Team USA is headed to Singapore this week as an intermediate stop before the upcoming World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
The open water team gathered at their points of departure on Monday with a scheduled arrival in Singapore on July 4 – a number of them convened in San Francisco, where Katie Grimes, for example, was training in the Stanford pool.
The open water team will remain in camp until July 14 before making the hop across Southeast Asia to Fukuoka for the start of racing from July 15-20. They are scheduled to head home on July 21.
Open Water Competition Schedule:
- Women’s 10km – July 15 @ 8:00 AM Local
- Men’s 10km – July 16 @ 8:00 AM Local
- Women’s 5km – July 18 @ 8:00 AM Local
- Men’s 5km – July 18 @ 8:00 AM Local
- 6km Mixed Team Relay – July 20 @ 8:00 AM Local
The pool swimming team will join the open water swimmers in Singapore on July 8. They will remain there until July 18, with plans to run a local training camp in Fukuoka from July 19-22. Competition in the pool runs from July 23-30, with athletes returning home July 31.
The teams will train at the OCBC Aquatic Centre, the country’s main aquatic center, and the pool that hosted the 2015 World Junior Championships and the 2015 SEA Games. The facility has a 10-lane, 50 meter, 3 meter deep competition pool, an 8-lane, 50 meter, 1.35-2m deep training pool, and a 25m wide diving well/multi-purpose pool that is 5 meters deep.
There will be a meet-and-greet with American swimmers on July 15 from 8:30 AM to 1 PM.
Individuals can register interest in the autograph session here.
Direct flights between Singapore and Fukuoka take about 6 hours.
The US previously camped in Singapore at the OCBC Aquatic Centre ahead of the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.
USA Swimming in the past has been willing to fly athletes to any “home” they choose, so some opt to go on vacation after big meets.
Hoping Regan has a happy, positive deja vu in Singapore from the four years ago camp the US held there just before her BIG time breakout meet…
Do we know if Kate Douglass is swimming both the 100free and 200breast yet?
Guys there’s no Chipotle in Singapore, so what would MA have even eaten?
Kicking a man when he’s down. Nice!
Oh no, the consequences of his own actions?!?!
RANK has its privileges – and they deserve it!
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This clarifies everything. Thank you!!!1!
Did anyone from SwimSwam ever get an official answer as to why Anna P got added when KL scratched but Erin G didn’t get added last year in the exact same scenario? Thanks!
Because the rules changed last year.
Relays alternate jumped up in priority from 6th to 4th.
Thanks! I didn’t know they changed. That makes sense.
Not funny. In a conference call on 7/3, Mintenko tried to blame Ledecky even though Ledecky gave up her spot in the exact same way with the same timing both years. When challenged with that fact, Mintenko said she “made a mistake” in 2022 in not taking Gemmell and offered to apologize.
Saw someone posted this on FB or Twitter now it’s been deleted. it said Bruce stopped Mintenko on the blame and Katie made apology to Erin. Then it said Erin was too sad for failing the worlds team last year that she considered retiring from professional swimming which made that Article look fake.
That is incorrect.
Because Anna won a game of Guitar Hero against Michael Andrew.
It was a blessing a disguise. The 2022 Junior Pan Pacs was the venue Erin Gemmell needed at that time to show her potential.
They can hang out with Schooling while there
Did he get his marijuana caning yet?
lol