Olympic Medalists Torri Huske, Michael Andrew, Ilya Kharun Headline 2025 Sun Devil Open

  36 Braden Keith | May 14th, 2025

2025 Sun Devil Open

While a handful of swimmers are tuning up out East a few weeks out of the US National Championships in Indianapolis, one of the biggest concentrations of this late racing will be in Tempe, Arizona at the 2025 Sun Devil Open.

That meet will attract Olympians, pros, National Teamers, and other elites from across the West Coast. That includes swimmers like Canadians Ilya Kharun and Taylor Ruck and US Olympian Michael Andrew, who train at Arizona State, as well as other big names from programs like Stanford.

That includes Olympic gold medalist in the 100 fly Torri Huske. She is entered in the 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 100 fly, 200 IM, with an offbeat entry in the 200 breaststroke.

Huske’s coach Greg Meehan has taken on a new role as the National Team Director at USA Swimming, and while he is still writing her workouts, they are being primarily executed by Stanford assistants Katie Robinson and Kim Williams.

The sprint freestyles and the 100 fly are her bread-and-butter events, but she has the versatility to play around with the 200 free or 200 IM. She swam the latter at the U.S. Olympic Trials last summer, ultimately scratching out of finals, but swam the former in her last meet at the Pro Swim in Ft. Lauderdale.

Her teammates Lucy Bell and Caroline Bricker will also be at the meet, among several others.

The Stanford men will be represented by a big squad as well, including Henry McFadden, who won a silver medal on the American 800 free relay at the 2023 World Championships before he started his college career. He hasn’t been under 1:47 in the 200 free since December 2023, when he swam 1:46.80 at the U.S. Open.

Other notable names in attendance include National Teamer Jonny Kulow, Aruban Olympian Mike SchreudersGrant HouseJack Dolan, and German Olympian Rafael Miroslaw, who is now representing Sun Devil Aquatics.

Kharun, who also trains with the home team, is entered in the 50 free and all three butterfly races. Andrew, who is in his first season ever training with a coach other than his father, is entered in the 50 free, 50 breast, 50 fly, 50 back, and 100 fly, leaning into the recently-announced addition of the 50 meter stroke events to the Olympics.

Besides the elites preparing for National and World Championship meets, the meet also features a deep roster of local junior-aged swimmers like 16-year-old Junior National Team member Paige Downey of Gold Medal Swim Club and 16-year-old Delaney Barbee of the Arizona Dolphins.

The 2025 US National Championships, which will pick the team for the 2025 World Championships among many other international meets, will be held June 3-7 in Indianapolis.

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swim123
21 days ago

where‘s drew kibler?

Bobthebuilderrocks
Reply to  swim123
21 days ago

I think he’s taking it real easy this year. I was surprised he didn’t retire after the Olympics, I heard a while back that he would go to Paris and that would likely be it.

Swimfast
22 days ago

I’d love for her to spend time at the University of Texas with Bowman.
I think she could improve all her marks, even a possible sub-55 in the 100m butterfly.

Swimfast
Reply to  Swimfast
22 days ago

Why dislike?

mds
Reply to  Swimfast
21 days ago

Disrespect for a graceful Olympic Gold medalist.

Cassandra
Reply to  Swimfast
22 days ago

could be interesting! cal would also be a good landing spot after graduation. altho she could also stay at stanford after graduation if they bring in someone of caliber which i think they might…

YSwim
22 days ago

why was Meehan so concerned about ACCs three and half weeks before NCAAs.
wanted to leave early, missing training days, travel, academic days!

now Torri and the Stanford team are swimming Pro Ft Lauderdale 4 weeks before,
and Sun Devil Invite 2 weeks before, the US Trials?

Swimz
22 days ago

Torri huske is the LC sprint free queen currently with a 24.08, 52.2 Pbs..she would have a busy schedule this summer at Singapore with all those relays

Hank
22 days ago

MA going to focus on the 50s? I hope he can drop some time in the 100br. We need him to step up there.

Walsh-Madden-Grimes-Weinstein
22 days ago

Where is the individual medal from Michael Andrew at the Summer Olympics?

Torri Huske
2024 Summer Olympics
W 100 FL – Gold
W 100 FR – Silver

Michael Andrew
2024 Summer Olympics
Nowhere to be found on the pool deck

WaterAce
Reply to  Walsh-Madden-Grimes-Weinstein
22 days ago

He won gold in the medley, but individually I think he took 6th in the 100 breast and like 5th in the 200im

RealCrocker5041
Reply to  Walsh-Madden-Grimes-Weinstein
22 days ago

He’s too busy surfing

Swim
Reply to  RealCrocker5041
21 days ago

He lives in AZ. Surfing where? Lol

canada clears
22 days ago

interesting what Kharun’s 2 fly will look like at this meet after PBing in the 50 and 100 in fort lauderdale while his 2 fly was really bad for his standards

mds
22 days ago

A few others of note in the psych sheet:

  1. Marie Wattell Olympic Silver in 100 Fly in Tokyo, Representing Sun Devil, Last meet Paris Games
  2. Addie Sauickie 400 Free Bronze in ’23 World Juniors
  3. Reece Grady ASU Swimmer, recently won GBR 1500 LCM Freestyle Nat Chmp Gold
  4. Patrick Sammon ASU grad, 100, 200 free PBs :48.18, 1:46.72
Bathtub Merchant Detector
Reply to  mds
22 days ago

She didn’t win any medal in Tokyo. She finished 6th.

mds
Reply to  Bathtub Merchant Detector
21 days ago

My mistake. You are correct. I opened SwimCloud and it said ‘2nd’, but it was actually referencing Semi-final, where she was 2nd.

LBSWIM
Reply to  mds
21 days ago

I think you mean World Champs Silver in 2022 for Wattell.

mds
Reply to  LBSWIM
21 days ago

Actually I meant second in Tokyo, based on opening SwimCloud and seeing it said ‘2nd’, but I was mistaken as that was semi-final placement. As the Bathtub Merchant noted, Marie ended 6th there; but you are correct that the next year (2022) she was Silver in 2022 Worlds.

Gold there was Huske. Rematch, anyone?