US Nats Day 2: Prospective 2017 WUGs/Jr Worlds Rosters

2017 U.S. NATIONALS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TRIALS

Note: these rosters are still very much in flux. As swimmers make the World Championship teams in other events, they’ll be bumped from the World University Games Team. If WUGs swimmers make the Junior Worlds team later in the week (or vice versa), they’ll have to enter one or the other, as the dates conflict. There’s no specific word in USA Swimming’s selection procedures as to which meet takes priority, so it’s hard to predict whether the decision will come down to individual swimmers or whether one meet will supplant the other. On top of all that, many swimmers decline invitations to compete at these meets, particularly Junior Worlds swimmers, who may have commitments to school or other activities.

With all that said, consider this a tentative early look at the top qualifiers for the secondary international meets. It’s also certainly possible we overlooked someone with World University Games eligibility, as we don’t have perfect information on who is enrolled in some sort of collegiate academic program (whether in-person or online) and who isn’t. If you think we missed someone, please respectfully let us know in the comment section and we’ll do our best to confirm the information.

YOU CAN FIND FULL SELECTION PROCEDURES FOR EACH MEET HERE.

The current World Championships team after day 2 of Nationals is here.

Key points:

  • Swimmers who make Worlds individually can’t do WUGs. They can still do Junior Worlds.
  • Swimmers who make Worlds as relay-only swimmers can still do WUGs individually.
  • WUGs are for swimmers enrolled in college as of Spring 2017 or Fall 2017
  • Junior Worlds are for girls born in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 and boys born in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002.
  • World University Games rosters are smaller: 20 men and 20 women, as opposed to 26 each for Worlds and Junior Worlds. As such, only the top 3 make it in each relay event. The rest of the relay spots (and the non-Olympic events) are filled by swimmers already on the team.

TENTATIVE ROSTERS

Women:

WUGs Junior Worlds
1 2 3 1 2 3 4
200 fly Sarah Gibson Ella Eastin Madison Homovich Ashlyn Fiorilli
100 free Lia Neal Olivia Smoliga Veronica Burchill Lucie Nordmann Grace Ariola Julia Cook Amalie Fackenthal
800 free Hannah Moore Cierra Runge Erica Sullivan Chase Travis
200 free Cierra Runge Claire Rasmus Katie Drabot Leah Braswell Diana Dunn Ella Ristic Kelly Pash
200 breast Miranda Tucker Kayla Brumbaum Zoe Bartel Ella Nelson
200 back Asia Seidt Bridgette Alexander Regan Smith Alex Sumner
50 fly Emma Carlton

Men:

WUGs Junior Worlds
1 2 3 1 2 3 4
200 fly Gunnar Bentz Justin Wright Andrew Koustik Nicolas Albiero
100 free Zach Apple Michael Chadwick Ryan Held Daniel Krueger Matthew Willenbring Michael Andrew Drew Kibler
1500 free PJ Ransford Kevin Litherland Andrew Abruzzo Michael Brinegar
200 free Jay Litherland Maxime Rooney Grant Shoults Trey Freeman Patrick Callan Jack LeVant Cody Bybee
200 breast Josh Prenot Andrew Wilson Daniel Roy Reece Whitley
200 back Robert Owen Abrahm Devine Austin Katz Carson Foster
50 fly Michael Andrew

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Speed Racer
6 years ago

Will the Jr Worlds Team be taking 5 and 6 in the 100 and 200 for relays if the cap allows?

ct swim fan
6 years ago

So if you’re a relay only swimmer at Worlds, it seems one would go to Budapest, swim, come home, and then make your way to Taipei in August. Are relay only swimmers allowed to opt out of WUG if they want or opt out of relay only duty at Worlds and go only to WUG?

Wahooswimfan
6 years ago

Apple, Chadwick, Held +1 – pretty awesome 4 x 100 free relay for WUG – that’s a relay that could well take silver at Worlds (behind only the top 4 USA team).

Iflyguy
6 years ago

Ruby Martin in the 200 fly for Juniors?

swimmama
6 years ago

Would Katie McLaughlin (who won the B Final in 2free) go instead of Katie Drabot, since McLaughlin had a faster time? Only .01 difference – just wondering.

Speed Racer
6 years ago

Wouldn’t Katz be a WUGs? He is enrolling Fall 2017.

swimmer
6 years ago

Wouldn’t Zach Apple be on the WC team?

Admin
Reply to  swimmer
6 years ago

swimmer – relay only swimmers can race at the World University Games. See the bullet-points above the list.

3344
6 years ago

Does Regan Smith not qualify for Jr worlds because she’s on the Worlds team?

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