Majority Of CA-NV Team Set For Japan Exchange Meet In February

It was announced in October that the Itoman Swim Club of Japan and the five LSCs of California-Nevada had setup a two year exchange meet and that the two would face off for the first time in Osaka on February 15th & 16th. A CA-NV 18 and under All Star team of 36 athletes (18 female and 18 males) will travel to the Wakayama Championships leaving San Francisco on the 11th and returning on the 17th.

The initial 26 members of the team were selected based off of the results from USA Swimming’s December Nationals in Knoxville and Junior Nationals in Greensboro. The final 10 (five women and five men) members of the team will be chosen by highest power point performance at the CA-NV Winter Sectional meet at East Los Angeles College, January 16-20, in competition with the next 5 highest power point performances from Junior Nationals.

The 26 selected to the team so far are as follows:

Women:

  • Emily Barksdale (SN-DAV)
  • Erika Brown (PC-PLS)
  • Jorie Caneta (CC-RA)
  • Chenoa Devine (SN-DAV)
  • Emily Eastin (CA-SCAL)
  • Lindsey Engel (CA-OCW)
  • Valerie Hull (SI-PS)
  • Courtney Mykkanen (CA-NOVA)
  • Meagan Popp (CA-NOVA)
  • Stephanie Samudro (CA-GWSC)
  • Moriah Simonds (PC-PLS)
  • Kirsten Vose (CA-ROSE)
  • Katherine Wagner (CA-ROSE)

Men:

  • Brock Bonetti (CC-RA)
  • Brendan Casey (CA-TSM)
  • Kyle Coan (CA-RST)
  • Michael Forbes (CA-ROSE)
  • Kyle Gornay (CA-RST)
  • Benjamin Ho (PC-PEAK)
  • Jerad Kaskawal (CA-FAST)
  • William Monjay (CA-SCAL)
  • Christopher Nolan (CC-TNT)
  • Jonathan Pun (SN-DAV)
  • Trent Trump (PC-LAC)
  • Christopher Wieser (SN-DAV)
  • Matthew Whittle (SN-DAV)

The coaching staff will consist of:

Men’s Head Coach – Rick Shipherd (RMDA-CA)

Women’s Head Coach – Steve Morsilli (PLS-PC)

Assistant Coaches – Billy Doughty of the Davis Aquadarts (SN) and Martin Gregoire of the Redlands Swim Team (CA)

Head Manager – Jeri Marshburn (NOVA-CA)

Assistant Manager – Sheri Stoddard (PASA-CA)

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Swim mom
10 years ago

Would love to see some more coverage of this event!

aswimfan
10 years ago

Stephanie Samudro?

I wonder if her father is an Indonesian.

Fans
Reply to  aswimfan
10 years ago

Both parent are indonesian.

aswimfan
Reply to  Fans
10 years ago

Wow.. pity that she swims for USA now. Indonesia could use any elite swimmers we can lay our hands on… if only we can claim Ranomi Kromowidjojo by heritage LOL

Fans
Reply to  aswimfan
10 years ago

i think she still has dual citizenship. She is still young, who knows what she will decide before rio 2016 if she get even faster.

Curious
10 years ago

Wonder what one has to do to be appointed Head Manager?

Bill Krumm
Reply to  Curious
10 years ago

Be Jeri Marshburn

Curious
Reply to  Bill Krumm
10 years ago

Bill Krumm of USA Swimming Headquarters Staff? Sooo – Jeri Marshburn has a monopoly on the position of Head Manager?

VICTIM
Reply to  Curious
10 years ago

If it is the same Bill Krumm – USA Swimming Sport Development/Western Zone consultant – it doesn’t surprise me that he is backing Southern California Swimming Royalty. I phoned him several times for help and he basically told me that they can do whatever they want. Needless to say, he was useless and I wouldn’t recommend anyone wasting their time or dime!

Amazing that the criteria for Team Manager is “being” “jeri Marshburn”. For all of you who have tried but failed to hold positions within USA Swimming and/or your LSC you have it straight from USA Swimming Staff – don’t bother!

Jon Newsom
10 years ago

Great to see three incoming Golden Bears on the men’s side. Go Bears!

Halathon
10 years ago

“super hero strength” that is…

Halathon
10 years ago

Glad to see that “Hulk’o’Mania” is present…we might need super here strength for this meet!

10 years ago

This is awesome. What a great trip for these kids.

SMASH.

Duff Devine
Reply to  Hulk Swim
10 years ago

Hulkman and Newsom man. Our swimmer daughter is there with the othe 35 swimmers. Chenoa is texting alot and taking pix. The showdown will begin on Saturday! Go All Stars!
Duff Devine

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