With two of three qualifying meets complete, the framework of the 2018-2019 U.S. National Team is well in place. There... Archive photo via Mike Lewis/Ola Vista Photography
With two of three qualifying meets complete, the framework of the 2018-2019 U.S. National Team is well in place. There could be some shuffling based on Junior Pan Pacs results, but with senior Pan Pacs and U.S. Nationals out of the way, the vast majority of next year’s National Team is all but locked in.
What is the National Team?
In contrast to the traveling rosters for meets like Pan Pacs, World Championships or World University Games, the U.S. National Team refers to a broader roster of the nation’s top swimmers in every event who can qualify for a wide range of benefits from USA Swimming.
For more detail on those specific benefits, check out our story on the subject from late 2014 here. The short version is that making the national team carries a certain level of prestige, financial support and other perks like access to the Olympic Training Center and video review and massages at some major meets.
For 2018-2019, the U.S. National Team will be selected from the top 6 times in each Olympic event from the combined results of U.S. Nationals, Pan Pacs and Junior Pan Pacs. As opposed to travel roster selection, this roster does take into account prelims swims in addition to swims from any final. Relay leadoffs, time trials, swim-offs and intermediate splits aren’t included.
Open water swimmers have already been selected based on the top 6 finishers at the 2018 U.S. Open Water Nationals 10K race. Unlike the pool team, they’re locked into their spots.
Projected Rosters
These rosters aren’t final, only because a swimmer from Junior Pan Pacs could still improve their standing. These lists, in a way, then, are incentive lists for any Junior Pan Pac swimmer looking for National Team status. Those who don’t make it will be likely to make the Junior National Team instead. The junior team is selected in a somewhat-similar way: the top 6 juniors (as of September 1, 2018) in each Olympic event are eligible make the roster, though this team is selected from long course times swum in the calendar year 2018 rather than from specific meets. It also limits the total roster to 40 swimmers and bases priority and selection on world ranks.
Men’s 50 free
Michael Andrew
21.46
Caeleb Dressel
21.67
Nathan Adrian
21.85
Michael Chadwick
22.00
Michael Jensen
22.03
Zach Apple
22.06
Men’s 100 free
Zach Apple
48.03
Blake Pieroni
48.08
Caeleb Dressel
48.13
Tate Jackson
48.20
Nathan Adrian
48.25
Maxime Rooney
48.27
Men’s 200 free
Townley Haas
1:45.56
Andrew Seliskar
1:45.70
Blake Pieroni
1:45.93
Conor Dwyer
1:46.08
Jack Levant
1:46.39
Zach Apple
1:46.56
Men’s 400 free
Zane Grothe
3:45.32
Grant Shoults
3:46.90
Conor Dwyer
3:48.45
Andrew Abruzzo
3:48.58
Chris Wieser
3:48.69
Trey Freeman
3:49.02
Men’s 800 free
Zane Grothe
7:43.74
Jordan Wilimovsky
7:45.19
Robert Finke
7:51.45
Nick Norman
7:54.47
Logan Houck
7:54.80
True Sweetser
7:56.08
Men’s 1500 free
Jordan Wilimovsky
14:46.93
Zane Grothe
14:48.40
Robert Finke
14:48.70
Michael Brinegar
15:07.04
Nick Norman
15:08.81
True Sweetser
15:10.65
Men’s 100 back
Ryan Murphy
51.94
Matt Grevers
52.55
Justin Ress
53.26
Michael Andrew
53.55
Bryce Mefford
53.84
Jacob Pebley
53.96
Men’s 200 back
Ryan Murphy
1:53.57
Jacob Pebley
1:55.68
Austin Katz
1:55.69
Clark Beach
1:57.06
Nick Alexander
1:57.18
Bryce Mefford
1:57.46
Men’s 100 breast
Michael Andrew
59.38
Andrew Wilson
59.42
Devon Nowicki
59.48
Kevin Cordes
59.72
Cody Miller
59.77
Nic Fink
59.86
Men’s 200 breast
Josh Prenot
2:07.28
Andrew Wilson
2:08.66
Will Licon
2:08.72
Nic Fink
2:09.24
Kevin Cordes
2:09.58
Daniel Roy
2:09.76
Men’s 100 fly
Caeleb Dressel
50.50
Jack Conger
51.11
Jack Saunderson
51.48
Michael Andrew
51.53
Tom Shields
51.94
Zach Harting
52.00
Men’s 200 fly
Justin Wright
1:54.63
Zach Harting
1:55.05
Jack Conger
1:55.18
Gianluca Urlando
1:55.21
Tom Shields
1:55.25
Chase Kalisz
1:55.42
Men’s 200 IM
Chase Kalisz
1:55.40
Abrahm DeVine
1:57.41
Gunnar Bentz
1:58.23
Andrew Seliskar
1:58.23
Josh Prenot
1:58.57
Jay Litherland
1:58.97
Men’s 400 IM
Chase Kalisz
4:07.95
Jay Litherland
4:10.21
Sean Grieshop
4:12.72
Sam Stewart
4:13.65
Abrahm DeVine
4:13.77
Charlie Swanson
4:14.01
Men’s Open Water
Jordan Wilimovsky
David Heron
Michael Brinegar
Brendan Casey
Taylor Abbott
Brennan Gravley
Women’s 50 free
Simone Manuel
24.10
Abbey Weitzeil
24.58
Margo Geer
24.77
Mallory Comerford
24.80
Grace Ariola
24.83
Madison Kennedy
24.92
Women’s 100 free
Simone Manuel
52.54
Mallory Comerford
52.94
Margo Geer
53.44
Abbey Weitzeil
53.56
Lia Neal
53.95
Kelsi Dahlia
54.09
Women’s 200 free
Katie Ledecky
1:54.60
Allison Schmitt
1:55.82
Gabby Deloof
1:56.55
Leah Smith
1:56.78
Melanie Margalis
1:56.84
Katie McLaughlin
1:56.88
Women’s 400 free
Katie Ledecky
3:58.50
Leah Smith
4:02.21
Haley Anderson
4:07.21
Kaersten Meitz
4:07.60
Sierra Schmidt
4:08.12
Hali Flickinger
4:08.40
Women’s 800 free
Katie Ledecky
8:09.13
Leah Smith
8:17.21
Haley Anderson
8:24.13
Ally McHugh
8:24.22
Erica Sullivan
8:26.27
Mariah Denigan
8:28.15
Women’s 1500 free
Katie Ledecky
15:38.97
Ashley Twichell
15:55.68
Leah Smith
16:00.82
Ally McHugh
16:02.56
Erica Sullivan
16:02.88
Haley Anderson
16:04.26
Women’s 100 back
Kathleen Baker
58.00
Olivia Smoliga
58.75
Regan Smith
58.83
Phoebe Bacon
59.12
Elise Haan
59.73
Lisa Bratton
59.76
Women’s 200 back
Kathleen Baker
2:06.14
Regan Smith
2:06.43
Isabelle Stadden
2:08.24
Lisa Bratton
2:08.37
Olivia Smoliga
2:08.58
Asia Seidt
2:09.20
Women’s 100 breast
Lilly King
1:05.36
Molly Hannis
1:05.78
Katie Meili
1:06.19
Micah Sumrall
1:06.34
Bethany Galat
1:06.41
Breeja Larson
1:07.80
Women’s 200 breast
Micah Sumrall
2:21.88
Lilly King
2:22.12
Bethany Galat
2:23.32
Annie Lazor
2:24.42
Emily Escobedo
2:25.22
Zoe Bartel
2:25.67
Women’s 100 fly
Kelsi Dahlia
56.44
Katie McLaughlin
57.51
Kendyl Stewart
57.70
Mallory Comerford
57.95
Sarah Gibson
58.09
Hellen Moffitt
58.15
Women’s 200 fly
Hali Flickinger
2:05.87
Katie Drabot
2:07.18
Regan Smith
2:07.42
Dakota Luther
2:08.09
Olivia Carter
2:09.40
Sarah Gibson
2:09.54
Women’s 200 IM
Kathleen Baker
2:08.32
Melanie Margalis
2:09.43
Ella Eastin
2:09.90
Evie Pfeifer
2:11.53
Meghan Small
2:11.65
Alex Walsh
2:11.83
Women’s 400 IM
Ally McHugh
4:34.80
Brooke Forde
4:35.09
Melanie Margalis
4:35.50
Leah Smith
4:35.68
Evie Pfeifer
4:38.68
Emma Barksdale
4:40.20
Women’s Open Water
Ashley Twichell
Haley Anderson
Erica Sullivan
Katy Campbell
Chase Travis
Hannah Moore
Full Projected Rosters By Name
Men (57)
Abrahm DeVine
Andrew Abruzzo
Andrew Seliskar
Andrew Wilson
Austin Katz
Blake Pieroni
Brendan Casey
Brennan Gravley
Bryce Mefford
Caeleb Dressel
Charlie Swanson
Chase Kalisz
Chris Wieser
Clark Beach
Cody Miller
Conor Dwyer
Daniel Roy
David Heron
Devon Nowicki
Gianluca Urlando
Grant Shoults
Gunnar Bentz
Jack Conger
Jack Levant
Jack Saunderson
Jacob Pebley
Jay Litherland
Jordan Wilimovsky
Josh Prenot
Justin Ress
Justin Wright
Kevin Cordes
Logan Houck
Matt Grevers
Maxime Rooney
Michael Andrew
Michael Brinegar
Michael Chadwick
Michael Jensen
Nathan Adrian
Nic Fink
Nick Alexander
Nick Norman
Robert Finke
Ryan Murphy
Sam Stewart
Sean Grieshop
Tate Jackson
Taylor Abbott
Tom Shields
Townley Haas
Trey Freeman
True Sweetser
Will Licon
Zach Apple
Zach Harting
Zane Grothe
Women (54)
Abbey Weitzeil
Alex Walsh
Allison Schmitt
Ally McHugh
Annie Lazor
Ashley Twichell
Asia Seidt
Bethany Galat
Breeja Larson
Brooke Forde
Chase Travis
Dakota Luther
Elise Haan
Ella Eastin
Emily Escobedo
Emma Barksdale
Erica Sullivan
Evie Pfeifer
Gabby Deloof
Grace Ariola
Haley Anderson
Hali Flickinger
Hannah Moore
Hellen Moffitt
Isabelle Stadden
Kaersten Meitz
Kathleen Baker
Katie Drabot
Katie Ledecky
Katie McLaughlin
Katie Meili
Katy Campbell
Kelsi Dahlia
Kendyl Stewart
Leah Smith
Lia Neal
Lilly King
Lisa Bratton
Madison Kennedy
Mallory Comerford
Margo Geer
Mariah Denigan
Meghan Small
Melanie Margalis
Micah Sumrall
Molly Hannis
Olivia Carter
Olivia Smoliga
Phoebe Bacon
Regan Smith
Sarah Gibson
Sierra Schmidt
Simone Manuel
Zoe Bartel
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Boknows34
5 years ago
Katherine Berkoff is the closest among the Junior Pan Pac squad to potentially be selected for the National Team. Her 59.77 in the 100 back is only 0.01 short of Lisa Bratton’s time for 6th place.
Claire Tuggle needs to find another 1.7 secs from her 400 free PB to also qualify. Are there any other Junior Pan Pacs swimmers that are close enough to potentially make the National team?
Mariah Denigan is headed to Junior Pan Pacs and is list in the women’s 800 free at 6th. Based on JPP psych sheet she is all but a lock for National Team. Check the list again.
I would too. He was 1:59 as a junior, so he’s obviously got the ‘chops’ in him somewhere. Hopefully he goes straight to a World Cup meet and swims one in the next few weeks…
Being on national team (top 6 Americans in each event) is different then being funded by Usa swimming in APA (top 16 World Ranking).
BaldingEagle
5 years ago
Maybe I’ve been under a rock for a few years, but who is this Michael Andrew guy? He’s listed in four events, four different strokes, so I’m wondering if it’s a typo? My thought is that he must do massive volume in practices so that he can practice all the strokes and be so good at all of those. Has any of this been up for discussion on these threads?
This guy is GOOD. I’ll be interested to see what he does in the future.
u have well been under a rock for a while buddy but thats okay of course – He is the Pan Pacs 50 free champion and has now incredible speed for the 100 fly and 100 breast as well .
Jared Anderson swam for nearly twenty years. Then, Jared Anderson stopped swimming and started writing about swimming. He's not sick of swimming yet. Swimming might be sick of him, though.
Jared was a YMCA and high school swimmer in northern Minnesota, and spent his college years swimming breaststroke and occasionally pretending …
Katherine Berkoff is the closest among the Junior Pan Pac squad to potentially be selected for the National Team. Her 59.77 in the 100 back is only 0.01 short of Lisa Bratton’s time for 6th place.
Claire Tuggle needs to find another 1.7 secs from her 400 free PB to also qualify. Are there any other Junior Pan Pacs swimmers that are close enough to potentially make the National team?
If Gretchen Walsh can drop a tenth in the 50 or about 3/10s in the 100 she can join her sister.
Mariah Denigan is headed to Junior Pan Pacs and is list in the women’s 800 free at 6th. Based on JPP psych sheet she is all but a lock for National Team. Check the list again.
Looks like Emily Weiss has made the team in the 100 breast with Breeja Larson dropping off.
I’d be very curious to see how Michael Andrew would fare in a 200 IM.
I would too. He was 1:59 as a junior, so he’s obviously got the ‘chops’ in him somewhere. Hopefully he goes straight to a World Cup meet and swims one in the next few weeks…
World Cup is usually SCM competition.
The World Cup over the last few years can’t really be defined by what it usually is, given how often the format changes ;-). This year, the first 2 meets will be LCM, the rest will be SCM: https://swimswam.com/fina-announces-schedule-for-2018-world-cup-will-mix-lc-and-sc/
Kalisz is very lucky that MA has not concentrated on the 200 IM. MA is so much faster in each stroke.
Interesting that Locthe’s time in 2im this summer would have made the national team without swimming nationals. Also the 4:15 he swam would not.
wait so is cody miller on the national team? He said in his video today that he was not but hes right here
Being on national team (top 6 Americans in each event) is different then being funded by Usa swimming in APA (top 16 World Ranking).
Maybe I’ve been under a rock for a few years, but who is this Michael Andrew guy? He’s listed in four events, four different strokes, so I’m wondering if it’s a typo? My thought is that he must do massive volume in practices so that he can practice all the strokes and be so good at all of those. Has any of this been up for discussion on these threads?
This guy is GOOD. I’ll be interested to see what he does in the future.
u have well been under a rock for a while buddy but thats okay of course – He is the Pan Pacs 50 free champion and has now incredible speed for the 100 fly and 100 breast as well .
Heh heh “massive volume” good one. I love MA though and am very happy for his success this season.
Few people really missed the point with this one
13 people missed the joke?
So happy for MA. Wonderful to see him amongst his peers.
Last year they includes WUG, but not World Jr for the selection…
The guys 2br isn’t in order.
Fixed now I see