USA Swimming has announced the roster for its 2015 Open Water Select Camp, bringing together twelve male and twelve female athletes for a weekend of pool workouts, open water lake sessions, and educational sessions. The camp will take place from June 2-6 at Florida Gulf Coast University in Ft. Myers, Florida.
The swimmers were selected based on times from the 2014 season; 8 men and 8 women were selected using the top 1500 times of the year from the SWIMS database, while 4 men and 4 women were selected based on the results of the 2014 5K National Open Water Championships.
Women
Athlete Name |
Current Team |
Coach |
Club Team |
Club Coach |
| Brittney Beetcher | Boulder Swimming | Jim Richey | ||
| Kendall Brent | Swim Florida | Robert Kennedy | ||
| Joy Field | Magnolia Aquatic Club | Terry Jones | ||
| Madison Homovich | North Carolina Aquatic Club | Walter Quinn | ||
| Hanna Huston | Katy Aquatic Team for Youth | Andrew Korda | ||
| Caroline Lepesant | Swim Pasadena | Terry Stoddard | ||
| Anina Lund | Badger Swim ClubInc. | John Collins | ||
| Caitlynn Moon | Texas A&M University | Steve Bultman | Kishwaukee YMCA Dekalb County | Brian Bickner |
| Amanda Nunan | Egg Harbor Twp Seahawks | ElkoBrian | ||
| Miriam Stinson | Nashville Aquatic Club | John Morse | ||
| Lindsay Stone | PACK Swim Team of Pittsford | Maurice Keating | ||
| Kat Wickham | Piranha Swim Team | Michele Lowry |
Men
Athlete Name |
Current Team |
Coach |
Club Team |
Club Coach |
| Andrew Aviotti | University of Kentucky Swim Team | Mason Norman | ||
| Cody Bekemeyer | SwimAtlanta | Christopher Davis | ||
| Robbie Dickson | Delaware Swim Team | Sean Dougherty | ||
| Andrew Greenhalgh | Rockville Montgomery Swim Team | Maurice Vekeman | ||
| Timmy Hanson | Aquazot Swim Club | Brian Pajer | ||
| Kevin Jackson | Air Force Academy | Robert Clayton | ||
| Adam Linker | NC State | Gary Taylor | Marlins of Raleigh | Paul Silver |
| Blake Maczka | City of Richardson Swim Team | Maggie Shook | ||
| Ian Rainey | University of Michigan Swim Team | Mike Bottom | Wilton Y Wahoos Swim Club | Paul Erlenbach |
| Patrick Ransford | University of Michigan Swim Team | Mike Bottom | PACK Swim Team of Pittsford | Maurice Keating |
| Grant Schenk | Auburn University Swim Club | Brett Hawke | Pacific Swim | Daniel Peck |
| True Sweetser | Gator Swim Club | Jaime Lewis |
The staff of this year’s Select Camp will include:
- Head Coach: Grant Holicky, Rally Sport Aquatic Club
- Assistant Coach: Lauren McCorey, NOVA of Virginia Aquatics, Inc.
- Assistant Coach: Lauren Morford, Hydroquatics
- Assistant Coach: Aaron Mahaney, University at Buffalo
- Head Manager: Eric Stefanski, Unattached
- Assistant Manager: Dale Porter, Bolles School Sharks
- Assistant Manager: Heather Fort, Waves Bloomington/Normal Y S.T.
- Elite Athlete Representative: Emily Brunneman
You can find the roster here.
Anne Lepesant, Is Caroline your daughter? If so, congratulations to you both, and I hope Caroline enjoys the experience! 🙂
Yes, DANJOHNROB, she is. The eldest of the four. Thank you. It’s quite an honor; I’m sure she’ll love every second of it. 🙂
Head Manager: Eric Stefanski, Unattached
Former assistant coach at Georgia Tech moving on. Somebody has a hard time keeping assistants
A couple of SwimSwam-my names on that list 🙂
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