Eighteen-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps (Baltimore, Md.), as well as fellow Olympic medalists Cullen Jones (Irvington, N.J.), Caitlin Leverenz (Tucson, Ariz.), Allison Schmitt (Canton, Mich.) and Nick Thoman (Cincinnati, Ohio), are among the more than 900 swimmers expected to compete at next week’s USA Swimming Phillips 66 National Championships at San Antonio’s Northside Swim Center.
Hosted by San Antonio Sports and the Northside Swim Center, the five-day meet opens Thursday, Aug. 6 and runs through Monday, Aug. 10 with daily prelims at 9 a.m. CDT and finals at 6 p.m. CDT. Tickets for the event are on sale now and can be purchased online at sanantoniosports.org.
Leverenz (200m IM, 400m IM), Schmitt (200m free) and Thoman (100m back) are fresh off gold-medal-winning performances at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto. Expected to join them in San Antonio following Pan Am success are fellow gold-medal winners Katie Meili (Colleyville, Texas; 100m breast), Sierra Schmidt (Erdenheim, Pa., 800m free), Josh Schneider (Cincinnati, Ohio; 50m free), Giles Smith (Baltimore, Md.; 100m fly) and Kelsi Worrell (Mt. Holly, N.J.; 100m fly).
2012 U.S. Olympians Andrew Gemmell (Wilmington, Del.) and Dana Vollmer (Granbury, Texas) are also slated to swim in San Antonio. Vollmer, the 2012 Olympic gold medalist in the 100m fly, recently returned to competition for the first time since 2013 following the birth of her son earlier this year.
In total, nearly 40 members of the USA Swimming National Team are expected to compete at the Northside Swim Center, which will also host the domestic training camp for Team USA prior to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
A live webcast of the entire meet will be available online at usaswimming.org, and NBC will broadcast exclusive television coverage from San Antonio on Sunday, Aug. 16 from 1-3 p.m. EDT.
The 2015 Phillips 66 National Championships serve as the sole qualifier for the U.S. team for the 2015 FINA World Junior Championships, slated for Aug. 19-31 in Singapore. Complete selection procedures can be found here.
Swimming News is courtesy of USA Swimming.
Are the psych sheets out yet?
What a waste of talent he isn’t swimming in Kazan.
I can’t wait to see some really fast swims from some seansoned veterans but also from the young guns that are trying to make a name for themselves as well
Live webcast here when it starts. Schedule above.
http://www.usaswimming.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=1418&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en
Thank you BOBO GIGI. Do you know when the psych sheet is out? Can’t wait to see my idol swim!
Good luck Michael.
Should be available soon. The entry deadline was Tuesday night, but new qualifying swims can be added until Sunday.
what channel is this being televised??? what time??
Please USA-swimming contact Twitch.tv staff for how to live stream events. They have successfully live streamed E3 and other big events with over 700.000 simultaneously viewers in full hd!
Are you listening, USA Swimming???????? Swimfan knows what he is talking about!
Is it worth putting up with all the chat spam, Kappas, and dank memes though?
The best natural swimmer in San Antonio may be Tim Duncan.
Can anybody speak to his swimming ability? I’ve googled it in the past and couldn’t find anything specific.
I read somewhere that said he trained in St. Croix where he grew up and qualified for the olympics or trials at age 14 in the 200 and 400 freestyle. He switched to basketball when his home pool was ruined in a hurricane. Also hear that he uses it in the offseason to stay in shape, which is clearly evident as he has been dominant nearly 20 years
As for the live webcast, please, USA Swimming, please, hire people who know what they are doing. People around the world will be watching Nationals to study/watch Michael Phelps, and the last thing we the fans want is terrible webcasting. Please, get the best technicians you can to send this feed across the internet.