USA Swimming has announced its roster for the 2024 World Short Course Swimming Championships that will be held from December 10th-15th at the Duna Arena in Budapest Hungary.
The roster of 16 men and 16 women include 21 swimmers who represented the United States at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The big names include Gretchen Walsh, who broke the World Record in the 100 fly in long course at the U.S. Olympic Trials and is arguably better in short course; 200 breaststroke Olympic champion Kate Douglass; 100 fly Olympic champion Torri Huske, and breaststroke World Record holder Lilly King.
This will also be the first big international championship for 11-time Short Course World Championship medalist Michael Andrew after his coaching change – though he still has not announced who his new trainer will be.
Other big-name Olympians on the roster include 8-time Olympic medalist Regan Smith, Carson Foster, Alex Shackell, and Jack Alexy. Smith, a decorated long course swimmer, has never opted to race at the Short Course World Championship meet, though she has been eligible several times.
Kieran Smith, who won three gold medals, including the 400 free individually, at the last edition is also on the roster.
A number of active NCAA swimmers are included on the list. The meet is one of the exception events outside of bona fide NCAA competition that is cleared for NCAA qualifying times.
Current NCAA swimmers include Jack Aikins, Alexy, Charlie Clark, Luke Hobson, Matt King, Daniel Matheson, Dare Rose, Phoebe Bacon, Jillian Cox, Kate Hurst, Huske, Alex Walsh, Gretchen Walsh, and Emma Weber.
The Walsh sisters and Weber all swim for the four-time defending NCAA Champions the University of Virginia.
Matheson and AJ Pouch are both making their senior international debuts at World Aquatics competitions for Team USA.
The 32-swimmer team is the largest allowed by USA Swimming rules. To be eligible, swimmers had to be members of the 2024-2025 National Team. They were then chosen based on the fastest long course times in the qualifying period, which was January 1, 2024 through August 24, 2024 (the same period as the National Team selection).
The U.S. led the medals table at the last edition of this meet in 2022 with 17 gold and 36 total medals. They have had the most gold medals at every Short Course Worlds since 2014 (Brazil won 7, US 2) and the most total medals at every edition since 2008 (Great Britain won 24, US 17).
The meet will take place December 10-15.
Men’s Roster
| Name | Event(s) | Hometown | Training Location | College Affiliation |
| Jack Aikins | 100/200 BK | Atlanta, Ga. | University of Virginia | Virginia, ’26 |
| Jack Alexy | 50/100 FR | Mendham, N.J. | University of California-Berkeley | California, ’25 |
| Michael Andrew | 50/100 BR | Encinitas, Calif. | MA Swim Academy | N/A |
| Hunter Armstrong | 50/100 BK | Dover, Ohio | California Aquatics | Ohio State, ’24 |
| Shaine Casas | 200 IM | McAllen, Texas | Longhorn Aquatics | N/A |
| Charlie Clark | 1500 FR | Sandusky, Ohio | Ohio State University | Ohio State, ’24 |
| Carson Foster | 200/400 IM | Cincinnati, Ohio | Longhorn Aquatics | Texas, ’24 |
| Chris Guiliano | 50/100 FR | Douglassville, Pa. | Notre Dame University | Notre Dame, ’25 |
| Zach Harting | 100 FL | Huntsville, Ala. | Cardinal Aquatics | Louisville, ’19 |
| Luke Hobson | 200 FR | Reno, Nev. | University of Texas | Texas, ’25 |
| Trenton Julian | 200 FL | Glendale, Calif. | Mission Viejo Nadadores | California, ’21 |
| Matt King | Relay | Snohomish, Wash. | Indiana Swim Club | Indiana, ’25 |
| Daniel Matheson | 800/1500 FR | Peoria, Ariz. | Arizona State University | Arizona State, ’25 |
| AJ Pouch | 200 BR | Henderson, Nev. | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech, ’24 |
| Dare Rose | 50/100 FL | Jersey City, N.J. | California Aquatics | California, ’24 |
| Kieran Smith | 200/400 FR | Ridgefield, Conn. | Gator Swim Club | Florida, ’22 |
Women’s Roster
| Name | Event(s) | Hometown | Training Location | College Affiliation |
| Phoebe Bacon | 200 BK | Chevy Chase, Md. | Wisconsin Aquatics | Wisconsin, ’24 |
| Katharine Berkoff | 100 BK | Missoula, Mont. | Wolfpack Elite | NC State, ’23 |
| Lilla Bognar | 400 IM | Travelers Rest, S.C. | Team Greenville | Florida, ’29 |
| Jillian Cox | 1500 FR | Cedar Park, Texas | University of Texas | Texas, ’28 |
| Kate Douglass | 50/100 FR; 200 BR; 200 IM | Pelham, N.Y. | University of Virginia | Virginia, ’23 |
| Katie Grimes | 800 FR; 400 IM | Las Vegas, Nev. | Sandpipers of Nevada | Virginia, ’28 |
| Kate Hurst | 1500 FR | Hillsdale, N.J. | University of Texas | Texas, ’28 |
| Torri Huske | 100 FR; 100 FL | Arlington, Va. | Stanford | Stanford, ’25 |
| Lilly King | 50/100 BR | Evansville, Ind. | Indiana Swim Club | Indiana, ’19 |
| Paige Madden | 200/400/800 FR | Mobile, Ala. | Sun Devil Swimming | Virginia, ’21 |
| Alex Shackell | 200 FL | Carmel, Ind. | Carmel Swim Club | California, ’29 |
| Regan Smith | 50/100/200 BK; 200 FL | Lakeville, Minn. | Longhorn Aquatics | N/A |
| Alex Walsh | 200 BR; 200 IM | Nashville, Tenn. | University of Virginia | Virginia, ’24 |
| Gretchen Walsh | 50 FR; 50/100 FL | Nashville, Tenn. | University of Virginia | Virginia, ’25 |
| Emma Weber | 100 BR | Denver, Colo. | University of Virginia | Virginia, ’26 |
| Claire Weinstein | 200/400 FR | White Plains, N.Y. | Sandpipers of Nevada | California, ’29 |
I’m glad Dare Rose, Jack Aikins, AJ Pouch get to do an international team this year. But they are all UNDENIABLY long course swimmers. For short course, it feels like Shaine Casas should be doing way more than one individual event.
It seems like some horse trading (800 FR, 1500 FR) between Cox and Grimes.
happily surprised that lilly king isn’t retiring yet!!! let’s gooooo
Congrats to AJ Pouch! Dude’s been at the top of US 200 breaststroke for a few years now, glad to see him getting to officially wear the USA cap in competition.
I would like to see Alexy try the 200 free here. He is great in the 2 free SCY and he doesn’t have great turns. Would be interesting to see!
Feels foreign not to have Nic fink in there anymore 😔. he’s been there so long
He’s been assigned diaper duty.
The Steinway awaits Trenton Julian.
Six former/current/future University of Virginia Cavaliers on the women’s roster: P. Madden, K. Douglass, A. Walsh, G. Walsh, E. Weber, K. Grimes (freshly minted)
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