USA Swimming has announced the 51 women and 63 men that will make up the 2021-22 National Team roster. Among the athletes named to the team, 34 are first time U.S. National Team members, 60 are Olympians, including 51 who competed for the U.S. at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, and 15 were members of the 2020-2021 U.S. National Junior Team. The 114 athletes represent 57 clubs and 32 universities and hail from 29 different states. They range in age from 36 (Matt Grevers) to 15 (Katie Grimes).
Nathan Adrian and Matt Grevers have each earned 14 National Team Selections, while Allison Schmitt has now been named to the National Team 12 times. Some of the first-time members include Lydia Jacoby, Hunter Armstrong, Bowe Becker, Brooks Curry, and Katie Grimes.
Selection to the National Team was based on the athletes’ performances from January 1, 2021 through August 31, 2021. In some cases, the athletes are no longer swimming. Madisyn Cox, for example, is now attending medical school. In other cases, athletes who represented Team USA at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 did not make the National Team (e.g., Brooke Forde and Catie DeLoof).
Seven swimmers qualified for the team with four events: Katie Ledecky (200/400/800/1500 FR), Haley Anderson (400/800/1500 FR; 10K), Erica Sullivan (400/800/1500 FR; 10K), Madisyn Cox (200 FR; 200 BR; 200/400 IM), Claire Curzan (50/100 FR; 100 BK; 100 FL), Torri Huske (50/100 FR; 100 FL; 200 IM), and Michael Andrew (50 FR; 100 BR; 100 FL; 200 IM).
Sandpipers of Nevada put five athletes on the team, making it the most-represented, non-collegiate club on the roster. The University of Texas and Cal tied for the honors of universities with the most athletes name to the roster, with 11 current, former and incoming athletes from each school.
U.S. National Team Members enjoy several key benefits, including access to monthly stipends, meet reimbursement, athlete health insurance, and Olympic Training Center access, among others. You can read more about those benefits here. Athletes named to the 2021-2022 National Team will be members of the team from September 10, 2021-September 8, 2022.
The selection criteria for the 2021-22 National Team were as follows:
- Top 6 athletes in each individual Olympic event
- according to the usaswimming.org Times database on www.usaswimming.org as of as of September 1, 2021, at 8:00 AM Mountain Time
- using times swum from January 1, 2021 through, and including, August 31, 2021
- Prelims, semifinals and finals (A, B, C and D) from all USA Swimming or FINA sanctioned meets were eligible
- Relay leadoffs, time trials, swim-offs and intermediate splits were not eligible
- Times from “approved meets” or “observed swims” were not considered
Note that being a member of the Olympic Team doesn’t guarantee an athlete a spot on the National Team roster. At least two Tokyo 2020 Olympians, Brooke Forde and Catie DeLoof, did not qualify for the National Team.
The full roster is listed below. Click here to view the official women’s roster by event; click here for men.
Men’s Team 2021-22
| Athlete | Events | Hometown | Club Team | College Affiliation |
| Nathan Adrian | 50 FR | Bremerton, Wash | California Aquatics/Westside Aquaducks | Cal-Berkeley, ‘12 |
| Nicolas Albiero | 200 FL | Louisville, Ky | University of Louisville/Cardinal Aquatics | Louisville, ‘21 |
| Michael Andrew | 50 FR; 100 BR; 100 FL; 200 IM | Encinitas, Calif | MA Swim Academy | N/A |
| Zach Apple | 100/200 FR | Trenton, Ohio | Mission Viejo Nadadores | Auburn/Indiana, ‘19 |
| Hunter Armstrong | 100 BK | Dover, Ohio | Ohio State University/CCS | Ohio State, ‘24 |
| Bowe Becker | 50/100 FR | Las Vegas, Nev | Sandpipers of Nevada/Minnesota | Minnesota, ‘19 |
| Gunnar Bentz | 200 FL | Atlanta, Ga | Dynamo Swim Club/TXLA | Georgia, ‘18 |
| Michael Brinegar | 800/1500 FR | Columbus, Ind | Mission Viejo Nadadores/Indiana University | Indiana, ‘22 |
| Patrick Callan | 200 FR | Owasso, Okla | University of Michigan Swim Team/Trident | Michigan, ‘22 |
| Shaine Casas | 100/200 BK; 100 FL | McAllen, Texas | Aggie Swim Club | Texas A&M, ‘22 |
| Charlie Clark | 1500 FR | Sandusky, Ohio | Ohio State University | Ohio State, ‘24 |
| Kevin Cordes | 100/200 BR | Naperville, Ill | Athens Bulldog Swim Club | Arizona, ‘15 |
| Brooks Curry | 100 FR | Atlanta, Ga | Louisiana State University/Dynamo | LSU, ‘23 |
| David Curtiss | 50 FR | Yardley, Pa | Hamilton Y Aquatic Club | NC State, ‘25 |
| Ross Dant | 400/800 FR | Hickory, N.C | Wolfpack Elite | NC State, ‘23 |
| Caeleb Dressel | 50/100 FR; 100 FL | Green Cove Springs, Fla | Gator Swim Club | Florida, ‘18 |
| Brooks Fail | 200 FL | Tucson, Ariz | Jim Click Team Elite, Inc | Arizona, ‘22 |
| Matthew Fallon | 200 BR | Warren, N.J | Greater Somerset County YMCA | ^Penn, ‘26 |
| Nic Fink | 100/200 BR | Morristown, N.J | Athens Bulldog Swim Club | Georgia, ‘15 |
| Bobby Finke | 800/1500 FR; 400 IM | Clearwater, Fla | University of Florida | Florida, ‘22 |
| Carson Foster | 400 FR; 200/400 IM | Montgomery, Ohio | University of Texas/Mason Manta Rays | Texas, ‘24 |
| Jake Foster | 400 IM | Montgomery, Ohio | University of Texas/Mason Manta Rays | Texas, ‘23 |
| Trey Freeman | 400 FR | Salt Lake City, Utah | University of Florida | Florida, ‘23 |
| Will Gallant | 800 FR | Collinsville, Conn | NC State/Mission Viejo Nadadores | Indiana/NC State, ‘24 |
| Brennan Gravley | 10K | Las Vegas, Nev | University of Florida | Florida, ‘23 |
| Dylan Gravley | 10K | Las Vegas, Nev | Sandpipers of Nevada | Arizona State, ‘25 |
| Matt Grevers | 100 BK | Lake Forest, Ill | Jim Click Team Elite, Inc. | Northwestern, ‘07 |
| Zane Grothe | 1500 FR | Boulder City, Nev | Boulder City Henderson Swim Team | Auburn, ‘14 |
| Townley Haas | 200 FR | Richmond, Va | NOVA of Virginia Aquatics/University Texas | Texas, ‘19 |
| Zach Harting | 200 FL | Huntsville, Ala | Cardinal Aquatics/Huntsville Swim Association | Louisville, ‘19 |
| Ryan Held | 50/100 FR | Springfield, Ill | New York Athletic Club | NC State, ‘18 |
| David Heron | 10K | Mission Viejo, Calif | Mission Viejo Nadadores | Tennessee, ‘17 |
| Kevin Houseman | 100 BR | Bainbridge Island, Wash | Bainbridge Island Swim Club/Northwestern | Northwestern, ‘23 |
| Trenton Julian | 200 FL; 200 IM | Glendale, Calif | Rose Bowl Aquatics | Cal-Berkeley, ‘21 |
| Chase Kalisz | 200/400 IM | Baltimore, Md | Athens Bulldog Swim Club | Georgia, ‘17 |
| Arik Katz | 1500 FR | Sarasota, Fla | Veritas Swimming | Harvard, ‘24 |
| Austin Katz | 200 BK | Sarasota, Fla | Longhorn Aquatics | Texas, ‘21 |
| Drew Kibler | 200 FR | Carmel, Ind s | Longhorn Aquatics/Texa | Texas, ‘22 |
| Danny Kovac | 100 FL | Fort Collins, Colo | University of Missouri | Mizzou, ‘22 |
| Destin Lasco | 200 BK | Pleasantville, N.J | California Aquatics | Cal-Berkeley, ‘24 |
| Will Licon | 200 BR | El Paso, Texas | Longhorn Aquatics | Texas, ‘17 |
| Jay Litherland | 400 IM | Osaka, Japan/Alpharetta, Ga | Dynamo Swim Club | Georgia, ‘18 |
| Max McHugh | 100 BR | Sturgeon Bay, Wisc | University of Minnesota | Minnesota, ‘22 |
| Bryce Mefford | 100/200 BK | El Dorado Hills, Calif | California Aquatics | Cal-Berkeley, ‘21 |
| Jake Mitchell | 400 FR | Carmel, Ind | Carmel Swim Club/University of Michigan | Michigan, ‘24 |
| Ryan Murphy | 100/200 BK | Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla | California Aquatics | Cal-Berkeley, ‘17 |
| Blake Pieroni | 100 FR | Valparaiso, Ind | Sandpipers of Nevada | Indiana, ‘18 |
| James Plage | 800 FR | Glastonbury, Conn | Wolfpack Elite | NC State, ‘24 |
| Justin Ress | 100 BK | Cary, N.C | Wolfpack Elite | NC State, ‘15 |
| Daniel Roy | 200 BR | Spokane, Wash | Alto Swim Club | Stanford, ‘22 |
| Andrew Seliskar | 200 FR | McLean, Va | California Aquatics | Cal-Berkeley, ‘19 |
| Tom Shields | 100 FL | Huntington Beach, Calif | California Aquatics | Cal-Berkeley, ‘13 |
| Kieran Smith | 200/400 FR; 200 IM | Ridgefield, Conn | Ridgefield Aquatic Club/University of Florida | Florida, ‘22 |
| T.C. Smith | 10K | Bradenton, Fla | University of Louisville | Louisville, ‘21 |
| Coleman Stewart | 100 FL | York, Pa | Wolfpack Elite | NC State, ‘20 |
| Sam Stewart | 200 IM | Hattiesburg, Miss | YMCA Hub Fins | Texas, ‘19 |
| Charlie Swanson | 400 IM | Richmond, Va | Club Wolverine | Michigan, ‘21 |
| Hunter Tapp | 200 BK | Louisville, Ky | Wolfpack Elite | NC State, ‘23 |
| Joey Tepper | 10K | Egg Harbor Township, N.J | University of Tennessee | Tennessee, ‘24 |
| Luca Urlando | 200 FL | Sacramento, Calif | DART Swimming/University of Georgia | Georgia, ‘24 |
| Chris Wieser | 400 FR | Vacaville, Calif | DART Swimming | Arizona, ‘18 |
| Jordan Wilimovsky | 800/1500 FR; 10K | Malibu, Calif | Kswim | Northwestern, ‘17 |
| Andrew Wilson | 200 BR | Bethesda, Md | Athens Bulldog Swim Club | Emory, ‘17 |
Women’s Team 2021-22
| Athlete | Events | Hometown | Club Team | College Affiliation* |
| Haley Anderson | 400/800/1500 FR; 10K | Granite Bay, Calif | Mission Viejo Nadadores | USC, ‘13 |
| Juli Arzave | 10K | San Diego, Calif | Tritons Aquatic Club | UC-San Diego, ‘23 |
| Phoebe Bacon | 200 BK | Chevy Chase, Md | Nation’s Capital Swim Club/Wisconsin Aquatics | Wisconsin, ‘24 |
| Kathleen Baker | 200 BK; 200 IM | Winston-Salem, N C | Team Elite | Cal-Berkeley, ‘19 |
| Katharine Berkoff | 100 BK | Missoula, Mont | Wolfpack Elite | NC State, ‘23 |
| Erika Brown | 100 FR | Modesto, Calif | Tennessee Aquatics | Tennessee, ‘20 |
| Olivia Carter | 200 FL | Jamestown, N C | Club Wolverine | Michigan, ‘22 |
| Madisyn Cox | 200 FR; 200 BR; 200/400 IM | Lubbock, Texas | Longhorn Aquatics/Lubbock Swim Club | Texas, ‘17 |
| Claire Curzan | 50/100 FR; 100 BK; 100 FL | Cary, N C | TAC Titans | Undecided |
| Kelsi Dahlia | 100 FL | Westampton, N J | Cardinal Aquatics | Louisville, ‘16 |
| Kaitlyn Dobler | 100 BR | Portland, Ore | Trojan Aquatics Swim Club/The Dolphins Portland | USC, ‘24 |
| Kate Douglass | 50 FR; 100 FL; 200 IM | Pelham, N Y | University of Virginia | Virginia, ‘23 |
| Emily Escobedo | 200 BR | New Rochelle, N Y | Condors Swim Club of Clarkstown, Inc | Maryland Baltimore County, ‘17 |
| Cadence Fort | 10K | Estero, Calif | Gulf Coast Swim Team | Undecided |
| Hali Flickinger | 200 FL; 400 IM | York, Pa | Sun Devil Swimming | Georgia, ‘17 |
| Bethany Galat | 100/200 BR | Mishawaka, Ind | Aggie Swim Club | Texas A&M, ‘18 |
| Katie Grimes | 800/1500 FR; 10K | Las Vegas, Nev | Sandpipers of Nevada | Undecided |
| Natalie Hinds | 100 FR | Midland, Texas | Athens Bulldog Swim Club | Florida, ‘16 |
| Charlotte Hook | 200 FL | Raleigh, N C | TAC Titans | ^Stanford, ‘26 |
| Torri Huske | 50/100 FR; 100 FL; 200 IM | Arlington, Va | Arlington Aquatic Club | Stanford, ‘25 |
| Lydia Jacoby | 100 BR | Seward, Alaska | Seward Tsunami Swim Club/NLSC | ^Texas, ‘26 |
| Lilly King | 100/200 BR | Evansville, Ind | Indiana Swim Club | Indiana, ‘19 |
| Annie Lazor | 100/200 BR | Beverly Hills, Mich | Mission Viejo Nadadores/Indiana Swim Club | Ohio State/Auburn, ‘16 |
| Katie Ledecky | 200/400/800/1500 FR | Bethesda, Md | Nation’s Capital/Alto Swim Club | Stanford, ‘20 |
| Lindsay Looney | 200 FL | Denison, Texas | Sun Devil Swimming | Arizona State, ‘24 |
| Linnea Mack | 50 FR | San Jose, Calif | Team Elite | UCLA, ‘17 |
| Paige Madden | 200/400 FR | Mobile, Ala | University of Virginia | Virginia, ‘21 |
| Simone Manuel | 50 FR | Sugar Land, Texas | Alto Swim Club | Stanford, ‘19 |
| Melanie Margalis | 400 IM | Clearwater, Fla | St Petersburg Aquatics/Athens Bulldog Swim Club | Georgia, ‘14 |
| Ally McHugh | 800/1500 FR; 400 IM | Philadelphia, Pa | Wisconsin Aquatics | Penn State, ‘19 |
| Katie McLaughlin | 200 FR; 100 FL | Dana Point, Calif | California Aquatics | Cal-Berkeley, ‘19 |
| Ella Nelson | 200 BR | Nashville, Tenn | University of Virginia | Virginia, ‘23 |
| Emma Nordin | 400/1500 FR | Carmel, Ind | Sun Devil Swimming | Arizona State, ‘22 |
| Kelly Pash | 200 FL | Carmel, Ind | Unattached/University of Texas | Texas, ‘23 |
| Jo Jo Ramey | 200 BK | Fishers, Ind | Fishers Area Swimming Tigers | Undecided |
| Allison Schmitt | 200 FR | Canton, Mich | Sun Devil Swimming | Georgia, ‘13 |
| Bella Sims | 800 FR | Las Vegas, Nev | Sandpipers of Nevada | Undecided |
| Meghan Small | 200 IM | Lineboro, Md | Tennessee Aquatics | Tennessee, ‘20 |
| Leah Smith | 400 FR; 400 IM | Pittsburgh, Pa | Jim Click Team Elite, Inc | Virginia, ‘17 |
| Regan Smith | 100/200 BK; 200 FL | Lakeville, Minn | Riptide Swim Team | ^Stanford, ‘25 |
| Olivia Smoliga | 100/200 FR; 100 BK | Glenview, Ill | Athens Bulldog Swim Club | Georgia, ‘17 |
| Isabelle Stadden | 100/200 BK | Blaine, Minn | Aquajets Swim Team/California Aquatics | Cal-Berkeley, ‘24 |
| Blair Stoneburg | 10K | Jensen Beach, Fla | Treasure Coast Aquatics | ^Wisconsin, ‘26 |
| Erica Sullivan | 400/800/1500 FR; 10K | Las Vegas, Nev | Sandpipers of Nevada | Texas, ‘25 |
| Micah Sumrall | 100 BR | Pflugerville, Texas | Gamecock Aquatic Club | Auburn/Queens University, ‘12 |
| Ashley Twichell | 10K | Fayetteville, N Y | TAC Titans | Duke, ‘11 |
| Alex Walsh | 200 IM | Nashville, Tenn | Nashville Aquatic Club/University of Virginia | Virginia, ‘24 |
| Gretchen Walsh | 100 FL | Nashville, Tenn | Nashville Aquatic Club/University of Virginia | Virginia, ‘25 |
| Abbey Weitzeil | 50/100 FR | Santa Claita, Calif | California Aquatics | Cal-Berkeley, ‘19 |
| Emma Weyant | 400 IM | Sarasota, Fla | Sarasota Sharks/University of Virginia | Virginia, ‘25 |
| Rhyan White | 100/200 BK | Herriman, Utah | University of Alabama/WFFM | Alabama, ‘22 |
U.S. Open Water National Team
Current members of the U.S. Open Water National Team will hold their distinctions through October 31, 2021. The Open Water National Team currently features 13 athletes based on U.S. representatives at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 10K race and top-five finishes at the 2021 Open Water National Championships.
The upcoming Open Water National Team, which will be active from November 1, 2021 to April 30, 2022, will consist of
- Haley Anderson (Granite Bay, Calif./Mission Viejo Nadadores)
- Ashley Twichell (Fayetteville, N.Y./TAC Titans)
- Jordan Wilimovsky (Malibu, Calif./Kswim)
who were selected after they swam the 10K at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. The roster will also feature the top-five finishers in the 10K at the Las Vegas Open Water Championships Cup, which takes place October 8-10, 2021.
National Team athlete bios can be found at https://www.usaswimming.org/meet-the-team.
Whoa I just realized Cody didn’t make the team for the first time in… eons, right? Doesn’t that mean he loses his health insurance? Yikes. Especially with his wife expecting another baby.
I guess this explains Drabot’s IG story yesterday.
What was it?
Can’t be saying casas is still at a&m
36-year-old Grevers still on the National Team. Coleman Stewart makes the 100 fly. MA with the “N/A” for college, but most events on the men’s side (though there should be a significant deduction for his last 50 of the 200 IM). Seems weird that as overall dominant as Dressel is, he makes it in “only” 3 events. Wonder what Ledecky could do in the 10K.
the fact that he has ‘07 next to northwestern made me go 😳 bc there’s some swimmers on the national team that were like little kids/practically babies when he graduated. really makes you go huh
Wolfpack Eilte+NC State putting up numbers on the men’s side🔥
My boy MA is the only male to qualify in 4 events!
Do they name coaches? Would like to see who coaches who. Not necessarily implied by their team
When do they announce the Junior team?