Two of the most dominant college programs in recent memory, the Virginia women and Texas men, headline the 2024 U.S. Olympic swimming teams in terms of NCAA affiliation.
Future NCAA Commitments
Women
Swimmer | NCAA School | Current Training Base | Event(s) | Notes |
Claire Weinstein | Cal | Sandpipers of Nevada | 200 free | 2025 |
Alex Shackell | Cal | Carmel Swim Club | 200 fly, 4×200 FR | 2025 |
Men
Swimmer | NCAA School | Current Training Base | Event(s) | Notes |
Thomas Heilman | Virginia | Cavalier Aquatics | 100/200 fly | 2025 |
Luke Whitlock | Florida | Fishers Area Swimming Tigers | 800 free | 2024 |
Aaron Shackell | Texas | Carmel Swim Club | 400 free |
2024 (Transfer from Cal)
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Matt King | Indiana | Tucson Ford Dealers Aquatics | 4×100 FR | 2024 (Transfer from Virginia) |
NCAA Teams During the 2023-2024 Season
Women
Swimmer | NCAA School | Current Training Base | Event(s) | Notes |
Phoebe Bacon | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | 200 back | |
Katharine Berkoff | NC State | NC State | 100 back | |
Mariah Denigan | Indiana | Indiana | 10K | |
Erin Gemmell | Texas | Texas | 200 free | |
Torri Huske | Stanford | Stanford | 100 free, 100 fly | Redshirt |
Anna Peplowski | Indiana | Indiana | 4×200 FR | |
Alex Walsh | Virginia | Virginia | 200 IM | |
Gretchen Walsh | Virginia | Virginia |
50 free, 100 fly, 4×100 FR
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Emma Weber | Virginia | Virginia | 100 breast | |
Emma Weyant | Florida | Florida | 400 IM |
Swam 1 season at Virginia
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Men
Swimmer | NCAA School | Current Training Base | Event(s) | Notes |
Jack Alexy | Cal | Cal | 100 free | |
Matt Fallon | Penn | Penn | 200 breast | |
Chris Guiliano | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 50/100/200 free | |
Luke Hobson | Texas | Texas | 200 free | |
David Johnston | Texas | The Swim Team | 1500 free, 10K | Redshirt |
Josh Matheny | Indiana | Indiana | 200 breast | |
Ivan Puskovitch | West Virginia | West Virginia | 10K | |
Luca Urlando | Georgia | Arizona State | 200 fly | Redshirt |
Past NCAA Teams (Transfers/Graduations/Went Pro)
Women
Swimmer | NCAA School | Current Training Base | Event(s) | Notes |
Erika Connolly | Tennessee | Tennessee | 4×100 free | Graduated |
Kate Douglass | Virginia | Virginia |
100 free, 200 breast, 200 IM
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Graduated |
Lilly King | Indiana | Indiana | 100/200 br | Graduated |
Katie Ledecky | Stanford | Florida |
400/800/1500 free, 4×200 FR
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Graduated |
Paige Madden | Virginia | Texas |
400/800 free, 4×200 FR
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Graduated |
Simone Manuel | Stanford | Arizona State | 50 fr, 4×100 FR | Graduated |
Regan Smith | Stanford | Texas |
100/200 back, 200 fly
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Graduated |
Abbey Weitzeil | Cal | Cal | 4×100 FR | Graduated |
Emma Weyant | Virginia | Florida | 400 IM | 1 year at Virginia before transferring to Florida
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Men
Swimmer | NCAA School | Training Base | Event(s) | Notes |
Hunter Armstrong | Ohio State | Cal | 100 back, 4×100 FR |
Spent 1 year at West Virginia
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Hunter Armstrong | West Virginia | Cal |
1 year, transferred to Ohio State
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Shaine Casas | Texas A&M | Texas | 200 IM | Turned Pro |
Brooks Curry | LSU | Cal | 4×200 FR | Graduated |
Caeleb Dressel | Florida | Florida | 50 free, 100 fly, 4×100 FR | Graduated |
Nic Fink | Georgia | Georgia Tech | 100 breast | Graduated |
Bobby Finke | Florida | Florida | 800/1500 free | Graduated |
Carson Foster | Texas | Texas | 200/400 IM | Turned Pro |
Ryan Held | NC State | Arizona State | 4×100 FR | Graduated |
Chase Kalisz | Georgia | Texas | 400 IM | Graduated |
Drew Kibler | Texas | Texas | 4×200 FR | Graduated |
Matt King | Alabama | Texas Ford Dealers Aquatics | 4×100 FR |
Transfered to Virginia after one year
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Matt King | Virginia | Texas Ford Dealers Aquatics | 4×100 FR |
Redshirted, transfered to Indiana after two seasons at Virginia
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Ryan Murphy | Cal | Cal | 100/200 back | Graduated |
Blake Pieroni | Indiana | Indiana | 4×200 FR | Graduated |
Aaron Shackell | Texas | Carmel Swim Club | 400 free |
Spent 1 semester at Cal, went home to Carmel, will transfer to Texas next season
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Kieran Smith | Florida | Florida | 400 free, 4×200 FR | Graduated |
Charlie Swanson | Michigan | Michigan | 100 breast | Graduated |
A modern dynasty, the University of Virginia women have won four straight national titles and have built Charlottesville into a hub for some of the top swimmers in the country, attracting some of the best recruits annually while keeping a post-grad superstar like Kate Douglass around after turning pro.
Along with Douglass, who won the women’s 100 free, 200 breast and 200 IM at the Olympic Trials, Virginia will be sending current team members Alex Walsh, Gretchen Walsh and Emma Weber to Paris, along with a former member of the team, Paige Madden.
If you’re a Virginia fan, you’ll have another American swimmer to root for at the Olympics, as 17-year-old Thomas Heilman, the top-ranked recruit in the boys’ high school class of 2025 who is committed to join the Cavaliers next fall, qualified for the Olympic team in the men’s 100 and 200 fly.
Also sending multiple female swimmers to the Games are Stanford, Cal and Indiana.
Of Stanford’s four, Torri Huske is notably the only one currently training in Palo Alto, with Simone Manuel and Regan Smith now both at Texas with Bob Bowman and Katie Ledecky being based out of Gainesville with Anthony Nesty.
U.S. WOMEN’S ROSTER
Swimmer | NCAA School | Training Base | Event(s) |
Phoebe Bacon | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | 200 back |
Katharine Berkoff | NC State | NC State | 100 back |
Erika Connolly | Tennessee | Tennessee | 4×100 free |
Mariah Denigan | Indiana | Indiana | 10K |
Kate Douglass | Virginia | Virginia |
100 free, 200 breast, 200 IM
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Erin Gemmell | Texas | Texas | 200 free |
Katie Grimes | Uncommitted | Sandpipers of Nevada |
1500 free, 400 IM, 10K
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Torri Huske | Stanford | Stanford | 100 free, 100 fly |
Lilly King | Indiana | Indiana | 100/200 br |
Katie Ledecky | Stanford | Florida |
400/800/1500 free, 4×200 FR
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Paige Madden | Virginia | Texas |
400/800 free, 4×200 FR
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Simone Manuel | Stanford | Arizona State | 50 fr, 4×100 FR |
Anna Peplowski | Indiana | Indiana | 4×200 FR |
Alex Shackell | Cal | Carmel Swim Club |
200 fly, 4×200 FR
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Regan Smith | Stanford | Texas |
100/200 back, 200 fly
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Alex Walsh | Virginia | Virginia | 200 IM |
Gretchen Walsh | Virginia | Virginia |
50 free, 100 fly, 4×100 FR
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Emma Weber | Virginia | Virginia | 100 breast |
Claire Weinstein | Cal | Sandpipers of Nevada | 200 free |
Abbey Weitzeil | Cal | Cal | 4×100 FR |
Emma Weyant | Florida | Florida | 400 IM |
On the men’s side, Texas leads the way with five swimmers on the U.S. team, including one current member in Luke Hobson, one future member in Aaron Shackell, and two former members in Drew Kibler and Carson Foster.
The fifth swimmer is David Johnston, who took a redshirt season and moved to train with The Swim Team in California, but is expected to return next year.
In addition to Manuel, Smith and Madden, Texas also has male swimmers Shaine Casas and Chase Kalisz on the team currently training in Austin though never having raced for the Longhorns.
Following Texas’ five is the Florida Gators, who have four men on the team—though none of them competed for UF this past NCAA season. Caeleb Dressel, Bobby Finke and Kieran Smith are three decorated former Gators—all still training in Gainesville—while Luke Whitlock is an incoming freshman fresh off a breakout showing in Indianapolis.
MEN’S ROSTER
Swimmer | NCAA School | Training Base | Event(s) |
Jack Alexy | Cal | Cal | 100 free |
Hunter Armstrong | Ohio State | Cal |
100 back, 4×100 FR
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Shaine Casas | Texas A&M | Texas | 200 IM |
Brooks Curry | LSU | Cal | 4×200 FR |
Caeleb Dressel | Florida | Florida |
50 free, 100 fly, 4×100 FR
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Matt Fallon | Penn | Penn | 200 breast |
Nic Fink | Georgia | Georgia Tech | 100 breast |
Bobby Finke | Florida | Florida | 800/1500 free |
Carson Foster | Texas | Texas | 200/400 IM |
Chris Guiliano | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 50/100/200 free |
Thomas Heilman | Virginia | Cavalier Aquatics | 100/200 fly |
Ryan Held | NC State | Arizona State | 4×100 FR |
Luke Hobson | Texas | Texas | 200 free |
David Johnston | Texas | The Swim Team | 1500 free, 10K |
Keaton Jones | Cal | Cal | 200 back |
Chase Kalisz | Georgia | Texas | 400 IM |
Drew Kibler | Texas | Texas | 4×200 FR |
Matt King | Indiana | Tucson Ford Dealers Aquatics | 4×100 FR |
Josh Matheny | Indiana | Indiana | 200 breast |
Ryan Murphy | Cal | Cal | 100/200 back |
Blake Pieroni | Indiana | Indiana | 4×200 FR |
Ivan Puskovitch | West Virginia | West Virginia | 10K |
Aaron Shackell | Texas | Carmel Swim Club | 400 free |
Kieran Smith | Florida | Florida |
400 free, 4×200 FR
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Charlie Swanson | Michigan | Michigan | 100 breast |
Luca Urlando | Georgia | Arizona State | 200 fly |
Luke Whitlock | Florida | Fishers Area Swimming Tigers | 800 free |
In terms of a combined total, joining Virginia and Texas with six qualified swimmers is Cal and Indiana, both with three men and three women apiece.
The Golden Bears put two future members, Alex Shackell and Claire Weinstein, on the women’s team, along with graduated sprinter Abbey Weitzeil.
The men put current members Jack Alexy and Keaton Jones on the Olympic squad along with Ryan Murphy, who will represent the U.S. men in both backstroke events for the third straight Games.
Cal also has Brooks Curry (LSU) and Hunter Armstrong (Ohio State by way of WVU) on the team who train in Berkeley but never represented the Bears in the NCAA.
Indiana landed post-grads Lilly King and Blake Pieroni, current members Josh Matheny, Anna Peplowski and Mariah Denigan, and incoming transfer Matt King on the team.
NCAA TEAMS RANKED BY U.S. OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS
- Virginia / Texas / Indiana / Cal, 6
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- Florida, 5
- Stanford, 4
- Georgia, 3
- NC State, 2
- Nine teams tied with 1 (Wisconsin, Tennessee, Ohio State, Texas A&M, LSU, Penn, Notre Dame, WVU, Michigan)
Didn’t Simone and ledecky both turn pro and not finish out their 4 years of ncaa eligibility?
Tho they did stay, train and get their degrees
The cream will always rise to the top! Whoooo!
Pretty sure that Dressel and K. Smith didn’t finish their degrees.
Puskovitch left West Virginia in April and trains in Santa Monica.
It feels weird to describe the ASU–>Texas Bowman training group as Texas. I understand going forward they will be at Texas with Bob. But have they spent more than a couple months physically in Texas training? What was that timeline really like?
Regan Smith didn’t graduate; she turned pro
Isn’t nick fink in Dallas these days? I think Luca went back to DART pre trials.
Yep, he trains at SMU. But I don’t know if he trains with the team or just at their facility.
Just to clarify, we are giving credit to a new NCAA school if the swimmer is transferring (or is a high school commit) even if they have not yet begun swimming there. We give credit to the old school if a swimmer completed their eligibility there even if they don’t train with that pro group. Then we have a case like Regan Smith who is credited for her one season with Stanford because she never actually transferred and simply turned pro.
Meanwhile, some of these swimmers trained longer at their old schools, who aren’t credited with them, than their new schools.
It is interesting to see the ties, but someone else could come up with different numbers simply by modifying… Read more »
Every time we do this, we get these kind of notes from people who obsess over “credit”.
Some people don’t care about credit, some people are just fans of certain schools and want to see who attached to their school is swimming at the Olympics.
The purpose of this article seems to be to quantify something in a simple manner, and to attempt to compare apples and apples.
Credit is not quantifiable.
I don’t see this article as giving “credit” to the schools. It’s just pointing out association to give people like me warm and fuzzy feelings about my alma mater.