USA Swimming has announced the roster for its 2016 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 May 31-June 4 at Florida Gulf Coast University in Ft. Myers, Florida.
The swimmers were selected based on times from the 2015 season; 8 men and 8 women were chosen using the top 1500 times of the year, while 4 men and 4 women were selected based on the results of the 2015 5K National Open Water Championships.
2016 USA Swimming Women’s National Open Water Select Camp Roster
| Athlete Name | Current Team | Coach |
| Gillian Caverly | Team Santa Monica | David Kelsheimer |
| Caitlin Daday | Villanova University | Richard Simpson |
| Morgan Dickson | University of Tennessee | Tyler Fenwick |
| Allison Fogleman | NC State University | Todd DeSorbo |
| Cassandra Jernberg | Schroeder YMCA | David Anderson |
| Molly Kowal | Jersey Wahoos | John Carroll |
| Stephanie Marchuk | Indiana University | Jeffrey Kostoff |
| Rachel Muller | NC State University | Todd DeSorbo |
| Emmaline Peterson | Hickory Foundation YMCA | Jonathan Jolley |
| Erica Sullivan | Sandpipers of Nevada | Ron Aitken |
| Madeline Tegner | University of Tennessee | Tyler Fenwick |
| Kahra Williams | University of Florida | Greg Troy |
2016 USA Swimming Men’s National Open Water Select Camp Roster
| Athlete Name | Current Team | Coach |
| Christopher Bready | Bearcat Aquatics | Amanda DiSalle |
| Drew Clark | Sarasota YMCA Sharks | Brent Arckey |
| Taylor Delk | SwimAtlanta | Chris Davis |
| Carter Grimes | Sandpipers of Nevada | Ron Aitken |
| Brian Hogan | Yale University | Tim Wise |
| Nick Hogsed | Tucson Ford Dealers | Steven Brown |
| George Horvath | Aquazot Swim Club | Brian Pajer |
| Ben Lawless | University of Florida | Greg Troy |
| Nicholas McDowell | Sandpipers of Nevada | Ron Aitken |
| Riley Molina | Sandpipers of Nevada | Ron Aitken |
| Colin Murphy | The Woodlands | Tim Bauer |
| Eric Stobbe | Scarlet Aquatics | Thomas Speedling |
The staff of this year’s camp will be:
- Head Coach: Jack Fabian
- Assistant Coach: Michelle Lowry
- Assistant Coach: Meghan Olson
- Assistant Coach: Jeremy Anderson
- Assistant Coach: Ryan Purdy
- Head Manager: Dale Porter
- Assistant Manager: Erin Condon
- Assistant Manager: Tim Hochradel
- Elite Athlete Rep: Eva Fabian
- Sport Psychologist: Lenny Wiersma
- Sport Nutritionist: Alicia Kendig
- Team Doctor: TBD
- USA Swimming Staff/Camp Director: Morgan Weinberg
You can find the roster here.
You can find more information about the camp on the USA Swimming page.
Wow! Four guys from Vegas. Pretty cool the desert can raise good open water swimmers. Way to go Ron!