmers can be in Nationals from any country.In 1949 Furahashi set his world
Records in LA Olympic Pool. Since the late 40′s other countries swimmers have been in American university’s. it has been we will swim anyone. The only difference made is if the meet is also a trials the they cannot be in the finals.
Excuse me swimswam readers. I had forgotten that Allison Schmitt was back in NCAA with Georgia. That’s why she isn’t at these nationals.
Why isn’t Kristen Vredeveld in this meet? She trains at the Baylor Swim Club so if my American geography is good it’s not very far from Austin. She could have swum very fast times against top sprinters. Perhaps she goes to the junior mationals next week.
I’ve forgotten to mention Simone Manuel and Lia Neal in the young swimmers to watch. Clay Youngquist is a Texas swimmer so at home he could swim fast times.
Oh My God! Like you say in USA! There are too many great swimmers to watch in these USA short course nationals.
Perhaps she goes to the junior nationals next week.
Oh My God! As you say in USA! It’s better like that.
Baylor is in Tennessee, not Texas…
Bobo, you’ve made me curious to look up something that has always intrigued me. So now I know. The state of Texas is 25 percent larger than France. Baylor in Chattanooga, Tennessee to Austin, Texas is about the same as Berlin to Marseille.
Ok, ok, ok, ok. Excuse me. I have mistaken Baylor Swim Club for Baylor the university in Texas. So yes if it’s in Tennessee she will probably go to the junior nationals.
Since Jr Nationals is about an hour from Kristen’s home town, I would imagine she is doing Jr Nationals.
Baylor Swim Club is in Tennessee, not Texas. It’s Baylor the prep school, not Baylor the college and medical center.
Nor Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas, one of the best dental programs in the country which – get this – is actually owned by Texas A&M!
Conor Dwyer and Arkady Vyatchanin are on the heat sheet as well
and so is Grevers
Oh yes! Braden Keith the machine has forgotten olympic champions!
I saw Ricky Berence and Matt Grevers in psyche sheet as well. Why they weren’t mentioned, they won’t swim?
Clark burckle and davis tarwater are on notable list but not Olympic list
Christine Magnuson is an Olympian too. 18?
Actually, so is Kim Vandenberg. 19.
Give Braden a break. With a psych sheet like this and so many top swimmers not having SCY meets in the small qualifying window, it’s easy to miss people seeded in the 50s or 60s.
Olympians all over the place – Tyler McGill is #68 seed in the 100Y Fly – don’t miss those early heats!
I’m putting my money on De Lucca in the 100 and 200 Free.
You will lose your money to one of the numerous olympians in the 100 and to a non-notable in the 200.
I’m guessing De Lucca will be back in training as well; afterall Louisville had their rest meet. This will be a Portuguese meet for him, not a Louisville meet, per se.
You’re likely right. He must have been rested for the Purdue Invite. I’ll save my money, but I still believe this will be an off-year for the male Olympians.
Well, if what was told about DeLucca doing 49´s in LCM in briefs before Olympics(what made brazlian coaches looks like morons leaving him out of relay…), he is gonna be very good next year.
Right now, i put him in third place for NCAA 100yard next year, behind Morozov and Chieriguini.
with Adrian and Lotche.. hard for him, maybe 3rd place on both.. but I Think he could put up a fight with Feigen..
Looks like Juniors will be a big meet… maybe. Not many 18 and unders entered in Texas. There are so many standard meets across the country… most swimmers probably staying close to home.
No bonus cuts, no time trials for relay kids, and very fast time standards makes this a difficult trip for 18 and under club teams. After looking at Grand Prix cuts, I’m seeing a pattern.
Those are the reasons that there will be less 18 & unders will be less as more older swimmers continue to swim a sign of the times. Also different then in the past is that you can go to Jrs with a national cut and you can then swim more events. The old system had you going to both meets to get in your best event.
Well, I swam in the old La Pool,there was a odd warm up pool.
What about Mr. Adam Mania and Steve Cebertowicz representing DBS?!
There’s no stroke 50′s at this meet, so wasn’t sure if Mania was actually going to show up
. #Jokes!
I was almost right about De Lucca winning the 200 Free. 1:32.57 for 2nd place. Not too shabby.
And that was a big PB for him.I time like that right now…wow!